Atlantic IP entity Lionra Technologies cybersecurity patent challenged

On April 28, 2023, Unified Patents filed an ex parte reexamination proceeding against U.S. Patent 7,685,436, owned by Lionra Technologies Ltd, an Atlantic IP entity. The ‘436 patent relates to a security processor and has been asserted against Fortinet, Palo Alto Networks, and Cisco.

View district court litigations by Lionra Technologies. Unified is represented by David Tennant of Allen & Overy, and by in-house counsel, Michelle Aspen and Roshan Mansinghani.

To view the reexamination request, visit Unified’s Portal: https://portal.unifiedpatents.com/exparte/90015225

Velos Media video codec patent reexam granted

On April 20, 2023, less than two months 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 9,497,469, owned and asserted by Velos Media, an NPE. The ‘469 patent relates to a device for indicating information about a leading picture for decoding images at a random access point.

Unified is represented by Drew Sommer of Greenberg Traurig and by in-house counsel, Michelle Aspen and Jessica L.A. Marks.

To view the reexamination request, visit Unified’s Portal: https://portal.unifiedpatents.com/exparte/90015202

IP Valuation entity Lupercal reexam successfully challenged

On April 26, 2023, the PTAB issued a reexam certificate against U.S. Patent 9,386,094 cancelling all challenged claims. Owned and asserted by Lupercal, LLC, an NPE and IP Valuation Partners entity, the '094 patent is generally directed to an image submission tool that can pre-process images prior to image upload based on pre-processing parameters received from a separate device. The patent had previously been asserted against Ally Financial and BancorpSouth Bank.

View district court litigations by Lupercal. Unified was represented by in-house counsel David Seastrunk and Roshan Mansinghani.

To view any documents for the reexamination proceedings on Unified's Portal, go to https://portal.unifiedpatents.com/exparte/90015043.

Patent transaction data now available through Q1 of 2023

Unified’s Portal now includes patent transaction data through Q1 of 2023. Users can search for patents that are For Sale or Likely Sold to understand secondary market behavior and make predictions on future assertions activity. This data is available through Richardson Oliver Insights, an insights provider offering a proprietary deal database and deep connections with the patent broker and seller community. Richardson Oliver Insights have provided customers with actionable information in the form of reports, analysis, and insights on live information on specific assets.

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Jeffrey M. Gross entity Hyperquery patent prior art found

Unified is pleased to announce prior art has been found on U.S. Patent 9,529,918, owned by Hyperquery, LLC, an NPE and Jeffery M. Gross entity. The ‘918 patent generally relates to a method and system for downloading at least one application via a communication network. It has been asserted against LG, Samsung, and HP.

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