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The team at Unified used Pearl to successfully identify and chart prior art against U.S. Patent 7,941,677, owned by PulseLink Systems, LLC, an NPE. The ‘677 patent relates to a network device that intelligently manages power from multiple sources, including Power over Ethernet and an independent power supply. The patent has been asserted against HPE.
Identified Prior Art
The team at Unified is using Pearl to identify and chart prior art against patents owned by G98 Networks LLC, an NPE and Jeffrey M. Gross entity. G98 Networks has sued several companies accusing network management products that interface with a software-defined networking (SDN) controller. For more details contact info@unifiedpatents.com.
The team at Unified is using Pearl to identify and chart prior art against patents owned by Sandpiper CDN LLC, an NPE. Sandpiper has sued several companies accusing content delivery networks (CDN) and related services. For more details contact info@unifiedpatents.com.
Unified Patents added a new PATROLL contest, with a $2,000 cash prize, seeking prior art on at least claim 2 of U.S. Patent 7,373,531, owned and asserted by Near Field Electronics LLC, an NPE and entity of Equitable IP Corporation. The '531 patent relates to a simple circuit and method for detecting whether an input signal is present, toggling, stopped, or at a particular frequency, and then using that result to reduce power consumption. It has been asserted against over 50 companies such as Lowes, Whole Foods, The Gap, AT&T Mobility, and others.
The contest will expire on September 5, 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 claims 1 and 16 of U.S. Patent 9,987,520, owned and asserted by Flow-Motion Research and Development, Ltd., an NPE. The '520 patent relates to a system for monitoring and coaching physical exercise routines using motion/position sensors. It has been asserted against Peloton.
The contest will expire on August 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.
