IP Bridge patent challenged as likely invalid

On May 1, 2020, Unified filed a petition for inter partes review (IPR) against U.S. Patent 7,305,035 as part of its ongoing efforts in its SEP Video Codec Zone. The '035 patent is owned by Godo Kaisha IP Bridge 1, which is participating in the HEVC Advance patent pool (HEVC Advance patent list).

HEVC Advance claims that certain claims of the '035 patent are essential to the HEVC standard. After conducting an independent analysis, Unified has determined that the '035 patent is likely unpatentable.

Unified is represented by Raghav Bajaj of Haynes and Boone in this proceeding. Visit Unified’s Portal for more information about its Video Codec landscape (OPAL) and standard submission repository (OPEN). To read the petition and review the case record, view IPR2020-00867 on Unified’s Portal.