US PTAB IP Litigation
8,574 annotated decisions
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patent
PacifiCorp et al. v.MES, Inc.
· IPR2025-00718
The Director granted review of multiple IPRs involving PacifiCorp and Birchtech Corp., vacating prior institution decisions. The Board is now remanded to determine which single petition, out of two filed per patent, should be instituted.
patent instituted
PacifiCorp et al. v.MES, Inc.
· IPR2025-00717
PacifiCorp successfully challenged 26 claims of Birchtech Corp.'s patent (10926218) related to flue gas desulfurization, leading the PTAB to find a reasonable likelihood of prevailing on at least one claim. The Board concluded that combining prior art references was an obvious application of known techniques in mercury removal technology.
patent instituted
PacifiCorp et al. v.MES, Inc.
· IPR2025-00717
The PTAB institution decision found that the Petitioner successfully established a reasonable likelihood of prevailing on multiple claims against Birchtech Corp.'s patent. The grounds for unpatentability centered on obviousness (103) based on combining prior art related to pollutant removal from flue gas.
patent
PacifiCorp et al. v.MES, Inc.
· IPR2025-00717
The Director granted review of institution decisions in an IPR case, vacating the initial rulings and remanding the matter to the Board. The decision addressed the issue of multiple petitions challenging a single patent.
patent denied
Activision Blizzard, Inc. v.Milestone Entertainment, LLC
· IPR2025-00713
Activision Blizzard's attempt to invalidate Milestone Entertainment's gaming patent was denied by the PTAB. The Board found that the petitioner failed to demonstrate a reasonable likelihood of prevailing on the grounds of obviousness over prior art references Kelly and Paulsen.
patent instituted
Activision Blizzard, Inc. v.Milestone Entertainment, LLC
· IPR2025-00712
Activision Blizzard successfully petitioned to challenge Milestone Entertainment's patent on grounds of obviousness over prior art references like Walker and Kelly. The PTAB granted institution, finding a reasonable likelihood that the claims are unpatentable. This sets up a trial proceeding focused on gaming parameter modification systems.
patent instituted
Activision Blizzard, Inc. v.Milestone Entertainment, LLC
· IPR2025-00711
Activision Blizzard successfully petitioned the PTAB to institute an IPR against Milestone Entertainment's patent (11335164) covering electronic game systems and prizing. The Board found a reasonable likelihood of prevailing on multiple grounds, primarily based on obviousness over prior art references like Kelly.
patent instituted
Activision Blizzard, Inc. v.Milestone Entertainment, LLC
· IPR2025-00710
The PTAB granted institution of IPR for Activision Blizzard against Milestone Entertainment regarding a gaming patent. The dispute centers on whether the patented virtual currency system is obvious over prior art related to pay-per-use game credits.
patent instituted
Activision Blizzard, Inc. v.Milestone Entertainment, LLC
· IPR2025-00709
The PTAB granted institution for Activision Blizzard's IPR against Milestone Entertainment regarding a gaming patent. The challenger successfully demonstrated a reasonable likelihood of prevailing on obviousness grounds over prior art related to virtual currency and in-game economies.
patent instituted
Activision Blizzard, Inc. v.Milestone Entertainment, LLC
· IPR2025-00708
Activision Blizzard successfully petitioned the PTAB to challenge Milestone Entertainment's patent on grounds of obviousness over prior art references, leading to institution of the IPR. The Board found a reasonable likelihood of prevailing regarding claims 1 and others based on combinations of Kelly, Walker, and Schneier.
patent instituted
AROMA 360, LLC v.Air Esscentials, Inc.
· IPR2025-00707
AROMA 360 successfully petitioned the PTAB against Air Esscentials' patent (10092918) regarding aerosol/fluid dispersion technology. The Board instituted the IPR, finding a reasonable likelihood of prevailing on obviousness grounds over Goubet and Gao-2 prior art references.
patent instituted
AROMA 360, LLC v.Air Esscentials, Inc.
