Umbra Tech virtual network patent challenged

On April 27, 2026, Unified Patents filed an ex parte reexamination proceeding against U.S. Patent 12,452,192, owned and asserted by Umbra Technologies Ltd. The ’192 patent is generally directed to virtual network systems where a control server sends a ranked list of access point servers to an endpoint. The endpoint device then uses this ranked list to select the access point server to which it will build a tunnel to the network. It has been asserted against Zscaler.

View district court litigations by Umbra Technologies. Unified is represented by in-house counsel, Jessica L.A. Marks and Vinu Raj, in this proceeding.

NL Giken video streaming patent challenge granted

On April 22, 2026, five weeks after Unified filed an ex parte reexamination, the Central Reexamination Unit (CRU) granted Unified’s request, finding substantial new questions of patentability on challenged claims 1-3 and 5 of U.S. Patent 10,880,592, owned and asserted by NL Giken Incorporated. The ‘592 patent relates to a digital contents receiving apparatus. It is drawn to a device for receiving live programming as well as downloading content from the internet.

View district court litigations by NL Giken. Unified is represented by Stephen Cortiaus and Payam Rashidi of Slater Matsil, and in-house counsel, Alyssa Holtslander and Jordan Rossen.

To view the reexamination request, visit Unified’s Portal: https://portal.unifiedpatents.com/exparte/90016029

Another AutoNavigare mobile app control patent challenged

On April 18, 2026, Unified Patents filed an ex parte reexamination proceeding against U.S. Patent 9,766,801, owned and asserted by AutoNavigare, LLC. The ‘801 patent relates to controlling applications on a mobile device, such as a mobile phone, using an in-vehicle control system. It has been asserted against Toyota, GM, and Ford.

View district court litigations by AutoNavigare. Unified is represented by in-house counsel, Alyssa Holtslander and Vinu Raj, in this proceeding.

Jeffrey M. Gross entity, TurboCode, cellular decoding patent challenged

On April 14, 2026, Unified filed an ex parte reexamination proceeding against U.S. Patent 6,813,742, owned and asserted by TurboCode LLC, an NPE and entity of Jeffrey M. Gross. The ‘742 patent generally relates to a broadband processor for wireless communications focused on turbo code decoding. It has been asserted against 35 entities, including Itron, Acer, Hitachi, Siemens, T-Mobile, AT&T, HTC, Dell, and Huawei.

View district court litigations by TurboCode. Unified is represented by in-house counsel, Jordan Rossen and Jenn Bisk.

Vision Works vehicle anti-rollover patent challenge granted

On April 15, 2026, three weeks after Unified filed an ex parte reexamination, the Central Reexamination Unit (CRU) granted Unified’s request, finding substantial new questions of patentability on the challenged claims of U.S. Patent 8,315,769, owned and asserted by Vision Works IP Corp., an NPE. The ’769 patent generally relates to changing suspension characteristics of a moving vehicle in response to lateral acceleration. The ’769 patent is one of several patents asserted against Tesla, Suzuki, Nissan, Subaru, TATA Motors, Polaris, Zhejiang Geely Holding, and Mercedes-Benz.

View district court litigations by Vision Works IP. Unified is represented by in-house counsel, Jennifer Bisk and Alyssa Holtslander.

To view the reexamination request, visit Unified’s Portal: https://portal.unifiedpatents.com/exparte/90016089