USPTO records made public over the past few weeks have revealed assignments to a wide spectrum of NPE assignees, including two newly formed Texas entities; several affiliates of a prolific patent plaintiff; two subsidiaries of a publicly traded patent assertion entity; and multiple Irish entities formed by a third-party backed monetization firm.

Quarterhill Inc. (f/k/a Wi-Lan Inc.) has announced the acquisition of a portfolio of patents described as relating to “wired connectivity functionality, including USB-C technologies used in various applications such as desktop and laptop computers, tablets, mobile phones, gaming consoles, and smart TVs”. Assignment records recently made public indicate the likely source of the patents—per Quarterhill, a “publicly-traded leader in semiconductor technologies”—as well as the subsidiary recipients.