Unified Patents added a new PATROLL contest, with a $2,000 cash prize, seeking prior art on at least claim 1 of U.S. Patent 8,471,812, owned by Pointwise Ventures LLC, an NPE. The ‘812 patent is directed to a pointing device and more particularly to a pointing device which can allow a user to point to a spot and determine that spot's absolute location, either on a TV screen, a computer screen, or in the real world. The patent has been asserted against Microsoft, Alibaba Group, Blippar, Farfetch UK, IKEA, Roadget Business Pte. Ltd., Glority Global, Samsung, and Syte Visual Conception.

The contest will expire on May 25, 2024. Please visit PATROLL for more information and to submit an entry for this contest.