On February 14, 2022, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) issued a final written decision in Unified Patents, LLC v. Oceana Innovations, LLC holding all claims of U.S. Patent 6,508,678 invalid. Oceana Innovations LLC is an NPE and subsidiary of Endpoint IP. The ‘678 patent is generally directed to USB electrical connector assemblies with the patent being asserted against HDMI cable assemblies. In 2017, the previous patent owner, Interface Linx, LLC, asserted the ‘678 patent against TTE, Haier, Onkyo, Pioneer, Sherwood, Sound United, VOXX, and Hisense. Those cases were terminated in 2019, but Oceana Innovations began a new campaign in May 2020, filing suits against JVCKenwood, Charter Communications, and Roku.

View district court litigations by Oceana Innovations. To read the petition and view the case record, see Unified’s Portal. Unified is represented by in-house counsel, Jessica L.A. Marks, Roshan Mansinghani, and Michelle Aspen, in this proceeding.