Uniloc 2017, LLC v. Google, LLC
Patentability filed 14 Dec 2021 in the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and closed 4 May 2023, with US9564952B2 asserted. Recorded basis of termination: unpatentable.
Case record
- Patent involved
- US9564952B2
- Application no.
- US13/734178
- Case no.
- 22-1257
- Verdict cause
- Patentability
- Court
- Fed. Cir.
- Court level
- Court of Appeals
- Case region
- District of Columbia
- Chief judge
- None recorded
- Trial level
- Appeal
- Filed – Closed
- 14 Dec 2021 – 4 May 2023
- Duration
- 506 days
- Basis of termination
- Unpatentable
- Products & marks
- Near field authentication through communication of enclosed content sound waves
- Validity challenges
- 2 on record
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Near field authentication through communication of enclosed content sound waves
A method for near field authentication of sources using an audio transceiver computing device includes scanning a plurality of predetermined frequencies for a free frequency, selecting the free frequency from the plurality of predetermined frequencies, generating a periodic enclosed content message, generating a modulated carrier wave representing the periodic enclosed content message, and transmitting the modulated carrier wave at the free frequency. A method for near field authentication of sources using a microphone input of a receiving computing device includes scanning a plurality of predetermined frequencies to detect a signal using the microphone input, verifying, responsive to detecting the signal, that the signal includes at least one enclosed content message, and extracting a content from the enclosed content message.
- Legal status
- Inactive
- Granted
- 7 Feb 2017
- Earliest priority
- 24 Apr 2012
- Est. expiry
- 4 Jan 2033
- Validity challenges
- 2 on recordIPR2020-00756 · Other · filed by GOOGLE LLCIPR2020-00756 · Patentability · filed by Uniloc 2017 LLC
- Licences recorded
- None recorded
- Inventors
- ETCHEGOYEN, CRAIG S. · HARJANTO, DONO · BURDICK, SEAN D.
- Classification
- H04B7/00H04B5/00H04B5/02H04B5/48H04B5/20
- Prosecution counsel
- Uniloc 2017 LLC
- Examiner
- AKINYEMI, AJIBOLA
Parties of record
Uniloc 2017, LLC
- Core tech
- H04B7/00H04B5/00H04B5/02H04B5/48
- Counsel
- Donald Lee Jackson · James Etheridge · Ryan S. Loveless
- Firm
- Davidson Berquist Jackson & Gowdey, LLP, Etheridge Law Group PLLC
Google, LLC
- Core tech
- Not recorded
- Counsel
- Benjamin Aaron Saidman Esq. · Erika Arner · Jason E. Stach
- Firm
- Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP
Counsel of record
| Attorney | For | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Donald Lee Jackson | Uniloc 2017, LLC | Plaintiff |
| James Etheridge | Uniloc 2017, LLC | Plaintiff |
| Ryan S. Loveless | Uniloc 2017, LLC | Plaintiff |
| Benjamin Aaron Saidman Esq. | Google, LLC | Defendant |
| Erika Arner | Google, LLC | Defendant |
| Jason E. Stach | Google, LLC | Defendant |
Basis of termination
From the record · verbatim“THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED: PER CURIAM (MOORE, Chief Judge, MAYER and HUGHES, Circuit Judges). AFFIRMED”
Case 22-1257 · Fed. Cir. · closed 4 May 2023
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Frequently asked questions
What is case 22-1257?
22-1257 is a patent patentability brought by Uniloc 2017, LLC against Google, LLC, filed on 14 Dec 2021 in the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. The case closed on 4 May 2023.
Which patent was asserted in 22-1257?
US9564952B2 (“Near field authentication through communication of enclosed content sound waves”), assigned to UNILOC 2017 LLC, currently inactive. The record also lists Near field authentication through communication of enclosed content sound waves.
How was case 22-1257 terminated?
The recorded basis of termination is unpatentable. The termination text reads: “THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED: PER CURIAM (MOORE, Chief Judge, MAYER and HUGHES, Circuit Judges). AFFIRMED”
How long did case 22-1257 take?
506 calendar days, from filing on 14 Dec 2021 to closure on 4 May 2023.
Who were the attorneys and the judge in 22-1257?
Donald Lee Jackson, James Etheridge and Ryan S. Loveless are recorded as counsel for plaintiff Uniloc 2017. Benjamin Aaron Saidman Esq., Erika Arner and Jason E. Stach appear for defendant Google.
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