DynaIP entity, Cloud Systems, environment control patent challenged

On June 7, 2024, Unified Patents filed an ex parte reexamination proceeding against U.S. Patent 8,533,326, owned and asserted by Cloud Systems HoldCo IP, LLC, an NPE and DynaIP entity.  The ’326 patent focuses on a system and method for efficiently managing and routing data among multiple devices within a given environment. It was asserted against Philips North America.

View district court litigations by Cloud Systems HoldCo IP. Unified is represented by in-house counsel, Jordan Rossen and David Seastrunk, in this proceeding.

Acacia entity, Monarch, networking patent found invalid

On May 23, 2024, the Central Reexamination Unit (CRU) entered a final rejection of the challenged claims of U.S. Patent 8,451,845, owned and asserted by Monarch Networking Solutions, LLC, an Acacia Research Corp. entity.  The ‘845 patent relates to converting data packets between the IPv4 and IPv6 domains. It had been asserted against Cisco and Juniper Networks.

View district court litigations by Monarch Networking. Unified was represented by James Stein of Lee & Hayes and by in-house counsel, Jordan Rossen and David Seastrunk, in this proceeding.

To view the reexamination request, visit Unified’s Portal: https://portal.unifiedpatents.com/exparte/90019246

Express Mobile website software patent affirmed invalid by Federal Circuit

On May 29, 2024, the Federal Circuit affirmed the Patent Office's final decision confirming that claim 1 of U.S. Patent 6,546,397 were unpatentable. Owned and asserted by Express Mobile, Inc., a well-known NPE, the ’397 patent generally relates to website building software. Express Mobile has asserted this patent over 100 times in district court against companies employing both proprietary website-building platforms and open-source platforms like WordPress and Magento. Its numerous complaints have included assertions against companies large and small, including eGrove Systems, Shopify, Web.com Group, Inc., Squarespace, and HubSpot.

View district court litigations by Express Mobile. Read the request below. Unified is represented by Abed Balbaky and Scott McKeown, and by in-house counsel, Michelle Aspen and Jonathan Stroud, in this proceeding.

To view the reexamination request, visit Unified’s Portal: https://portal.unifiedpatents.com/exparte/90014615

IP Investments Group entity, DataCloud Tech, cloud networking patent found invalid

On May 30, 2024, the Central Reexamination Unit (CRU) issued a notice of intent to issue a reexamination certificate cancelling all 20 claims of U.S. Patent 8,762,498, owned by DataCloud Technologies, LLC, an NPE and an IP Investments Group entity. The ‘498 patent generally relates to communicating to a network through a virtual domain. It has been asserted in over 25 district court litigations, including against McAfee, 8x8, A10 Networks, Squarespace, Box, Arista Networks, Extreme Networks, and others.

View district court litigations by DataCloud Technologies. Unified was represented by Michael Jones of Rothwell Figg, and by in-house counsel, Jordan Rosen and Michelle Aspen, in this proceeding.

To view the reexamination request, visit Unified’s Portal: https://portal.unifiedpatents.com/exparte/90015238

Phelan Group automotive patent found invalid

On May 23, 2024, the Central Reexamination Unit (CRU) entered a final rejection of the challenged claims of U.S. Patent 10,259,470, owned and asserted by the Phelan Group, LLC, an NPE. The '470 patent generally relates to a vehicle control system for authenticating and monitoring a driver and their operation of a vehicle to improve safety. The patent has been asserted against Kia, Toyota, Honda, and Mercedes-Benz.

View district court litigations by the Phelan Group. Unified is represented by in-house counsel, David Seastrunk and T.J. Murphy, in this proceeding.

To view the reexamination request, visit Unified’s Portal: https://portal.unifiedpatents.com/exparte/90015287