The Unified Patent Litigation Report: NPEs are Responsible for 85% of High Tech Litigation Despite an Overall Patent Litigation Decline in Q3 2014 ***** 2014 is on track to be the 2nd most litigious year in patent history Los Altos, CA, October 30, 2014 – Although overall patent litigation filings declined in the 3rd quarter,…
Unified Patent's CEO Wins The Recorder's Innovator Award.
On October 24, 2014 The Recorder named Unified Patents Founder & CEO Kevin Jakel as one of the first recipients of its annual Innovator Awards. The Recorder’s Innovator Award is granted to “honor original approaches to improving delivery of legal services to clients of all kinds.” Other recipients of the Innovator Award include prominent lawyers…
Unified Challenges CRFD Research / Marathon ($MARA) Owned Patent
On October 25, Unified Patents filed an Inter-Partes Review (IPR) against patent owner CRFD Research (CRFD) to protect the Content Delivery Zone from NPE activity. CRFD is a subsidiary of the Marathon Patent Group ($MARA). According to Marathon, CRFD “enables seamless synchronization of data between wireless devices, desktops, laptops, tablets, e-readers and servers.” (Linked here)…
Inter Partes Review: An Early Look at the Numbers
Los Altos, CA, October 22, 2014 – Inter Partes Reviews (IPRs) are resolved 60% faster than Inter Partes re-examinations and they are twice as likely to find reviewed patents invalid. This is among the findings in an article written by Santa Clara University College of Law Assistant Professor Brian Love and Unified Patents Chief Operating…