On December 17, 2019, Unified added a new PATROLL contest with a $1,000 cash prize for prior art submissions for US 6,049,835. The '835 patent, generally directed to a system and method for looking up URL addresses, is owned by Internet Media Interactive Corp. (an NPE) and has been widely asserted in district court. To protect innovation and deter future frivolous assertions, Unified is offering a $1,000 cash prize for the best prior art on this patent.

The contest will expire on January 31, 2020. Please visit PATROLL for more information or to submit an entry for this contest.