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Unified is hiring for full-time Senior Patent Counsel - Apply Today!

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Unified Patents is again growing its legal department and seeks to add an experienced, registered patent attorney. Applicants should have at least 5 years of law firm or other relevant experience before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) working on post-grant petitions (IPR, PGR, and CBM), reexaminations, or other administrative drafting and litigation experience.

Applicants should have a strong technical background and be willing to explore diverse new technologies; experience with video codecs, coding, cryptography, compression, signals, wireless communications, or other algorithmic subject matter is a plus. Patent examination experience is a plus; a registration number is a plus; clerking experience is a plus; familiarity with ongoing appellate issues affecting PTAB practice is a plus. Must be willing to work within a team, work well independently, and enjoy writing and editing. Journal and filing experience is a plus. Strong preference for candidates located in the Washington, DC area. Diversity is prized in our team and among our candidates. Please be prepared to discuss the administrative matters you have been involved in and be ready to provide examples.

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Unified seeking additional IEEE, MPEG, and 3GPP training sets

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Unified Patents is seeking to license and supplement existing training sets of patents found essential and nonessential to 3GPP (5G, LTE, V2X); IEEE / 802.11 / WiFi; and Video Codecs ( VVC / H.266 and AV1). The patents and applications should be reviewed by experts and mapped against the technical specifications. This would be a joint effort and collaboration to understand fundamental technologies and their corresponding patent landscape. If you are interested in participating please contact info@unifiedpatents.com. 

Please include in any communications:

1. Technology covered, including specification number and whether user equipment or infrastructure

2. A sample of the results

3. Number of patents covered which were found to be essential and the number which were not

4. Study Methodology

Webinar Materials - Fintiv Denials in Light of ITC Cases

Speakers:

Michelle Aspen — Senior Patent Counsel, Unified Patents

Sam Korte — Assistant General Counsel, Garmin

Jonathan Strang — Partner, Latham & Watkins

For this webinar, our panel addressed Fintiv denials in light of PTAB proceedings. The panelists presented several case studies and discussed the current policy applied by the PTAB. A few strategies on how to reduce the risk of denial were also included in the presentation.

Many thanks to Michelle, Sam, and Jon for a great discussion!

To listen to the recorded webinar, click here: https://vimeo.com/592877758

The slide presentation from this webinar can be seen below.

Our next webinar is scheduled for Thursday, September 30th. Stay tuned for our topic announcement! Visit our website for more information.

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World's First Search Engine for Ex Parte Reexaminations

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New Portal Product and Features:

Ex Parte Reexaminations

Unified Patents’ Portal launches the world’s first search engine for Ex Parte Reexaminations. Users now can find up-to-date information on any given case, and search by case by number, patent number, or by party. Ex Parte Reexaminations are another way to challenge patents at the USPTO and traditionally have required users to know the patent involved and search through the prosecution history to see the filings. Until the introduction of the PTAB they were the most popular way to challenge bad patents.

Now, all challenges going back 15+ years are available and searchable. In addition, users can see outcomes (when possible) and find out who challenged which patent. Combined with Unified’s PTAB Tool, Unified is the only provider to enable users to comprehensively view every patent challenge in the US.

Portal displays all Ex Parte Reexaminations for users to understand the significance and how this type of filing is being utilized. This would include searching by case number, patent number, patent owner, and requester.

Users are also able to view high-level analytics, including outcome, top parties, and filings by year.

Portal also allows users to view the docket of any given case and retrieve up-to-date information at any given time.

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Webinar Materials - Truly Inventive: Improving the Quality of Issued Patents

Speakers:

Jonathan Stroud — Chief IP Counsel, Unified Patents

Joe Matal — Partner in Intellectual Department, Haynes and Boone, LLP

In our latest webinar, Unified's Chief IP Counsel, Jonathan Stroud, was joined by Joseph Matal, Partner at Haynes and Boone, LLP, to discuss reform proposals for improving the quality of issued U.S. patents.

To listen to the recorded webinar, click here: https://vimeo.com/580879697

The slide presentation from this webinar can be seen below.

Our next webinar, Fintiv Denials in Light of ITC Cases, is scheduled for Thursday, August 26th. Visit our website for topic details and more information.