US PTAB IP Litigation
8,574 annotated decisions
Page 344 of 358 · 8,574 total
patent instituted
Dropbox, Inc. v.Motion Offense LLC
· IPR2024-00287
Dropbox successfully petitioned to invalidate Motion Offense LLC's patent claims based on obviousness over combinations of prior art references like Riepling and Meisels. The PTAB granted the petition, instituting the case for trial.
patent instituted
Dropbox, Inc. v.Motion Offense LLC
· IPR2024-00286
Dropbox successfully secured institution of its Inter Partes Review against Motion Offense LLC's patent, challenging claims 17-21 based on obviousness. The Board found that Dropbox demonstrated a reasonable likelihood of prevailing on several claims, overcoming the Patent Owner's arguments regarding prior art disclosure and prosecution history.
patent instituted
CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. v.UMBRA TECHNOLOGIES LTD.
· IPR2024-00270
CISCO SYSTEMS successfully convinced the PTAB to institute trial on claims 15-20 of UMBRA TECHNOLOGIES' patent. The Board found reasonable likelihood of unpatentability based on obviousness over Hankins and Kommula, despite Patent Owner disputes regarding key technical terms.
patent denied
WIZ, Inc. v.Orca Security Ltd.
· IPR2024-00220
The PTAB denied WIZ, Inc.'s IPR petition against Orca Security Ltd., finding that a statutory disclaimer covered all challenged claims.
patent instituted
Motorola Solutions, Inc. v.STA Group, LLC
· IPR2024-00207
Motorola Solutions successfully petitioned the PTAB, leading to trial on all challenged claims of STA Group's patent (8145249). The Board found that Petitioner demonstrated a reasonable likelihood of prevailing in its obviousness challenge under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) against multiple prior art references. This decision moves the dispute toward full trial, significantly advancing Motorola's position.
patent instituted
National Beef Packing Company, LLC v.Institute for Environmental Health, Inc.
· IPR2024-00186
National Beef Packing Company successfully petitioned to institute IPR against the '771 patent, establishing a reasonable likelihood of success over at least one claim. The Board adopted Petitioner's definition for 'validation,' clarifying that it merely requires a sample test negative, rejecting the Patent Owner's broader interpretation regarding commercial release.
patent instituted
National Beef Packing Company, LLC v.Institute for Environmental Health, Inc.
· IPR2024-00185
National Beef Packing Company successfully initiated an IPR against Institute for Environmental Health, Inc.'s microbial testing patent (8822143). The Board adopted a narrow definition of 'validated' as merely determining a sample tests negative using the detection assay.
patent instituted
National Beef Packing Company, LLC v.Institute for Environmental Health, Inc.
· IPR2024-00183
The PTAB instituted the IPR after finding a reasonable likelihood of success that the challenged claims are unpatentable based on obviousness (35 U.S.C. § 103). The Board analyzed key claim terms, preliminarily construing 'validated' as a negative test result rather than release into commerce.
patent instituted
Lenovo (United States) Inc. et al. v.Intellectual Ventures II
· IPR2024-00124
Lenovo challenged Intellectual Ventures II's patent (7325140) in an IPR, arguing the claims are obvious over prior art related to remote device management. The Board found that Lenovo showed a reasonable likelihood of prevailing on several grounds, particularly citing Neufeld and IPMI as teaching key limitations. This institution decision moves the case toward trial, focusing on complex technical combinations of access control protocols.
patent instituted
US Conec Ltd. v.Senko Advanced Components, Inc.
· IPR2024-00119
The PTAB instituted trial on all 17 claims of patent 11415760, finding a reasonable likelihood of unpatentability for many claims over Raven and Kuffel. The Board adopted the petitioner's definition of 'slidably received,' rejecting the Patent Owner's narrow interpretation.
patent denied
US Conec Ltd. v.Senko Advanced Components, Inc.
· IPR2024-00122
The PTAB denied US Conec's request to institute IPR against Senko Advanced Components, finding that the Petitioner failed to show a reasonable likelihood of prevailing on any challenged claims related to fiber optic connectors.
patent instituted
US Conec Ltd. v.Senko Advanced Components, Inc.
