$2,000 for Jeffrey M. Gross entity, Telsync Technologies, wireless 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 8,897,263, owned by Telsync Technologies, LLC, a Jeffrey M. Gross entity. The ‘263 patent relates to a method for synchronizing multiple mobile devices in a wireless network. It has been recently asserted against AT&T, Accenture PLC, Samsung, Ericsson, ZTE, and T-Mobile.

The contest will expire on August 30, 2024. Please visit PATROLL for more information and to submit an entry for this contest.

DynaIP entity, Cloud Systems, environment control patent challenged

On June 7, 2024, Unified Patents filed an ex parte reexamination proceeding against U.S. Patent 8,533,326, owned and asserted by Cloud Systems HoldCo IP, LLC, an NPE and DynaIP entity.  The ’326 patent focuses on a system and method for efficiently managing and routing data among multiple devices within a given environment. It was asserted against Philips North America.

View district court litigations by Cloud Systems HoldCo IP. Unified is represented by in-house counsel, Jordan Rossen and David Seastrunk, in this proceeding.

$10,000 for Lab Technology communication patents prior art

Unified has added 5 new PATROLL contests, each with a $2,000 cash prize, seeking prior art on the list below. The patents are owned by Lab Technology, LLC, an NPE. The patents generally relate to communication systems for mobile phones.

The contests will expire on August 30, 2024. Please visit PATROLL for more information or click on each link below.

US 8,503,973 - Caller Location for Emergency Services

US 8,515,032 - Voice Message System

US 9,219,982 - Refreshing a Telephone Display

US 8,498,388 - Audio Announcement Delivery

US 9,578,570 - Call Continuity for Dual-Mode Mobile Phone Users

$6,000 for Dominion Harbor entity, Columbia Peak Ventures, video patents prior art

Unified Patents added three new PATROLL contests, each with a $2,000 cash prize, seeking prior art on the list below. The patents are owned by Columbia Peak Ventures, LLC, an NPE and entity of the Dominion Harbor Group. The patents generally relate to smart TV software and video applications.

The contests will expire on August 15, 2024. Please visit PATROLL for more information or click on each link below.

US 7,446,803 - Synchronous Video and Data Annotations

US 9,367,296 - Synchronizing Application Programs

US 9,723,378 - Integrating Smart Tv Program Channels

Acacia entity, Monarch, networking patent found invalid

On May 23, 2024, the Central Reexamination Unit (CRU) entered a final rejection of the challenged claims of U.S. Patent 8,451,845, owned and asserted by Monarch Networking Solutions, LLC, an Acacia Research Corp. entity.  The ‘845 patent relates to converting data packets between the IPv4 and IPv6 domains. It had been asserted against Cisco and Juniper Networks.

View district court litigations by Monarch Networking. Unified was represented by James Stein of Lee & Hayes 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/90019246