US PTAB IP Litigation
2,587 annotated decisions
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Roku, Inc. v.VideoLabs, Inc.
Roku filed an Inter Partes Review petition challenging claims of VideoLabs' patent related to Conditional Access and DRM technology. The petitioner argues that the core concept of bridging security systems is anticipated or rendered obvious by multiple prior art references, including Russ, Robert, and Eskicioglu.
Roku, Inc. v.VideoLabs, Inc.
Roku filed an Inter Partes Review petition challenging VideoLabs' patent 8667304 related to Conditional Access/DRM systems. The petitioner argues that the claimed methods are anticipated by prior art reference Russ under Section 102, and are obvious in view of Robert under Section 103.
Minka Lighting, LLC v.Wangs Alliance Corporation
Minka Lighting, LLC filed an Inter Partes Review challenging Wangs Alliance Corporation's patent covering smart fan control systems. The petitioner asserts that the claimed combination of RF and WiFi interfaces is obvious over various prior art references. This challenge targets claims related to wireless communication in home appliances.
Luxottica of America Inc., et al. v.E-Vision Optics, LLC
Luxottica of America Inc. has challenged E-Vision Optics' patent on smart eyeglasses, arguing that the claims are obvious or anticipated by existing prior art. The petition targets 37 claims across multiple grounds of invalidity (102 and 103).
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al. v.Staton Techiya, LLC et al.
Samsung Electronics filed a Petition challenging Patent No. 11659315 on grounds of obviousness (§ 103) related to active noise reduction and audio assistant devices. The petition asserts that various combinations of prior art references render multiple claims invalid.
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al. v.ST CasesTech, LLC et al.
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. has initiated an IPR petition challenging Patent No. 11683643 owned by Staton Techiya, LLC. The challenge centers on obviousness under 35 U.S.C. §103, asserting that the claimed audio signal processing methods are merely combinations of existing prior art. This action targets core noise cancellation technology used in wireless communications.
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al. v.Staton Techiya, LLC
Samsung Electronics challenges Staton Techiya's patent claims regarding smart earphones, asserting that the core features are obvious combinations of existing prior art. The petition targets 30 claims related to ambient sound enhancement and acoustic noise cancellation.
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al. v.ASUS Technology Licensing Inc.
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. has filed an IPR petition challenging ASUS's '052 patent claims related to random access procedures in LTE/5G technology. The challenge asserts that the claimed elements are anticipated or rendered obvious by prior art references, including Tang, Löhr, and Tirronen.
Hartmann US Inc. et al. v.Tabone, Maurice
Hartmann US Inc. and The Happy Group Inc. filed an IPR petition challenging U.S. 10,287,070 regarding its container design features. Petitioners assert that the claimed elements are obvious over prior art references Beese and King in the food packaging field.
Canadian Solar Inc. et al. v.Maxeon Solar Pte. Ltd.
Canadian Solar Inc. initiated an IPR challenge against Maxeon Solar's solar cell patent (11,251,315), asserting that the claims are obvious under 35 U.S.C. § 103. The petitioner argues that combining a back-contact structure with decades of prior art regarding doping concentrations and metal impurities renders the invention predictable. This initial petition focuses on establishing clear grounds for unpatentability in photovoltaic technology.
Canadian Solar Inc et al. v.Maxeon Solar Pte. Ltd.
Canadian Solar Inc. petitioned to invalidate Maxeon Solar Pte. Ltd.'s patent (8222516) based on obviousness (103). The petitioner argues that combining known prior art elements in polysilicon emitter solar cells yields predictable results, and further asserts estoppel against the patent owner regarding previous PTAB decisions.
Canadian Solar Inc. et al. v.Maxeon Solar Pte. Ltd.
Canadian Solar Inc. challenged Maxeon Solar Pte. Ltd.'s backside junction solar cell patents (8878053) in a PTAB petition, arguing that claims 9-20 are unpatentable over obvious combinations of prior art. The petitioner asserts that the claimed methods merely involve predictable substitutions of known elements to achieve improved performance.
Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless et al. v.Headwater Research LLC
Petitioner Cellco/Verizon Wireless has filed an IPR challenging U.S. Patent No. 8,924,543 concerning network service plan provisioning. The challenge asserts that the claims are obvious over prior art references Poh and Maes under 35 U.S.C. § 103. Given the strong merits demonstrated by the petition, the PTAB has instituted the review proceedings.
Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless et al. v.Headwater Research LLC
Verizon Wireless filed an IPR petition challenging 40 claims of a network service plan provisioning system, asserting obviousness over prior art references Poh, Maes, and Burnett. The challenge centers on whether combining these existing technologies would motivate the claimed dynamic policy updates in wireless networks.
Amazon.com, Inc. et al. v.Nokia Technologies Oy
Amazon challenged Nokia's patent (U.S. Patent No. 7,689,939) before the PTAB, arguing that claims related to mobile device user interfaces are obvious under Section 103. The challenger asserts that combining prior art teachings regarding limited access and UI enhancements results in predictable features.
NPX USA, Inc. et al. v.Bell Northern Research, LLC
NPX USA challenges Bell Northern Research's patent covering ELTS technology under 35 U.S.C. § 103. The petitioner argues that combining various prior art references, including Jones and Zelst/Boer, renders the claimed features obvious in the context of WiFi standards. This IPR targets 19 claims related to OFDM training sequences.
VusionGroup SA et al. v.Hanshow Technology Co., Ltd.
VusionGroup SA et al. filed a Petition for Inter Partes Review against Hanshow Technology Co., Ltd.'s patent, challenging 21 claims related to retail inventory management. The petition asserts that the claimed technology is obvious over various combinations of prior art references using computer vision techniques.
Sony Corporation v.Optimum Imaging Technologies LLC
Sony Corporation successfully challenged Optimum Imaging Technologies LLC's '266 patent, arguing the claims were obvious over prior art references like Niikawa and Watanabe-JP. The Board agreed to institute review, resulting in the cancellation of several key claims related to in-camera image processing.
Apple Inc. v.S.M.R Innovations LTD et al.
Apple Inc. filed an Inter Partes Review challenging U.S. Patent No. 9,699,223, arguing that the claims are obvious over various combinations of prior art in media streaming and routing. The petition focuses on combining Zhang's framework with Moore's concepts to enable enhanced user control and device selection capabilities.
Apple Inc. v.S.M.R Innovations LTD et al.
Apple Inc. has filed a petition challenging U.S. Patent No. 10,547,648, asserting that its claims related to media routing and streaming are obvious under 35 U.S.C. § 103. The petitioner relies on multiple combinations of prior art references, including Zhang, Fillebrown, Pasanen, and Skinner, to demonstrate unpatentability.
Apple Inc. v.S.M.R Innovations LTD et al.
Apple Inc. filed a petition challenging several claims of S.M.R Innovations LTD et al.'s patent related to streaming data routing and Bluetooth connectivity. The petitioner argues that the challenged claims are obvious over a combination of prior art references, including Chihara, BluetoothSpec, Everett, and Chang. This challenge is part of ongoing litigation between the parties.
Apple Inc. v.S.M.R Innovations LTD et al.
Apple Inc. filed a Petition challenging patent 7969990 held by S.M.R Innovations LTD, asserting that the claimed mobile device connectivity and data rerouting technology is obvious over prior art. The challenge focuses on combining references like Chihara, BluetoothSpec, Everett, and Chang to demonstrate lack of inventive step.
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al. v.Headwater Research LLC
Samsung Electronics is challenging U.S. Patent No. 8,639,811 by asserting that the claimed network policy management features are obvious over various combinations of prior art references. The petitioner argues that combining known technologies for bandwidth control and prioritization would have been routine knowledge to a POSITA.
Arashi Vision Inc. (d/b/a Insta360) v.GoPro, Inc.
Arashi Vision (Insta360) has filed a Petition challenging key claims of GoPro's patent covering horizon leveling and video stabilization techniques. The petitioner asserts that these claims are obvious over various combinations of prior art references, including Thomason, Pacurariu, Watanabe, Voss, and Derbanne.