A new PATROLL contest, with a $2,000 cash prize, was added seeking prior art on at least claim 1 of U.S. Patent 11,019,372, owned by Scale Video Coding, LLC, an NPE and an Equitable IP entity. The ‘372 patent generally relates to an overlay multicast network may provide a set of features to ensure reliable and timely arrival of multicast data. The invention relates to the management of data packets to support multicasting. The patent is currently asserted against Cisco but has been in litigation with Zoom, Mitel Networks, Brightcove, NTT Cloud Communications, and V-Cube USA.

The contest will expire on November 30, 2023. Please visit PATROLL for more information and to submit an entry for this contest.