Droplets GUI patent challenge instituted

On July 21, 2025, after Unified filed an ex parte reexamination, the Central Reexamination Unit (CRU) granted Unified’s request, finding substantial new questions of patentability on the challenged claims of U.S. Patent 6,687,745, owned by Droplets, Inc. The ‘745 patent relates to a method and system for delivering interactive links for presenting applications and client-specific information at a client computer from remote sources in a network. It is currently being asserted against several parties, including Walmart, Ford, Home Depot, and AT&T.

View district court litigations by Droplets. Unified is represented by in-house counsel, Andrea Shoffstall and Roshan Mansinghani.

To view the reexamination request, visit Unified’s Portal: https://portal.unifiedpatents.com/exparte/90019944