$2,000 for Veritaseum Capital smart contracts patent prior art

On October 13, 2022, a new PATROLL contest, with a $2,000 cash prize, was added seeking prior art on at least claims 1, 7, and 13 of U.S. Patent 11,196,566, owned by Veritaseum Capital LLC, an NPE. The patent generally relates to smart contracts with low trust or zero trust value transfers. The ‘566 patent has been asserted against Coinbase.

The contest will expire on December 31, 2022. Please visit PATROLL for more information and to submit an entry for this contest.

Prior Art Provider	Claim Chart Link
Apex Standards	Claim Construction Report
Techson IP	Limestone|Report
IPscreener	Relevant Prior Art
Google	Similar Documents - Patents
Google	Similar Documents - NPL

$2,000 for DynaIP entity, Street Spirit IP identity management patent, prior art

On October 13, 2022, a new PATROLL contest, with a $2,000 cash prize, was added seeking prior art on at least claim 44 of U.S. Patent 8,850,535, owned and asserted by Street Spirit IP, LLC, an NPE and DynaIP entity. The patent generally relates to identity management. The ‘535 patent has been asserted against the popular dating app OkCupid.

The contest will expire on December 31, 2022. Please visit PATROLL for more information and to submit an entry for this contest.

Prior Art Provider	Claim Chart Link
Apex Standards	Claim Construction Report
Techson IP	Limestone|Report
IPscreener	Relevant Prior Art
Google	Similar Documents - Patents
Google	Similar Documents - NPL
Unified Portal	Relevant Prior Art

$2,000 for IP Edge sub, Tranquility IP, prior art

On October 13, 2022, a new PATROLL contest, with a $2,000 cash prize, was added seeking prior art on at least claim 9 of U.S. Patent 8,272,037, owned and asserted by Tranquility IP, an NPE and entity of IP Edge. The patent generally relates to improving the control of access by a terminal device in a WLAN environment. The ‘037 patent has been asserted against companies such as NetApp, Belden, and Cambium Networks.

The contest will expire on December 31, 2022. Please visit PATROLL for more information and to submit an entry for this contest.

Prior Art Provider	Claim Chart Link
Apex Standards	Claim Construction Report
Techson IP	Limestone|Report
IPscreener	Relevant Prior Art
Google	Similar Documents - Patents
Google	Similar Documents - NPL
Unified Portal	Relevant Prior Art

$2,000 awarded for Guzik '220 RF Circuitry patent prior art

Unified is pleased to announce PATROLL crowdsourcing contest winner, Robert Dickerman, who was awarded a cash prize of $2,000 for his prior art submission for U.S. Patent 7,221,220. The patent is owned by Guzik Technical Enterprises, an NPE. The '220 patent generally relates to a method for low-frequency bypassing in broadband RF circuitry.

We would also like to thank the dozens of other high-quality submissions that were made on this patent. The ongoing contests are open to anyone, and include tens of thousands of dollars in rewards available for helping the industry to challenge NPE patents of questionable validity by finding and submitting prior art in the contests. Visit PATROLL today to learn more about how to participate.

WINNING SUBMISSION

• “Amplifying Devices and Low-Pass Amplifier Design” (“Cherry”)

Fill out the form below to download the winning submission:

WTR Highlights Canon and Unified Brands Recent Success Against Over 50 Foreign Counterfeiters

On October 10, 2022, the World Trademark Review wrote an article that covers the recent conclusion of Canon and Unified Brands’ trademark infringement action against over 50 foreign online counterfeiters. “Canon’s win against more than 50 illicit online sellers illustrates the effectiveness of following the money in anti-counterfeiting suits and provides a checklist of behaviours to look for when building a case.”

Read the full article HERE.