TG--2006 Holdings info tracking patent prior art found

Unified is pleased to announce prior art has been found on U.S. Patent 9,454,741, owned by TG--2006 Holdings, LLC, an NPE. The ‘741 patent relates generally to information tracking, and in particular, to a system and method of tracking information in a business environment. The patent had been asserted against Carbonite, Wrike, Box, Acronis, pCloud AG, Microsoft, and Siber Systems.

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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$2,000 awarded for Disintermediation Services web communications patent prior art

Unified is pleased to announce PATROLL crowdsourcing contest winners, Ritu Tyagi, Priti Dubey, and Ekta Aswal, who split an awarded $2,000 for their prior art submissions on U.S. Patent 11,240,183, owned and asserted by Disintermediation Services, Inc. The ‘183 patent outlines a system for web-based communication. The system involves an electronic processor that manages conversations between users and responders. It has been asserted against several companies since 2022 such as LiveAdmins, Batia Infotech, LiveChat, MobileMonkey, and others.

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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$2,000 awarded for Owlpoint IP entity Universal Connectivity communications patent prior art

Unified is pleased to announce PATROLL crowdsourcing contest winner, Dinesh Swami, who was awarded $2,000 for his prior art submissions on U.S. Patent 7,154,905, owned by Universal Connectivity Technologies Inc., an NPE and entity of Owlpoint IP Opportunities JVF LP. The ‘905 patent generally relates to communications techniques and particularly to communications between hosts and data store devices. The patent has been asserted against Dell, HP Inc., and Lenovo Group.

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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Dominion Harbor entity, Columbia Peak, video surveillance patent challenged

On September 26, 2024, Unified Patents filed an ex parte reexamination proceeding against U.S. Patent 7,446,803, owned and asserted by Columbia Peak Ventures, LLC, an NPE and Dominion Harbor entity. The ‘803 patent relates to a system for annotating and searching video files.

Unified is represented by in-house counsel, Alyssa Holtslander and Michelle Aspen, in this proceeding.

Factor2 Multimedia authentication patent challenge instituted

On September 17, 2024, two months 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 10,083,285, owned and asserted by Factor2 Multimedia Systems, LLC, an NPE. The ‘285 patent relates to two-factor authentication methods and systems. It is currently being asserted against a variety of companies, from financial institutions like Washington Federal Bank and Texas Capital Bank to large companies like Amazon, Snap, and TikTok.

View district court litigations by Factor2 Multimedia. Unified is represented by in-house counsel, Jessica L.A. Marks and TJ Murphy, in this proceeding.

To view the reexamination request, visit Unified’s Portal: https://portal.unifiedpatents.com/exparte/90019596