$2,000 for Trinity Info Media prior art

On March 2, 2021, Unified Patents added a new PATROLL contest, with a $2,000 cash prize, seeking prior art on at least claim 1 of U.S. Patent 9,087,321. The patent is owned by Trinity Info Media, LLC f/k/a Trinity Intel Media LLC, an NPE.

The '321 patent generally relates to a system that provides an on-line network of friends that are determined through polling each of the users. It is currently being asserted against Hornet Networks, Raya App, The League App, Covalent, and Coffee Meets Bagel.

The contest will expire on July 1, 2021. Please visit PATROLL for more information and to submit an entry for this contest.

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$2,000 for AML IP prior art

On March 2, 2021, Unified Patents added a new PATROLL contest, with a $2,000 cash prize, seeking prior art on at least claim 1 of U.S. Patent 6,876,979. This patent is owned by AML IP, LLC, an NPE and subsidiary of Dynamic IP Deals, LLC.

The '979 patent generally relates to a system and method for supporting electronic commerce in an environment in which multiple service providers each have associated vendors where a user may maintain an account at a service provider that is different from the service provider associated with the vendor from which a user makes an on-line purchase. AML IP is currently asserting the patent against Blizzard Entertainment, Kongregate, Coinbase, Rebilly, Payment Approved Technologies, and AffiniPay.

The contest will expire on July 1, 2021. Please visit PATROLL for more information and to submit an entry for this contest.

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SynKloud Technologies patent held unpatentable

On March 5, 2021, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) issued a final written decision in Unified Patents, LLC v. SynKloud Technologies, LLC holding all claims of U.S. Patent 9,098,526 unpatentable. SynKloud Technologies is a subsidiary of Ideahub, Inc. The ‘526 patent, directed to providing remote storage for wireless devices, has been asserted against Hewlett-Packard and Blu Products.

Unified was represented by John Baird, Paul Belnap, and Patrick McPherson of Duane Morris in this proceeding. View SynKloud's district court litigation. To view the case record, see Unified's Portal.

$3,000 for Safe Driving Technologies prior art

On February 19, 2021, Unified Patents added a new PATROLL contest, with a $3,000 cash prize, seeking prior art on at least claim 1 of U.S. Patent 9,713,994. This patent is currently owned by Act-IP, an NPE. The '994 patent generally relates to a system of sensors to allow a driver to safely drive their vehicle while being able to use smart applications. This patent is currently being asserted against Ford Motor Company in the Delaware District Court.

The contest will expire on May 16, 2021. Please visit PATROLL for more information and to submit an entry for this contest.

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InQuartik	Semantic Prior Art

Unified Brands Aims to Combat Counterfeiters

On March 3, 2021, Unified Patents launched a new subsidiary, Unified Brands, which aims to combat counterfeiters on behalf of SMEs on a ‘no cost’ basis. Unified Brands will work with small businesses to recover proceeds of counterfeiting. “Fundamentally we troll counterfeiters on behalf of companies that have counterfeiting problems,” says Shawn Ambwani, chief operating officer (COO) of Unified Patents.

As a subsidiary of Unified Patents with over 200+ international membership organization, we are very good at deterring others from profiting off IP that isn’t theirs. We scrape online marketplaces, such as Amazon, Wish, Alibaba, AliExpress, and others, to find these counterfeiters. When counterfeit products are found online, Unified Brands will protect a brand from counterfeiting and deter counterfeiters from going after that brand specifically.

Unified Brands makes money when enforcement is successful and action is taken against a range of counterfeiters selling on online marketplaces to US consumers. After paying the lawyers, Unified Brands splits whatever earned from the infringers 50-50 with the client.

Read more about Unified Brands in this great article by Trevor Little at Law Business Research.