PATROLL

$2,000 for CardiacSense monitoring 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 7,980,998, owned by CardiacSense LTD, an NPE. The ‘998 patent relates to methods, systems, and devices for monitoring activities performed by a person, and for allowing communication with respect thereto, in particular where such activities includes sports, e.g. swimming. It has been asserted against Garmin, Coros Wearables, and Suunto.

The contest will expire on August 30, 2024. Please visit PATROLL for more information and to submit an entry for this contest.

$2,000 for Advanced Meter Systems meter reading 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 7,088,239, owned by Advanced Meter Systems, LLC (f/k/a Akoloutheo, LLC). The ‘239 patent relates to an apparatus for remote utility meter reading, including responses at the premises to fires, gas leaks, and other hazards, by sending alarms to utility companies, the fire department, and other emergency responders, and also emergency adjustment of electricity and gas connections. It has been asserted against Schneider Electric.

The contest will expire on August 30, 2024. Please visit PATROLL for more information and to submit an entry for this contest.

PATROLL’s Crowd-Sourced Submissions Available For Download

Now Zone Members can download any PATROLL contest submissions anytime they want

PATROLL is the world’s first crowd-sourced prior art contest forum where Unified Patents puts a monetary bounty on PAE- and NPE-owned patents. We engage the general public to submit prior art to improve overall patent quality. All submissions are reviewed by Unified's legal team to identify winning prior art, and we provide the invalidity claim chart to the world on the PATROLL portal.

Over the last decade, PATROLL has evolved into a massive platform with hundreds of contests and nearly 5,000 submissions, establishing itself as the world’s largest repository of crowdsourced prior art. 

*Projected 2024

Previously, Zone Members would have to wait for results since Unified would review and identify a winner before an invalidity chart was published. Now, Zone Members can view and download unfiltered user submissions at any time before Unified declares a winner. This provides our Zone Members with the capability to view thousands of submissions as they arrive rather than wait till we publish the results.

To view unfiltered user submissions, simply log in to PATROLL and select ‘Download All Submissions’ from any contest. This allows Zone Members to use the crowd faster and to independently create their own charts.   

PATROLL is just one of many tools that Unified provides to help improve patent quality. Click on the links below to find out about a few more:

$10,000 for Longhorn Automotive auto patents prior art

Unified has added 5 new PATROLL contests, each with a $2,000 cash prize, seeking prior art on the list below. The patents are owned by Longhorn Automotive Group, LLC, an entity of Alpha Alpha Intellectual Partners LLC. The patents generally relate to auto manufacturing and supplies. The patents have all been asserted against Nissan.

The contests will expire on August 30, 2024. Please visit PATROLL for more information or click on each link below.

US 7,513,238 - Optimizing Fuel Distribution within an Internal Combustion Engine

US 7,634,666 - Crypto-Engine for Cryptographic Processing

US 7,987,002 - Distributed Measurement System

US 8,265,353 - Forming an Image of a Mobile Object

US 8,810,803 - Lens System

$2,000 for Jeffrey M. Gross entity, Telsync Technologies, wireless 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 8,897,263, owned by Telsync Technologies, LLC, a Jeffrey M. Gross entity. The ‘263 patent relates to a method for synchronizing multiple mobile devices in a wireless network. It has been recently asserted against AT&T, Accenture PLC, Samsung, Ericsson, ZTE, and T-Mobile.

The contest will expire on August 30, 2024. Please visit PATROLL for more information and to submit an entry for this contest.