Equitable IP entity, Induction Devices, EMV chip patent challenged

On May 29, 2026, Unified filed an ex parte reexamination proceeding against U.S. Patent 8,370,543, owned and asserted by Induction Devices LLC, an NPE and entity of Equitable IP Corporation. The ‘543 patent relates to synchronization of communication between devices operating in different clock or time domains, especially a processor accessing memory on a different clock. The patent has been asserted against 25+ banks and retailers including Bank of America, JP Morgan Chase, Capital One, Truist, Costco, Lowes, Gap, IKEA, and others.

View district court litigations by Induction Devices. Unified is represented by Stephen Cortiaus of Slater Matsil, and in-house counsel, David Seastrunk and Roshan Mansinghani.

Dominion Harbor entity, Bunker Hill, EV battery patent challenge granted

On June 1, 2026, two months 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 9,914,365, asserted by Bunker Hill Technologies, an NPE and entity of Dominion Harbor Enterprises, LLC. The ’365 patent generally relates to a power electronic charging apparatus for rapidly charging a DC energy storage device. It has been asserted against Ford, Toyota, and Nissan.

View district court litigations by Bunker Hill. Unified is represented by Mark Lang and Nathan Johnson of Erise IP, and by in-house counsel, Andrea Shoffstall and Alyssa Holtslander.

To view the reexamination request, visit Unified’s Portal: https://portal.unifiedpatents.com/exparte/90016093

Magma Scientific neural network patent prior art found

The team at Unified used Pearl to successfully identify and chart prior art against U.S. Patent 11,328,206, owned by Magma Scientific, LLC, an NPE and entity of Bedrock IP Co., Ltd. The ‘206 patent relates to using deep neural networks to predict and optimize computing-device or processor behavior, especially microarchitecture operations.

Identified Prior Art

• US 5704012

• US 20110167024

Portus security patent prior art found

The team at Unified used Pearl to successfully identify and chart prior art against U.S. Patent 9,961,097, owned by Portus Singapore Pte Ltd, an NPE. The ‘097 patent relates to a home security and control system that lets a user monitor and control devices in a home remotely over the Internet. The patent has been asserted against Samsung, ADI, Whirlpool, Trane, LG, Lennox, Tonal Systems, Peloton, BSH Home Appliances, and others.

Identified Prior Art

• WO 1999039505

• US 6317838

Acacia entity, Stingray IP, Wi-Fi patent found invalid

On May 20, 2026, the Central Reexamination Unit (CRU) entered a notice of intent to issue a reexamination certificate cancelling all challenged claims of U.S. Patent 7,224,678, owned and asserted by Stingray IP Solutions, an NPE and entity of Acacia Research Corporation. The Examiner maintained the rejections of all challenged claims of the ‘678 patent. The ‘678 patent relates to detecting an intrusion in a network system. It was asserted against Leedarson IoT, Schlage Lock, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Vivint, and Allegion.

View district court litigations by Stingray IP. Unified was represented by in-house counsel, Alyssa Holtslander and Roshan Mansinghani, in this proceeding.

To view the reexamination request, visit Unified’s Portal: https://portal.unifiedpatents.com/exparte/90019718