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The team at Unified used Pearl to successfully identify and chart prior art against U.S. Patent 11,328,206, owned by Magma Scientific, LLC, an NPE and entity of Bedrock IP Co., Ltd. The ‘206 patent relates to using deep neural networks to predict and optimize computing-device or processor behavior, especially microarchitecture operations.
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The team at Unified used Pearl to successfully identify and chart prior art against U.S. Patent 9,961,097, owned by Portus Singapore Pte Ltd, an NPE. The ‘097 patent relates to a home security and control system that lets a user monitor and control devices in a home remotely over the Internet. The patent has been asserted against Samsung, ADI, Whirlpool, Trane, LG, Lennox, Tonal Systems, Peloton, BSH Home Appliances, and others.
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Unified Patents added a new PATROLL contest, with a $2,000 cash prize, seeking prior art on at least claim 17 of U.S. Patent 7,238,550, owned and asserted by Helix Microinnovations LLC, an NPE and entity of Jeffrey M. Gross. The '550 patent relates to the fabrication of chip-on-board memory modules using unpackaged semiconductor die mounted directly on a circuit board. It is currently asserted against Realtek Semiconductor, Lumileds, Luminus, and Infineon.
The contest will expire on July 10, 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.
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 8,732,085, owned by Paypulz LLC, an NPE. The '085 patent relates to a proxy payment card usable like a normal credit or debit card at ATMs and merchant point-of-sale terminals, including legacy systems.
The contest will expire on July 10, 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.
The team at Unified used Pearl to successfully identify and chart prior art against claim 33 of U.S. Patent 7,482,916, owned by Wyoming Technology Licensing, LLC, an NPE and entity of Leigh M. Rothschild. The ‘916 patent relates to an automatic vehicle turn-signal system. The patent has been asserted against General Motors, Toyota, Mercedes-Benz, Honda, and Volkswagen.
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