Intellectual Discovery video codec patent challenge instituted

On January 22, 2025, 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 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 Michael Jones at Rothwell Figg and by in-house counsel, Jessica L.A. Marks and Michelle Aspen, in this proceeding.

To view the reexamination request, visit Unified’s Portal: https://portal.unifiedpatents.com/exparte/90019738

Avant Location wireless patent prior art found

Unified is pleased to announce prior art has been found on U.S. Patent 8,934,922, owned and asserted by Avant Location Technologies LLC, an NPE and entity of Anjay Venture Partners LLC. The ‘922 patent focuses on areas where mobile operators face competition from short-range wireless communication technologies like Bluetooth, DECT, and WIFI. The patent has been asserted against Apple, Fibar Group, Nice Group, and Samsung.

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OptiMorphix SaaS patent found invalid

On January 21, 2025, the Central Reexamination Unit (CRU) entered a notice of intent to issue a reexamination certificate canceling all challenged claims of U.S. Patent 7,031,314, owned by OptiMorphix, Inc. The ‘314 patent is generally directed to providing differentiated services within a network communication system at a service module. It was asserted against Microsoft, Broadcom, Cisco, Oracle, Amazon, VMWare, and Google.

View district court litigations by OptiMorphix. Unified was represented by in-house counsel, T.J. Murphy and Roshan Mansinghani.

To view the reexamination request, visit Unified’s Portal: https://portal.unifiedpatents.com/exparte/90019520

Another Stingray IP Wi-Fi patent challenged

On January 16, 2025, Unified Patents filed an ex parte reexamination proceeding against U.S. Patent 7,440,572, asserted by Stingray IP Solutions, an NPE and entity of Acacia Research Corporation. The ‘572 patent relates to a secure wireless LAN device that encrypts both address and data information. It is currently being asserted against Leedarson IoT, Schlage Lock, and Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company, and is being challenged in a declaratory judgment (DJ) by Aidot.

View district court litigations by Stingray IP. Unified is represented by in-house counsel, Kelly Hughes and Roshan Mansinghani, in this proceeding.

IPVal entity Artax navigation patent challenge instituted

On January 17, 2025, less than six weeks 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 8,169,343, owned by Artax LLC, an NPE and entity of IP Valuation Partners, LLC. The ’343 patent relates to advancements in navigational technology focusing on integrating both spatial and non-spatial information for mobile computing devices, such as laptops and smartphones. It is currently being asserted against Mix Telematics and was previously asserted against Samsara and TomTom.

View district court litigations by Artax. Unified is represented by in-house counsel, Andrea Shoffstall and Roshan Mansinghani.

To view the reexamination request, visit Unified’s Portal: https://portal.unifiedpatents.com/exparte/90019759