Dolby EP patent successfully challenged at the EPO

On September 14, 2023, all of the original claims of EP 3490258 B1, owned by Dolby International AB, were found unpatentable based on a challenge filed by Unified. EP ‘258 generally relates to video coding techniques that use data hiding to decrease bandwidth. This filing is a part of Unified’s ongoing efforts in its SEP Video Codec Zone.

Read the amended claims below. Unified was represented at the opposition hearing by Dr. Susan Keston and Dr. Andrew McGettrick of HGF. In-house support was provided by Jessica L.A. Marks and Roshan Mansinghani.

Fortress entity, Entropic, broadcast cable patent challenged

On September 20, 2023, Unified Patents filed an ex parte reexamination proceeding against U.S. Patent 9,210,362, owned and asserted by Entropic Communications, an NPE and Fortress IP subsidiary. The ’362 Patent generally relates to a wideband receiver that outputs a selected plurality of television channels to a demodulator. The patent is currently being asserted against Cox, Comcast, and Charter Communications.

View district court litigations by Entropic Communications. Unified is represented by Raghav Bajaj and David McCombs of Hayes Boone, by in-house counsel, Kelly Hughes and Roshan Mansinghani.

Other Unified challenges against Entropic patents:

Fortress IP entity, Entropic Communications, packet transmission patent challenged

Fortress entity, Entropic Communications, broadband patent challenged

$2,000 awarded for Fortress entity, Entropic Communications, signal patent prior art

Unified is pleased to announce PATROLL crowdsourcing contest winner, Vibhor Dimri, was awarded $2,000 for his prior art submission on U.S. Patent 11,399,206, owned by Entropic Communications, an NPE and Fortress IP subsidiary. The ‘206 patent generally relates to a wideband receiver system comprises a wideband analog-to-digital converter (ADC) module and a digital frontend (DFE) module. It has been asserted against Charter, Comcast, and Cox Communications.

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

• US 8502920

• US 8902369

Fortress entity, Entropic Communications, broadband patent challenged

On September 11, 2023, Unified Patents filed an ex parte reexamination proceeding against U.S. Patent 7,594,249, owned and asserted by Entropic Communications, an NPE and Fortress IP subsidiary. The '249 patent generally relates to communication between devices in a local area network utilizing coaxial wiring. The patent is currently being asserted against DirecTV / AT&T, Cox, Comcast, and Dish Network.

View district court litigations by Entropic Communications. Unified is represented by Raghav Bajaj of Hayes Boone, by in-house counsel, David Seastrunk and Alyssa Holtslander.

IPO hosts "IP Litigation Finance & Disclosure" Webinar, September 21

Join Unified’s GC, Jonathan Stroud, and others on Thursday, September 21st, on IPO’s IP Chat Channel. Litigation funding and prevailing secondaries markets have quickly come to undergird huge swaths of U.S. civil litigation today. This is particularly true in U.S. patent litigation, although financing efforts surrounding patents are not exclusively limited to enforcement efforts. Indeed, studies show that up to a third of all modern patent litigation is now funded, making patent litigation the highest-growth area in litigation funding. Some argue that litigation funding has enabled small players and individual inventors to realize the value of their intellectual property holdings. Others have raised concerns about the impact of funding on litigation, pointing especially to a lack of transparency in litigation financing. This webinar will explore this burgeoning field from a variety of angles, including objective facts relating to funders and their cases, insurance and lending efforts, as well as perspectives of investors, defendants, and other market participants. Bringing together these diverse perspectives will help attendees better understand this significant new development in patent litigation and IP monetization.

https://www.unifiedpatents.com/edge

EVENT INFORMATION

Thursday, September 21, 2023

12:00pm-1:00pm ET

Registration Fees

IPO Members: Free - Non-Members: $150