$2,000 for DynaIP entity Cloud Systems Holdco IP data management patent prior art

Unified Patents added a new PATROLL contest, with a $2,000 cash prize, seeking prior art on at least claim 1 of U.S. Patent 7,975,051, owned by Cloud Systems HoldCo IP, LLC, an entity of Dynamic IP Deals. The present invention relates to a system and method for controlling, managing and routing data among multiple devices that are sources or consumers of streaming data and control devices present in a given environment in a hardware independent manner. The patent has been asserted against ADT, Samsung, Vivint, Monitronics, Google, and Ring.

The contest will expire on March 8, 2024. Please visit PATROLL for more information and to submit an entry for this contest.

Dynamic IP Deals entity AK Meeting IP groupware patent held invalid

On January 5, 2024, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) issued a final written decision in Unified Patents, LLC v. v. AK Meeting IP LLC, holding all challenged claims of U.S. Patent 10,963,124 unpatentable. Owned and asserted by AK Meeting IP, an NPE and Dynamic IP Deals entity, the ‘124 patent relates to computer-supported cooperative work software, also known as groupware, and has been asserted in seven district court actions, including current actions against Cisco Systems, Fuze, and Lifesize.

View district court litigations by AK Meeting IP. To read the petition and view the case record, see Unified’s Portal. Unified was represented by in-house counsel, Michelle Aspen and Jordan Rossen.

DynaIP entity, Cloud Systems HoldCo IP, IoT patent reexam granted

On September 8, 2023, less than six weeks after Unified filed an ex parte reexamination, the Central Reexamination Unit (CRU) granted Unified’s request, finding a substantial new question of patentability on all of the claims of U.S. Patent 8,909,779, owned and asserted by Cloud Systems HoldCo IP, LLC, an NPE and DynaIP entity.  The ’779 patent relates to methods for controlling devices in an environment. It is currently being asserted against CPI Security Systems, Google, and Ring, and it has been asserted against others.

View district court litigations by Cloud Systems HoldCo IP. Unified is represented by in-house counsel, Michelle Aspen and TJ Murphy.

To view the reexamination request, visit Unified’s Portal: https://portal.unifiedpatents.com/exparte/90015264

DynaIP entity, Cloud Systems HoldCo IP, IoT patent challenged

On July 31, 2023, Unified Patents filed an ex parte reexamination proceeding against U.S. Patent 8,909,779, owned and asserted by Cloud Systems HoldCo IP, LLC, an NPE and DynaIP entity.  The ’779 patent relates to methods for controlling devices in an environment. It is currently being asserted against Bosch Security Systems, Guardian Protection Services, Google, and Ring, and it has been asserted against others.

View district court litigations by Cloud Systems HoldCo IP. Unified is represented by in-house counsel, Michelle Aspen and TJ Murphy.

DynaIP entity Street Spirit IP ID verification patent reexam instituted

On July 17, 2023, just five weeks after Unified filed an ex parte reexamination, the USPTO granted Unified’s request, finding substantial new questions of patentability on the challenged claims of U.S. Patent 9,282,090, owned and asserted by Street Spirit IP LLC, an NPE and entity of Dynamic IP Deals. The ’090 patent generally relates to identity verification in a social network using ratings. The ’090 patent is currently being asserted against Meta Platforms, Instagram, and LinkedIn.

View district court litigations by Street Spirit IP. Unified is represented by in-house counsel, Kelly Hughes and Ashraf Fawzy.

To view the reexamination request, visit Unified’s Portal: https://portal.unifiedpatents.com/exparte/90015249.