Patent Cases

RJ Brands, LLC d/b/a Chefman v.SharkNinja Operating LLC et al.

· IPR2025-01529

RJ Brands has filed an IPR petition challenging SharkNinja’s dual‑air‑fryer patent, arguing lack of priority support and that the claims are anticipated or obvious over Zhang, Conrad, Philips and Moon.

American Airlines, Inc. et al. v.Intellectual Ventures II LLC

· IPR2025-01509

American Airlines and Southwest Airlines have filed an IPR petition seeking to invalidate claims 1‑24 of Intellectual Ventures’ LTE‑related patent, alleging obviousness over multiple pre‑grant references. The petition cites Papasakellariou, Classon, Liu, Muharemovic, and Onggosanusi as prior art.

CrowdStrike, Inc. et al. v.Skysong Innovations, LLC

· IPR2025-01400

CrowdStrike filed an IPR petition challenging all 18 claims of Skysong Innovations’ ’721 patent, asserting obviousness over a suite of prior‑art references covering browser security, daemons, and DNS techniques. The petition seeks a finding of unpatentability under 35 U.S.C. § 103.

Ford Motor Company v.AutoConnect Holdings LLC

· IPR2025-01524

Ford Motor Company has filed an IPR petition challenging AutoConnect’s U.S. Patent No. 9,123,186, which covers vehicle‑access control based on user accounts. The petition asserts that all 21 claims are obvious over earlier automotive restriction systems (Gratz, Bosch, Rector, Moinzadeh). The Board is asked to institute the review.

Apotex Inc. v.Ipsen Biopharm Ltd. et al.

· IPR2025-01531

The PTAB granted institution for the IPR involving Apotex Inc. and Ipsen Biopharm Ltd., allowing the merits of the challenge to proceed.

RJ Brands, LLC d/b/a Chefman v.SharkNinja Operating LLC et al.

· IPR2025-01530

The USPTO granted institution for IPR2025-01530 and several other proceedings after determining the petitioner had a reasonable likelihood of prevailing. This moves the cases forward to merits review.

RJ Brands, LLC d/b/a Chefman v.SharkNinja Operating LLC et al.

· IPR2025-01529

The USPTO granted institution for IPR2025-01529 after determining the petitioner showed a reasonable likelihood of prevailing. This decision is part of a larger set of institutional decisions affecting multiple related proceedings.

patent interim order · Dec 9, 2025

Ford Motor Company v.AutoConnect Holdings LLC

· IPR2025-01524

The USPTO Board granted institution for IPR2025-01524 after determining the petitioner had a reasonable likelihood of prevailing. This allows the proceeding to move forward to merits review.

Haryana Pesticide Manufacturers Association v.The Controller Of Patents And Design & Anr.

Delhi High Court - Orders · 89670300

The petitioner filed a writ petition challenging an impugned order regarding Patent application no. 201621004267. The petitioner asserted that mandatory procedures under Section 25(1) were not followed and the certificate of grant had not been issued despite filing a pre-grant opposition.

patent mixed · Dec 9, 2025

Marico Limited v.Minolta Natural Care

Bombay High Court · 25829428

The Bombay High Court addressed an interim application in a commercial IP suit filed by Marico Limited against Minolta Natural Care. The court noted that the plaintiff had presented a strong prima facie case for infringement covering trademark, copyright, design, and artistic work based on rival products. While the defendant sought time to explore an amicable settlement, the court granted a short adjournment but made it clear that if no resolution is reached by the next date, the interim application will proceed to final hearing.

patent denied · Dec 8, 2025

OneSource Solutions International, Inc. et al. v.Hippocratic AI, Inc.

The USPTO Director denied OneSource Solutions' request for Director Review of the denial to institute a PGR against Hippocratic AI's patent 12,142,371. The original institution denial therefore remains in effect.

OneSource Solutions International, Inc. et al. v.Hippocratic AI, Inc.

patent denied · Dec 8, 2025

OneSource Solutions requests Director Review after the PTAB denied institution of its challenge to Hippocratic AI’s AI‑LLM patent. The petition focuses on structural and indefiniteness deficiencies in Claim 1 under 35 U.S.C. §§ 112(a) and 112(b).

OneSource Solutions International, Inc. et al. v.Hippocratic AI, Inc.

The PTAB denied OneSource Solutions’ request for director review of its denied PGR petition against Hippocratic AI’s U.S. Patent 12,142,371. The Board found the request failed to meet the statutory standards for reversal.

Gilgamesh Pharmaceuticals, Inc. et al. v.Enveric Biosciences Canada, Inc.

· PGR2025-00076

Gilgamesh Pharmaceuticals has petitioned the PTAB to invalidate Enveric Biosciences' 2024 patent covering halogenated psilocybin derivatives, asserting anticipation, obviousness, and lack of enablement for all 26 claims.

OneSource Solutions International, Inc. et al. v.Hippocratic AI, Inc.

OSSI has filed a PGR petition seeking cancellation of all 20 claims of Hippocratic AI’s 12,142,371 patent, alleging obviousness, lack of enablement, indefiniteness, and abstract‑idea ineligibility.

OneSource Solutions International, Inc. et al. v.Hippocratic AI, Inc.

OSSI Corporation filed a motion to correct procedural defects in its petition against Hippocratic AI's patent, seeking Board approval to submit a compliant filing.

