$2,000 for Ascend Innovation entity, Accessify, communications 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 7,197,640, owned by Accessify LLC, an NPE and entity of Ascend Innovation Management, LLC. The '640 patent relates generally to the use of identification codes in the handling and management of communications.

The contest will expire on February 15, 2025. Please visit PATROLL for more information and to submit an entry for this contest.

Longhorn Automotive crypto-engine patent prior art found

Unified is pleased to announce prior art has been found on U.S. Patent 7,634,666, owned by Longhorn Automotive Group, LLC, an entity of Alpha Alpha Intellectual Partners LLC. The ‘666 discloses a compact crypto-engine designed for asymmetric cryptographic processing, capable of executing both Rivest-Shamir-Adleman (RSA) and Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC) protocols. It has been asserted against Nissan.

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 for Granite Vehicle self-driving 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 12,037,004, owned and asserted by Granite Vehicle Ventures LLC, an NPE. The ‘004 patent relates to the field of vehicles, and specifically to the field of self-driving vehicles. It has been asserted against Tesla.

The contest will expire on February 8, 2025. Please visit PATROLL for more information and to submit an entry for this contest.

$4,000 for Omni MedSci medical devices patents prior art

Unified Patents added two new PATROLL contests, each with a $2,000 cash prize, seeking prior art on the list below. The patents are owned by Omni MedSci, Inc. The patents generally relate to medical device products. They have been asserted against Samsung.

The contests will expire on February 8, 2025. Please visit PATROLL for more information and to submit an entry for these contests.

US 9,055,868 - Voice Control of Medical Devices

US 10,874,304 - Near Infrared Measurement Device