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On September 8, 2016, Unified Patents Inc. filed its 55th petition for inter partes review, challenging all claims of U.S. Patent 6,442,261 as unpatentable over multiple grounds. The patent, related to identifying dropped telephone calls, had been asserted against automotive companies. A copy of the petition can be found below.

On July 11, 2016, Unified petition for inter partes review in IPR2016-01404 on claims 1, 2, 13-15, 33, 34, 39, 46 and 48 of patent 6,968,459, assigned to Intellectual Ventures II, LLC. The patent discusses restricting access to data storage devices, i.e., limiting data storage to read/write or read-only access privileges.

On July 25, 2016, Unified Patents Inc. filed a petition for inter partes review of all claims 1-15 of U.S. Patent 6,415,207. In IPR2016-01465, Unified challenged a patent directed to automated tracking, one that Shipping and Transit has asserted against more than 90 small businesses. A copy of the filing can be found below.

On May 27, 2016, Unified filed a petition for inter partes review (IPR) of claims 1, 4, 6, 7, 10-13, and 16 of U.S. Patent 8,706,627, owned and asserted by Sentegra, LLC in various district courts. The technology is directed to electronic ticketing on a mobile device.

Data suggests an inter partes review (IPR) institution decision is a defining moment in underlying litigation. Unified examined all district court settlements involving patents subject of IPR. The data revealed parties have shifted toward earlier settlements, usually just before an expected institution decision. The movement to pre-institution settlement shows the direct effects of PTAB on District Court.

On July 22, 2016, Unified filed for inter partes review of all claims 1-16 of U.S. Patent 7,454,002, owned and asserted by Sportbrain Holdings, Inc. The subject matter relates to the devices providing data via the Internet, commonly known as the Internet of things. A copy of the petition is found below.

On July 10, 2016, Unified Patents Inc. filed a petition for inter partes review, IPR2016-01374, against claims 1, 2, 3, 8, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 27, and 28 of U.S. Patent 6,339,428, directed to a video graphics texture mapping.

Unified Patents Inc. (Unified) has challenged patents asserted by this year's three most prolific patent litigants: Shipping and Transit LLC, Sportbrain Holdings LLC, and Uniloc USA, Inc. These challenges are part of Unified's ongoing efforts to protect technology areas ("zones") from non-practicing entities (NPEs), more commonly referred to as "patent trolls."

On June 27, 2016, Unified filed a petition for inter partes review on a patent asserted by Hybrid Audio, LLC. That filing, IPR2016-01265, challenges all independent claims of U.S. Patent RE40,281, claims 5, 12, 18, 26, 34, 41, 48, 57, 66, 71, 76, 83, 90, 95, 100, 107, 114, 116, 118, and 120.

On August 19, 2016, Unified Patents Inc. filed its 50th inter partes review petition, against a patent owned and asserted by Intellectual Ventures I LLC. The IPR2016-01643 challenges claims 1-4, 6-9, and 11-17 of U.S. Patent No. 6,775,745 B1, currently being asserted in the district court.