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VideoLabs digital content patents prior art found

Unified is pleased to announce prior art has been found on the following four patents listed below. The patents are owned by VideoLabs, Inc. The patents generally relate to digital media content and some have been asserted against Netflix, Amazon, Roku, HP, Inc., and ASUStek.

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.

DOWNLOAD PRIOR ART - US 7440559 - Computer Program Product for Controlling the Flow of Content (litigations)

DOWNLOAD PRIOR ART - US 8291236 - Secondary Conditional Access Server (litigations)

DOWNLOAD PRIOR ART - US 8667304 - Secondary Conditional Access Server (litigations)

DOWNLOAD PRIOR ART - US RE43113 - Domain-based Management of Distribution of Digital Content (litigations)

$2,000 for Jeffrey M. Gross entity Webcon Vectors telecommunications patent prior art

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 10,681,218, owned by Webcon Vectors LLC, an NPE and entity of Jeffrey M. Gross. The ‘218 patent generally relates to vastly improved telecommunication methods for a plurality of users for one to one communication or in a conference environment where a number of users are required. The patent has been asserted against Cisco, Microsoft, Lifesize, and GoTo Technologies.

The contest will expire on April 26, 2024. Please visit PATROLL for more information and to submit an entry for this contest.

$2,000 awarded for Technology In Ariscale wireless patent prior art

Unified is pleased to announce PATROLL crowdsourcing contest winners, Ekta Aswal and Dinesh Swami, who split a $2,000 award for their prior art submissions on U.S. Patent 8,139,652, owned by Technology In Ariscale, LLC, an NPE. The ‘652 patent generally relates to a method of decoding wireless transmission signals involving deinterleaving and mutually combining the repeated symbols. It has been asserted against Razer Inc. and is based on compliance with IEEE 802.11ac.

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.

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$2,000 awarded for InfoGation navigation patent prior art

Unified is pleased to announce PATROLL crowdsourcing contest winners, Ekta Aswal and Dinesh Swami, who split a $2,000 award for their prior art submissions on U.S. Patent 10,107,628, owned by InfoGation Corporation, an NPE. The ‘628 patent generally relates to navigating on artistic maps and has been asserted against Toyota, BMW, and Honda.

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 SUBMISSION

$2,000 for Leigh M. Rothschild entity Quantum Technology Innovations networking patent prior art

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 7,650,376, owned by Quantum Technology Innovations LLC, an entity of Leigh M. Rothschild. The ‘376 patent facilitates the distribution of content over a network (e.g., the Internet, a television network) and, in particular, the distribution of high-bandwidth (i.e., data intensive) content, such as video content or customized content. The patent has been asserted against several but most recently Valve Corporation, Showtime Networks, and Pandora Media.

The contest will expire on April 20, 2024. Please visit PATROLL for more information and to submit an entry for this contest.