On June 10, 2020, Unified Patents added a new PATROLL contest, with a $2,000 cash prize, seeking prior art on at least claim 1 of U.S. Patent 6,526,460. The ‘460 patent, formerly owned by Intellectual Ventures, is owned by 21st Century Garage, LLC, an NPE. The '460 patent generally relates to a vehicle communications system, in particular for a motor vehicle, having a plurality of equipment units for transmitting, receiving, acquiring and/or processing data for executing applications.

The ‘460 patent is currently being asserted against Hyundai. The district court complaint can be found HERE.

The contest will expire on July 15, 2020. Please visit PATROLL for more information and to submit an entry for this contest.