InterDigital patent challenged as likely invalid

On November 20, 2020, Unified filed a petition for inter partes review (IPR) against U.S. Patent 8,363,724 as part of its ongoing efforts in its SEP Video Codec Zone. The '724 patent is owned by InterDigital VC Holdings, Inc. The patent is claimed to be essential as part of SISVEL's Video Coding pool, as to both the VP9 and AV1 standards. It was also formerly owned by Technicolor, who self-declared the patent as essential to H.265.

Unified is represented by David Cavanaugh from Wilmer Hale, and in-house counsel, Roshan Mansinghani and Ashraf Fawzy, in this proceeding. Visit Unified’s Portal for more information about its Video Codec landscape (OPAL) and standard submission repository (OPEN). To read the petition and review the case record, view IPR2021-00102 on Unified’s Portal.

Webinar Materials - Reexaminations Reborn: Strategies for Filing Ex Parte Reexaminations

Speakers​:

​Ellyar Barazesh – Senior Patent Counsel, Unified Patents
Jason Harrier — Senior Manager - Patent Counsel, Capital One
Scott McKeown – Partner, Ropes & Gray, LLP

Today we discuss​ed​ an overview of the ex parte reexamination process, ​spoke about strategies that work in successful filings, and look​ed through​ data behind reexaminations. We also compare​d​ post-grant proceedings​ and ​​spoke about​ considerations for using reexamination​s​ rather than PTAB proceedings​. We concluded with a preview of next month's webinar over comments provided about Discretionary Denials.

​Thank you to the panelists for covering a very insightful topic.​

To listen to the recorded webinar, click here: https://vimeo.com/481411113

The slide presentation from this webinar can be seen below.

Please join us at our next webinar, ​The Results Are In: The USPTO's Request for Comments on Discretionary Denials on ​December 1​7​th at 12p ET. For more information, visit our website.​

Longhorn HD patent determined to be likely invalid

On November 12, 2020, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) instituted trial on all challenged claims in an IPR filed by Unified against U.S. Patent 7,260,846, owned and asserted by Longhorn HD LLC, an NPE and affiliate of Alpha Alpha Intellectual Partners, LLC. The ’846 patent was previously owned by Intellectual Ventures and is directed to cybersecurity techniques including detecting malicious network behavior. It had been asserted against Fortinet, Juniper Networks, and Check Point, but new assertions include NetScout Systems, Mitel Software, and Trend Micro.

View Longhorn HD’s district court litigation. To read the petition and view the case record, see Unified's Portal. Unified is represented by David Tennant and David Markoff of White & Case, and in-house counsel, Roshan Mansinghani and Jung Hahm, in this proceeding.

Carucel Investments patent held unpatentable

On November 6, 2020, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) issued a final written decision in Unified Patents, LLC v. Carucel Investments, L.P. holding all challenged claims of U.S. Patent 7,979,023 unpatentable. The ‘023 patent is owned by Carucel Investments, an NPE, and relates to mobile communication systems for vehicles. The patent had been asserted against numerous automotive companies such as Fiat Chrysler, General Motors, and Mercedes-Benz.

Unified was represented by Raghav Bajaj and David McCombs from Haynes and Boone, and by in-house counsel, Michelle Aspen and Roshan Mansinghani, in this proceeding. View Carucel's district court litigation here. To read the decision and view the entire case proceeding, visit our Portal.

DigiMedia Tech patent challenged as likely invalid

On November 6, 2020, Unified filed a petition for inter partes review (IPR) against U.S. Patent 7,715,476, formally owned by Intellectual Ventures but now owned by DigiMedia Tech LLC, an NPE and an IP Investments Group entity. The ‘476 patent is generally related to displaying video images generated by a camera on a display, and more particularly to tracking a head portion of a person image in camera-generated video images. The ‘476 patent has been asserted against Olympus Corp., Fujifilm Holdings, Sakar International, Nikon, JK Imaging, and Elite Brands.

View district court litigations by DigiMedia Tech. To read the petition and view the case record, see Unified’s Portal. Unified is represented by Trenton Ward at Finnegan, and by in-house counsel, David Seastrunk and Roshan Mansinghani, in this proceeding.