$2,000 for Eric Zautner entity, Conexus, web applications 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 11,736,499, owned and asserted by Conexus LLC, an NPE and entity of Eric Zautner. The '499 patent focuses on monitoring web applications for potentially malicious code execution, employing a model of legitimate behavior to identify anomalies. It details a thorough process of capturing and analyzing network and application activities to safeguard against security threats that bypass traditional defenses. It has been asserted against Datadog and eSentire.

The contest will expire on March 22, 2025. Please visit PATROLL for more information and to submit an entry for this contest.

$2,000 awarded for Avant Technologies mobile station patent prior art

Unified is pleased to announce PATROLL crowdsourcing contest winners, Dinesh Swami and Sukhdeep Singh, who split a cash prize of $2,000 for their prior art submissions on U.S. Patent 9,042,910, owned and asserted by Avant Location Technologies LLC, an NPE and entity of Anjay Venture Partners LLC. The ‘910 patent focuses on a method for monitoring a mobile station within special areas using radio signals to define the area's perimeter. The mobile station discerns these signals, differentiating them as distinctive to the area, and communicates with a mobile network to adjust operating parameters accordingly. The patent has been asserted against Apple, Fibar Group, Nice Group, 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.

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Another Factor2 Multimedia authentication patent challenged

On February 11, 2025, Unified Patents filed an ex parte reexamination proceeding against U.S. Patent 9,870,453, owned and asserted by Factor2 Multimedia Systems, LLC, an NPE. The ‘453 patent relates to two-factor authentication methods and systems. It has been asserted against Snap, U.S. Bank National Association, Amazon, Comerica Bank, TikTok, Regions Financial, Texas Capital Bancshares, Washington Federal Bank, and Early Warning Services.

View district court litigations by Factor2 Multimedia. Unified is represented by Bruce Bower and James Stein at Lee & Hayes and by in-house counsel, Jordan Rossen and Roshan Mansinghani, in this proceeding.

Cloud Byte cloud storage patent challenge instituted

On February 11, 2025, less than 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 7,739,544, owned and asserted by Cloud Byte LLC, an NPE. The ‘544 patent relates to a disk array rebuild system and method. It has been asserted against Dell.

View district court litigations by Cloud Byte. Unified is represented by Steven Shipe of Barnes & Thornburg and by in-house counsel, T.J. Murphy and Jordan Rossen.

To view the reexamination request, visit Unified’s Portal: https://portal.unifiedpatents.com/exparte/90019777

Muvox song selection patent challenged

On February 11, 2025, Unified Patents filed an ex parte reexamination proceeding against U.S. Patent 11,899,713, owned and asserted by Muvox LLC, an NPE. The ‘713 patent is generally directed to selecting a song based on mood. It has been asserted against several companies, with cases currently pending against Spotify, BMG Rights Management, and Netaktion.

View district court litigations by Muvox. Unified is represented by in-house counsel, Jessica L.A. Marks and Andrea Shoffstall.