On February 10, 2021, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) issued a final written decision in Unified Patents, LLC v. KCG Technologies LLC holding all challenged original claims of U.S. Patent 9,671,955 unpatentable. The PTAB also denied their motion to amend, finding proposed substitute claims 14-26 unpatentable as well. The ‘955 patent is generally directed to virtual smart phones used in in-vehicle systems.

KCG had asserted this patent against CarMax. The case is now closed. The ‘955 patent has been held to be directed to patent ineligible subject matter by the Federal Circuit.

View KCG Tech’s district court litigation here. Unified was represented by in-house counsel, Alyssa Holtslander and Jessica L.A. Marks, in this proceeding. To view the entire case proceeding, see Unified's Portal.