Dialect natural language patent reexam granted

On November 14, 2023, less than two months after Unified filed an ex parte reexamination, the Central Reexamination Unit (CRU) granted Unified’s request, finding a substantial new question of patentability on the challenged claims of U.S. Patent 9,495,957, owned and asserted by Dialect, LLC, an NPE. The ‘957 patent relates to natural language human machine interactions using context information. The patent has been asserted against Amazon and Samsung. 

View district court litigations by Dialect. Unified is represented by Patrick Muldoon, John Baird, and Paul Belnap at Duane Morris and by in-house counsel, Jordan Rossen and David Seastrunk, in this proceeding.

To view the reexamination request, visit Unified’s Portal: https://portal.unifiedpatents.com/exparte/90015303

IPVal entity, 5G IP Holdings, 5G patent reexam granted

On November 14, 2023, three months after Unified filed an ex parte reexamination, the Central Reexamination Unit (CRU) granted Unified’s request, finding a substantial new question of patentability on the challenged claims of U.S. Patent 10,813,163, owned and asserted by 5G IP Holdings LLC, an NPE and IP Valuation Partners, LLC entity. The '163 patent generally relates to discontinuous reception (DRX) and utilizing slots within subframes to adapt DRX to function within the 5G frame structure. The patent is currently being asserted against Apple and had previously been asserted against Samsung.

View district court litigations by 5G IP Holdings. Unified is represented by Drew Sommer at Greenberg Traurig, and by in-house counsel, David Seastrunk and Jessica L.A. Marks, in this proceeding.

To view the reexamination request, visit Unified’s Portal: https://portal.unifiedpatents.com/exparte/90015277

2023 Corporate IP Strategy Conference was a success!

The 2023 Corporate IP Strategy Conference (CIPSC) was attended by over 200 IP professionals, attorneys, and consultants with several presentations and discussions on the most thought-provoking IP issues of our current times. Find the presentations below over Brattle Groups recently concluded Wi-Fi 6 expert economic report, the meteoric rise of litigation finance and exotic insurance products, Portal updates, and slides regarding international patent strategy topics.

Our next event will be the 12th Annual Patent Administrative Law Conference (PALC) on Wednesday, April 24, 2024, in Washington, DC. We will have more information soon!

IPVal patent asserted against dozens of retailers challenged

On November 10, 2023, Unified Patents filed an ex parte reexamination proceeding against U.S. Patent 8,643,875, owned by eCeipt, LLC, an NPE and IPValuation Partners entity.  The ‘875 patent relates to sending electronic receipts to a customer. It has been asserted against 24 retailers including a pending assertion against Advanced Auto Parts.

View district court litigations by eCeipt. Unified is represented by in-house counsel, Alyssa Holtslander and T.J. Murphy.

NexGen semiconductor controller patent reexam granted

On November 14, 2023, less than four weeks after Unified filed an ex parte reexamination, the Central Reexamination Unit (CRU) granted Unified’s request, finding a substantial new question of patentability on the challenged claims of U.S. Patent 8,278,855 owned and asserted by NexGen Control Systems, LLC, an NPE. The '855 patent generally relates to control systems for electric motors. The patent is currently asserted against Infineon and NXP.

View district court litigations by NexGen. Unified is represented by in-house counsel, T.J. Murphy and Ashraf Fawzy.

To view the reexamination request, visit Unified’s Portal: https://portal.unifiedpatents.com/exparte/90019288