$10,000 for prior art on all 5 patents asserted by Invincible IP, an IP Edge entity

On August 2, 2021, Unified Patents added five new PATROLL contests, with a combined prize winnings of $10,000 (each at $2,000), seeking prior art on all asserted patents by IP Edge entity, Invincible IP:

All contests will end on October 31, 2021. Please contact info@unifiedpatents.com for any questions.

CommWorks Solutions patent challenged

On July 30, 2021, Unified filed a petition for inter partes review (IPR) against U.S. Patent 8,923,846, owned by CommWorks Solutions, LLC, an NPE and subsidiary of IP Investments Group LLC. The ‘846 patent relates to the recovery of information in a mobile communications network. It has been asserted against Comcast Cable Communications.

View district court litigations by CommWorks Solutions. To read the petition and view the case record, see Unified’s Portal. Unified is represented by in-house counsel Michelle Aspen and Ashraf Fawzy.

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World's First Search Engine for Ex Parte Reexaminations

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New Portal Product and Features:

Ex Parte Reexaminations

Unified Patents’ Portal launches the world’s first search engine for Ex Parte Reexaminations. Users now can find up-to-date information on any given case, and search by case by number, patent number, or by party. Ex Parte Reexaminations are another way to challenge patents at the USPTO and traditionally have required users to know the patent involved and search through the prosecution history to see the filings. Until the introduction of the PTAB they were the most popular way to challenge bad patents.

Now, all challenges going back 15+ years are available and searchable. In addition, users can see outcomes (when possible) and find out who challenged which patent. Combined with Unified’s PTAB Tool, Unified is the only provider to enable users to comprehensively view every patent challenge in the US.

Portal displays all Ex Parte Reexaminations for users to understand the significance and how this type of filing is being utilized. This would include searching by case number, patent number, patent owner, and requester.

Users are also able to view high-level analytics, including outcome, top parties, and filings by year.

Portal also allows users to view the docket of any given case and retrieve up-to-date information at any given time.

Copyright © 2021, Unified Patents, LLC. All rights reserved.

WSOU '213 reexamination request granted

On July 27, 2021, just three weeks after Unified filed an ex parte reexamination, the USPTO granted Unified’s request, finding substantial new questions of patentability on the challenged claims of U.S. Patent 8,103,213. Formerly owned by the Nokia Corporation, the ‘213 patent is currently owned by WSOU Investments, LLC and has been asserted against NEC in the Western District of Texas.

Unified is represented by Eric Buresh and Chris Schmidt from Erise IP and by in-house counsel, Ashraf Fawzy and Jung Hahm, in this proceeding.

To view any documents for the reexamination proceedings on Unified's Portal, go to https://portal.unifiedpatents.com/exparte/90014789.

Webinar Materials - Truly Inventive: Improving the Quality of Issued Patents

Speakers:

Jonathan Stroud — Chief IP Counsel, Unified Patents

Joe Matal — Partner in Intellectual Department, Haynes and Boone, LLP

In our latest webinar, Unified's Chief IP Counsel, Jonathan Stroud, was joined by Joseph Matal, Partner at Haynes and Boone, LLP, to discuss reform proposals for improving the quality of issued U.S. patents.

To listen to the recorded webinar, click here: https://vimeo.com/580879697

The slide presentation from this webinar can be seen below.

Our next webinar, Fintiv Denials in Light of ITC Cases, is scheduled for Thursday, August 26th. Visit our website for topic details and more information.