$2,000 awarded for Flick Intelligence information sharing patent prior art

Unified is pleased to announce PATROLL crowdsourcing contest winners, Ekta Aswal and Vibhor Dimri, who split a cash award of $2,000 for their prior art submissions on U.S. Patent 9,465,451, owned by Flick Intelligence, LLC, an NPE. The ‘451 patent generally relates to a computer program product for displaying additional information about a displayed point of interest. The patent had been asserted against Magic Leap, Google, Apple, and Niantic.

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.

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Empire IP entity, Fleet Connect, wireless patent challenged

On September 22, 2023, Unified Patents filed an ex parte reexamination proceeding against U.S. Patent 7,058,040, owned and asserted by Fleet Connect Solutions, LLC, an NPE and entity of Empire IP. The ‘040 patent generally relates to minimizing RF channel interference in a device where two RF standards operate in the same frequency bands. The patent is being asserted against devices that have the ability to communicate using LTE, 802.11, or Bluetooth. Companies asserted against include Penske Auto, Aptiv, USIC Locating Services, Rivian, and Peloton.

View district court litigations by Fleet Connect. Unified is represented by Michael Jones and Mark Rawls at Rothwell Figg and by in-house counsel, David Seastrunk and Jessica L.A. Marks.

DynaIP entity, Silent Communication, telecom patent claim cancelled

On September 25, 2023, the USPTO issued a Notice of Intent to Issue Ex Parte Reexamination Certificate in RE90/015,109, cancelling the lone claim of U.S. Patent 8,229,409, owned by Silent Communication, LLC, an NPE and DynaIP entity. The ’409 patent relates to recovering calls after an erroneous disconnection and has been asserted against Adobe, Fuze, Lifesize, and Zoho. Unified filed the request for ex parte reexamination in August 2022.

View district court litigations by Silent Communication. Unified was represented by in-house counsel, Michelle Aspen and Roshan Mansinghani.

To view any documents for the reexamination proceedings on Unified's Portal, go to https://portal.unifiedpatents.com/exparte/90015109.

$2,000 awarded for Third Iris video surveillance patent prior art

Unified is pleased to announce PATROLL crowdsourcing contest winner, Ekta Aswal, who was awarded a cash prize of $2,000 for her prior art submission on U.S. Patent 8,558,888, owned by Third Iris Corp, an NPE. The patent generally relates to a video surveillance terminal that avoids network congestion. The ‘888 patent has been asserted against companies such as ADT, Vivint, and Google.

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.

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Aeritas mobile notification patent claims cancelled

On September 19, 2023, the USPTO issued a Notice of Intent to Issue Ex Parte Reexamination Certificate in RE90/014,750, cancelling all claims of U.S. Patent 9,390,435, owned by Aeritas, LLC. Prior to this notice issuing, Aeritas had appealed the Examiner’s final rejection to the Board and lost. Unified filed the request for ex parte reexamination in May 2021.

The ‘435 patent relates to receiving notifications related to products or services of interest, at a mobile device based on the location of the mobile device and notification criteria, and then receiving additional information about the products or services or a purchase confirmation, at the mobile device in response to an input. The patent had been asserted in 21 litigations.

View district court litigations by Aeritas. Unified is represented by in-house counsel Alyssa Holtslander and Michelle Aspen. To view any documents for the reexamination proceedings on Unified’s Portal, go to https://portal.unifiedpatents.com/exparte/90014750.