US PTAB IP Litigation

patent all challenged claims unpatentable · May 24, 2024

Wiz successfully challenged Orca Security’s 11,663,031 patent covering virtual‑machine snapshot security. The PTAB found all 16 claims obvious over a combination of prior art references and declared them unpatentable.

WIZ, Inc. v.Orca Security Ltd.

The PTAB held that all 25 claims of Orca Security’s cloud‑security patent are unpatentable as obvious over prior‑art references Veselov, Hufsmith, and Hutchins. The decision follows a thorough obviousness analysis and affirms the petitioner’s position.

WIZ, Inc. v.Orca Security Ltd.

Orca Security filed a Request for Director Review challenging the PTAB’s Final Written Decision that found all claims of its cloud‑virtualization patent unpatentable. The owner contends the Board improperly introduced new evidence—misinterpreting Veselov’s description of a file system—as teaching the claimed virtual‑disk location, violating procedural rules.

WIZ, Inc. v.Orca Security Ltd.

patent denied · May 24, 2024

The PTAB issued an errata to correct a grammatical mistake in the Final Written Decision of IPR2024-00865 concerning patent 11,693,685. The correction clarifies the Board’s language about Hufsmith’s teaching on detecting sensitive data.

WIZ, Inc. v.Orca Security Ltd.

The USPTO denied director review petitions for two IPRs involving WIZ, Inc. and Orca Security Ltd., leaving the final written decisions unchanged.

WIZ, Inc. v.Orca Security Ltd.

Certificate of service for the Final Written Decision in IPR2024-00865 concerning patent 11,693,685.

WIZ, Inc. v.Orca Security Ltd.

Orca Security Ltd. has filed a Request for Director Review challenging the PTAB’s finding that all claims of its cloud‑security patent are unpatentable. The patent owner argues the Board relied on new, unsupported evidence from Veselov, violating due‑process rules. The request seeks reversal of the Board’s decision.

WIZ, Inc. v.Orca Security Ltd.

patent denied · May 24, 2024

Certificate of service for the Final Written Decision in IPR2024-00864 concerning patent 11,663,032.

WIZ, Inc. v.Orca Security Ltd.

The USPTO denied WIZ, Inc.'s request for Director Review of the PTAB's final written decisions in IPR2024-00863 and a related IPR, upholding the decisions against Orca Security's patent.

WIZ, Inc. v.Orca Security Ltd.

Certificate of Service for the Final Written Decision in IPR2024-00863 concerning patent 11,663,031.

patent null · May 24, 2024

Askeladden L.L.C. v.--

· IPR2024-00916

Askeladden L.L.C. filed an IPR petition challenging claims of Patent 7480637, arguing they are obvious under 35 U.S.C. § 103. The petitioner contends that combining known SSL/TLS protocols with biometric authentication methods yields predictable results. The challenge centers on whether the combination of prior art elements—specifically Rescorla and Mathiassen's technologies—is inventive or merely an obvious modification for a Person Having Ordinary Skill In The Art.

Askeladden L.L.C. v.--

· IPR2024-00915

Askeladden L.L.C. filed a Petition challenging Jabaa, L.L.C.'s patent claims related to biometric customer authentication apparatus. The core argument is that the challenged claims are obvious over combinations of prior art references like Mathiassen, Ryan, and Lim. The petitioner seeks to institute proceedings leading to the cancellation of all ten challenged claims.

patent null · May 24, 2024

WIZ, Inc. v.Orca Security Ltd.

WIZ, Inc. challenged Orca Security Ltd.'s patent claims regarding virtual machine forensics and security assessment based on obviousness (35 U.S.C. § 103). The petitioner argues that the claimed techniques—such as snapshot analysis for vulnerability detection and risk prioritization—are merely combinations of known prior art.

WIZ, Inc. v.Orca Security Ltd.

WIZ, Inc. challenged Orca Security Ltd.'s patent on Virtualization Snapshot Analysis, arguing that all 25 claims are obvious under 35 U.S.C. § 103. The petitioner asserts that combining known techniques for security assessment and usage-based vulnerability prioritization renders the claimed invention predictable.

WIZ, Inc. v.Orca Security Ltd.

WIZ, Inc. has filed an Inter Partes Review (IPR) petition challenging several of Orca Security Ltd.'s patents related to virtual machine and cloud asset protection. The petitioner asserts that the challenged claims are obvious over combinations of existing prior art references, including Veselov, Price, Hufsmith, and Huseinović.

Askeladden L.L.C. v.--

· IPR2024-00916

The PTAB granted institution of IPR for Askeladden L.L.C. against Jabaa, L.L.C., challenging claims 7-20 of patent 7480637 related to secure transaction authentication. The Board found a reasonable likelihood that the petitioner would prevail based on prior art combinations.

Askeladden L.L.C. v.--

· IPR2024-00915

The PTAB granted institution of IPR for U.S. Patent 7,480,637 against Jabaa L.L.C., finding Askeladden L.L.C. showed a reasonable likelihood of prevailing on claims related to biometric authentication.

WIZ, Inc. v.Orca Security Ltd.

WIZ, Inc. successfully navigated the institution phase of an IPR against Orca Security Ltd., demonstrating a reasonable likelihood of prevailing on its obviousness claims (35 U.S.C. § 103). The Board preliminarily agreed with Wiz's claim construction arguments regarding snapshot analysis and API usage based on prior art references.

WIZ, Inc. v.Orca Security Ltd.

WIZ, Inc. successfully convinced the PTAB to institute an IPR against Orca Security Ltd.'s patent covering virtualization and cloud security. The Board found sufficient evidence that the combination of prior art references would render the claims obvious, leading to a trial.

WIZ, Inc. v.Orca Security Ltd.