Prior Art

Longhorn Automotive wireless communications patent prior art found

Unified is pleased to announce prior art has been found on U.S. Patent 7,513,238, owned by Longhorn Automotive Group, LLC, an entity of Alpha Alpha Intellectual Partners LLC. The ‘238 patent focuses on improvements in wireless communication technology, specifically addressing the efficient usage and allocation of time resources in various scenarios, such as peer-to-peer and coordinated time division multiple access within IEEE 802.11 standards (e.g., 802.11be). It has been asserted against Volkswagen, Mazda, Mitsubishi Group, Volvo, Hyundai, Kia, and Nissan.

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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$2,000 for Eric Zautner entity, Peregrine Data, automotive patent prior art

Unified Patents added a new PATROLL contest, with a $2,000 cash prize, seeking prior art on at least claim 2 of U.S. Patent 8,319,619, owned by Peregrine Data LLC, an NPE and entity of Eric Zautner. The patent relates to efficiency of legal proceedings relating to vehicular incidents and to automobile security. The patent has been asserted against Solera Holdings and Lytx Inc.

The contest will expire on January 21, 2025. Please visit PATROLL for more information and to submit an entry for this contest.

Lab Technology location tracking patent prior art found

Unified is pleased to announce prior art has been found on U.S. Patent 8,503,973, owned by Lab Technology, LLC, an NPE. The ‘973 patent relates to methods and systems for determining the location of a caller during an emergency or other telephone calls. It has been asserted against Cisco, Microsoft, Stryker, Samsung, and Verizon.

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.

WINNING SUBMISSIONS

$2,000 awarded for Incent crypto patent prior art

Unified is pleased to announce PATROLL crowdsourcing contest winner, Nikko Quevada, who was awarded $2,000 for his prior art submission on U.S. Patent 8,639,566, owned by Incent Corp. (originally Reliable Business Group Inc). The ‘566 patent relates generally to a method and a system for providing promotion of commerce or contest to customers or participants and more specifically to a method and a system for providing promotions programs based upon the implementation of incentives. It is not a litigated patent but it is advertised: http://www.unitedmarket.io/about.html

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.

WINNING SUBMISSIONS

$2,000 for InnoBrilliance video streaming patent prior art

Unified Patents added a new PATROLL contest, with a $2,000 cash prize, seeking prior art on at least claim 13 of U.S. Patent 9,247,299, owned by InnoBrilliance, LLC, an NPE and entity of AppBrilliance, Inc. The ‘299 patent relates to a system and method for a television system capable of displaying multiple video streams simultaneously on a single display. The system allows users to select video groups based on attributes such as sports or news, displaying them in separate areas of the screen. The patent is currently being asserted against Vector Security, Zhejiang Dahua Technology, Arlo, Element Electronics, TiVo, Lorex, and Hangzhou Hikvision.

The contest will expire on January 14, 2025. Please visit PATROLL for more information and to submit an entry for this contest.