Another IP Edge patent challenged as likely invalid

On November 22, 2017, Unified filed a petition for inter partes review (IPR) against U.S. Patent 8,295,862 owned and asserted by Anuwave LLC, an IP Edge entity and well-known NPE. The '862 patent, directed to “a terminal station, e.g., a mobile phone, that contains meta information of available SMS-based services, a mobile number for an SMS gateway delivering the services, and parameters for each of the services,” has been asserted in 47 district court cases as of the filing of Unified's petition. TCF Financial Corporation and Capitol Federal Savings Bank are currently involved in litigation over the '862 patent.

To read the petition and view the entire case proceeding, see our PTAB Portal.

CryptoPeak patent challenged as likely invalid

On November 22, 2017, Unified filed a petition for inter partes review (IPR) against U.S. Patent 6,202,150 owned and asserted by CryptoPeak Security, LLC, a Brian Yates entity and well-known NPE. The '150 patent, directed to “asymmetric (or public key) cryptosystems (“PKCs”)—in a public key infrastructure (“PKI”) environment,” has been asserted in 78 district court cases, 9 of which were pending at the filing of Unified's petition. The '150 has been asserted against such companies as 1-800 CONTACTS, Gamestop, Tractor Supply Co., Cabelas, MGM Resorts and Papa John's, among others.

To read the petition and view the entire case proceeding, see our PTAB Portal.

Collision Avoidance Techs. patent determined to be likely invalid

On November 14, 2017, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) instituted trial on challenged claims in an IPR filed by Unified against U.S. Patent 6,268,803, owned and asserted by Collision Avoidance Technologies LLC, a  subsidiary of well-known NPE Quarterhill Inc. (f/k/a Wi-LAN Inc.).  The '803 Patent, directed to a system and method to help drivers of vehicles avoid collisions, was previously asserted in district court litigation against Ford and Toyota.

To read the decision and to view the entire proceeding, visit our PTAB Portal. 

Plectrum patent determined to be likely invalid

On November 14, 2017, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) instituted trial on challenged claims in an IPR filed by Unified against U.S. Patent 5,978,951, owned and asserted by Plectrum LLC, an NPE.  The '951 Patent, directed to providing a network address cache, was previously asserted in district court litigation against such companies as Nokia, Oracle, AT&T, Verizon, Broadcom, Huawei, and Juniper Networks.

To read the decision and to view the entire proceeding, visit our PTAB Portal. 

Acacia patent challenged as likely invalid

On October 26, 2017, Unified filed a petition for inter partes review (IPR) against U.S. Patent 8,902,770 owned and asserted by Cellular Communications Equipment LLC, an Acacia Research subsidiary and well-known NPE. The '770 patent, directed to a method for “explicit signaling between a network and the user equipment,” has been asserted in district litigation against such companies as Apple, ZTE, AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, Boost Mobile, and T-Mobile.

To read the petition and view the entire case proceeding, see our PTAB Portal.