Patent Validity

Koyo Licensing sensitive display patent prior art found

The team at Unified used Pearl to successfully identify and chart prior art against U.S. Patent 9,116,598, owned by Koyo Licensing LLC, an NPE and entity of Quest Patent Research Corporation. The ‘598 patent relates to technology allowing the detection of taps, hovers, and gestures on or above a display, integrating mechanics of sensing technologies. The patent has been asserted against Samsung.

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CP Studios video game patents prior art found

The team at Unified used Pearl to successfully identify and chart prior art against five patents owned and asserted by CP Studios LLC, an NPE. The patents listed below generally relate to video gaming technologies. All five patents listed below have been asserted against Amazon.

Identified Prior Art on U.S. Patent 9,604,132 (click to download chart)

Identified Prior Art on U.S. Patent 9,889,373 (click to download chart)

Identified Prior Art on U.S. Patent 10,632,388 (click to download chart)

Identified Prior Art on U.S. Patent 11,731,054 (click to download chart)

DataCloud network communication patent prior art found

The team at Unified used Pearl to successfully identify and chart prior art against U.S. Patent 7,209,959, owned by DataCloud Technologies, LLC, an NPE and entity of IP Investments Group. The ‘959 patent relates to a method, apparatus, and system for anonymous network communication through an ad hoc virtual domain. The patent has been asserted against several but recently against Staples, Autel Robotics, Alteryx, VOXX, Advance Local Media, Aptiv, ServiceNow, Moodys Analytics, and Vivian Health.

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United States CP fingerprint authentication patent prior art found

The team at Unified used Pearl to successfully identify and chart prior art against U.S. Patent 9,760,753, owned by United States CP, LLC, an NPE. The ‘753 patent relates to a finger guide device intended for securing precise placement of a digit on a scanner to capture fingerprints accurately. The patent has been asserted against Samsung and their Galaxy-series smartphones and tablets that incorporate capacitive fingerprint scanners for identity authentication and confirmation.

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Dominion Harbor entity, Sovereign Peak Ventures, image coding patent prior art found

The team at Unified used Pearl to successfully identify and chart prior art against U.S. Patent 8,019,169, owned by Sovereign Peak Ventures LLC, an NPE and entity of Dominion Harbor Group. The ‘169 patent is generally related to an image coding apparatus and method that enhances coding efficiency by employing a similarity-based approach to image compression. The patent has recently been asserted against Arashi Vision but has been asserted in the past against NXP Semiconductors, HP, ASUSTeK Computer, Acer, Hisense, and TCL Group.

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