An assignment of over 80 patents from Seiko Epson to an NPE with apparent ties to Longitude Licensing Limited was made public by the USPTO in late July. Also notable among recently recorded patent transfers is an assignment from the Illinois Institute of Technology to Blackbird Tech LLC.
Party hierarchy is only inclusive of the current corporate stateRelated Parties
Two parties are related if one controls the other (e.g. a corporate parent controls a wholly owned subsidiary). Two parties may also be related if both are controlled by the same third party, whether individual or company (e.g. two LLCs are related if both are controlled by the same sole member).Affiliated Parties
Affiliated parties share in common a manager, member, and/or physical address. If a party has disclosed that it has entered into a partnership with another party, those two parties may also be considered affiliates.