On February 6, 2018, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) instituted trial on all challenged claims in an IPR filed by Unified against U.S. Patent 5,973,619, owned and asserted by Hailo Technologies, LLC, a subsidiary of Red Dragon Innovations, LLC and well-known NPE.  The '619 patent, directed to a taxi dispatch and payment system, has been asserted in multiple district court cases against such companies as Uber and Lyft. 

To read the decision and to view the entire proceeding, visit our PTAB Portal.