Inventergy "location tracker" patent added to PATROLL

On September 27, 2019, Unified added a new PATROLL contest with a $1,000 cash prize for prior art submissions for US 8,154,401. The '401 patent, generally directed to system and method for tracking location is owned by Inventergy LBS, LLC (an NPE) and has been asserted against various tech companies in district court. To protect innovation and deter future frivolous assertions, Unified is offering a $1,000 cash prize for the best prior art on this patent.

The contest will expire on December 27, 2019. Please visit PATROLL for more information or to submit an entry for this contest.

TMI "website cookie" patent added to PATROLL

On September 18, 2019, Unified added a new PATROLL contest with a $1,350 cash prize for prior art submissions for US 9,484,077. The '077 patent, generally directed to website cookies used to automatically identify users, is owned by TMI Solutions, LLC (an NPE) and has been widely asserted in district court. To protect innovation and deter future frivolous assertions, Unified is offering a $1,350 cash prize for the best prior art on this patent.

The contest will expire on December 18, 2019. Please visit PATROLL for more information or to submit an entry for this contest.

KCG Techs. "virtual smart phone" patent added to PATROLL

On September 18, 2019, Unified added a new PATROLL contest with a $1,100 cash prize for prior art submissions for US 10,394,447. The '447 patent, directed to a virtual smart phone system for use in automobiles, is owned by KCG Technologies (an NPE) that has asserted similar patents against automotive companies in district court. To protect innovation and deter future frivolous assertions, Unified is offering a $1,100 cash prize for the best prior art on this patent.

The contest will expire on December 18, 2019. Please visit PATROLL for more information or to submit an entry for this contest.

Finjan cyber security patent challenged as likely unpatentable

On September 18, 2019, Unified filed a petition for inter partes review (IPR) against US Patent 8,079,086, owned by Finjan Holdings, Inc., a well-known NPE. The ‘086 patent, generally directed to a system and method for the secure download of executable files, has been asserted in district court against various cyber security companies such as AVG Technologies, Rapid7, FireEye and Fortinet.

View Finjan’s district court litigation here. Jonathan Bowser is lead counsel for Unified in this proceeding. To read the petition and view the entire case proceeding, see Unified's Portal.

KAIST and KBS patent determined to be likely unpatentable

On September 16, 2019, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) instituted trial in an IPR filed by Unified against all claims of U.S. Patent 9,838,720, owned by the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) and the Korean Broadcasting System (KBS). KAIST claims to have and seeks to license patents allegedly essential to the HEVC / H.265 standard (such as the ‘720 patent). Unified filed this challenge as part of its ongoing efforts in its SEP Video Codec Zone after independently determining that the allegedly standard essential ‘720 patent is likely unpatentable.

The '720 patent and its corresponding extended patent family is one of the largest families known to be owned by KAIST and represents approximately 42.9% of KAIST’s known U.S. assets. Including this petition, Unified has now challenged patents representing 64.3% of KAIST’s total known U.S. assets.

Unified is represented by Akin Gump in this proceeding. Visit Unified’s Portal for more information about its Video Codec landscape (OPAL) and standard submission repository (OPEN). To read the decision and review the proceeding, view IPR2019-00725 on the Portal.

[1] An earlier version of this post incorrectly listed U.S. Patent 9,544,595 (owned by KAIST and ETRI) as the subject of IPR2019-00725. The ‘595 patent has been separately challenged by Unified in IPR2019-01071. This post was updated on September 27, 2019 to reflect the correct patent number.