$2,000 for Equitable IP entity Communication Interface Technologies virtual connection patent prior art

Unified Patents added a new PATROLL contest, with a $2,000 cash prize, seeking prior art on at least claim 1 of U.S. Patent 6,574,239, owned by Communication Interface Technologies LLC, an entity of Equitable IP Corporation. The ‘239 patent relates to client-server computing architectures and communication techniques. More particularly, the invention relates to a system whereby a mobile worker and a central server may maintain a virtually continuous connection without the need to maintain a physical connection continuously. The patent has been asserted over 70 times but most recently against CVS, Staples, Bridgestone, Petco, Kohler, Louis Vuitton, and others.

The contest will expire on June 3, 2024. Please visit PATROLL for more information and to submit an entry for this contest.

$4,000 for Atlantic IP Services entity Croga Innovations software patents prior art

Unified Patents added two new PATROLL contests, each with a $2,000 cash prize, seeking prior art on the list below. The patents are owned by by Croga Innovations, Ltd., an entity of Atlantic IP Services Limited. The patents generally relate to software applications. The ‘780 patent has been asserted against IBM, Cisco, and Fortinet. The ‘601 patent has been asserted against Palo Alto Networks and Cisco.

The contests will expire on June 1, 2024. Please visit PATROLL for more information or click on each link below.

US 10,601,780 - Internet Security

US 11,223,601 - Isolation of Collaboration Software

$4,000 for NTECH multimedia patents prior art

Unified Patents added two new PATROLL contests, each with a $2,000 cash prize, seeking prior art on the list below. The patents are owned by NTECH Properties, LLC, an NPE. The patents generally relate to media delivery. The patents are currently asserted against ByteDance, Ltd.

The contests will expire on June 1, 2024. Please visit PATROLL for more information or click on each link below.

US 9215261 - Media Programming

US 9317597 - Efficient and Entertaining Information Delivery

$2,000 for Leigh M. Rothschild entity Electronic Edison Transmission power patent prior art

Unified Patents added a new PATROLL contest, with a $2,000 cash prize, seeking prior art on at least claim 1 of U.S. Patent 9,871,415, owned by Electronic Edison Transmission Technologies, LLC, an entity of Leigh M. Rothschild. The ‘415 patent relates to systems, methods, and devices for transferring power to a mobile device. It has been asserted against Samsung.

The contest will expire on May 25, 2024. Please visit PATROLL for more information and to submit an entry for this contest.

$2,000 for Key Patent Innovations entity Malikie Innovations video encoding patent prior art

Unified Patents added a new PATROLL contest, with a $2,000 cash prize, seeking prior art on at least claim 10 of U.S. Patent 9,179,147, owned by Malikie Innovations Limited, an entity of Key Patent Innovations Limited. The ‘147 patent relates to the use of soft decisions and iterative coding in Motion Picture Experts Group (MPEG) and H.264 compliant video encoding. The patent has been asserted against ASUSTeK and Acer.

The contest will expire on May 25, 2024. Please visit PATROLL for more information and to submit an entry for this contest.