Equitable IP entity Optic153's patent likely invalid

On December 21, 2021, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) instituted trial on all challenged claims of U.S. Patent 6,115,174, owned by Optic153 LLC, an Equitable IP entity. The '174 patent is generally related to devices that vary optical signals and has been previously asserted against Comcast, Verizon, T-Mobile, Windstream Holdings, Dish Network, Charter Communications, Crown Castle International Corp., and AT&T.

View district court litigations by Optic153 LLC. To read the petition and view the case record, see Unified’s Portal. Unified is represented by in-house counsel Ellyar Barazesh and Roshan Mansinghani.