$3,500 awarded for Mimzi audio recording patents prior art

Unified is pleased to announce PATROLL crowdsourcing contest winners below totaling $3,500 in cash prizes. The patents are owned by Mimzi LLC, an NPE. The patents generally relate to systems for recording audio conversations. The patents have been asserted against Foursquare, TripAdvisor, HTC, Acer, ASUSTek, and Samsung.

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.

US 11086929 - Photographic Memory (litigations)

Winner - Ekta Aswal

Winning Submission: US 20070037605; US 6091956

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US 11308156 - Photographic Memory (litigations)

Winners - Dinesh Swami & Ekta Aswal

Winning Submissions: US 7155238; US 20070037605

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VideoLabs digital content patents prior art found

Unified is pleased to announce prior art has been found on the following four patents listed below. The patents are owned by VideoLabs, Inc. The patents generally relate to digital media content and some have been asserted against Netflix, Amazon, Roku, HP, Inc., and ASUStek.

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.

DOWNLOAD PRIOR ART - US 7440559 - Computer Program Product for Controlling the Flow of Content (litigations)

DOWNLOAD PRIOR ART - US 8291236 - Secondary Conditional Access Server (litigations)

DOWNLOAD PRIOR ART - US 8667304 - Secondary Conditional Access Server (litigations)

DOWNLOAD PRIOR ART - US RE43113 - Domain-based Management of Distribution of Digital Content (litigations)

IP Investments entity DigiMedia Tech H.264/AVC patent challenge instituted

On February 22, 2024, one month after Unified filed an ex parte reexamination, the Central Reexamination Unit (CRU) granted Unified’s request, finding substantial new questions of patentability on the challenged claims of U.S. Patent 6,606,287, owned by DigiMedia Tech, LLC, an NPE and an IP Investments Group entity. The ‘287 patent generally relates to recording and storing a media signal, while determining an optimal compression rate based on characteristics of the media signal while maintaining acceptable quality. The patent has been asserted against devices using H.264 / AVC from companies including Panasonic, Lenovo, OnePlus, TCT Mobile, Xiaomi, and Best Buy.

View district court litigations by DigiMedia Tech. Unified is represented by Eric Buresh and Nick Apel at Erise IP, and by in-house counsel, David Seastrunk and Roshan Mansinghani.

To view the reexamination request, visit Unified’s Portal: https://portal.unifiedpatents.com/exparte/90019389

InfoGation navigation patent challenged

On February 28, 2024, Unified Patents filed an ex parte reexamination proceeding against U.S. Patent 8,406,994, owned and asserted by InfoGation Corporation, an NPE. The '994 patent is generally directed to displaying maps on GPS receivers. It has been asserted against Toyota, Honda, BMW, and Changan Ford Automobile Company.

View district court litigations by InfoGation. Unified is represented by Slater Matsil, LLP, and by in-house counsel, T.J. Murphy and Roshan Mansinghani.

IPVal entity Rosen Technologies thermostat patent held invalid

On February 28, 2024, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) issued a final written decision in Unified Patents, LLC v. Rosen Technologies LLC holding all challenged claims of U.S. Patent 7,156,318 unpatentable. Owned and asserted by Rosen Technologies LLC, an NPE and entity of IP Valuation Partners, the ‘318 patent is directed to a programmable thermostat having virtual buttons that control space conditioning equipment. It had been asserted against Resideo Technologies and Lennox International, and most recently, Ecobee.

View district court litigations by Rosen Technologies. To read the petition and view the case record, see Unified’s Portal. Unified was represented by Duane Morris and by in-house counsel, T.J. Murphy and Roshan Mansinghani, in this proceeding.