Unified is pleased to announce PATROLL crowdsourcing contest winner, Poonam Rani, was awarded $2,000 for his prior art submission on U.S. Patent 6,396,599, owned by Monument Peak Ventures, an NPE and Dominion Harbor entity. The ‘599 patent generally relates to a method and apparatus for modifying images on a photographic color imaging system that selectively adjusts the skin tone of individuals in images in accordance with customer preferences. The patent had been asserted against Hitachi.
We would also like to thank the dozens of other high-quality submissions that were made on this patent. The ongoing contests are open to anyone, and include tens of thousands of dollars in rewards available for helping the industry to challenge NPE patents of questionable validity by finding and submitting prior art in the contests. Visit PATROLL today to learn more about how to participate.
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