US PTAB IP Litigation
5,620 annotated decisions
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patent terminated or settled · Jul 8, 2024
Wiz, Inc. v.Orca Security Ltd.
· IPR2024-01191
Wiz, Inc. and Orca Security reached a confidential settlement that led the PTAB to terminate the IPR on patent 11,775,326. All pending motions were dismissed as moot and the settlement documents were sealed.
patent instituted · Jul 8, 2024
Wiz, Inc. v.Orca Security Ltd.
· IPR2024-01191
Wiz challenged Orca Security Ltd.'s cloud security patents, arguing that the claimed vulnerability scanning methods are obvious combinations of known techniques. The petitioner asserts that merging Veselov's snapshot scanning with Basavapatna's risk assessment renders the invention predictable.
patent instituted · Jul 8, 2024
Wiz, Inc. v.Orca Security Ltd.
· IPR2024-01191
Wiz, Inc. successfully convinced the PTAB to institute an IPR against Orca Security Ltd.'s patent (11775326), covering 28 claims related to cloud vulnerability scanning. The Board found a reasonable likelihood that the claims are obvious over Veselov and Basavapatna.
patent · Jul 6, 2024
MPL Brands NV, Inc. v.BuzzBallz, LLC
· PGR2024-00035
MPL Brands challenges a Request for Director Review filed by BuzzBallz over the eligibility of U.S. Patent No. 11,932,441, a design patent covering a pop‑top can lid. The petitioner argues the Board correctly found the patent eligible under the AIA and that the new design lacks written‑description support, urging denial of the request.
patent denied · Jul 6, 2024
MPL Brands NV, Inc. v.BuzzBallz, LLC
· PGR2024-00035
The PTAB denied MPL Brands' request for Director Review of the Final Written Decision in the BuzzBallz patent case.
patent · Jul 6, 2024
MPL Brands NV, Inc. v.BuzzBallz, LLC
· PGR2024-00035
BuzzBallz, LLC asks the PTAB Director to vacate the institution of a post‑grant review on its pre‑AIA design patent, arguing the Board misapplied written‑description standards and ignored expert testimony.
patent · Jul 6, 2024
MPL Brands NV, Inc. v.BuzzBallz, LLC
· PGR2024-00035
MPL Brands contests the validity of BuzzBallz’s design‑patent for a beverage can lid, arguing that new matter was added to the parent application, making the patent eligible for post‑grant review under the AIA. The reply refutes the patent owner’s reliance on prior PTAB decisions and emphasizes examiner findings of new matter.
patent terminated or settled · Jul 6, 2024
Texas Instruments Incorporated v.Bell Semiconductor, LLC
· IPR2024-01010
NXP USA and Bell Semiconductor jointly moved to terminate IPR2024-00168 after reaching a settlement, and the Board granted the termination while keeping the settlement documents confidential.
patent all challenged claims upheld · Jul 6, 2024
LG Energy Solution, Ltd. v.Molecular Rebar Design, LLC
· IPR2024-01006
The PTAB issued a final written decision in IPR2024‑01006, finding that none of the challenged claims of the ‘909 lithium‑ion battery patent are unpatentable. LG Energy Solution’s obviousness arguments over multiple prior‑art combinations were rejected.
patent · Jul 6, 2024
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al. v.Empire Technology Development LLC
· IPR2024-00897
Empire Technology defends the PTAB’s claim construction for patent 8,565,331, asserting that “subsequently received signals” must be decoded after updating the channel estimate and that the Haustein reference does not teach the asserted limitations.
patent · Jul 6, 2024
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al. v.Empire Technology Development LLC
· IPR2024-00897
Samsung has filed a Director Review request to overturn a PTAB denial of institution for its wireless‑channel‑estimation patent, arguing procedural and substantive errors.
patent denied · Jul 6, 2024
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al. v.Empire Technology Development LLC
· IPR2024-00897
Samsung’s request for Director Review of the USPTO’s denial to institute an IPR against Empire Technology’s patent was denied. The Board, led by Judge Ankenbrand, found the petition did not meet the required standards.
