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06/09/17 12:22 PM

#30864 RE: Sharktnk #30861

UOIP Great post! Needs to be stickied...

Some backgrounds and general information:

Agreement with ChanBond in it's entirety:

http://www.getfilings.com/sec-filings/151124/UnifiedOnline-Inc_10-Q/uoip_ex102.htm

This is an easier to read version and contains a lot of info. For those still unclear on whether or not Unified owns ChanBond it's clearly spelled out. (Not to mention some of the exhibit's that show the restricted shares, etc.)


Lawsuit documents:
https://www.plainsite.org/dockets/2xk77efdl/delaware-district-court/chanbond-llc-v-comcast-corporation-et-al/

https://www.patexia.com/company/chanbond

PTAB case report:
http://www.reexamlink.com/tag/comcast/

RPX Decision:
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=3&ved=0ahUKEwjJ4aaHj7HUAhXI4CYKHcbrCTQQFggyMAI&url=https%3A%2F%2Fptab.uspto.gov%2Fptabe2e%2Frest%2Fpetitions%2F1461674%2Fdocuments%2Fd29ya3NwYWNlOi8vU3BhY2VzU3RvcmUvYWVkYTU3OGEtNzExMy00N2E1LWE0MTEtODJhNzcyYmRmZDg2OzEuMA%3D%3D%3D%3D%2FanonymousDownload&usg=AFQjCNHRdjky2XbwsHjj1IE-Y5_c7-qikw&sig2=KQyAcCXjJFjJfvmuAKIXpA




Deirdre Leane

The party and person that they received these patents from. This is a very successful and intelligent woman. At one point President of IPNav and slotted to be CEO, now VP Licensing at http://www.technicolor.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/deirdreleane

https://www.linkedin.com/company/technicolor?trk=ppro_cprof

See also - https://ipcloseup.com/2014/08/13/post-grant-reviews-are-shaping-npe-patent-quality-portfolio-size/

http://www.ipbc.com/2014/AudioVideo/VideoDetail.aspx?g=49954542-284e-48a7-9270-58fbf9a90c36

http://www.iqpc.com/media/7029/6205.pdf.deleted

http://acaciaresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/IAM-74_Top-of-the-tree.pdf

http://www.iam-media.com/Search?qs=Deirdre+Leane

https://globenewswire.com/news-release/2012/03/22/471436/249989/en/IP-Navigation-Group-Lead-Sponsor-at-2012-Global-IP-Exchange.html

William R. Carter, Jr (Billy Carter)

Who also owns the vast majority of the shares here:
https://www.otcmarkets.com/edgar/GetFilingHtml?FilingID=11010807

http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=106487950

An interesting read, (note the associations with *Erich Spangenberg)

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/14/business/how-a-typical-patent-battle-took-an-unexpected-turn.html

Erich Spangenberg*

https://www.linkedin.com/in/erichspangenberg

http://www.marathonpg.com/news/press-releases/detail/1120/erich-spangenberg-joins-marathon-patent-group-management

https://www.ip-watch.org/2016/06/03/qa-with-erich-spangenberg-on-patents-and-drug-prices/

http://spangenblog.com/about-us/

http://www.iam-media.com/blog/detail.aspx?g=fe3d6b8e-0cc9-4425-83ea-761e098c7eee


Robert M. Howe

CEO of Unified.

http://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=232373&privcapId=1199443 (Read full background)

http://www.42ventures.com/team/bob-howe/

http://www.highnotefoundry.com/who-we-are/


Robert Whitman

Lead attorney for ChanBond

https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-whitman-217889

http://www.mishconnewyork.com/people/robert_whitman

(Additionally, see Mark Raskin, John F. Petrsoric, Andrea Pacelli PhD for ChanBond from the same firm) http://www.mishconnewyork.com

https://www.law360.com/articles/907966/ptab-nixes-six-cisco-ipr-petitions-over-networking-patents

IPNav

Now defunct- https://thepatentinvestor.com/2014/07/ipnavs-spangenberg-downsizes-with-eye-on-much-bigger-prizes/

Any number of notations of IPNav in publications, etc. For instance:

https://journals.law.stanford.edu/sites/default/files/stanford-technology-law-review/online/vol17issue3final.pdf


http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/14/business/has-patent-will-sue-an-alert-to-corporate-america.html

Misc.

Additional attorneys for ChanBond:
http://www.bayardlaw.com/

Will follow up with some observations ...



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06/09/17 1:29 PM

#30905 RE: Sharktnk #30861

great DD w links compilation there!
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Sharktnk

06/09/17 2:27 PM

#30939 RE: Sharktnk #30861

The associations from\with IPNav are interesting. Essentially, this is a cohesive whole that they acquired with ChanBond - From the patents themselves to the attorney's that had already set this in motion with pending litigation prior to Unified's assimilation.

Deirdre Leane, Carter and Spangenberg all at one time or another associated with IPNav, the level of expertise and sophistication involved, experienced attorney's at very high levels (not to mention high profile cases)... Just a few of things that have had me intrigued for well over a year here.

Essentially this is a prepackaged deal that Howe acquired and Carters involvement can't be overlooked. He's not only well invested in it's outcome holding the majority of shares but also overseeing and having 'sole and exclusive authority over the business of ChanBond' . You could almost say that ChanBond owns Unified.

To the more practical matters at hand ...

Honestly, I had this pegged early on as a real long shot, a David vs, Goliath, unlikely but still an interesting situation that might get some interest along the way. But the two recent PTAB decisions changed that significantly.

There's quite a bit out there about what this all means in cases like this:

Beating the 'Death Squad's"
https://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=131598302

http://www.finnegan.com/resources/articles/articlesdetail.aspx?news=a1991ab3-059d-482e-a97c-0ba4b714eb1c

http://www.eetimes.com/author.asp?section_id=36&doc_id=1319398

http://www.microcapdaily.com/favorable-ruling-sparks-blue-calypso-inc-otcbbbcyp/115027/

As some others here have mentioned I'd still be cautious in presuming too much come Monday. Anything's possible and at worst there should be some filings on PACER, but they may or not get posted right away, could be later in the week. Goes without saying the $ these cable giants have at their disposal ... Delay tactics, behind the scenes negotiations, any number of things could take place.

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zombywolf

05/14/18 4:35 PM

#44185 RE: Sharktnk #30861

That is an interesting coincidence. The company Deidre Lane is VP Licensing at, is the company that bought the Cisco division infringing our (and her) patents.