Facet traffic recognition patent challenge instituted

On July 15, 2024, three weeks after Unified filed an ex parte reexamination, the Central Reexamination Unit (CRU) granted Unified’s request, finding substantial new questions of patentability on the challenged claims of U.S. Patent 9,671,328, owned and asserted by Facet Technology Corp., an NPE. The '328 patent relates to a system of assessing and classifying road signs depicted in a video stream. It has been asserted against General Motors, TomTom, Mobileye Global, and Here Global.

View district court litigations by Facet Technology. Unified is represented by in-house counsel, Alyssa Holtslander and Jordan Rossen, in this proceeding.

To view the reexamination request, visit Unified’s Portal: https://portal.unifiedpatents.com/exparte/90019546

Rothschild entity, Mobile Health, fitness monitor patent challenge instituted

On July 15, 2024, three weeks after Unified filed an ex parte reexamination, the Central Reexamination Unit (CRU) granted Unified’s request, finding substantial new questions of patentability on the challenged claims of U.S. Patent 11,468,984, owned and asserted by Mobile Health Innovative Solutions, an NPE and Leigh M. Rothschild entity. The ’984 patent relates to a mobile unit that analyzes a user's load levels. It has been asserted against health tracking technology by companies such as Google, Samsung, and Withings.

View district court litigations by Mobile Health. Unified is represented by in-house counsel, Jordan Rossen, Kelly Hughes, and Michelle Aspen, in this proceeding.

To view the reexamination request, visit Unified’s Portal: https://portal.unifiedpatents.com/exparte/90019549

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China to the US: If you won’t regulate SEPs, we will

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In an opinion piece written for the IAM website, Jonathan Stoud highlights what the State Administration of Market Regulation (SAMR) letter to Avanci means to standards leadership. The letter puts Avanci on notice for potentially acting anticompetitively, asking it to address monopoly risks related to its licensing practices.

Read the full article HERE

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Judgment Day - coverage of the judgment preservation insurance market bubble

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In an article published by Carrier Management, Jonathan Stroud, General Counsel for Unified Patents, is quoted over the increase in sales of judgment preservation insurance (JPI). JPI is a type of insurance that covers the possibility that an award granted at the trial court level could be reversed or reduced on appeal. The policy guarantees the policyholder would receive an agreed-upon financial amount should the verdict go in an unfavorable direction.

“The brokers really started a push toward sales. Their timing was good, as eye-popping verdicts were happening. People started to think maybe this is something, maybe we’re getting left out by not buying the insurance. The brokers capitalized on these fears.”

Jonathan Stroud, Unified Patents

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$2,000 awarded for Rothschild entity Electronic Edison Transmission power patent prior art

Unified is pleased to announce PATROLL crowdsourcing contest winners, Ekta Aswal and Dinesh Swami, who split an award of $2,000 for their prior art submissions on U.S. Patent 9,871,415, owned by Electronic Edison Transmission Technologies, LLC, an entity of Leigh M. Rothschild. The ‘415 patent relates to systems, methods, and devices for transferring power to a mobile device. It has been asserted against 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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