PATROLL

Intellectual Ventures networking patents prior art found

Unified is pleased to announce prior art has been found on three patents owned by Intellectual Ventures LLC, an NPE. The patents have been asserted against JP Morgan Chase, Comerica, and Liberty Mutual.

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.

WINNING SUBMISSION for US 7712080 - Parallel Distributed Programming - DOWNLOAD HERE

  • US 6292822

  • US 5197137

  • “An Execution Order Control Method of Distributed Processes for Sharing Global Variables”

WINNING SUBMISSION for US 7949785 - Secure Virtual Community Network System - DOWNLOAD HERE

WINNING SUBMISSION for US 8407722 - Transferring Information Through Digital Networks - DOWNLOAD HERE

$2,000 for Wrinkl messaging 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 11,973,731, owned by Wrinkl, Inc., an NPE. The ‘731 patent relates to creating and displaying subsidiary channel-based thread communications in a group-based messaging system. It has been asserted against Slack.

The contest will expire on August 31, 2024. Please visit PATROLL for more information and to submit an entry for this contest.

$2,000 for CardiacSense monitoring 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 7,980,998, owned by CardiacSense LTD, an NPE. The ‘998 patent relates to methods, systems, and devices for monitoring activities performed by a person, and for allowing communication with respect thereto, in particular where such activities includes sports, e.g. swimming. It has been asserted against Garmin, Coros Wearables, and Suunto.

The contest will expire on August 30, 2024. Please visit PATROLL for more information and to submit an entry for this contest.

$2,000 for Advanced Meter Systems meter reading 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 7,088,239, owned by Advanced Meter Systems, LLC (f/k/a Akoloutheo, LLC). The ‘239 patent relates to an apparatus for remote utility meter reading, including responses at the premises to fires, gas leaks, and other hazards, by sending alarms to utility companies, the fire department, and other emergency responders, and also emergency adjustment of electricity and gas connections. It has been asserted against Schneider Electric.

The contest will expire on August 30, 2024. Please visit PATROLL for more information and to submit an entry for this contest.

PATROLL’s Crowd-Sourced Submissions Available For Download

Now Zone Members can download any PATROLL contest submissions anytime they want

PATROLL is the world’s first crowd-sourced prior art contest forum where Unified Patents puts a monetary bounty on PAE- and NPE-owned patents. We engage the general public to submit prior art to improve overall patent quality. All submissions are reviewed by Unified's legal team to identify winning prior art, and we provide the invalidity claim chart to the world on the PATROLL portal.

Over the last decade, PATROLL has evolved into a massive platform with hundreds of contests and nearly 5,000 submissions, establishing itself as the world’s largest repository of crowdsourced prior art. 

*Projected 2024

Previously, Zone Members would have to wait for results since Unified would review and identify a winner before an invalidity chart was published. Now, Zone Members can view and download unfiltered user submissions at any time before Unified declares a winner. This provides our Zone Members with the capability to view thousands of submissions as they arrive rather than wait till we publish the results.

To view unfiltered user submissions, simply log in to PATROLL and select ‘Download All Submissions’ from any contest. This allows Zone Members to use the crowd faster and to independently create their own charts.   

PATROLL is just one of many tools that Unified provides to help improve patent quality. Click on the links below to find out about a few more: