Patent D768969

Assignment history

Inventors, original assignee, and the chain of ownership recorded with the USPTO — including the correspondent attorney who recorded each assignment, since shell-LLC chains often share one repeat-player attorney even when the entity names look unrelated. Surfaces NPE / patent-troll patterns: shell-entity transfers, known asserters in the chain, repeat correspondent fingerprints, pre-litigation assignments, and bankruptcy fire-sales.

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Assignment history

Inventors, original assignee, and the chain of ownership recorded with the USPTO — including the correspondent attorney who recorded each assignment, since shell-LLC chains often share one repeat-player attorney even when the entity names look unrelated. Surfaces NPE / patent-troll patterns: shell-entity transfers, known asserters in the chain, repeat correspondent fingerprints, pre-litigation assignments, and bankruptcy fire-sales.

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Inventors

  • KWON, OJOUNG (Seoul, KR) - Employer: LG Electronics Inc.
  • JUNG, EUNHEE (Seoul, KR) - Employer: LG Electronics Inc.
  • PARK, SUNGJIN (Seoul, KR) - Employer: LG Electronics Inc.

No unusual patterns detected; all inventors appear to be employed by the original assignee at the time of filing.

Original assignee

The entity named on the issued patent is LG Electronics Inc. LG Electronics Inc. is a South Korean multinational major appliance and consumer electronics corporation. They ship a broad range of products embodying various claims, including televisions, home appliances, and mobile phones. The company is publicly traded and is currently operating.

Assignment timeline

The USPTO Assignment Center (https://assignmentcenter.uspto.gov/) shows no recorded post-issuance assignments for US patent D768969. This indicates that LG Electronics Inc. is still the current owner of the patent.

Timeline diagram

timeline
    title Ownership of US D768969
    2014 : Filed by LG Electronics Inc.
    2016 : Issued to LG Electronics Inc.

NPE / troll-pattern signals

  1. Shell-entity transfer - not present. No transfers have been recorded.
  2. Known asserter in the chain - not present. No transfers have been recorded to any known asserters. RPX Insurance no longer offers patent insurance, but still provides patent risk mitigation services. Unified Patents tracks PTAB and litigation cases, and provides patent research and analytics.
  3. Repeat correspondent across the chain - not present. No assignments recorded to establish a chain.
  4. Cascading transfers - not present. No transfers have been recorded.
  5. Pre-litigation transfer - not present. No transfers have been recorded, and there is no information about litigation involving this specific patent in the provided search results.
  6. Bankruptcy fire-sale - not present. LG Electronics Inc. is an operating company and is not in bankruptcy.
  7. Privateering - not present. No transfers have been recorded.
  8. Defensive aggregator (anti-NPE) - not present. No transfers have been recorded to any defensive aggregators.

Verdict

Insufficient data. There are no recorded assignments for US patent D768969 in the USPTO Assignment Center. This indicates that the original assignee, LG Electronics Inc., still owns the patent. Without any transfer records, no NPE/troll patterns can be identified. Verification can be performed at the USPTO Assignment Center search page: https://assignmentcenter.uspto.gov/.

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