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13,582 decisions across India · European UPC · US PTAB

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patent · Nov 9, 2024

Google LLC v.DH International Ltd.

· IPR2024-01322

Google has filed an IPR petition seeking to invalidate all 20 claims of DH International’s ’294 patent covering multimode cellular phone data switching, arguing that Mooney and Lee disclose the same features and that discretionary denial is unwarranted.
patent denied · Nov 9, 2024

Par-Kan Company, LLC et al. v.Unverferth Mfg. Co., Inc.

· IPR2024-01427

The PTAB denied the institution of an IPR challenging claims in a seed carrier patent (9745123). The Patent Owner successfully demonstrated that their prototype predated the prior art references cited by the Petitioner.
patent denied · Nov 9, 2024

Par-Kan Company, LLC et al. v.Unverferth Mfg. Co., Inc.

· IPR2024-01426

The PTAB denied Par-Kan Company's IPR against Unverferth Mfg. Co.'s patent 8967940, finding that the petitioner failed to demonstrate a reasonable likelihood of prevailing over prior art references like Morris and Hiniker Webpage.
patent instituted · Nov 9, 2024

Amazon.com, Inc. et al. v.NL Giken Inc.

· IPR2024-01345

Amazon successfully convinced the PTAB to institute an IPR against NL Giken's patent, asserting obviousness over prior art references Lee and Hunt. The Board found a reasonable likelihood of prevailing on all 12 challenged claims, advancing the case toward trial.
patent instituted · Nov 9, 2024

Google LLC v.DH International Ltd.

· IPR2024-01322

Google LLC successfully petitioned the PTAB to challenge DH International Ltd.'s patentability, leading the Board to institute IPR proceedings on all 20 claims. The Board adopted a broad construction of 'activation cue' favorable to Google and found that the Petitioner met the standard for institution based on obviousness grounds over prior art references Mooney and Lee.
patent denied · Nov 9, 2024

Google LLC v.DH International Ltd.

· IPR2024-01321

Google LLC's IPR challenge against DH International Ltd.'s payment card patent was denied by the PTAB. The Board found that Google failed to establish a reasonable likelihood of prevailing, specifically regarding the obviousness claims over Ong and Hoff.
patent denied · Nov 9, 2024

Curio Bioscience et al. v.Prognosys Biosciences Inc. et al.

· IPR2024-01289

The PTAB denied the IPR petition brought by Curio Bioscience against Prognosys and 10X Genomics, finding that the challenged claims were not obvious over Cantor or anticipated by Frisen. The Board upheld the Patent Owner's position regarding spatial analysis in tissue samples.
patent Final Written Decision · Nov 9, 2024

Google LLC v.DH International Ltd.

· IPR2024-01322

The PTAB issued a Final Written Decision finding that all 20 claims of the '294 patent were unpatentable over prior art references Mooney and Lee. The Board successfully construed key terms like 'activation cue' functionally, agreeing that a quality Bluetooth signal satisfies this requirement.
patent · Nov 7, 2024

Dyson Technology Limited et al. v.Omachron Intellectual Property Inc. et al.

· IPR2024-01162

Dyson and Omachron have settled their dispute over U.S. Patent 11,903,546 and jointly moved to terminate the inter partes review. The motion cites statutory authority and prior Board guidance to support termination.
patent terminated or settled · Nov 7, 2024

Dyson Technology Limited et al. v.Omachron Intellectual Property Inc. et al.

· IPR2024-01162

Dyson and Omachron settled their PTAB inter partes review disputes, leading to termination of four IPRs covering Dyson vacuum technology patents. The settlement agreement is treated as confidential business information.
patent · Nov 7, 2024

Dyson Technology Limited et al. v.Omachron Intellectual Property Inc. et al.

· IPR2024-01162

Dyson and Omachron have settled their IPR dispute over U.S. Patent 11,903,546 and jointly request the Board to terminate the proceeding and keep the settlement agreement confidential.
patent null · Nov 7, 2024

Dyson Technology Limited et al. v.Omachron Intellectual Property Inc. et al.

· IPR2024-01162

Dyson Technology Limited filed an Initial Petition challenging 15 claims of Omachron Intellectual Property Inc.'s patent related to hand vacuum cleaner configuration. The petition asserts that the challenged claims are obvious, relying on two distinct combinations of prior art references.
patent instituted · Nov 7, 2024

Dyson Technology Limited et al. v.Omachron Intellectual Property Inc. et al.

· IPR2024-01162

Dyson successfully petitioned to institute IPR against Omachron Intellectual Property Inc.'s vacuum cleaner patent, asserting obviousness under 35 U.S.C. § 103. The Board found that Dyson adequately demonstrated a motivation to combine prior art references for several claimed features, leading to institution on 13 claims.
patent mixed · Nov 7, 2024

Havells India Ltd v.Mohit Talwar & Ors.

