New Contest

$2,000 for Jeffrey M. Gross entity, Calibrate Networks, network patent prior art

Unified Patents added a new PATROLL contest, with a $2,000 cash prize, seeking prior art on at least claim 11 of U.S. Patent 9,584,633, owned and asserted by Calibrate Networks LLC, an NPE and a Jeffrey M. Gross entity. The '633 patent relates to a system for enhancing network communications by avoiding data copy, task switching, and simplifying protocol processing. It has been asserted against Shopify, Box, Airbnb, and Blackberry.

The contest will expire on June 6, 2025. 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 L4T Innovations media content 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 11,189,321, owned and asserted by L4T Innovations LLC, an NPE. The '321 patent describes an event marking device designed to facilitate the identification and retrieval of media related to notable events. By marking the time of such events, users can easily access relevant recordings without sifting through extensive footage. It has been asserted against Ecobee Technologies.

The contest will expire on June 4, 2025. 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 Adaptive Avenue website 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 7,171,629, owned and asserted by Adaptive Avenue Associates, Inc., an NPE. The '629 patent focuses on an enhanced web site access system, improving user experience through automated, customizable navigation across multiple web pages. It replaces static web browsing with dynamic presentations, incorporating bookmarks and slideshow features for ease of use and efficient content delivery. It has been asserted against several but most recently Amazon, Home Depot, eBay, Best Buy, Costco, Walmart, Barnes & Noble, OpticsPlanet, and PetCo.

The contest will expire on June 4, 2025. 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 FITE Technologies network 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 12,028,640, owned and asserted by FITE Technologies LLC, an NPE and entity of Anjay Venture Partners LLC. The '640 patent relates to a network of recording studios to share recording sessions in a social media format. It has been asserted against ByteDance Ltd.

The contest will expire on June 4, 2025. 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 Cooperative Entertainment network 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 9,432,452, owned and asserted by Cooperative Entertainment, Inc., an NPE. The '452 patent addresses innovations in peer-to-peer (P2P) network content distribution. It has been asserted against several but most recently Lumen Technologies, Fastly, JFrog, and Alibaba Cloud US LLC.

The contest will expire on June 3, 2025. 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.