PulseLink networking patent prior art found

The team at Unified used Pearl to successfully identify and chart prior art against U.S. Patent 7,941,677, owned by PulseLink Systems, LLC, an NPE. The ‘677 patent relates to a network device that intelligently manages power from multiple sources, including Power over Ethernet and an independent power supply. The patent has been asserted against HPE.

Identified Prior Art

Jeffrey M. Gross entity, G98 Networks, patent being investigated

The team at Unified is using Pearl to identify and chart prior art against patents owned by G98 Networks LLC, an NPE and Jeffrey M. Gross entity. G98 Networks has sued several companies accusing network management products that interface with a software-defined networking (SDN) controller. For more details contact info@unifiedpatents.com.

NovaCloud Licensing streaming patent challenge granted

On August 10, 2026, four weeks after Unified filed an ex parte reexamination, the Central Reexamination Unit (CRU) granted Unified’s request, finding substantial new questions of patentability on all challenged claims of U.S. Patent 8,145,721 owned and asserted by NovaCloud Licensing LLC, an NPE. The ‘721 patent relates to a method of downloading a multimedia file from a server to a user device using, at least in part, a bandwidth-limited connection. It is currently asserted against Charter Communications, Comcast, Amazon, SAP, Meta, and Cox Communications.

View district court litigations by NovaCloud. Unified is represented by Steven Shipe of Barnes & Thornburg and by in-house counsel, Kyla Butler and TJ Murphy, in this proceeding.

To view the reexamination request, visit Unified’s Portal: https://portal.unifiedpatents.com/exparte/90016433

DynaIP entity, Err Content, media casting patent confirmed invalid by PTAB

On July 30, 2026, the PTAB confirmed the final rejection of all challenged claims in the ex parte reexamination of U.S. Patent 10,721,542, owned and asserted by Err Content IP LLC, an NPE and entity of Pueblo Nuevo/DynaIP. The '542 patent generally relates to providing main content and extra content to a user through a reference item. It has been asserted against Panasonic, Hisense, Spotify, Roku, Comcast, LG Electronics, and others.

View district court litigations by Err Content. Unified was represented by John Pienkos at Amundsen Davis and by in-house counsel, Kelly Hughes and T.J. Murphy.

To view the reexamination request, visit Unified’s Portal: https://portal.unifiedpatents.com/exparte/90019787