US PTAB IP Litigation

Bizlink Technology, Inc., et al. v.Ander Power Products, Inc.

· IPR2024-00687

The PTAB denied Bizlink Technology's request for Director Review of the Final Written Decision in IPR2024-00687 concerning patent 8,808,017. The prior decision remains in effect.

Texas Instruments Incorporated v.Greenthread, LLC

· IPR2024-00674

The USPTO denied Texas Instruments’ request for Director Review of the Final Written Decisions in three IPRs challenging Greenthread’s semiconductor patents. The Board found the petitions lacked merit and ordered denial.

TESLA, INC. v.iQar Inc.

· IPR2024-00630

Tesla sought a Director Review of the USPTO's institution of iQar's patent 10,850,616. The Board denied the request, leaving the institution in place.

Amazon.com, Inc. et al. v.Nokia Technologies Oy

· IPR2024-00626

The USPTO Director denied Amazon's request for review of the institution decisions in two IPRs involving Nokia's patent 11,805,267. The order affirms that the institution decisions stand.

Cisco Systems, Inc. v.VIDEO SOLUTIONS PTE. LTD.

· IPR2024-00695

Chris Hoff of Barnes & Thornburg filed a Director Review request on behalf of VIDEO SOLUTIONS PTE. LTD. after the Board instituted IPR2024-00695 against Cisco Systems. The owner contends the Board’s sua sponte arguments merit a higher‑level review.

Capital One, National Association et al. v.--

· IPR2024-00643

Hulu and Capital One filed an unopposed motion to keep their settlement with Implicit confidential and to terminate the IPR over U.S. Pat. 8,056,075 covering web session management.

Nearmap US, Inc. v.Eagle View Technologies, Inc. et al.

· IPR2024-00716

The PTAB denied Nearmap's request for Director Review of the earlier institution denial in the IPR against Eagle View's patent.

CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. et al. v.InfoExpress Inc.

· IPR2024-00676

The PTAB denied the Director’s review of final written decisions in multiple IPRs, including Cisco’s challenge to InfoExpress’s patent 8,677,450 on network traffic management.

Amazon.com, Inc. et al. v.Nokia Technologies Oy

· IPR2024-00604

Amazon and Nokia filed a joint motion to terminate IPR2024‑00604 and submitted a settlement agreement. The Board granted the termination and partially granted confidentiality of the settlement documents.

Intersect ENT, Inc. et al. v.New Amsterdam, LLC

· IPR2024-00713

Intersect ENT and New Amsterdam have filed a joint motion to terminate IPR2024-00713 concerning U.S. Patent 6,916,483. The motion seeks to end the proceeding, likely reflecting a settlement between the parties.

Motorola Mobility LLC v.Largan Precision Co., Ltd.

· IPR2024-00688

The PTAB denied Motorola Mobility's request for Director Review of the decision that denied institution of IPR 2024-00688 concerning patent 9,997,660. The institution denial remains in effect, ending the IPR proceeding.

Texas Instruments Incorporated v.Greenthread, LLC

· IPR2024-00673

The USPTO denied director review requests for three IPRs involving Texas Instruments and Greenthread, leaving the prior final written decisions in place.

MediaTek Inc. et al. v.MOSAID Technologies Inc.

· IPR2024-00599

MediaTek and MOSAID have settled their dispute over U.S. Patent 7,224,563 and jointly moved to terminate the pending IPR, citing settlement and lack of merit decision.

Arm Limited v.ICPillar LLC

· IPR2024-00566

Arm Limited and ICPillar LLC settled their IPR dispute over U.S. Patent 9,367,657. The parties filed a joint motion to have the settlement agreement treated as business‑confidential information and to terminate the proceeding.

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Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. v.Greenthread, LLC

· IPR2024-00469

Monolithic Power Systems successfully obtained institution of an IPR against Greenthread’s 9,190,502 patent covering graded‑dopant semiconductor devices. The Board found a reasonable likelihood of unpatentability on claims 7 and 8 based on obviousness over Onoda, Nishizawa, and Kawagoe. The proceeding now moves to trial.

Dr. Reddy's Laboratories S.A. et al. v.Eye Therapies, LLC et al.

· IPR2024-00563

Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories and Eye Therapies jointly request that their settlement agreement be kept confidential and separate from the IPR patent file.

CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. et al. v.InfoExpress Inc.

· IPR2024-00539

InfoExpress defends its antedating evidence in response to Cisco and Fortinet’s Director Review request, arguing the Board’s earlier decision was proper and the request should be denied.

TransCore LP v.Hand Held Products, Inc.

· IPR2024-00391

Hand Held Products argues that TransCore's IPR petition fails because the cited Katz reference is not a printed publication and the petitioner’s reliance on Tolonen and Ishizu lacks the required particularity. The owner seeks denial of institution and invokes §325(d).

Dr. Reddy's Laboratories S.A. et al. v.Eye Therapies, LLC et al.

· IPR2024-00563

Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories and Eye Therapies have settled their dispute over U.S. Patent 11,596,600 and jointly moved to terminate the inter partes review.

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al. v.Netlist, Inc.

· PGR2026-00001

Samsung has filed a PGR petition challenging Netlist’s 12,373,366 DIMM patent, asserting lack of written description and obviousness over older memory‑module art. The petition seeks cancellation of all 38 claims.

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. v.Greenthread, LLC

· IPR2024-00552

Greenthread has filed a Notice of Appeal to the Federal Circuit challenging the PTAB’s finding that multiple claims of U.S. Patent 11,121,222 are obvious. The appeal contests the Board’s claim constructions and analysis of prior art.

TransCore, LP v.Hand Held Products, Inc.

· IPR2024-00443

Hand Held Products argues that TransCore’s IPR petition is deficient, lacking proper proof that the cited references qualify as prior art, and seeks denial of institution.

Arm Limited v.ICPillar LLC

· IPR2024-00566

Arm Limited and patent owner ICPillar LLC have settled their dispute and jointly moved to terminate the inter partes review of U.S. Patent 9,367,657. The Board is asked to end the proceeding under statutory authority.