On May 29, 2020, Unified filed a petition for inter partes review (IPR) against U.S. Patent 7,127,210, owned by 2BCom, LLC, an NPE. The ’210 patent is generally directed to management of Bluetooth connections and is currently asserted against BMW, TP-Link, FCA, Amazon, and KIA Motors.
View 2BCom’s district court litigation. To read the petition and view the case record, see Unified's Portal. Unified is represented by Jon Bowser and Angela Oliver of Haynes and Boone in this proceeding.
NavBlazer Patent Challenged as Likely Invalid
On May 29, 2020, Unified filed a petition for inter partes review (IPR) against U.S. Patent 9,885,782, owned by NavBlazer LLC, an NPE. The ’782 patent is generally directed to vehicle navigation systems that provide information about a route (e.g., identifying traffic congestion, weather conditions, etc.). The case against TomTom was terminated earlier this month, but the patent is currently being asserted against Apple, Samsung, LG, Motorola Mobility, and Hyundai for their devices that provide vehicle navigation.
View NavBlazer’s district court litigation. To read the petition and view the case record, see Unified's Portal. Unified is represented by in-house counsel, Jessica Marks and Ashraf Fawzy, and James Stein from Lee & Hayes in this proceeding.
B# On Demand patent challenged as likely invalid
On May 29, 2020, Unified filed a petition for inter partes review (IPR) against U.S. Patent 9,553,880, owned and asserted by B# On Demand, LLC, an NPE. The ’880 patent discloses a system that transmits a catalog of electronic files to a requesting user, sets up customer accounts, processes payments from customers to establish file access authorizations, and enables transmission of user-selected files to customers. It is currently being asserted against Spotify.
View B# On Demand’s district court litigation. To read the petition and view the case record, see Unified's Portal. Unified is represented by Larissa Bifano and Mike Van Handel of DLA Piper in this proceeding.
Qwikcash LLC patent challenged as likely invalid
On May 29, 2020, Unified filed a petition for inter partes review (IPR) against U.S. Patent 8,714,445, owned and asserted by Qwikcash LLC, an NPE. The ’445 patent is directed to a cash transfer system. It is currently being asserted against Blackhawk Network, Inc.
View Qwikcash’s district court litigation. To read the petition and view the case record, see Unified's Portal. Unified is represented by Jason Mudd of Erise IP in this proceeding.
Webinar Materials - Recent PTAB Discretionary Denials Rulings - Changes to § 314 and § 325
SPEAKERS:
Jonathan Stroud - Chief IP Counsel, Unified Patents
Mark Taylor – Assistant GC, Microsoft
Joshua Stern – Partner, WilmerHale
Our speakers from Microsoft, WilmerHale, and Unified hosted a lively conversation focused on the recent changes to § 314 and § 325, and followed how certain cases, like General Plastics & NHK Spring, could bring about future APA challenges to the de facto rules. For background on this topic, read Unified's recent report on the subject: unifiedpatents.com/insights/2020/5/13/ptab-procedural-denial-and-the-rise-of-314
Thank you to the panelists for covering such a key concern facing the Board. It's an important issue and we're hoping our study can shed some light on the dramatic rise in discretionary denials.
To listen to the recorded webinar, click here: https://vimeo.com/423800698
The slide presentation that went along with the webinar can be seen below.
We look forward to having you join us at our next webinar, Proving Up Printed Publication Status in a Pandemic on June 25th at 12p EST. For more information, visit our website.
