SVV Technology display patent challenge instituted

On November 12, 2025, after Unified filed ex parte reexaminations on two SVV patents, the Central Reexamination Unit (CRU) granted Unified’s request, finding substantial new questions of patentability on the challenged claims of U.S. Patent 8,740,397, owned and asserted by SVV Technology Innovations, Inc. The '397 patent generally relates to a light distribution system for display devices, more specifically drawn to a light guide member including a corrugated surface with transparent optical windows. The patent is currently asserted against Acer and ASUSTek accusing a large number of their products containing displays (i.e., laptops, tablets), and was previously asserted against Samsung and Micro-Star.

View district court litigations by SVV Technology Innovations. Unified is represented by in-house counsel, Kelly Hughes and Andrea Shoffstall, in these proceedings.

To view the reexamination request, visit Unified’s Portal: https://portal.unifiedpatents.com/exparte/90015526

Malikie messaging patent challenge instituted

On November 10, 2025, four weeks 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 10,779,156, another patent owned and asserted by Malikie Innovations Limited, an NPE and entity of Key Patent Innovations Limited. The ‘156 patent, formerly assigned to Blackberry Ltd., is directed to a mobile device communicating with a server to retrieve a pending data message (i.e., email) after the device receives an enable message, which indicates that the pending data message is available. It has been asserted against Match and Bumble. Malikie Innovations has filed several other litigations funded by Key Patent Innovations Limited against networking communications, apps, and Wi-Fi devices.

View district court litigations by Malikie. Unified is represented by Chris Schmidt and Eric Buresh of Erise IP, and by in-house counsel, David Seastrunk and Jordan Rossen, in this proceeding.

To view the reexamination request, visit Unified’s Portal: https://portal.unifiedpatents.com/exparte/90015570

DynaIP entity, Random Chat, chat patent challenge instituted

On November 13, 2025, five weeks 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 8,402,099, owned and asserted by Random Chat LLC, an NPE and entity of Dynamic IP Deals LLC (d/b/a DynaIP). The '099 patent is generally related to a method for setting up multimedia connections between users. It has been asserted against 30 defendants, 11 of whom are still in suit including Samsung, LG, Zebra Technologies, and others.

View district court litigations by Random Chat. Unified is represented by in-house counsel, Vinu Raj and Jessica L.A. Marks, in this proceeding.

To view the reexamination request, visit Unified’s Portal: https://portal.unifiedpatents.com/exparte/90015572

NovaCloud Networking Patents Campaign — Invalidity Charts Coming Soon

The team at Unified IP Services is using Pearl to identify and chart prior art against patents owned by NovaCloud Licensing LLC, an NPE. The patents generally relate to networking infrastructures and datacenter services. The patents have been asserted against Amazon, Meta, and IBM.

Mimzi voice interaction patent challenged

On October 29, 2025, Unified Patents filed an ex parte reexamination proceeding against U.S. Patent 9,792,361, owned and asserted by Mimzi, LLC, an NPE. The ’361 patent relates to using a phone to record phone calls, meetings, and dictation, and to store associated metadata, audio, and/or speech-recognized text in a centralized, content-searchable repository. It has been asserted against Nissan, Ford, Hyundai, Mercedes-Benz AG, Honda, and Subaru.

View district court litigations by Mimzi. Unified is represented by in-house counsel, Kyla Butler and Alyssa Holtslander, in this proceeding.