Helios MPEG-DASH patent found invalid

On October 30, 2024, the Central Reexamination Unit (CRU) entered a notice of intent to issue a reexamination certificate canceling all claims of U.S. Patent 10,362,130, owned and asserted by Helios Streaming LLC, an NPE and entity of Ideahub, Inc. The ‘130 patent is relevant to systems that are compliant with the MPEG-DASH standard; its claims are directed to providing adaptive HTTP streaming services using metadata of media content to ensure smooth playback. It has been asserted against Crackle, Starz, Showtime, Vudu, Fandango, Warner Brothers, and HBO.

View district court litigations by Helios. Unified was represented by Ryan Stronczer and Cono Carrano of Akin Gump, and by in-house counsel, Jessica L.A. Marks and Michelle Aspen.

To view the reexamination request, visit Unified’s Portal: https://portal.unifiedpatents.com/exparte/90019337

VideoLabs MPEG patent claims invalidated

On December 18, 2023, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) issued a final written decision in Unified Patents, LLC v. VL Collective IP LLC holding challenged claims 1, 3, 5, 9, 12, 13, and 15 of U.S. Patent 8,605,794 unpatentable. Owned and asserted by VL Collective IP LLC, a VideoLabs Inc. entity, the '794 patent is generally directed to synchronizing data segments and references MPEG1.

View district court litigations by VL Collective IP. To read the petition and view the case record, see Unified’s Portal. Unified was represented by Raghav Bajaj, Jon Bowser, and David McCombs of Haynes and Boone, LLP and by in-house counsel, Jessica L.A. Marks and Roshan Mansinghani.