patent null · Jul 6, 2024
Texas Instruments Incorporated v.Bell Semiconductor, LLC
· IPR2024-01010
Texas Instruments Incorporated filed an IPR challenging 12 claims of a Bell Semiconductor LLC patent related to Ball Grid Array (BGA) packaging reliability. The petitioner asserts that all claims are unpatentable over prior art by demonstrating predictable modifications using combinations of known semiconductor package designs and stress mitigation techniques.
patent null · Jul 6, 2024
SharkNinja, Inc. et al. v.Dyson Technology Limited
· IPR2024-00993
SharkNinja filed an IPR petition challenging Dyson's patent (11044979) on grounds of obviousness under 35 U.S.C. § 103. The petitioner argues that the claimed hot air styling methods are predictable combinations of prior art, specifically combining Saito and Lindsey references.
patent null · Jul 6, 2024
Google LLC et al. v.Headwater Research LLC
· IPR2024-00945
Google and others filed a Petition challenging the validity of Headwater Research LLC's patent on wireless end-user device traffic control policies. The challenge asserts that the claimed features are obvious based on combinations of prior art references, including Rao, Montemurro, Freund, and Araujo.
patent null · Jul 6, 2024
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al. v.Empire Technology Development LLC
· IPR2024-00897
Samsung Electronics filed an IPR petition challenging Empire Technology Development LLC's patent related to channel estimation in MIMO-OFDM systems. The petitioner argues that the claimed invention is obvious over several distinct prior art references, including Haustein and Tang.
patent instituted · Jul 6, 2024
MPL Brands NV, Inc. v.BuzzBallz, LLC
· PGR2024-00035
MPL Brands NV successfully petitioned for institution of its obviousness challenge against BuzzBallz's beverage container patent (11932441). The Board found that the design application introduced new matter, making the claims eligible for review.
patent instituted · Jul 6, 2024
LG Energy Solution, Ltd. v.Molecular Rebar Design, LLC
· IPR2024-01006
LG Energy Solution successfully navigated the institution phase of an IPR, securing the continuation of its obviousness challenges against Molecular Rebar Design, LLC. The Board found a reasonable likelihood of prevailing on claims 1-8 over prior art references Ohata and Kavan.
patent denied · Jul 6, 2024
MPL Brands NV, Inc. v.BuzzBallz, LLC
· IPR2024-01000
The PTAB denied MPL Brands NV's request to institute Inter Partes Review against BuzzBallz LLC's patent. The denial was based on the IPR petition being filed prematurely while a concurrent Post-Grant Review proceeding was active.
patent denied · Jul 6, 2024
Google LLC et al. v.Headwater Research LLC
· IPR2024-00945
Google's attempt to invalidate a wireless traffic control patent was denied by the PTAB, as the petitioner failed to meet the 'reasonable likelihood' standard for obviousness. The Board found that the prior art did not sufficiently teach or suggest the specific differential traffic policies claimed in the patent.
patent instituted · Jul 6, 2024
Google LLC et al. v.Headwater Research LLC
· IPR2024-00942
Google LLC et al. successfully secured institution in an IPR against Headwater Research LLC's '541 patent regarding device-assisted services for network capacity control. The Board found sufficient evidence that the remaining claims are unpatentable under 35 U.S.C. §§ 102 and 103, based on prior art including Rao.
patent all challenged claims unpatentable · Jul 6, 2024
MPL Brands NV, Inc. v.BuzzBallz, LLC
· PGR2024-00035
MPL Brands NV successfully convinced the PTAB that all 20 claimed claims of the patent were unpatentable. The Board found obviousness over multiple prior art references, including PCAN, Metzger, and Kaminski, in a final decision.
patent Final Written Decision · Jul 6, 2024
Google LLC et al. v.Headwater Research LLC
· IPR2024-00942
The PTAB issued a Final Written Decision finding numerous claims of Patent 8,589,541 unpatentable based on anticipation (102) and obviousness (103). The Board found that the prior art reference Rao sufficiently disclosed key elements for many claims.
patent denied · Jul 5, 2024
Samsung Display Co., Ltd. et al. v.Pictiva Displays International Ltd.
· IPR2024-00855
Samsung Display’s IPR petition challenging Pictiva’s display patent was denied after the Director affirmed the Board’s discretionary denial of institution, leaving the patent intact.
