US PTAB IP Litigation

Cimbra SRL et al. v.3U Vision SRL

· PGR2024-00018

Cimbria SRL and 3U Vision SRL jointly moved to terminate the Post‑Grant Review of U.S. Patent 11,666,947 after reaching a confidential settlement. The Board is asked to dismiss the proceeding on public‑policy grounds.

CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. v.UMBRA TECHNOLOGIES LTD.

Cisco’s authorized response rebuts Umbra’s claim‑construction arguments, emphasizing that the Board’s interpretation of “end‑to‑end tunnel” aligns with the intrinsic record and that Umbra’s expert and prosecution‑history arguments lack support.

SAP America, Inc. v.ISIX IP LLC

SAP America and ISIX IP reached a settlement, leading to a joint motion that terminated the inter partes review of patent 6,308,178. The Board granted the termination and ordered the settlement agreement to remain confidential.

SAP America, Inc. v.ISIX IP LLC

SAP America and ISIX IP jointly filed a motion requesting that their settlement agreement be kept confidential and separate from the patent file under statutory confidentiality provisions.

Samsung Electronics America, Inc. et al. v.Cobblestone Wireless LLC

Samsung and Cobblestone Wireless have settled the IPR concerning patent 7,924,802. The parties jointly filed a motion asking the PTAB to keep the settlement agreement confidential under 35 U.S.C. § 317(b).

Samsung Electronics America, Inc. et al. v.Cobblestone Wireless LLC

Samsung Electronics and Cobblestone Wireless settled their inter partes review of U.S. Patent 7,924,802, leading the PTAB to terminate the proceeding. The Board granted the joint motion to terminate and treated the settlement agreement as confidential.

SAP America, Inc. v.ISIX IP LLC

patent denied · Feb 26, 2024

SAP America and ISIX IP settled their dispute over a 1999 ERP‑related patent and jointly moved to terminate the inter partes review. The Board has not yet decided any merits, allowing termination under 35 U.S.C. § 317(a).

CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. v.UMBRA TECHNOLOGIES LTD.

The USPTO denied Cisco Systems' request for Director Review of the institution decision in the IPR against Umbra Technologies' patent 10,630,505. The denial leaves the institution decision intact.

CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. v.UMBRA TECHNOLOGIES LTD.

Umbra Technologies requests a Director Review of the PTAB’s decision that invalidated its 10,630,505 patent covering end‑to‑end network tunnels. The patent owner contends the Board’s new claim construction and disregard of expert testimony were erroneous, seeking reversal and reinstatement of claims 1‑20.

CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. v.UMBRA TECHNOLOGIES LTD.

Umbra has filed a Director Review request challenging the PTAB’s claim construction for an “end-to-end tunnel” and seeking to vacate the institution of review for Cisco’s IPR. The Board had instituted the IPR based on an obviousness finding over Hankins and Munger references.

CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. v.UMBRA TECHNOLOGIES LTD.

Umbra Technologies has filed a Request for Director Review, asserting that the PTAB panel’s claim construction of “end‑to‑end tunnel” is erroneous and that the institution of the IPR against Cisco’s VPN tunneling patent should be vacated.

CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. v.UMBRA TECHNOLOGIES LTD.

Umbra Technologies has filed a Director Review request challenging the USPTO's decision to institute an IPR against its server‑discovery patent, arguing the Board misread claim language and that the prior art does not teach a list of servers.

CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. v.UMBRA TECHNOLOGIES LTD.

Umbra Technologies has filed a Request for Director Review seeking to overturn the PTAB’s decision to institute an IPR against its ’595 patent. The petition argues the panel erred by equating the patent’s specific “list of available servers” request with a generic “services” request in the Hankins prior art, and by using the patent itself as a roadmap. It asks the Director to vacate the institution and terminate the proceeding.

patent denied · Feb 26, 2024

Cimbra SRL et al. v.3U Vision SRL

· PGR2024-00018

Cimbria SRL, backed by AGCO, has filed a PGR petition challenging all 15 claims of 3U Vision’s automated sorting‑machine patent, asserting indefiniteness and obviousness over a suite of prior‑art references. The petition seeks cancellation of the claims.

CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. v.UMBRA TECHNOLOGIES LTD.

The PTAB denied Cisco's request for Director Review of the Final Written Decision in IPR2024-00497 concerning Umbra's patent 10,630,505.

CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. v.UMBRA TECHNOLOGIES LTD.

patent denied · Feb 26, 2024

Umbra has requested a Director Review of IPR2024-00497. Cisco may file a limited 15‑page response without new evidence, and the Director will decide on the request.

CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. v.UMBRA TECHNOLOGIES LTD.

patent null · Feb 26, 2024

The PTAB denied Cisco's request for Director Review of the institution decision in IPR2024-00270 concerning Umbra's patent.

SAP America, Inc. v.ISIX IP LLC

patent null · Feb 26, 2024

SAP America challenges ISIX IP LLC's patent (6308178) in a PTAB petition, asserting that the data transformation and migration claims are obvious. The petitioner relies heavily on prior art references Brann, Suresh, and Beauchamp to demonstrate lack of novelty under 35 U.S.C. §103.

Samsung Electronics America, Inc. et al. v.Cobblestone Wireless LLC

Samsung Electronics America filed a petition challenging the validity of Cobblestone Wireless's '802 patent, asserting that its multi-carrier transmission claims are obvious in light of mid-2000s prior art. The petitioner argues that established technologies like Suzuki and Fernandez render the claimed methods predictable modifications to known systems.

CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. v.UMBRA TECHNOLOGIES LTD.

Cisco Systems successfully petitioned the PTAB to challenge UMBRA Technologies' patent (10630505) on grounds of obviousness. The Board found the Petition particularly strong in merits, leading to institution and advancing a key dispute over network routing technology.

CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. v.UMBRA TECHNOLOGIES LTD.

CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. successfully petitioned the PTAB to institute an IPR against UMBRA TECHNOLOGIES LTD.'s patent 11108595. The Board found the petition particularly strong on the merits and favorable regarding Fintiv factors.

Cimbra SRL et al. v.3U Vision SRL

· PGR2024-00018

Cimbra SRL challenged 3U Vision's optical sorting patent (11666947) on grounds of obviousness and indefiniteness, specifically over the prior art reference ElMasry. The PTAB preliminarily agreed that it is more likely than not that at least one claim would be unpatentable, instituting the proceeding for trial phase.

SAP America, Inc. v.ISIX IP LLC

The PTAB decided to institute the IPR against ISIX IP LLC's patent (6308178), finding sufficient evidence that SAP America, Inc. had a reasonable likelihood of prevailing on obviousness grounds over prior art references like Brann and Suresh. The Board adopted key claim constructions, notably rejecting the Patent Owner's narrow view of 'application.'

Samsung Electronics America, Inc. et al. v.Cobblestone Wireless LLC