Inventergy settles with Unified Patents

On October 23, 2019, the Board issued an order terminating IPR2019-01112 pursuant to a joint settlement request filed by Unified Patents and Inventergy LBS, LLC an NPE. U.S. Patent No. 9,781,558, related to monitoring and communicating tracking devices, has been asserted against tracking device vendors such as Tracking the World, Inc., Geofroce, Inc., and USGlobalSat, Inc.  

Unified was represented by Finnegan Henderson in this proceeding. View Inventergy LBS's district court litigation.  To read the petition and view the entire case proceeding, visit our Portal.

MOAEC Techs. abandons patent after PTAB institutes IPR

On October 23, 2019, the Board granted MOAEC Technologies request for adverse judgment and cancellation of all challenged claims in IPR2018-01758 filed by Unified Patents. MOAEC Technologies, a General Patent Corporation subsidiary and well-known NPE, is the owner of US 6,232,539 relating to a music organizer and entertainment center. Unified filed a petition against the '539 patent last September, which was instituted in April. On the eve of Unified's reply due date, MOAEC disclaimed all the challenged claims and requested adverse judgment.

MOAEC previously sued Spotify, SoundCloud, and Deezer in the District of Delaware, where Judge Stark found the asserted claims to be invalid under 35 USC 101. MOAEC appealed the 101 ruling to the Federal Circuit, but ultimately settled with the defendants and withdrew its appeal.

Lionel Lavenue, Trenton Ward, and Nathan North at Finnegan served as Unified’s outside counsel in this proceeding. View all of MOAEC Technologies’ District Court litigation here. To read the decision and to view the entire IPR proceeding, visit our PTAB Portal.

$2,500 Cash Prize for Prior Art on Rothschild "Photo Transfer" Patent

On October 15, 2019, Unified added a new PATROLL contest with a $2,500 cash prize for prior art submissions for US 9,936,086. The '086 patent, generally directed to a system and method for the wireless transfer of photos between mobile devices is owned by Rothschild Patent Imaging, LLC (an NPE) and has been widely asserted in district court. As previously reported, one of these lawsuits targets the GNOME Foundation, a non-profit organization that provides completely free, open-source software solutions for the public. To protect innovation and deter future frivolous assertions, Unified is offering a $2,500 cash prize for the best prior art on this patent.

The contest will expire on January 15, 2020. Please visit PATROLL for more information or to submit an entry for this contest.

$1,000 prize for prior art on "streaming video selection" patent

On October 14, 2019, Unified added a new PATROLL contest with a $1,000 cash prize for prior art submissions for US 10,205,986. The '986 patent, generally directed to systems and methods that couple mobile streaming video over unguided media to a network for viewer selection is owned by Gabriel De La Vega (an NPE) and has been asserted 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 January 14, 2020. Please visit PATROLL for more information or to submit an entry for this contest.

$1,000 prize for prior art on Riggs Technology "online training" patent

On October 14, 2019, Unified added a new PATROLL contest with a $1,000 cash prize for prior art submissions for US 7,299,067. The '067 patent, generally directed to a system and method for providing and managing training over a network is owned by Riggs Technology Holdings, 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 January 14, 2020. Please visit PATROLL for more information or to submit an entry for this contest.