$8,000 for VideoLabs digital content patents prior art

Unified added 4 new PATROLL contests, with a $2,000 cash prize for each, seeking prior art on the list below. The patents are owned by VideoLabs, Inc. The patents generally relate to digital media content and some have been asserted against Netflix, Amazon, Roku, HP, Inc., and ASUStek. The contests will end on December 31, 2023. Please visit PATROLL for more information or click on each link below.

We also have third-party prior art providers giving our researchers a head start in the hunt! Click on each of the contests to find more from IPscreener and Google Patent Analytics.

US 7440559 - Computer Program Product for Controlling the Flow of Content (litigations)

US 8291236 - Secondary Conditional Access Server (litigations)

US 8667304 - Secondary Conditional Access Server (litigations)

US RE43113 - Domain-based Management of Distribution of Digital Content (litigations)

Acacia entity, Monarch, 2nd networking patent challenged

On October 23, 2023, Unified Patents filed an ex parte reexamination proceeding against U.S. Patent 8,693,369, owned and asserted by Monarch Networking Solutions, LLC, an Acacia Research Corp. entity.  The ‘369 patent relates to routing data packets with the same destination address using port masks. It has been asserted against Cisco and Juniper Networks.

View district court litigations by Monarch Networking. Unified is represented by Joseph English, Patrick Muldoon, and John Baird at Duane Morris and by in-house counsel, Jordan Rossen and Alyssa Holtslander, in this proceeding.

Unified is Hiring: New full-time Counterfeit Sales Manager/Director position

Counterfeit Sales Manager/Director - Click HERE to apply

Unified Brands, a unit of Unified Patents, is growing its business and is seeking a sales lead to help find, reach out, and close clients. Brands provides a unique solution completely free for clients. We deter foreign counterfeiters trying to sell in the US by taking their money through legal action and sharing it with the clients. Compensation will be a combination of base + commissions.

Sales Manager / Director Job Responsibilities:

• Creating a pipeline of qualified leads

• Find creative ways to reach out and pitch

• Close deals and be the primary ongoing point of contact

• Creates sales presentations

Requirements

• 4 Year Degree

• 2+ years of experience selling to large consumer brands

• Ability to articulate Brands legal process and strategy

• Strong verbal and written communication skills, deck creation and data management

• Time management and organizational skills

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team

Benefits

Competitive benefits, with generous vacation and paid-for health insurance and profit-sharing; freedom to work from home when appropriate; maternity and paternity leave; financial support for continuing education.

Streaming media threatened by new patent licensing programs

Streaming Media has published an article written by industry expert, John Simmons, who reports on the history of video codec Standard Essential Patents (SEPs) licensing and how it relates to video streaming services. Simmons argues that the video streaming’s enormous growth was the result of royalty free licensing of essential streaming technologies and a bargain struck to charge device makers the bulk of the royalties for SEP codec licensing while charging streaming video companies only a low nominal fee for subscription and other paid content. New uncertainty created by outfits like Avanci’s Video pool and others asserting against video streamers will only lead to less consumer choice, technologies, and services.  

To read the full article, click HERE.

NexGen semiconductor controller patent challenged

On October 20, 2023, Unified Patents filed an ex parte reexamination proceeding against 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 is currently asserted against Infineon and NXP.

View district court litigations by NexGen. Unified is represented by in-house counsel, T.J. Murphy and Ashraf Fawzy.