On September 2, 2022, Unified filed a petition for inter partes review (IPR) against U.S. Patent 10,728,382, owned and asserted by Backertop Licensing LLC, an NPE and entity of IP Edge. The '382 patent is directed to securing and providing mobile device access to a network based on a determined location of the mobile device and whether the mobile device complies with restrictions required by the particular location. The patent is currently being asserted against August Home and Canary Connect.

View district court litigations by Backertop Licensing. To read the petition and view the case record, see Unified’s Portal. Unified was represented by in-house counsel, Alyssa Holtslander and Jordan Rossen, in this proceeding.