Google LLC et al. v.ART RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY, LLC

· IPR2025-01405

Google has filed an IPR petition seeking cancellation of all 24 claims of a video‑playlist patent, arguing they are obvious over earlier patents and a programming textbook. The petition cites Hedinsson, Ford, and Kostello as the prior art basis.

Google LLC et al. v.ART RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY, LLC

· IPR2025-01403

Google has filed an IPR petition seeking cancellation of all 33 claims of ART Research’s ’840 patent, which covers video annotation and indexing. The challenger alleges obviousness over multiple prior‑art references, including Datar, Zhou, Gupta, Smith, Friedlander, and Mouilleseaux.

Google LLC et al. v.ART RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY, LLC

· IPR2025-01404

Google has filed an IPR petition seeking cancellation of all 21 claims of ART Research’s ’001 patent, which covers video‑annotation features used in social‑network contexts. The petition argues the claims are obvious over multiple prior‑art references.

patent denied · Dec 8, 2025

Google LLC v.Telcom Ventures LLC

· IPR2025-01409

Google has filed an IPR petition seeking to invalidate all 18 claims of Telcom Ventures' NFC‑based mobile payment patent, arguing obviousness over four prior‑art references. The petition also challenges any discretionary denial and requests institution of the review.

OneSource Solutions International, Inc. et al. v.Hippocratic AI, Inc.

patent remanded · Dec 8, 2025

The PTAB denied institution of the Post-Grant Review (PGR) in a dispute involving Hippocratic AI's patent 12142371, finding that the petitioner failed to meet the necessary likelihood of prevailing standard.

Asustek Computer Inc & Anr. v.Nokia Technologies Oy & Anr.

Delhi High Court - Orders · 67704770

Asustek Computer Inc filed petitions seeking the revocation or removal of Indian Patents Nos. 356246 and 397206 from the Register of Patents. The court noted that these patents are part of Respondent No. 1's H.265/HEVC patent portfolio, and accordingly listed the petitions for further hearing.

patent mixed · Dec 8, 2025

S Chand And Company Ltd v.Kaushal Kumar And Ors

Delhi High Court - Orders · 112205631

The Delhi High Court addressed several applications in the copyright and trademark infringement suit filed by S Chand And Company Ltd against various booksellers and e-commerce platforms. The court granted the plaintiff exemption from pre-litigation mediation, recognizing the urgency of interim relief. Crucially, the court issued an ad interim injunction directing Defendant No. 5 (Flipkart) to immediately take down listings of counterfeit books infringing on S Chand's registered trademarks and copyrighted works. Furthermore, the court provided procedural directions for serving summons and verifying the addresses of the various defendants.

patent terminated or settled · Dec 6, 2025

Google LLC v.SoundClear Technologies LLC et al.

· IPR2025-01123

Google withdrew its IPR petition against SoundClear's patent, and the Board terminated the proceeding. No claims were instituted or decided.

patent · Dec 6, 2025

Google LLC v.SoundClear Technologies LLC et al.

· IPR2025-01123

Google has filed an IPR petition seeking to invalidate claims 1‑5 of SoundClear’s voice‑content control patent, arguing that the claims are obvious over the Ocampo and Yi references. The petition requests the Board to institute the review and cancel the challenged claims.

Mannheim (DE) Local Division · UPC-000199

Centripetal Limited v.Keysight Technologies, Inc. et al.

Centripetal Limited sued Keysight Technologies, Inc. and Keysight Technologies Deutschland GmbH for direct infringement of Claim 16 and indirect infringement of Claim 1 of European Patent EP 3 821 580 B1, relating to methods and systems for efficient network protection, in Germany, Italy, France, and the Netherlands. The core dispute centered on the construction of the 'broker' feature and whether the defendants' Network Visibility products implemented the claimed three-stage security system. The Local Division Mannheim dismissed the infringement action, finding that the claimant failed to substantiate that the attacked embodiments performed the claimed broker functionality of determining a cyber analysis system based on threat metadata.

Copenhagen (DK) Local Division · UPC-000198

Hybridgenerator ApS v.HGSystem ApS, HGSystem Holding ApS, Infotech Concept ApS, Infotech Holding ApS

The Local Division of the Unified Patent Court in Copenhagen partially upheld a request for penalty payments against the defendants for their delayed compliance with a court order to preserve evidence in a patent infringement matter concerning EP 4 238 202 B1. The Court found that the defendants had delayed providing login credentials for their financial system, email accounts, and a seized computer by a total of 36 days, and imposed a joint penalty of EUR 67,500.

Nordic Baltic Regional Division · UPC-000197

Edwards Lifesciences Corporation v.Meril Life Sciences Pvt Limited & Others

This is an order from the Nordic-Baltic Regional Division of the Unified Patent Court concerning three related cases (UPC_CFI_775/2025, UPC_CFI_776/2025, and UPC_CFI_777/2025) involving patent EP 3 769 722 B1. Following a merits decision on 21 July 2025 in case CFI 380/2023, the parties jointly requested a stay of the cost proceedings pending the outcome of opposition proceedings before the EPO Boards of Appeal (case T-241/25-3.2.02). The Court granted the stay and also provisionally granted the parties' confidentiality requests regarding certain cost application documents.

Milan (IT) Local Division · UPC-000196

3V Sigma S.p.A v.A.G.A. S.r.l. and ACEF Srl

Unified Patent Court decision.