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The team at Unified has used Pearl to identify and chart prior art against U.S. Patent 9,537,900, owned by PulseLink Systems, LLC, an NPE and entity of PowerBridge Networks, LLC. The ‘900 patent relates to serving application-specific policies based on dynamic context, allowing policies to reflect changing circumstances.
Identified Prior Art
The team at Unified is using Pearl to identify and chart prior art against patents owned by Electronic Edison Transmission Technologies LLC, an NPE and entity of Leigh M. Rothschild. The patents describe transferring power from one portable/mobile device to another, especially when no outlet or charger is available. A “donor” device with remaining battery power charges a “receptor” device, such as a laptop charging a phone. The patents have been asserted against Hyundai, FCA US, Nissan, Volvo, Jaguar, Google, Belkin, Nothing Technology, and others. For more details, contact info@unifiedpatents.com.
Unified is pleased to announce prior art has been found on 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.
We would also like to thank the dozens of other high-quality submissions that were made on this patent. The ongoing contests are open to anyone, and include tens of thousands of dollars in rewards available for helping the industry to challenge NPE patents of questionable validity by finding and submitting prior art in the contests. Visit PATROLL today to learn more about how to participate.
WINNING SUBMISSIONS
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 7,921,028, owned by Indieriser LLC, an NPE. The '028 patent describes an online brokerage system for creative content that connects creators, reviewers, and potential commercial partners.
The contest will expire on November 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.
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 8,285,961, owned and asserted by owned by Innovations In Memory LLC, an NPE. The '961 patent describes a dynamic allocation of faster storage resources to meet performance targets. The patent has been asserted against IBM and others.
The contest will expire on November 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.
