$2,000 for Guzik Technical Enterprises prior art — Unified Patents

On January 28, 2022, 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 7,221,220 . The patent is owned by Guzik Technical Enterprises, an NPE. The '220 patent generally...

$28,000 for IP Investments Group sub, DataCloud, prior art — Unified Patents

On January 24, 2022, Unified added 14 new PATROLL contests, with a $2,000 cash prize for each, seeking prior art on the list below. The patents are owned by DataCloud, LLC, an NPE and subsidiary of IP Investments Group. The contests will all end...

Dolby Patents Are Being Used in Patent-Trolling Activity Against GNU/Linux, But Dolby is Said to Be a GPL Violator

Dolby's serial litigation strategy seems to have come into conflict with Free-as-in-freedom software -- the very same software Dolby is happy to exploit without complying with the copyleft licence

Checking Essentiality within Access Advance - An HEVC Case Study — Unified Patents

Many patent holders and pools designate their patents as relevant or essential to a standard without proper scrutiny or analysis. As part of an ongoing series examining this dubious practice, we highlight U.S. Patent 10,575,014 . The ‘014 patent...

New Apple Patent Hints at Voice-Activated Noise Cancellation

A new Apple patent suggests Siri could respond to voice commands to turn the active noise cancellation feature on and off.

Ericsson sues Apple again over 5G patent royalties

This is the latest in a series of legal battles between the Ericsson and Apple over patent licensing agreements.

Ericsson is suing Apple over 5G patents after licensing negotiations fall through

The licensing agreement between the two expired recently and they were  trying to negotiate per unit fees, but couldn't settle on a price point.

Ericsson sues Apple again over 5G patent licensing

Sweden's Ericsson has filed another set of patent infringement lawsuits against Apple in the latest salvo between the two companies over royalty payment for use of 5G wireless patents in iPhones.

Ericsson Sues Apple Again Over 5G Patent Licensing Infringements

Telecom giant Ericsson has filed another set of patent infringement lawsuits against Apple in a long-running dispute between the two companies over...

Ericsson and Apple patent dispute escalates into Europe | AppleInsider

The legal dispute between Apple and Ericsson over 5G patents used in the iPhone has extended to multiple lawsuits from both companies across Europe.

Apple fires back in Ericsson 5G legal battle

Apple seeks import ban on Ericsson base stations

Optimized Load Management: Technical - Intellectual Property - Germany

This decision relates to a European patent regarding a method for optimizing a chronological developing of consumption of electric energy by a group of different consumers with regard to a supply of electric power.

Dallas Invents: 71 Patents Granted for Week of Dec. 21 » Dallas Innovates

Check out this week's ranking for inventive activity in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington.

Intelligent digital assistant in a multi-tasking environment

I held a contest and Apple wins--for having the patent with the largest number of cited prior art references (patents …

WSOU '770 patent likely invalid — Unified Patents

On January 11, 2022, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) instituted trial on all challenged claims in an IPR filed by Unified against U.S. Patent 7,333,770 , owned by WSOU Investments, LLC. The ‘770 patent is generally related to...

Causam Enterprises patent challenged — Unified Patents

On January 18, 2022, Unified filed a petition for inter partes review (IPR) against U.S. Patent 10,396,592 . The ‘592 patent is owned by Causam Enterprises, Inc., an NPE. The ’592 Patent relates to active load management systems and has been ...

The Dust Settles Further in Relation to Patents for Computer Implemented Inventions in Australia

Last month we wrote about the Full Federal Court’s decision in Commissioner of Patents v Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Ltd [2021] FCAFC 202 (Aristocrat), which concer

President Biden Wants to Put Microsofter in Charge of the Patent Office, Soon to Penalise Patent Applicants Who Don't Use Microsoft's Proprietary Formats

The tradition of GAFAM or GIAFAM inside the USPTO carries on (e.g. Kappos and Lee; Kappos lobbies for Microsoft and IBM, whereas Lee now works for Amazon/Bezos after a career at Google); it's hard to believe anymore that the USPTO exists to serve...