Among the assignments recorded during early February was a transfer of two content delivery patents to an affiliate of IP Valuation Partners LLC (IPVal)—one of the most active NPEs in 2017. The assignment included a patent that has been previously asserted in litigation. Also of note, AQUA Licensing, LLC announced on February 7 that it has been retained to manage the sale of a second large portfolio previously owned by Nokia, reportedly comprising over 550 patent families.