US PTAB IP Litigation
5,620 annotated decisions
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patent · Jan 30, 2024
Aylo Freesites Ltd et al. v.DISH Technologies L.L.C. et al.
· IPR2024-00512
Aylo Freesites seeks Director Review of the PTAB’s denial to institute an IPR against DISH Technologies’ multi-bitrate streaming patent, arguing the Board misapplied General Plastic factors and ignored the merits of its petition. The petition relies on the strong prior art reference WO 02/49343 A1 (“Leaning”).
patent terminated or settled · Jan 30, 2024
Motorola Solutions, Inc. v.STA Group, LLC
· IPR2024-00511
Motorola Solutions and STA Group have settled their dispute over U.S. Patent 9,319,852 and jointly moved to terminate the pending inter partes review. The Board is asked to end the proceeding under 35 U.S.C. §317(a).
patent null · Jan 30, 2024
Bruker Spatial Biology, Inc. v.10x Genomics, Inc. et al.
· IPR2024-00526
Nanostring Technologies challenges U.S. Patent No. 11,542,554 in a PTAB Petition, arguing that numerous claims are obvious over combinations of prior art references like Zhuang, Cai, and Shen. The petitioner asserts the core technology for 3D positional information in nucleic acid imaging was already well-known in biological imaging.
patent instituted · Jan 30, 2024
Reolink Innovation Inc. et al. v.Throughtek Co., Ltd.
· IPR2024-00509
Reolink Innovation Inc. successfully petitioned the PTAB to challenge U.S. Patent No. 847842 on grounds of obviousness under 35 U.S.C. § 103. The petition presented multiple combinations of prior art, including Lorex Guide/Kim and Throughtek-2012/Lorex Video, arguing the claimed P2P connection methods were predictable.
patent instituted · Jan 30, 2024
Valve Corporation v.Immersion Corporation
· IPR2024-00508
The PTAB has instituted IPR proceedings against Immersion Corporation's patent, finding that the claims are anticipated or obvious over prior art references Rosenberg and Brock. The Board accepted the petitioner's arguments regarding how these older systems disclose modulated haptic effects based on extra-sensory input. This decision sets the stage for a detailed examination of the technical scope of haptic feedback in handheld devices.
patent null · Jan 30, 2024
Motorola Solutions, Inc. v.STA Group, LLC
· IPR2024-00479
Motorola Solutions challenged STA Group's patent (US 9319852) in an IPR, arguing that the claims are obvious over prior art references like Choksi and Shaffer1. The petitioner asserts that a Person of Ordinary Skill in the Art would have been motivated to combine elements from the cited prior art to achieve the claimed interoperability functionality. This initial petition sets up a detailed technical dispute regarding dynamic proxy insertion and device adherence determination.
patent instituted · Jan 30, 2024
Bruker Spatial Biology, Inc. v.10x Genomics, Inc. et al.
· IPR2024-00526
Bruker Spatial Biology successfully petitioned the PTAB to institute an IPR against 10x Genomics, Inc., challenging numerous claims of patent 11542554. The Board found a reasonable likelihood that the challenged claims are unpatentable based on grounds of obviousness (35 U.S.C. § 103).
patent denied · Jan 30, 2024
Aylo Freesites Ltd et al. v.DISH Technologies L.L.C. et al.
· IPR2024-00518
The PTAB denied the IPR petition filed by Aylo Freesites Ltd against DISH Technologies L.L.C., citing a failure to demonstrate reasonable diligence in its prior art search and unfavorable General Plastic factors. The Board found that the Petitioner could not have reasonably avoided finding highly relevant references, leading to the denial of institution for all 16 claims at issue.
patent denied · Jan 30, 2024
Aylo Freesites Ltd et al. v.DISH Technologies L.L.C. et al.
· IPR2024-00517
The PTAB denied institution of an IPR petition filed by Aylo Freesites Ltd against DISH Technologies L.L.C., citing failure to demonstrate reasonable diligence in prior art search and tactical delays. The Board relied on General Plastic factors, finding the overlap between petitions was significant and Petitioner failed to justify its timing or discovery efforts regarding new references.
patent instituted · Jan 30, 2024
Reolink Innovation Inc. et al. v.Throughtek Co., Ltd.
