$2,000 for Oso IP entity, Aloft Media, hyperlink patent prior art

Unified Patents added a new PATROLL contest, with a $2,000 cash prize, seeking prior art on at least claim 23 of U.S. Patent 10,372,793, owned by Aloft Media, LLC, an NPE and entity of Oso IP, LLC. The '793 patent relates to computer-implemented techniques for improving the usefulness of hyperlinks in web pages. The patent has been in several complaints seeking declaratory judgments of non-infringement, invalidity, and unenforceability filed by Nouryon USA and Krueger International.

The contest will expire on May 2, 2026. Please visit PATROLL for more information and to submit an entry for the contest. PATROLL researchers are required to use Pearl to generate claim charts. Submitted invalidity charts must address every limitation of the challenged claim. This may require using more than one prior art reference. Each PATROLL researcher can generate up to 30 invalidity claim charts per month using Pearl. These charts can be downloaded then submitted to PATROLL.

$2,000 for ContactWave messaging 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 9,531,665, owned by ContactWave LLC, an NPE and entity of Jeffrey M. Gross. The '665 patent relates to the management and transmission of contact information from web pages directly to mobile communication devices. It has been asserted against Spotify.

The contest will expire on May 16, 2026. Please visit PATROLL for more information and to submit an entry for the contest. PATROLL researchers are required to use Pearl to generate claim charts. Submitted invalidity charts must address every limitation of the challenged claim. This may require using more than one prior art reference. Each PATROLL researcher can generate up to 30 invalidity claim charts per month using Pearl. These charts can be downloaded then submitted to PATROLL.

$2,000 for High Velocity Capital media 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 8,249,912, owned by High Velocity Capital LLC, an NPE. The '912 patent relates to a method and system for analyzing and optimizing advertising effectiveness across various media platforms.

The contest will expire on April 30, 2026. Please visit PATROLL for more information and to submit an entry for the contest. PATROLL researchers are required to use Pearl to generate claim charts. Submitted invalidity charts must address every limitation of the challenged claim. This may require using more than one prior art reference. Each PATROLL researcher can generate up to 30 invalidity claim charts per month using Pearl. These charts can be downloaded then submitted to PATROLL.

$2,000 for Cogent Insights Licensing retail 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 9,794,797, owned by Cogent Insights Licensing Inc., an NPE. The '797 patent relates to secure transaction management and electronic rights protection. The invention enables secure distribution and control of electronic information via a virtual distribution environment, bolstered by tamper-resistant hardware for enhanced node security. It is involved in a declaratory judgement case with Hisense USA.

The contest will expire on March 31, 2026. Please visit PATROLL for more information and to submit an entry for the contest. PATROLL researchers are required to use Pearl to generate claim charts. Submitted invalidity charts must address every limitation of the challenged claim. This may require using more than one prior art reference. Each PATROLL researcher can generate up to 30 invalidity claim charts per month using Pearl. These charts can be downloaded then submitted to PATROLL.

$3,000 for Ueran Technology communications patent prior art

Unified Patents added a new PATROLL contest, with a $3,000 cash prize, seeking prior art on at least claim 1 of EP-2661133-B1, owned by Ueran Technology LLC, an NPE. The EP’133 patent details a radio communication system between a mobile station device and a base station. It introduces methods for the mobile device to transmit a random access preamble to the base station, receive a response with timing deviation information, and manage uplink sync status without relying on the timing deviation once sync is established.

The contest will expire on January 31, 2026. Please visit PATROLL for more information and to submit an entry for the contest. PATROLL researchers are required to use Pearl to generate claim charts. Submitted invalidity charts must address every limitation of the challenged claim. This may require using more than one prior art reference. Each PATROLL researcher can generate up to 30 invalidity claim charts per month using Pearl. These charts can be downloaded then submitted to PATROLL.