On October 14, 2015, Unified Patents (“Unified”) petitioned for inter partes review (IPR) against U.S. Patent 8,640,183, owned and asserted by Convergent Media Solutions, LLC (“CMS”), an entity reported to be controlled by Acacia Research (@Acacia_Research), to protect content delivery technologies. To date, CMS has filed four cases against content delivery companies and asserted multiple similar related patents. In those cases, CMS…
Unified to Present at GW Law Conference: Post-Grant Practice Roundtable
Please join Unified and the George Washington University School of Law for an informative roundtable discussing the post-grant practice at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) and how post-grant proceedings have changed the practice of patent law with patent field leaders from academia, industry and government. To RSVP, email mandy.murphy@wilmerhale.com. Speakers include: • Don Coulman…
Unified Files IPR Seeking to Cancel Second Qurio Patent
On September 28, 2015 Unified Patents (“Unified”) filed a second inter partes review (IPR) against patent owner Qurio Holdings, Inc. (“Qurio”) to protect content delivery technologies from NPE assertions. Qurio claims its patent covers distributing television programs to personal communication devices. Qurio has filed 6 cases against content delivery companies and asserted multiple patents, most recently…
Unified Files to Invalidate Qurio Patent
On September 22, 2015 Unified Patents (“Unified”) filed an inter partes review (IPR) against a patent assigned to Qurio Holdings, Inc. (“Qurio”) to protect content delivery technologies from NPE assertions. Qurio claims its patent covers distributing television programs to personal communication devices. Qurio has filed 6 cases against content delivery companies, most recently filing in June 2015. Unified independently petitioned for IPR challenging claims…
Unified Instituted on All Challenged Claims of Hall Data Sync Patent
On September 17, 2015, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) instituted another petition filed by Unified Patents (Unified) against a patent owned by Hall Data Sync Technologies LLC (Hall Data) on all challenged claims. Unified filed on March 11, 2015 to protect Cloud Storage technologies from questionable NPE assertions. Hall Data claims its patent covers database…