· IPR2024-00509
The PTAB institution decision found sufficient evidence of obviousness under 35 U.S.C. § 103 for multiple claims related to peer-to-peer connection establishment. The Petitioner successfully demonstrated that combining prior art references, such as the Lorex Guide and Kim, taught all limitations of several claimed features. This outcome significantly advances the challenge against the patent's validity in this technology area.
patent instituted · Jan 30, 2024
Valve Corporation v.Immersion Corporation
· IPR2024-00508
Valve Corporation successfully petitioned to institute IPR against Immersion Corporation's patent (9,116,546), asserting that the haptic feedback claims are anticipated or obvious in view of prior art. The Board found a reasonable likelihood of success on Claim 1 based on Rosenberg.
patent denied · Jan 30, 2024
Motorola Solutions, Inc. v.STA Group, LLC
· IPR2024-00479
The PTAB denied Motorola Solutions' IPR against STA Group, finding the petitioner failed to demonstrate a reasonable likelihood of prevailing on its obviousness challenges over prior art Choksi.
patent denied · Jan 30, 2024
MICROSOFT CORPORATION et al. v.LiTL LLC
· IPR2024-00457
The PTAB denied institution of the IPR, finding that the Petitioner failed to demonstrate a reasonable likelihood of success in proving unpatentability. The claims related to graphical user interfaces (GUI) were challenged under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a).
patent denied · Jan 30, 2024
MICROSOFT CORPORATION et al. v.LiTL LLC
· IPR2024-00455
The PTAB denied the petition challenging patent 9003315, finding that petitioners failed to demonstrate obviousness against the claims. The Board sided with the Patent Owner (LiTL LLC), concluding that prior art combinations did not teach the specific content filtering required by the patent.
patent instituted · Jan 30, 2024
Apple Inc. v.Carbyne Biometrics, LLC
· IPR2024-00331
The PTAB granted institution for Apple Inc.'s IPR challenge against Carbyne Biometrics, LLC's biometric fraud detection patent. The Board found a reasonable likelihood of unpatentability based on obviousness over combinations of prior art references like Stone and Hoyos. This decision sets the stage for a trial focusing on how existing financial security methods could be combined to achieve the claimed results.
patent Decision · Jan 30, 2024
Valve Corporation v.Immersion Corporation
· IPR2024-00508
The PTAB issued a Final Written Decision finding all challenged claims of U.S. Patent No. 9,116,546 unpatentable. The decision relied on the Petitioner's uncontested arguments that prior art references (Rosenberg and Brock) anticipated or rendered obvious the patent claims.
patent final · Jan 30, 2024
Cisco Systems Inc. v.Portsmouth Network Corporation
· IPR2024-00505
The PTAB found that a large group of claims (15) were unpatentable over the prior art reference Gai under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a). The Board relied on Petitioner's '1B' theory, which successfully demonstrated obviousness by showing Gai disclosed all limitations of the claimed network topology and dummy traffic function. Claims 11, 12, 23, and 24 survived the challenge.
patent final · Jan 30, 2024
Apple Inc. v.Carbyne Biometrics, LLC
· IPR2024-00331
The PTAB issued a Final Written Decision finding that claims 1–12, 14–18, and 20–23 of the '886 patent are unpatentable. The Board concluded that the claimed fraud detection methods were obvious over combinations of prior art references including Stone, Hoyos, and Varghese.
patent final · Jan 30, 2024
Apple Inc. v.Carbyne Biometrics, LLC
· IPR2024-00329
The PTAB found all challenged claims unpatentable based on obviousness over the combination of prior art references Stone and Hoyos. The Board specifically agreed with Petitioner Apple Inc.'s arguments that an ordinary artisan would have been motivated to combine these systems for improved fraud resistance in electronic transactions.
patent final · Jan 30, 2024
Apple Inc. v.Carbyne Biometrics, LLC
· IPR2024-00330
The PTAB found all challenged claims unpatentable by a preponderance of the evidence. Petitioner successfully argued obviousness over combinations of Stone, Hoyos, and Varghese across various claim sets. The Board agreed that an ordinary skilled artisan would have been motivated to combine these prior art references for fraud detection purposes.
patent denied · Jan 29, 2024
Dell Technologies Inc. et al. v.LiTL LLC
· IPR2024-00481
The PTAB denied Dell, HP, and Asus’s request for rehearing of its earlier decision not to institute an IPR on patent 9,563,229. The Board concluded the petitioners failed to show a reasonable likelihood of success, particularly regarding the accelerometer claim limitations.
patent denied · Jan 29, 2024
CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. v.UMBRA TECHNOLOGIES LTD.
· IPR2024-00498
The USPTO Director denied Cisco's request for a Director Review of the institution decision in IPR2024-00498, leaving the original denial in place.
patent · Jan 29, 2024
CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. v.UMBRA TECHNOLOGIES LTD.
· IPR2024-00498
Cisco has filed a Request for Director Review seeking to overturn the PTAB’s denial of institution of an IPR on its cloud firewall patent. The petition argues the Board erred on both the combination rationale and a typographical claim‑mapping error.
patent · Jan 29, 2024
CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. v.UMBRA TECHNOLOGIES LTD.
· IPR2024-00344
Cisco seeks Director Review of a PTAB decision that found Umbra's data‑beacon networking claims obvious. Umbra contends the Board misinterpreted the claim preamble and ignored key evidence, urging reversal of the unpatentability finding.
