IPVal entity, 5G IP Holdings, 5G patent found invalid

On February 18, 2025, the Central Reexamination Unit (CRU) entered a notice of intent to issue a reexamination certificate canceling all claims (claims 1-12) of U.S. Patent 10,813,163, owned and asserted by 5G IP Holdings LLC, an NPE and IP Valuation Partners, LLC entity. The '163 patent generally relates to discontinuous reception (DRX) and utilizing slots within subframes to adapt DRX to function within the 5G frame structure. The patent had previously been asserted against Apple and Samsung.

View district court litigations by 5G IP Holdings. Unified was represented by Drew Sommer at Greenberg Traurig, and by in-house counsel, David Seastrunk and Jessica L.A. Marks, in this proceeding.

To view the reexamination, visit Unified’s Portal: https://portal.unifiedpatents.com/exparte/90015277

Another Factor2 Multimedia authentication patent challenged

On February 11, 2025, Unified Patents filed an ex parte reexamination proceeding against U.S. Patent 9,870,453, owned and asserted by Factor2 Multimedia Systems, LLC, an NPE. The ‘453 patent relates to two-factor authentication methods and systems. It has been asserted against Snap, U.S. Bank National Association, Amazon, Comerica Bank, TikTok, Regions Financial, Texas Capital Bancshares, Washington Federal Bank, and Early Warning Services.

View district court litigations by Factor2 Multimedia. Unified is represented by Bruce Bower and James Stein at Lee & Hayes and by in-house counsel, Jordan Rossen and Roshan Mansinghani, in this proceeding.

Cloud Byte cloud storage patent challenge instituted

On February 11, 2025, less than two months after Unified filed an ex parte reexamination, the Central Reexamination Unit (CRU) granted Unified’s request, finding substantial new questions of patentability on all challenged claims of U.S. Patent 7,739,544, owned and asserted by Cloud Byte LLC, an NPE. The ‘544 patent relates to a disk array rebuild system and method. It has been asserted against Dell.

View district court litigations by Cloud Byte. Unified is represented by Steven Shipe of Barnes & Thornburg and by in-house counsel, T.J. Murphy and Jordan Rossen.

To view the reexamination request, visit Unified’s Portal: https://portal.unifiedpatents.com/exparte/90019777

Muvox song selection patent challenged

On February 11, 2025, Unified Patents filed an ex parte reexamination proceeding against U.S. Patent 11,899,713, owned and asserted by Muvox LLC, an NPE. The ‘713 patent is generally directed to selecting a song based on mood. It has been asserted against several companies, with cases currently pending against Spotify, BMG Rights Management, and Netaktion.

View district court litigations by Muvox. Unified is represented by in-house counsel, Jessica L.A. Marks and Andrea Shoffstall.

Empire IP entity, Fleet Connect, Wi-Fi patent challenged

On February 4, 2025, Unified Patents filed an ex parte reexamination proceeding against U.S. Patent 7,742,388, owned and asserted by Fleet Connect Solutions, LLC, an NPE and entity of Empire IP. The '388 patent focuses on a system and method for increased bandwidth in digital communications, particularly within local and wide area networks including WLANs and mobile networks. It has been asserted in over 45 cases, most recently against Werner Enterprises, Ezurio, Lantronix, Cedar Electronics, Juniper Networks, and others.

View district court litigations by Fleet Connect. Unified is represented by in-house counsel, Andrea Shoffstall and Roshan Mansinghani, in this proceeding.