On September 17, 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 7,257,582, owned by Intellectual Ventures I LLC. The ‘582 patent relates to load balancing using multiple computer processors. It has been asserted against American Airlines, Southwest Airlines, and the Home Depot.
View district court litigations by Intellectual Ventures. Unified is represented by James Stein of Lee & Hayes, and by in-house counsel, Jordan Rossen and Alyssa Holtslander, in this proceeding.
To view the reexamination request, visit Unified’s Portal: https://portal.unifiedpatents.com/exparte/90015337