Delaware Online has published an article written by Jonathan Stroud, General Counsel at Unified Patents, over an influx of cash into intellectual property lawsuits. Non-practicing entities, also known as “patent trolls”, and their investors are incentivized to demand massive sums, and their shell company arrangements shield them from negative consequences. These high-stakes wagers create a vicious cycle that subverts our justice system and wreaks havoc on innovators.
Nostromo location-based patent challenged
On June 27, 2024, Unified Patents filed an ex parte reexamination proceeding against U.S. Patent 8,559,970, owned and asserted by Nostromo, LLC, an NPE. The '970 patent is generally directed to providing location-based information and notifications to a user's device, based on location, user preference settings, and conditions for triggering the information delivery. It is being asserted against ADT, Resideo, and Ecobee.
View district court litigations by Nostromo. Unified is represented by in-house counsel, David Seastrunk and Kelly Hughes, in this proceeding.
Dialect natural language patent found invalid
On June 27, 2024, the Central Reexamination Unit (CRU) entered a final rejection of 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, Bank of America, 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
DynaIP entity, Cloud Systems HoldCo IP, IoT patent found invalid
On June 28, 2024, the Central Reexamination Unit (CRU) entered a final rejection of the challenged claims of U.S. Patent 8,909,779, owned and asserted by Cloud Systems HoldCo IP, LLC, an NPE and DynaIP entity. The ’779 patent relates to methods for controlling devices in an environment. It has been asserted against over ten companies, including Carrier Global, Google, Monitronics International, Philips North America, and Ring.
View district court litigations by Cloud Systems HoldCo IP. Unified was represented by in-house counsel, Michelle Aspen and TJ Murphy.
To view the reexamination request, visit Unified’s Portal: https://portal.unifiedpatents.com/exparte/90015264
$2,000 for Analytical Technologies customer service 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 8,799,083, owned by Analytical Technologies, LLC, an NPE. The ‘083 patent relates to restaurant customer service management systems and methods. It has been asserted against Dairy Queen, Raising Canes, Denny's, Starbucks, Chick-Fil-A, Five Guys, and others.
The contest will expire on August 31, 2024. Please visit PATROLL for more information and to submit an entry for this contest.