Umbra Tech virtual network patent challenged

On April 27, 2026, Unified Patents filed an ex parte reexamination proceeding against U.S. Patent 12,452,192, owned and asserted by Umbra Technologies Ltd. The ’192 patent is generally directed to virtual network systems where a control server sends a ranked list of access point servers to an endpoint. The endpoint device then uses this ranked list to select the access point server to which it will build a tunnel to the network. It has been asserted against Zscaler.

View district court litigations by Umbra Technologies. Unified is represented by in-house counsel, Jessica L.A. Marks and Vinu Raj, in this proceeding.

$2,000 awarded for Cogent Insights Licensing retail patent prior art

Unified is pleased to announce PATROLL crowdsourcing contest winner, Umesh Kumar, who was awarded $2,000 for their prior art submission on U.S. Patent 9,794,797, owned by Cogent Insights Licensing Inc., an NPE. The '797 patent relates to secure transaction management and electronic rights protection. The invention enables secure distribution and control of electronic information via a virtual distribution environment, bolstered by tamper-resistant hardware for enhanced node security. It is involved in a declaratory judgement case with Hisense USA.

We would also like to thank the dozens of other high-quality submissions that were made on this patent. The ongoing contests are open to anyone, and include tens of thousands of dollars in rewards available for helping the industry to challenge NPE patents of questionable validity by finding and submitting prior art in the contests. Visit PATROLL today to learn more about how to participate.

WINNING SUBMISSIONS

• US 6430408

• Berlemann et al.

$8,000 for Gaea data storage patents prior art

Unified Patents added four new PATROLL contests, each with a $2,000 cash prize, seeking prior art on the list below. The patents are owned by Gaea LLC, an NPE. The patents relate to storage devices with controller and memory that enforce storage policies for content handling. They have been asserted against Samsung and Meta.

The contests will expire on June 1, 2026. Please visit PATROLL for more information and to submit an entry for these contests. PATROLL researchers are required to use Pearl to generate claim charts. Submitted invalidity charts must address every limitation of the challenged claim. This may require using more than one prior art reference. Each PATROLL researcher can generate up to 30 invalidity claim charts per month using Pearl. These charts can be downloaded then submitted to PATROLL.

US 10776023 - Content Retrieval from a Data Storage Device

US 11327669 - Content Retrieval from a Data Storage Device

US 11907553 - Content Retrieval from a Data Storage Device

US 12265715 - Content Retrieval from a Data Storage Device

NL Giken video streaming patent challenge granted

On April 22, 2026, five weeks after Unified filed an ex parte reexamination, the Central Reexamination Unit (CRU) granted Unified’s request, finding substantial new questions of patentability on challenged claims 1-3 and 5 of U.S. Patent 10,880,592, owned and asserted by NL Giken Incorporated. The ‘592 patent relates to a digital contents receiving apparatus. It is drawn to a device for receiving live programming as well as downloading content from the internet.

View district court litigations by NL Giken. Unified is represented by Stephen Cortiaus and Payam Rashidi of Slater Matsil, and in-house counsel, Alyssa Holtslander and Jordan Rossen.

To view the reexamination request, visit Unified’s Portal: https://portal.unifiedpatents.com/exparte/90016029

Another AutoNavigare mobile app control patent challenged

On April 18, 2026, Unified Patents filed an ex parte reexamination proceeding against U.S. Patent 9,766,801, owned and asserted by AutoNavigare, LLC. The ‘801 patent relates to controlling applications on a mobile device, such as a mobile phone, using an in-vehicle control system. It has been asserted against Toyota, GM, and Ford.

View district court litigations by AutoNavigare. Unified is represented by in-house counsel, Alyssa Holtslander and Vinu Raj, in this proceeding.