Delhi High Court - Orders · 116558671

Havells India Ltd filed a suit against Mohit Talwar & Ors. concerning alleged infringement of its registered designs and trademark on Distribution Boards. The current order addresses an application seeking modification of the interim injunction, which required the Commissioner of Customs to stop the export of infringing products. To facilitate compliance with this suspension order, the court directed the defendants (No. 1, 2, and 3) to provide their Importer Exporter Code (IEC) details to enable effective enforcement.
patent LITIGATION · Nov 5, 2024

NJOY Netherlands B.V. v.Juul Labs International, Inc.

Paris (FR) Central Division - Seat · UPC-001174

NJOY Netherlands B.V. brought a revocation action before the Central Division (Paris Seat) of the Unified Patent Court seeking revocation of Juul Labs' European Patent EP 3 498 115 B1, directed to vaporization device systems (cartridges for generating inhalable aerosols). Juul Labs, as defendant, sought to maintain the patent as granted or in amended form based on twelve auxiliary requests. The Court revoked the patent in its entirety, finding that the claims as granted and all proposed auxiliary requests added matter extending beyond the content of the parent and grandparent applications as filed, in violation of Article 123(2) EPC.
patent LITIGATION · Nov 5, 2024

Pirelli Tyre S.p.A. v.Tianjin Kingtyre Group Co., Ltd and Kingtyre Deutschland GmbH

Milan (IT) Local Division · UPC-001173

Pirelli Tyre S.p.A. filed an application for provisional measures before the Local Division in Milan of the Unified Patent Court against Tianjin Kingtyre Group Co., Ltd and Kingtyre Deutschland GmbH, seeking to prevent the alleged infringement of its European Patent EP 2519412 concerning motorcycle tyres. The defendants were scheduled to exhibit allegedly infringing products at the EICMA International Cycle and Motorcycle Exhibition in Rho-Fiera, Milan, from 5-10 November 2024. The court granted the limited request for seizure and delivery of the contested products and related promotional materials, along with authorization for alternative service at the defendants' exhibition stand.
patent LITIGATION · Nov 5, 2024

NJOY Netherlands B.V. v.Juul Labs International, Inc.

Paris (FR) Central Division - Seat · UPC-001172

NJOY Netherlands B.V. brought a revocation action before the Central Division (Paris Seat) of the Unified Patent Court seeking to revoke European Patent EP 3 504 991 B1 owned by Juul Labs International, Inc., which relates to vaporization device systems (cartridges for generating inhalable aerosols). The Court dismissed the revocation action entirely, finding that the Claimant had failed to establish lack of novelty or inventive step, and ordered the Claimant to bear the costs of the proceedings.
patent LITIGATION · Nov 5, 2024

Pirelli Tyre S.p.A. v.Sichuan Yuanxing Rubber Co., Ltd. and China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, Automotive Sub-council

Milan (IT) Local Division · UPC-001171

Pirelli Tyre S.p.A. sought provisional measures from the Local Division Milan of the Unified Patent Court against Sichuan Yuanxing Rubber Co. Ltd. and CCPIT, alleging infringement of European Patent EP 3 519 207 (titled 'motorcycles tyre') by tires marketed as HA-51R and HA-51F. The court found the requirements for provisional measures satisfied, including urgency due to the imminent EICMA 2024 trade fair in Milan, and authorized the seizure of the allegedly infringing tires and related promotional materials at the respondents' exhibition stand.
patent LITIGATION · Nov 5, 2024

Cardo Systems, Ltd. v.Shenzhen Asmax Infinite Technology Co., Ltd. and Hong Kong Yiheng International Technology Co., Limited

Milan (IT) Local Division · UPC-001170

Cardo Systems, Ltd. filed an application for provisional measures without hearing the other party before the Local Division Milan of the Unified Patent Court, seeking a preliminary injunction against Shenzhen Asmax Infinite Technology Co., Ltd. and Hong Kong Yiheng International Technology Co., Limited based on European Patent No. EP 4 240 194, which relates to a fastening device for communication units. The Court granted the provisional measures, including an injunction, an order for delivery up of infringing products at EICMA 2024, and penalty payments, subject to the Applicant providing security of €100,000.
patent interim order · Nov 5, 2024

City Glass And Glazing Pvt Ltd v.Ozone Overseas Pvt Ltd

Delhi High Court · 198019973

The suit was filed seeking permanent injunction against infringement of a registered patent for a self-locking glazing system. The present application sought permission to take on record additional invoices and bank statements, which were needed to respond to objections raised by the defendant regarding discrepancies in earlier filings. The court allowed the plaintiff's application under Order XI Rule 1(c)(ii) CPC.
patent dismissed · Nov 5, 2024

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. v.Assistant Controller of Patents and Designs, Government of India

Madras High Court · 79385018

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. filed an appeal against the Controller of Patents and Designs' order refusing to grant a patent application (No. 201947017337). The appellant subsequently sought permission from the High Court to withdraw the appeal.
patent mixed · Nov 5, 2024

Ms Shri Gorakh Bhandar v.The Commissioner Of Customs Appeals & Ors.

