Varatec, LLC patent challenged as likely unpatentable

On July 3, 2019, Unified filed a petition for inter partes review (IPR) against US Patent 7,792,256, owned by Varatec, LLC, an NPE. The ‘256 patent, directed to “a system and method for remotely monitoring, controlling, and managing equipment at one or more premises,” has been asserted against Comcast and ADT, among others.

View Varatec’s district court litigation here. Jung Hahm and Ashraf Fawzy are representing Unified in this proceeding. To read the petition and view the entire case proceeding, see Unified's Portal.