On June 15, 2020, Unified Patents added a new PATROLL contest, with a $3,000 cash prize, seeking prior art on at least claims 37 (system) and 25 (method) of U.S. Patent 7,137,140. The patent is owned by Trust & Verify Data Protection, LLC, an NPE. The '140 patent generally relates to a customer computer and vendor computer that are interconnected by means of a network. The customer can initiate a transaction, such as the purchase of information from the vendor, however, the vendor will not proceed until verification of the transaction has been received from the site.

This patent has been asserted in district court against companies such as Adyen, Micro Focus, Ravelin Technology, Signifyd, and Stripe.

APEX STANDARDS has shared US and non-US prior art as well as corresponding claim charting against the patent. Interested professionals may take them and craft work products from there. The link can be found here: https://apexstandards.com/pcc/US7137140B2_invalidity/

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