$2,000 for Jeffrey M. Gross entity Onscreen Dynamics prior art

On October 4, 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 9,645,663. The patent is owned by Onscreen Dynamics LLC, a Jeffrey M. Gross entity. The '663 patent relates to an electronic device with a touchscreen display comprising of an active touchscreen region and a virtual bezel area. The patent has been asserted against Tesla, BMW, Mercedes, Volvo, Pioneer, Partner Tech, Getac Technology, EMBROSS, Sharp, AsusTek, Samsung, and LG.

The contest will expire on December 31, 2021. Please visit PATROLL for more information and to submit an entry for this contest.

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B# On Demand patent held invalid

On November 10, 2021, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) issued a final written decision in Unified Patents, LLC v. B# On Demand, LLC holding all challenged claims of U.S. Patent 9,553,880 invalid. 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 had been 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 of DLA Piper, and in-house counsel, Alyssa Holtslander and Roshan Mansinghani, in this proceeding.

Longhorn HD patent held invalid

On November 9, 2021, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) issued a final written decision in Unified Patents, LLC v. Longhorn HD LLC holding all challenged claims of U.S. Patent 7,260,846 invalid. Longhorn HD LLC, an NPE, is an 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 (now at Allen & Overy) and David Markoff of White & Case, and in-house counsel, Roshan Mansinghani and Jung Hahm, in this proceeding.

GEVC EPO Patent Challenged

On September 30, 2021, Unified filed an opposition proceeding against EP 3151566 B1, currently owned by GE Video Compression, LLC. The EP ’566 patent is part of a family purportedly essential to HEVC and part of the Access Advance patent pool. This filing is a part of Unified’s ongoing efforts in its SEP Video Codec Zone.

Unified is represented by Andrew McGettrick at HGF Law, and by in-house counsel, Ashraf Fawzy and Jung Hahm.

Second InterDigital EPO Patent Challenged

On October 26, 2021, Unified filed an opposition proceeding against another patent owned by InterDigital, EP 1872588 B1. The EP ’588 patent is part of a family purportedly essential to HEVC and part of the Access Advance patent pool. This filing is a part of Unified’s ongoing efforts in its SEP Video Codec Zone.

Unified is represented by Andrew McGettrick at HGF Law, and by in-house counsel, Ashraf Fawzy and Jessica L.A. Marks.