Quartz Auto Technologies patent challenged as likely invalid

On June 30, 2020, Unified filed a petition for inter partes review (IPR) against U.S. Patent 7,370,085, owned and asserted by Quartz Auto Technologies, LLC, an NPE. The ‘085 patent is generally directed to personal information management systems that track a user’s locations and activities. The patent is currently being asserted against Uber and Lyft for their rider/passenger applications.

View district court litigation by Quartz Auto Technologies. To read the petition and view the case record, see Unified’s Portal. Unified is represented by Unified’s in-house counsel, Alyssa Holtslander and Jessica Marks, in this proceeding.