$2,000 for Lattice Technologies communications patent prior art

Unified Patents added a new PATROLL contest, with a $2,000 cash prize, seeking prior art on claim 1 of U.S. Patent 8,098,153, owned by Lattice Technologies LLC, an NPE. The patent relates to a method of providing emergency response to a user carrying a user device and more specifically to establishing communication between the user device and a monitoring database over the Internet to provide such responses. It has been asserted against ADT, Alert360, and Vivint.

The contest will expire on December 11, 2024. Please visit PATROLL for more information and to submit an entry for this contest.

$14,000 for Avant Location Technologies mobile station patents prior art

Unified has added 7 new PATROLL contests, each with a $2,000 cash prize, seeking prior art on various claims on the list below. The patents are owned by Avant Location Technologies LLC, an NPE and entity of Anjay Venture Partners LLC. The patents generally relate to methods for monitoring the presence of a mobile station. The patents have all been asserted against Apple, Fibar Group, Nice Group, Samsung, and Generac Holdings.

The contests will expire on December 11, 2024. Please visit PATROLL for more information or click on each link below.

US 8738040 - claim 13

US 8934922 - claim 1

US 9042910 - claim 7

US 9119030 - claim 1

US 9485621 - claim 1

US 9622032 - claim 1

US 10009720 - claim 1

Oso IP entity, USTA Technology, Wi-Fi 5 patent challenged

On October 14, 2024, Unified Patents filed an ex parte reexamination proceeding against U.S. Patent RE 47,720, owned by USTA Technology LLC, an NPE and entity of Oso IP, LLC. The patent relates to a method of spectrum-adaptive networking using the 802.11 standard. It has been asserted against Google, AT&T, ASUS, Lenovo, LG, and Samsung.

View district court litigations by USTA Technology. Unified is represented by in-house counsel, Andrea Shoffstall and Roshan Mansinghani, in this proceeding.

HPCF entity, Piranha, ad related patent challenged

On October 11, 2024, Unified Patents filed an ex parte reexamination proceeding against U.S. Patent 11,463,768, owned and asserted by Piranha Media Distribution, LLC, an NPE and entity funded by HPCF Litigation Finance US I LLC. The ‘768 patent relates to providing advertisements in digital media. It has been asserted against Hulu.

View district court litigations by Piranha Media Distribution. Unified is represented by Jon Bowser of Haynes Boone, and by in-house counsel, Jordan Rossen and Roshan Mansinghani, in this proceeding.

Adamson & Partners and Unified host over 200 for 2024 Munich IP Forum

Annual Event Drew an International Crowd and Prominent IP and Legal Speakers

Adamson & Partners and Unified Patents, a member-based organization whose goal is promoting innovation by protecting against frivolous patent litigation and reducing the number of non-practicing entity patent assertions, hosted over 200 IP and legal practitioners in Munich. The annual event, which is in its eighth year, was held on September 23 and 24, 2024.

Combining thought-leadership with Bavarian hospitality, the Munich IP Forum connected leaders in the IP & Legal sectors from industries including biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, high-tech, automotive, and more to network and share the latest industry insights.

The agenda from this last year’s event, as well as a selection of photographs can be found here.

A highlight video from this year’s event can be found here.

To learn more about next year’s event, tentatively scheduled for 22 & 23 September 2025, visit munichipforum.com.