$2,000 for Eric Zautner entity, Conexus, web applications patent prior art

Unified Patents added a new PATROLL contest, with a $2,000 cash prize, seeking prior art on at least claim 1 of U.S. Patent 11,736,499, owned and asserted by Conexus LLC, an NPE and entity of Eric Zautner. The '499 patent focuses on monitoring web applications for potentially malicious code execution, employing a model of legitimate behavior to identify anomalies. It details a thorough process of capturing and analyzing network and application activities to safeguard against security threats that bypass traditional defenses. It has been asserted against Datadog and eSentire.

The contest will expire on March 22, 2025. Please visit PATROLL for more information and to submit an entry for this contest.

Eric Zautner entity, e-Beacon, location detection patent challenge instituted

On January 30, 2025, less than two months after Unified filed an ex parte reexamination, the Central Reexamination Unit (CRU) granted Unified’s request, finding substantial new questions of patentability on all challenged claims of U.S. Patent 8,515,386, owned and asserted by e-Beacon LLC, an NPE and entity of Eric Zautner. The '386 patent is directed to using multiple location detection techniques to locate a VoIP phone in an emergency scenario and transmitting that location to emergency services. It has been asserted against Samsung, OnePlus, NEC, Sony, and Progressive Casualty Insurance Co.

View district court litigations by e-Beacon. Unified is represented by in-house counsel, David Seastrunk and Alyssa Holtslander.

To view the reexamination request, visit Unified’s Portal: https://portal.unifiedpatents.com/exparte/90019784

e-Beacon location detection patent challenged

On December 20, 2024, Unified Patents filed an ex parte reexamination proceeding against U.S. Patent 8,515,386, owned and asserted by e-Beacon LLC, an NPE and entity of Eric Zautner. The '386 patent is directed to using multiple location detection techniques to locate a VoIP phone in an emergency scenario and transmitting that location to emergency services. It has been asserted against Samsung, OnePlus, NEC, Sony, and Progressive Casualty Insurance Co.

View district court litigations by e-Beacon. Unified is represented by in-house counsel, David Seastrunk and Alyssa Holtslander.