Delhi High Court - Orders · 138354955

This Delhi High Court order sets the stage for a complex dispute concerning Intellectual Property Rights enforcement at customs. The petitioner has raised several critical questions, including whether protection can be granted without adhering strictly to the IPR (Imported Goods) Enforcement Rules, 2007, and whether failure to mention specific goods in import documents constitutes misdeclaration. The court has allowed procedural applications and scheduled the main hearing for February 12, 2025.
patent LITIGATION · Nov 4, 2024

Mathys & Squire LLP (Application under Rule 262.3 RoP in UPC_CFI_75/2023) v.Ex Parte

Munich (DE) Central Division - Section · UPC-001176

Mathys & Squire LLP, an intellectual property law firm, applied under Rule 262.3 of the Rules of Procedure for access to unredacted versions of written pleadings in a revocation action (UPC_CFI_75/2023) concerning EP3056563, where certain information had been kept confidential at the request of the Claimant, Astellas Institute for Regenerative Medicine. The Applicant argued that the redacted information was not genuinely confidential as it was either already publicly available or merely a summary of submissions already provided. The Court of First Instance (Central Division, Munich) found the application admissible and well-founded, holding that the Claimant had failed to contest the Applicant's assertions in a substantiated manner, and granted access to the unredacted documents.
patent LITIGATION · Nov 4, 2024

Oerlikon Textile GmbH & Co KG v.Bhagat Textile Engineers

Milan (IT) Local Division · UPC-001175

Oerlikon Textile GmbH & Co KG, proprietor of European Patent EP 2 145 848 B1 ('false twist texturing machine') with unitary effect in Italy and Germany, sued Bhagat Textile Engineers for infringement after Bhagat exhibited an allegedly infringing machine at the ITMA trade fair in Milan in June 2023. Bhagat did not contest the validity of the patent or the infringement, but denied damages and sought suspension pending a parallel revocation action. The Milan Local Division found infringement, granted a permanent injunction with a penalty, awarded provisional damages, and ordered Bhagat to bear 80% of the costs.
patent · Nov 4, 2024

Inari Agriculture, Inc. v.Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.

· PGR2024-00023

Inari Agriculture challenges the PTAB’s denial of institution for a plant‑utility patent, arguing the Board created an improper bright‑line rule that shields patents based on secret parent lines. The petition cites statutory and policy grounds, seeking Director review.
patent denied · Nov 4, 2024

Inari Agriculture, Inc. v.Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.

· PGR2024-00023

The PTAB Director denied Inari Agriculture’s request for a Director Review of institution decisions in four PGR cases involving Pioneer Hi-Bred’s seed patent. The denial leaves the original institution outcomes intact.
patent · Nov 4, 2024

Inari Agriculture, Inc. v.Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.

· PGR2024-00023

Inari Agriculture has filed a PGR petition challenging Pioneer Hi‑Bred’s U.S. Patent 11,696,545 covering an inbred corn variety. The petition alleges obviousness over multiple prior‑art patents, lack of utility, and insufficient written description and enablement. Inari seeks institution of the review and cancellation of claims 1‑20.
patent null · Nov 4, 2024

Helena Laboratories Corporation v.Sebia

· IPR2024-00801

Helena Laboratories Corporation petitioned the PTAB challenging numerous claims of Sebia's patent (No. 7887686) on grounds of obviousness under 35 U.S.C. §103. The petitioner argues that combining known techniques, such as using zwitterionic buffers with flow inhibitors in Capillary Electrophoresis, is predictable to a Person Having Ordinary Skill In The Art.
patent null · Nov 4, 2024

Micron Technology, Inc. et al. v.Yangtze Memory Technologies Company, Ltd.

· IPR2024-00795

Micron Technology filed an IPR petition against Yangtze Memory Technologies regarding U.S. Patent No. 11,501,822, challenging its validity based on obviousness (35 U.S.C. § 103). The petitioner successfully established a reasonable likelihood of success on the merits and met all procedural requirements for institution.
patent denied · Nov 4, 2024

Inari Agriculture, Inc. v.Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.

· PGR2024-00023

The PTAB denied institution of Inari Agriculture's PGR against Pioneer Hi-Bred International regarding maize breeding claims. The Board found the Petitioner failed to demonstrate a reasonable expectation of success, specifically failing to adequately address the unique genotype (PH4CYJ) central to the patent.
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