$20,000 for IngenioSpec eyeware patents prior art

Unified Patents added ten new PATROLL contests, each with a $2,000 cash prize, seeking prior art on the list below. The patents are owned by IngenioSpec LLC, an NPE. The patents generally relate to smart eyewear.

The contests will expire on December 31, 2024. Please visit PATROLL for more information or click on each link below.

US 8112104 - Adaptable Communication Techniques (claim 1)

US 8582789 - Hearing Enhancement Systems (claim 1)

US 8770742 - Eyewear with Radiation Detection System (claim 18)

US 11657827 - Directional Wireless Communication (claim 21)

US 11762224 - Eyewear with Electrical Components (claim 27)

US 11803069 - Eyewear with Embedded Electrical Components (claim 1)

US 11829518 - Head-worn Device with Connection Region (claim 1)

US 11852901 - Wireless Headset Supporting Messages and Hearing Enhancement (claim 10)

US 12044901 - Smart Eyewear (claim 1)

US 12078870 - Eyewear with Battery Charging Capabilities (claim 36)

Lab Technology audio announcement patent challenged

On November 27, 2024, Unified Patents filed an ex parte reexamination proceeding against U.S. Patent 8,498,388, owned by Lab Technology LLC. The ’388 patent outlines a system and method for delivering and updating audio announcements via telecommunication devices. It is currently asserted against Amazon and Google.

View district court litigations by Lab Technology. Unified is represented by in-house counsel, Michelle Aspen and Kelly Hughes, in this proceeding.

IP Investments Group entity, DataCloud Technologies, firewall patent challenged

On November 25, 2024, Unified Patents filed an ex parte reexamination proceeding against U.S. Patent 8,370,457, owned by DataCloud Technologies, LLC, an NPE and an IP Investments Group entity. The ’457 patent relates to network communication through a virtual domain. It has been asserted in over 15 district court litigations, most recently against SonicWall, Zscaler, and Palo Alto Networks.

View district court litigations by DataCloud Technologies. Unified is represented by Slater Matsil and by in-house counsel, Alyssa Holtslander and Jessica L.A. Marks, in this proceeding.

Intellectual Discovery video codec patent challenged

On November 22, 2024, Unified Patents filed an ex parte reexamination proceeding against U.S. Patent 9,432,675, owned by Intellectual Discovery, an NPE. The ’675 Patent relates to a decoding method that uses most-probable-candidate modes for performing intraprediction.

Unified is represented by Rothwell Figg and by in-house counsel, Jessica L.A. Marks and Michelle Aspen, in this proceeding.

Magnetar/Atlantic IP entity, Croga Innovations, firewall patent challenge instituted

On November 21, 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 all challenged claims of U.S. Patent 10,601,780, owned by Croga Innovations, Ltd., an entity of Atlantic IP Services Limited. The '780 patent relates to a networked computer system that employs a combination of internal and external firewall mechanisms, along with virtualization techniques, to isolate secure LANs from untrusted internet sources. The patent has been asserted against IBM, Cisco, Fortinet, and Amazon.

View district court litigations by Croga Innovations. Unified is represented by Slater Matsil and by in-house counsel, T.J. Murphy and Jessica L.A. Marks, in this proceeding.

To view the reexamination request, visit Unified’s Portal: https://portal.unifiedpatents.com/exparte/90019638