$28,000 for IP Investments Group sub, DataCloud, prior art

On January 24, 2022, Unified added 14 new PATROLL contests, with a $2,000 cash prize for each, seeking prior art on the list below. The patents are owned by DataCloud, LLC, an NPE and subsidiary of IP Investments Group. The contests will all end on April 30, 2022. Please visit PATROLL for more information or click on each link below.

We also have third-party prior art providers giving our researchers a head start in the hunt! Click on each of the contests to find more from Techson IP, IPscreener, and Google Patent Analytics.

• US 6,560,613 - Disambiguating File Descriptors

• US 6,651,063 - Data Organization and Management System

• US 6,824,064 - Smart Card

• US 7,139,780 - Synchronizing Files in Multiple Nodes

• US 7,209,959 - Network Communication

• US 7,246,351 - Distributed Network

• US 7,398,298 - Remote Access and Retrieval of Electronic Files

• US 7,469,405 - Scheduling Execution of Cross-platform Computer

• US 8,156,499 - Manufacture for Scheduling Execution of Programs

• US 8,370,457 - Network Communication

• US 8,607,139 - Managing Content

• US 8,615,555 - Remote Access and Retrieval of Electronic Files

• US 8,762,498 - Network Communication

• US RE44723 - Regulating File Access Rates According to File Type

$4,000 for prior art on another set of Big Will Enterprises patents

On January 4, 2022, Unified Patents added two separate PATROLL contests with an opportunity to collect up to $4,000 in cash for prior art on at least claim 1 of two patents - U.S. Patent 8,559,914 and U.S. Patent 8,737,951. The patents are owned by Big Will Enterprises, Inc., an NPE. The patents generally relate to an interactive personal surveillance and security (IPSS) system for users carrying wireless communication devices. The patents have been asserted against Montblanc, Unaliwear, and Kronoz.

The contests will expire on March 31, 2022. Please visit PATROLL for more information and to submit an entry for these contests.

CONTESTS

• US 8,559,914

• US 8,737,951

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Engle Grange patent held invalid

On January 19, 2022, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) issued a final written decision in Unified Patents, LLC v. Engle Grange, LLC holding all challenged claims of U.S. Patent 8,548,645 invalid. The ‘645 patent is generally directed towards a two-step key fob authentication system for an automobile. The patent was asserted against Ford in early 2020.

View district court litigations by Engle Grange. To read the petition and view the case record, see Unified’s Portal. Unified was represented by in-house counsel, David Seastrunk and Roshan Mansinghani, in this proceeding.

IPR2020-01334 - Unified Patents LLC v. Engle Grange LLC Final Written Decision by Jennifer M Gallagher on Scribd

Causam Enterprises patent challenged

On January 18, 2022, Unified filed a petition for inter partes review (IPR) against U.S. Patent 10,396,592. The ‘592 patent is owned by Causam Enterprises, Inc., an NPE. The ’592 Patent relates to active load management systems and has been asserted in district court and the ITC against Ecobee, Resideo, Alarm.com, Xylem, and Itron.

View district court litigations by Causam Enterprises. To read the petition and view the case record, see Unified’s Portal. Unified is represented by in-house counsel, Jordan Rossen and Ashraf Fawzy.

Fintiv challenged in SCOTUS Amicus by Unified

On January 14, 2022, Unified Patents filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court in support of the petition for certiorari in Intel Corp. v. VLSI Tech. LLC, challenging the USPTO's reliance on their own NHK-Fintiv ruling, as well as the reviewability of such a de facto rule on appeal.

Unified Patents is represented by Bill Jenks of Jenks IP and by in-house counsel, Jung Hahm and Jonathan Stroud. Read the amicus brief below:

Amicus Brief Jan2022 by Jennifer M Gallagher on Scribd