JUVE Patent has published an article written by Jessica L.A. Marks, SEP & Foreign Managing Counsel at Unified Patents, over the growing presence of US-based Patent Assertion Entities (PAEs) spreading into Europe. Eight out of the top ten most active NPEs in Europe are US-based companies. However, NPEs are a large and growing part of the European landscape and are poised to increase with the introduction of the UPC.
DynaIP entity, Autonomous IP, self-driving patent challenged
On June 11, 2024, Unified Patents filed an ex parte reexamination proceeding against U.S. Patent 10,127,818, owned and asserted Autonomous IP, LLC, an NPE and DynaIP entity. The '818 patent is directed to autonomous vehicle navigation including detecting and avoiding emergency vehicles. It has been asserted against Tesla and Lyft.
View district court litigations by Autonomous IP. Unified is represented by in-house counsel, T.J. Murphy and Roshan Mansinghani, in this proceeding.
$2,000 for CardiacSense monitoring 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 7,980,998, owned by CardiacSense LTD, an NPE. The ‘998 patent relates to methods, systems, and devices for monitoring activities performed by a person, and for allowing communication with respect thereto, in particular where such activities includes sports, e.g. swimming. It has been asserted against Garmin, Coros Wearables, and Suunto.
The contest will expire on August 30, 2024. Please visit PATROLL for more information and to submit an entry for this contest.
$2,000 for Advanced Meter Systems meter reading 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 7,088,239, owned by Advanced Meter Systems, LLC (f/k/a Akoloutheo, LLC). The ‘239 patent relates to an apparatus for remote utility meter reading, including responses at the premises to fires, gas leaks, and other hazards, by sending alarms to utility companies, the fire department, and other emergency responders, and also emergency adjustment of electricity and gas connections. It has been asserted against Schneider Electric.
The contest will expire on August 30, 2024. Please visit PATROLL for more information and to submit an entry for this contest.
PATROLL’s Crowd-Sourced Submissions Available For Download
Now Zone Members can download any PATROLL contest submissions anytime they want
PATROLL is the world’s first crowd-sourced prior art contest forum where Unified Patents puts a monetary bounty on PAE- and NPE-owned patents. We engage the general public to submit prior art to improve overall patent quality. All submissions are reviewed by Unified's legal team to identify winning prior art, and we provide the invalidity claim chart to the world on the PATROLL portal.
Over the last decade, PATROLL has evolved into a massive platform with hundreds of contests and nearly 5,000 submissions, establishing itself as the world’s largest repository of crowdsourced prior art.
*Projected 2024
Previously, Zone Members would have to wait for results since Unified would review and identify a winner before an invalidity chart was published. Now, Zone Members can view and download unfiltered user submissions at any time before Unified declares a winner. This provides our Zone Members with the capability to view thousands of submissions as they arrive rather than wait till we publish the results.
To view unfiltered user submissions, simply log in to PATROLL and select ‘Download All Submissions’ from any contest. This allows Zone Members to use the crowd faster and to independently create their own charts.
PATROLL is just one of many tools that Unified provides to help improve patent quality. Click on the links below to find out about a few more: