NexGen semiconductor controller patent held invalid

On December 6, 2024, the Central Reexamination Unit (CRU) entered a notice of intent to issue a reexamination certificate canceling claims 1, 5-7, and 13 of U.S. Patent 8,278,855, owned and asserted by NexGen Control Systems, LLC, an NPE. The '855 patent generally relates to control systems for electric motors. The patent was asserted against Infineon and NXP.

View district court litigations by NexGen. Unified was represented by in-house counsel, T.J. Murphy.

To view the reexamination request, visit Unified’s Portal: https://portal.unifiedpatents.com/exparte/90019288

$2,000 for Touchpoint Projection network patent prior art

Unified Patents added a new PATROLL contest, with a $2,000 cash prize, seeking prior art on at least claim 1 of U.S. Patent 9,118,712, owned and asserted by Touchpoint Projection Innovations, LLC, an NPE and entity of Leigh M. Rothschild. The ‘712 patent relates to the type of two way network communication that is commonly referred to as “surfing the web.” It has been asserted against Forcepoint, Zscaler, Check Point Software Technologies, and Broadcom.

The contest will expire on January 10, 2025. Please visit PATROLL for more information and to submit an entry for this contest.

Oso IP entity, USTA Technology, Wi-Fi patent instituted

On December 5, 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 RE 47,720, owned by USTA Technology LLC, an NPE and entity of Oso IP, LLC. The patent relates to a method of spectrum-adaptive networking using the 802.11 standard. It has been asserted against Google, AT&T, ASUS, Lenovo, LG, Samsung, and Motorola Mobility.

View district court litigations by USTA Technology. Unified is represented by in-house counsel, Andrea Shoffstall and Roshan Mansinghani, in this proceeding.

To view the reexamination request, visit Unified’s Portal: https://portal.unifiedpatents.com/exparte/90019720

$4,000 awarded for Lab Technology communication patents prior art

Unified is pleased to announce PATROLL crowdsourcing contest winners below totaling $4,000 in cash prizes. The patents are owned by Lab Technology, LLC, an NPE. The patents generally relate to communication systems for mobile phones. The ‘982 patent had been asserted against Samsung, HTC, LG, Verizon, and Lyft. The ‘032 patent had been asserted against Verizon and 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.

US 9,219,982 - Refreshing a Telephone Display

Winners - Ketan Sachdeva & Nitish Jaswal

Winning Submissions: US 7283846; US 20070282526

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US 8,515,032 - Voice Message System

Winner - Ketan Sachdeva

Winning Submissions: US 7966372

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$10,000 for Flexiworld Technologies communication patents prior art

Unified Patents added five new PATROLL contests, each with a $2,000 cash prize, seeking prior art on the list below. The patents are owned by Flexiworld Technologies, Inc., an NPE. The patents generally relate to communications over the Internet.

The contests will expire on January 3, 2025. Please visit PATROLL for more information or click on each link below.

US 7099304 - Anonymous Communication (claim 1)

US RE49176 - Enhancing the Efficiency and Relevancy of Transactions on the Internet (claim 38)

US RE48088 - Facilitating Connections Between Parties Through the Internet (claim 52)

US RE48066 - Data Mining User Information (claims 38 and 47)

US RE46637 - Facilitating Transactions Over the Internet (claims 38, 47, 53, and 67)