On December 17, 2015, Unified Patents (“Unified”) petitioned for inter partes review (IPR) of U.S. Patent 9,043,093, owned and asserted by American Vehicular Sciences, LLC (“AVS”), an Acacia Research Corporation (@Acacia_Research $ACTG) subsidiary. On September 1, 2015, AVS filed cases in the Central District of California, asserting one patent. In those cases AVS is represented by Ahmad, Zavitsanos, Anaipakos, Alavi & Mensing…
NPE Activity: eRetail Litigation Report
Table 1a: NPEs filed over 600 new cases in the eRetail zone in 2015. NPE litigation in the eRetail zone has increased dramatically over the last several years. From January 1, 2012 to September 30, 2015, Unified studied patent infringement actions against the largest in-store and online retailers with particular emphasis on those cases filed by known or suspected NPEs. The study demonstrated that…
Unified Settles with Elia Data of Texas LLC Prior to Institution
Private: Unified Files for IPR on NPE-Asserted Nonend Patent
On November 11, 2015, Unified Patents (“Unified”) petitioned for inter partes review (IPR) of U.S. Patent 8,090,862, owned and asserted by Nonend Inventions N.V. (“Nonend”). On May 1, 2015, Nonend filed 17 complaints against major companies in the Eastern District of Texas, following the assertion of nine complaints in the same district on April 9,…
Unified files for IPR on Blitzsafe Patent in New Automotive Zone
On October 30, 2015, Unified Patents (“Unified”) petitioned for inter partes review (IPR) of U.S. Patent 8,155,342, owned and asserted by Blitzsafe Texas LLC (“Blitzsafe”). On July 16, 2015 Blitzsafe filed five cases against major automotive companies in the Eastern District of Texas, asserting two similar, closely related patents. In those cases, Blitzsafe claims its…