Carrum Technologies patent challenged as likely unpatentable

On December 31, Unified filed a petition for inter partes review (IPR) against U.S. Patent 7,925,416 owned and asserted by Carrum Technologies, LLC after it was transferred from an Intellectual Ventures subsidiary.  The ‘416 patent, directed to vehicle sensors, was asserted in October against BMW, FCA, and Ford.  

 View all district court litigation involving the ‘416 patent here. To read the petition and view the entire case proceeding, see our PTAB Portal.

Uniloc patent challenged as likely invalid

On December 31, Unified filed a petition for inter partes review (IPR) against U.S. Patent 7,020,252 owned by well-known NPE Uniloc 2017 LLC.  The ‘252 patent, directed to group voice messaging, has been asserted against Hike, Microsoft and Apple. 

 View Uniloc's assertion of this patent in district court litigation.  To read the petition and view the entire case proceeding, see our PTAB Portal. 

Checksum Ventures patent challenged as likely invalid

On December 31, Unified filed a petition for inter partes review (IPR) against U.S. Patent 8,301,906 owned by Checksum Ventures (owned by well-known NPE Bradley Liddle).  The ‘906 patent, directed to techniques for checksumming data, has been asserted against cloud storage companies including Dell, Backblaze, and SpiderOak. 

 View Checksum Venture's district court litigation.  To read the petition and view the entire case proceeding, see our PTAB Portal. 

Flectere patent challenged as likely invalid

On December 31, Unified filed a petition for inter partes review (IPR) against U.S. Patent 6,415,284 owned by Flectere LLC.  The ‘284 patent, directed to techniques for verifying electronic forms, has been asserted against retailers including Academy, Staples, and Sears. 

 View Flectere's district court litigation.  To read the petition and view the entire case proceeding, see our PTAB Portal.