Prior Art

Avant Location wireless patent prior art found

Unified is pleased to announce prior art has been found on U.S. Patent 8,934,922, owned and asserted by Avant Location Technologies LLC, an NPE and entity of Anjay Venture Partners LLC. The ‘922 patent focuses on areas where mobile operators face competition from short-range wireless communication technologies like Bluetooth, DECT, and WIFI. The patent has been asserted against Apple, Fibar Group, Nice Group, and Samsung.

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 awarded for Empire IP entity EMM Innovations multimedia patent prior art

Unified is pleased to announce PATROLL crowdsourcing contest winners, Ekta Aswal and Mani Manikandan, who shared a cash reward of $2,000 for their prior art submissions on U.S. Patent 10,776,756, owned by EMM Innovations LLC, an NPE and entity of Empire IP LLC. The ‘756 patent relates to assigning emotional selections to messages or multimedia objects on a network page. It has been asserted against Lark Technologies.

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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Avant Location mobile station patent prior art found

Unified is pleased to announce prior art has been found on U.S. Patent 8,738,040, owned and asserted by Avant Location Technologies LLC, an NPE and entity of Anjay Venture Partners LLC. The ‘040 patent generally relates to methods for monitoring the presence of a mobile station. The patent has been asserted against Apple, Fibar Group, Nice Group, and Samsung.

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 Ascend Innovation entity, Accessify, communications patent prior art

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 7,197,640, owned by Accessify LLC, an NPE and entity of Ascend Innovation Management, LLC. The '640 patent relates generally to the use of identification codes in the handling and management of communications.

The contest will expire on February 15, 2025. Please visit PATROLL for more information and to submit an entry for this contest.

Longhorn Automotive crypto-engine patent prior art found

Unified is pleased to announce prior art has been found on U.S. Patent 7,634,666, owned by Longhorn Automotive Group, LLC, an entity of Alpha Alpha Intellectual Partners LLC. The ‘666 discloses a compact crypto-engine designed for asymmetric cryptographic processing, capable of executing both Rivest-Shamir-Adleman (RSA) and Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC) protocols. It has been asserted against 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.

WINNING SUBMISSIONS