CP Studios video game patents prior art found

The team at Unified IP Services used Pearl to successfully identify and chart prior art against five patents owned and asserted by CP Studios LLC, an NPE. The patents listed below generally relate to video gaming technologies. All five patents listed below have been asserted against Amazon.

The prior art was found and charted by Alejandro Borge, Juan Caldera, and Marlon Ramirez of Unified IP Services and Elaine Chow of Unified Patents.

Identified Prior Art on U.S. Patent 9,604,132 (click to download chart)

Identified Prior Art on U.S. Patent 9,889,373 (click to download chart)

Identified Prior Art on U.S. Patent 10,632,388 (click to download chart)

Identified Prior Art on U.S. Patent 11,731,054 (click to download chart)

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DataCloud network communication patent prior art found

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The team at Unified IP Services used Pearl to successfully identify and chart prior art against U.S. Patent 7,209,959, owned by DataCloud Technologies, LLC, an NPE and entity of IP Investments Group. The ‘959 patent relates to a method, apparatus, and system for anonymous network communication through an ad hoc virtual domain. The patent has been asserted against several but recently against Staples, Autel Robotics, Alteryx, VOXX, Advance Local Media, Aptiv, ServiceNow, Moodys Analytics, and Vivian Health.

The prior art was found and charted by Alejandro Borge and Oscar Jarquin of Unified IP Services and Elaine Chow of Unified Patents.

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United States CP fingerprint authentication patent prior art found

The team at Unified IP Services used Pearl to successfully identify and chart prior art against U.S. Patent 9,760,753, owned by United States CP, LLC, an NPE. The ‘753 patent relates to a finger guide device intended for securing precise placement of a digit on a scanner to capture fingerprints accurately. The patent has been asserted against Samsung and their Galaxy-series smartphones and tablets that incorporate capacitive fingerprint scanners for identity authentication and confirmation.

The prior art was found and charted by Alejandro Borge and Oscar Jarquin of Unified IP Services and Elaine Chow of Unified Patents.

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NL Giken video streaming patent challenged

On March 6, 2026, Unified filed an ex parte reexamination proceeding against U.S. Patent 10,880,592, owned and asserted by NL Giken Incorporated. The ‘592 patent relates to a digital contents receiving apparatus. It is drawn to a device for receiving live programming as well as downloading content from the internet.

View district court litigations by NL Giken. Unified is represented by Stephen Cortiaus and Payam Rashidi of Slater Matsil, and in-house counsel, Alyssa Holtslander and Jordan Rossen.

$2,000 for ContactWave messaging 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 9,531,665, owned by ContactWave LLC, an NPE and entity of Jeffrey M. Gross. The '665 patent relates to the management and transmission of contact information from web pages directly to mobile communication devices. It has been asserted against Spotify.

The contest will expire on May 16, 2026. Please visit PATROLL for more information and to submit an entry for the contest. PATROLL researchers are required to use Pearl to generate claim charts. Submitted invalidity charts must address every limitation of the challenged claim. This may require using more than one prior art reference. Each PATROLL researcher can generate up to 30 invalidity claim charts per month using Pearl. These charts can be downloaded then submitted to PATROLL.