On September 7, 2022, a new PATROLL contest, with a $2,000 cash prize, was added seeking prior art on at least claim 1 of U.S. Patent 8,861,512, owned by Coretek Licensing LLC, an IP Edge entity. The patent generally relates to a wireless device can initiate a network connection without using a network operator's home location register. The patent has been asserted over 40 times against companies such as Frontier Communications, Teladoc Health, Ringcentral, and Discord.

The contest will expire on November 30, 2022. Please visit PATROLL for more information and to submit an entry for this contest.