The team at Unified IP Services is using Pearl to identify and chart prior art against a patent owned by Wolverine Barcode IP, LLC, an NPE and entity of Pueblo Nuevo LLC. The patent generally relates to mobile apps interacting with QR codes. It has been asserted against Starbucks, Shell, Kroger, Macy’s, Amazon, Best Buy, McDonald’s, Albertsons, and others.
Litigation Funding and Alternative Dispute Resolution – Exploring Positives and Negatives
George Washington University Law School and Fox Rothschild are hosting a discussion entitled "Litigation Funding and Alternative Dispute Resolution – Exploring Positives and Negatives" on Thursday, October 23,2025. Jonathan Stroud, General Counsel at Unified Patents, will join a panel of experienced litigators examining how third-party funding intersects with ADR strategies, including key benefits, potential pitfalls, and ethical considerations. Attendees will gain practical insights into leveraging litigation funding to manage risk and resolve disputes more efficiently.
Details about the event can be found on Fox Rothchild's website and are also provided below:
When: October 23, 2025 at 11:00am – 12:30pm EST
Hosted By: George Washington University Law School
Location: Faculty Conference Center; 716 20th Street NW, Washington DC
Unified files amicus in support of clarification of after-arising technology in Fed. Cir.
On October 1, 2025, Unified filed an amicus brief in MSN Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation (Case No. 25-225). This brief relates to when after-arising technology may be used to assess compliance with 35 U.S.C. § 112.
Unified Patents is represented by Chad Landmon and Kendall Gurule with Polsinelli, and by in-house counsel, Jonathan Stroud. Download the amicus brief below.
Unified files amicus in support of a separation of powers mandamus question in Fed. Cir.
On September 22, 2025, Unified filed an amicus brief challenging in support of a separation of powers mandamus question presented by SanDisk and Western Digital to the Federal Circuit. This brief raises questions of the statutory authority of discretionary denials.
Unified Patents is represented by in-house counsel, Michelle Aspen and Jonathan Stroud. Download the amicus brief below.
Unified files amicus in support of Motorola's mandamus petition in Fed. Cir.
On June 27, 2025, Unified filed an amicus in support of Motorola's mandamus petition challenging the Office's retroactive application of new rules related to discretionary denial. The brief urged the court to review the Office's use of ad hoc decisions to set its discretionary denial framework in lieu of formal rulemaking and its inconsistent application of its rules to similar facts.
Unified Patents is represented by in-house counsel, Michelle Aspen and Jonathan Stroud. Download the amicus brief below.