Patent Quality

AI Industry Association patent prior art found

The team at Unified used Pearl to successfully identify and chart prior art against U.S. Patent 11,257,272, owned by the Artificial Intelligence Industry Association Incorporated, an NPE.  The ‘272 patent generates synthetic images, depth information, and optical flow data by assembling virtual objects into scenes and capturing them from realistic perspectives, defined by specific camera settings. It has been asserted against Osaro, Parallel Domain, CERES AI, MVision AI, Topaz Labs, Elementary Robotics, and Geisel Software.

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Four more Bunker Hill EV patents prior art found

Unified Patents plans to release charted prior art on Bunker Hill patents weekly until its assertion of invalid patents ceases. With the four patents below, Unified has released eight total charts within the last few weeks.

Using Pearl, we have successfully identified and charted prior art against patents owned by Bunker Hill, an NPE and entity of Dominion Harbor Enterprises. U.S. Patent 7,446,797 generally focuses on a surveillance system optimization method based on user-defined environmental characterizations. U.S. Patent 9,809,121 generally focuses on charging and power management involving a bi-directional buck/boost converter connected to a battery. U.S. Patent 7,723,932 generally outlines a propulsion system for vehicles. U.S. Patent 7,960,857 generally pertains to a vehicle-based uninterruptible power supply (UPS) system.

Identified Prior Art on U.S. Patent 7,446,797 (click to download chart)

Identified Prior Art on U.S. Patent 9,809,121 (click to download chart)

Identified Prior Art on U.S. Patent 7,723,932 (click to download chart)

Identified Prior Art on U.S. Patent 7,960,857 (click to download chart)

Dominion Harbor entity, Bunker Hill, fourth EV patent prior art found

Unified Patents plans to release charted prior art on Bunker Hill patents weekly until its assertion of invalid patents ceases. This is the fourth patent to be released. (see U.S. Patent 10,442,296, U.S. Patent 8,487,582, and U.S. Patent 8,326,467)

Using Pearl, we have successfully identified and charted prior art against a patent owned by Bunker Hill, an NPE and entity of Dominion Harbor Enterprises. U.S. Patent 8,030,884 generally focuses on an apparatus for efficiently managing charging energy to a storage device.

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Dominion Harbor entity, Bunker Hill, third EV patent prior art found

Unified Patents plans to release charted prior art on Bunker Hill patents weekly until its assertion of invalid patents ceases. This is the third patent to be released. (see U.S. Patent 10,442,296 and U.S. Patent 8,487,582)

Using Pearl, we have successfully identified and charted prior art against a patent owned by Bunker Hill, an NPE and entity of Dominion Harbor Enterprises. U.S. Patent 8,326,467 generally focuses on a controller for a power system, aimed at managing the operation of various power system components, including power storage devices.

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Defensive Alliance to Shield AI Companies from Patent Troll Litigation

Unified Patents is happy to launch the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Zone. This new Zone will deter patent abuse and bring together a large and growing network of members to address non-practicing entities that assert vague software patents.

The Zone combines ex parte reexamination challenges, litigation trend monitoring, ownership intelligence, prior‑art workflows, and USPTO challenges to change trolls’ cost–benefit calculus across AI domains.

Members gain access to shared data on litigation trends, patent ownership changes, and aggressive actors in the AI patent space. As part of the AI Zone, Unified Patents has developed the first-ever GenAI patent landscape.  This landscape, OPAL for GenAI, will help companies identify and mitigate risk, plan their legal strategies, grow their portfolios, and understand their own value.

This tool, available exclusively to the members of Unified Patents’ new Zone, allows for a new way to identify and value patents, analyze risk, and determine the total top-down patent landscape quickly and easily—and be more prepared and better value the competition and litigations of tomorrow.

To learn more about membership, the landscape, or other services, contact sasha@unifiedpatents.com.