Unified is pleased to announce PATROLL crowdsourcing contest winners below totaling $1,500 in cash prizes. The patents are owned by Flexiworld Technologies, Inc., an NPE. The patents generally relate to communications over the Internet. The patents have been asserted against Indeed and Skype.
We would also like to thank the dozens of other high-quality submissions that were made on these patents. 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.
US 7099304 - Anonymous Communication (claim 1)
Winning Submissions: US 6157829; US 6870845; US 6564261
US RE49176 - Enhancing the Efficiency and Relevancy of Transactions on the Internet (claim 38)
Winner: Calvin Zhong
Winning Submissions: US 5884272; US 7957991
US RE48088 - Facilitating Connections Between Parties Through the Internet (claim 52)
Winning Submissions: US 20030158960; US 5862223
US RE48066 - Data Mining User Information (claims 38 and 47)
Winning Submissions: US 9830600; US 5884272; US 7957991
US RE46637 - Facilitating Transactions Over the Internet (claims 38, 47, 53, and 67)
Winner: Ekta Aswal
Winning Submissions: US 7957991; US 5862223; US 5884272