KCG Technologies LLC patent determined to be likely invalid

On February 14, 2020, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) instituted trial on all challenged claims in an IPR filed by Unified against US Patent 9,671,955, owned by KCG Technologies LLC, an NPE. The ‘955 patent, generally directed to a virtual smart phones used in in-vehicle systems, has been asserted against CarMax in district court.

View KCG Tech’s district court litigation here. Alyssa Holtslander is lead counsel for Unified in this proceeding. To read the institution decision and view the entire case proceeding, see Unified's Portal.