Lower48: US-11100070-B2 (Analysis of Hierarchical Data)
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11100070 - Analysis of Hierarchical Data
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Unified is seeking prior art on at least claim 1 of US-11100070-B2, owned and asserted by Lower48 IP, LLC, an NPE.
The '070 patent focuses on methods and systems for manipulating and analyzing hierarchical data, particularly through transformations into tree structures. It has been asserted against Shopify. For more information on the patent:
https://portal.unifiedpatents.com/patents/patent/US-11100070-B2
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Start Date: Wed Feb 19 2025 15:39:30 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
End Date: Sat Apr 26 2025 04:59:59 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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