· IPR2024-00116
US Conec Ltd. successfully secured institution of Inter Partes Review against Senko Advanced Components, Inc., challenging 18 claims related to optical fiber connectors.
patent instituted
Lenovo (United States) Inc. et al. v.Intellectual Ventures II
· IPR2024-00109
Lenovo successfully challenged several claims of Intellectual Ventures II's patent (8474016) in an IPR proceeding, leading the PTAB to institute on all challenged claims. The Board found strong evidence that prior art references like Neufeld and PCI Bridge Spec taught or rendered obvious various limitations of the asserted claims.
patent instituted
US Conec Ltd. v.Senko Advanced Components, Inc.
· IPR2024-00115
US Conec Ltd. successfully secured institution of IPR against Senko Advanced Components, Inc.'s optical connector patent (11307369), challenging 22 claims based on obviousness and anticipation.
patent all challenged claims unpatentable
Therabody, Inc. v.Hyperice IP Subco, LLC et al.
· PGR2024-00053
Therabody challenged Hyperice's patent on percussive massagers based on indefiniteness and obviousness, but the PTAB upheld the claims. The Board found that key terms like 'substantially cylindrical' were supported by functional limitations in the specification.
patent all challenged claims unpatentable
3D Diagnostix, Inc. v.Watson Guide IP, LLC
· PGR2024-00040
The PTAB found that all challenged claims were obvious over various combinations of prior art references, including Llop '126 and Sichuan. The Board determined there was a clear motivation for a person skilled in the art to combine these references to achieve the claimed invention.
patent all challenged claims unpatentable
MPL Brands NV, Inc. v.BuzzBallz, LLC
· PGR2024-00035
MPL Brands NV successfully convinced the PTAB that all 20 claimed claims of the patent were unpatentable. The Board found obviousness over multiple prior art references, including PCAN, Metzger, and Kaminski, in a final decision.
patent all challenged claims unpatentable
Good Sportsman Marketing, LLC v.--
· PGR2024-00034
Good Sportsman Marketing successfully convinced the PTAB that all 19 claims of patent 11736855 were unpatentable. The Board found the claims invalid under both obviousness (35 U.S.C. § 103) and various indefiniteness grounds (35 U.S.C. § 112(b)).
patent mixed - some claims cancelled, some upheld
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al. v.Oura Health Oy et al.
· PGR2024-00030
Samsung Electronics challenged Oura Health's patent claims in a PGR proceeding, arguing obviousness and anticipation. The PTAB found the vast majority of the grounds unpersuasive, but ultimately cancelled two dependent claims (17 and 18) under § 112(d).
patent all challenged claims unpatentable
Front Line Medical Technologies Inc. v.Prytime Medical Devices, Inc.
· PGR2024-00028
Petitioner successfully demonstrated that all ten challenged claims related to vascular occlusion catheters are unpatentable by a preponderance of the evidence. The Board relied heavily on various combinations of prior art references, primarily under 35 U.S.C. § 103 (obviousness).
patent mixed - some claims cancelled, some upheld
NXP Semiconductors N .V. et al. v.Harbor Island Dynamic, LLC
· IPR2025-00954
Samsung and NXP successfully invalidated a large portion of Harbor Island Dynamic's patent portfolio in the IPR proceeding. The Board found multiple claims unpatentable based on anticipation (102) and obviousness (103) using prior art references like Yu, Okashita, and Burgener. This final decision significantly weakens the patent owner’s position in semiconductor device technology.
patent all challenged claims unpatentable
Canadian Solar (USA) Inc. et al. v.Trina Solar Co. Ltd.
· IPR2025-00917
The PTAB found all 17 challenged claims unpatentable under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) for the solar cell technology. The Board concluded that Petitioner successfully demonstrated obviousness over Chang in view of Jin, or other combinations.
patent all challenged claims unpatentable
Canadian Solar (USA) Inc. et al. v.Trina Solar Co. Ltd.
· IPR2025-00918
The PTAB found all 11 challenged claims of the solar cell patent unpatentable based on obviousness (35 U.S.C. § 103). The Board determined that combining prior art references, particularly Chang and Jin, would motivate an ordinary skilled artisan to make the claimed structure with a reasonable expectation of success.
patent all challenged claims unpatentable
ADC Solutions Auto LLC et al. v.The Noco Company
· IPR2025-00885
The Board found that all eleven challenged claims of the jump starter apparatus patent were unpatentable by a preponderance of the evidence. The decision hinged on finding that Richardson and Zhao teachings, combined with common USB technology, satisfied the claim limitations.