· IPR2025-00706
AROMA 360, LLC successfully petitioned to challenge claims of Air Esscentials, Inc.'s patent (10583449) before the PTAB. The Board found a reasonable likelihood of prevailing on multiple grounds, leading to institution of the IPR.
patent instituted
AROMA 360, LLC v.Air Esscentials, Inc.
· IPR2025-00705
AROMA 360, LLC successfully petitioned the PTAB to institute IPR against Air Esscentials, Inc.'s patent (9527094) for obviousness. The Board found a reasonable likelihood of prevailing regarding claim 7 based on Sevy, leading to trial institution.
patent instituted
Meta Platforms, Inc. v.Mullen Industries LLC
· IPR2025-00703
Meta Platforms successfully petitioned to challenge Mullen Industries' patent in an IPR proceeding concerning location-based gaming technology. The PTAB found a reasonable likelihood of prevailing on at least one challenged claim, leading to the institution of the review.
patent instituted
Meta Platforms, Inc. v.Mullen Industries LLC
· IPR2025-00702
Meta Platforms successfully secured the institution of IPR against Mullen Industries' patent 10967270, challenging five claims based on obviousness over Nakamura and Benini.
patent denied
Western Digital Technologies et al. v.Godo Kaisha IP Bridge 1
· IPR2025-00701
Western Digital Technologies, Inc.'s IPR petition against patent number 10367138 was denied by the PTAB. The Board found that Petitioner failed to establish a reasonable likelihood of success on the merits under Section 103 grounds.
patent instituted
Apple Inc. v.Ziklag IP LLC
· IPR2025-00700
Apple Inc. successfully requested institution of an IPR against Ziklag IP LLC's patent, asserting that claims are obvious over prior art references Yurt and Logan. The Board found a reasonable likelihood of unpatentability under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a).
patent instituted
SAVANT TECHNOLOGIES LLC d/b/a GE LIGHTING et al. v.Feit Electric Company, Inc.
· IPR2025-00698
SAVANT TECHNOLOGIES LLC d/b/a GE LIGHTING successfully petitioned to institute an IPR against Feit Electric Company, Inc., challenging 14 claims of patent 8614539. The Board found a reasonable likelihood that the claimed LED device components are unpatentable over prior art combinations.
patent denied
PacifiCorp et al. v.MES, Inc.
· IPR2025-00688
The PTAB denied institution of an IPR petition challenging a mercury removal patent (10933370) because the petitioner had filed a second, ranked petition on the same claims. The Board followed the Director's instruction to select only one petition.
patent instituted
PacifiCorp et al. v.MES, Inc.
· IPR2025-00688
The PTAB decided to institute the IPR petition against Birchtech Corp.'s '370 patent, finding that PacifiCorp et al. met the standard for reasonable likelihood of prevailing on all asserted grounds. The Board also addressed and rejected arguments from Patent Owner regarding written description and enablement issues concerning bromide compounds.
patent
PacifiCorp et al. v.MES, Inc.
· IPR2025-00688
The Director granted review of institution decisions in IPRs involving PacifiCorp and Birchtech, vacating the initial rulings. The Board was remanded to determine which single petition should be instituted for each patent due to concerns over procedural efficiency.
patent instituted
PacifiCorp et al. v.MES, Inc.
· IPR2025-00687
The PTAB instituted IPR on PacifiCorp's claims against Birchtech Corp. regarding flue gas desulfurization technology, overcoming a time-bar defense raised by the Patent Owner. The Board found Petitioner met the reasonable likelihood standard for institution across multiple grounds of anticipation and obviousness.
patent instituted
PacifiCorp et al. v.MES, Inc.
· IPR2025-00687
PacifiCorp and co-petitioners successfully challenged the '370 patent, demonstrating a reasonable likelihood of prevailing on multiple grounds of obviousness (103). The Board found that combinations of prior art references like Vosteen589/Starns or Downs-Boiler/Mass-EPA rendered key claims obvious.
patent
PacifiCorp et al. v.MES, Inc.
· IPR2025-00687
The Director granted review of institution decisions in multiple IPRs involving PacifiCorp and Birchtech Corp., vacating the initial rulings and remanding the cases to the Board for a single, efficient path forward.
