US PTAB IP Litigation

FedEx Corporation et al. v.VALTRUS INNOVATIONS LTD.

· IPR2025-01491

FedEx seeks rehearing of the PTAB director’s denial to institute an IPR against Valtrus’s file‑system data‑security patent. The petitioner offers an expanded stipulation to waive all district‑court invalidity claims and points to a recent informative Home Depot decision as justification for referral.

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al. v.Netlist, Inc.

Samsung Electronics files an authorized response opposing Netlist’s request for Director Review of the PTAB’s institution of IPR2025-01431 covering DRAM technology. Samsung contends the Director has already rejected Netlist’s arguments and that no new facts merit reconsideration. The request is therefore urged to be denied.

Apple Inc. v.HBCU Messaging US LP

· IPR2025-01486

Apple has requested Director Review of two IPRs (2025‑01486 and 2025‑01488) against HBCU Messaging’s patent 8,918,127. The patent owner may submit a limited 15‑page response within five business days, with no new evidence allowed.

BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd. v.Samsung Display Co., Ltd.

· IPR2025-01494

BOE Technology and Samsung Display settled their IPR dispute before trial. The Board granted the joint motion to terminate, ending the proceeding and keeping the settlement confidential.

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al. v.Netlist, Inc.

The USPTO denied Samsung’s request for Director Review of two IPR decisions involving Netlist’s patents after the Director recused herself, leaving the Board’s decisions final.

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al. v.Netlist, Inc.

The USPTO denied Samsung's request for Director Review of the PTAB's Final Written Decision in the Netlist IPRs, making the Board's decision final.

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al. v.Netlist, Inc.

The USPTO denied Samsung’s request for Director review of a PTAB decision in its IPR against Netlist, leaving the Board’s ruling intact.

BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd. v.Samsung Display Co., Ltd.

· IPR2025-01494

BOE and Samsung jointly filed a request to keep their IPR settlement agreement confidential and separate from the patent record.

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al. v.Netlist, Inc.

The PTAB issued a Final Written Decision in IPR2017‑00549, finding that Samsung Electronics successfully invalidated ten claims of Netlist’s ’364 memory‑module patent as obvious over the Halbert and Amidi references. All challenged claims were held unpatentable under 35 U.S.C. §103(a).

Apple Inc. v.HBCU Messaging US LP

Apple has requested a Director Review of IPR2025-01493. The Board set a brief response window for the patent owner and barred new evidence. The Director will decide on the review request.

Apple Inc. v.HBCU Messaging US LP

Apple has filed a Request for Director Review seeking reversal of the PTAB Director’s denial of institution for its IPR on the ’450 instant‑messaging patent. Apple argues the denial was premature and inefficient, especially given related petitions now referred. The request asks the Board to vacate the denial and institute the proceeding.

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. et al. v.Maxell, Ltd.

· IPR2025-01315

Samsung has filed an IPR petition challenging Maxell’s 8,471,950 camera‑control patent, asserting that three earlier imaging patents render all 15 claims obvious under 35 U.S.C. §103.

FedEx Corporation et al. v.VALTRUS INNOVATIONS LTD.

· IPR2025-01490

FedEx has filed a petition for rehearing of the PTAB Director’s denial to institute an IPR on its storage‑device performance monitoring patent. The petition relies on an expanded stipulation to waive district‑court invalidity grounds and cites recent informative decisions to argue that the patent’s post‑expiration assertion makes denial inappropriate.

Apple Inc. v.HBCU Messaging US LP

Apple’s request to overturn a PTAB discretionary denial was rejected. The Board affirmed the Director’s decision to refer the matter to the district court, leaving HBCU Messaging’s patent intact.

Apple Inc. v.HBCU Messaging US LP

· IPR2025-01488

The USPTO Director denied Apple’s request for a rehearing of the institution decision in IPR2025‑01488, leaving the earlier denial of institution in place.

Airwallex Pty. Ltd. et al. v.--

· IPR2025-01446

Airwallex and Intercurrency Software settled their dispute over U.S. Patent No. 11,620,701 before the PTAB could institute an inter partes review. The Board granted the petitioner's motion to withdraw and dismissed the proceeding, keeping the settlement agreement confidential.

Apple Inc. v.HBCU Messaging US LP

· IPR2025-01486

The Director denied Apple Inc.'s request for review of the PTAB's denial of institution in three IPRs against HBCU Messaging, leaving the institution decisions unchanged.

Apple Inc. v.HBCU Messaging US LP

· IPR2025-01486

Apple has filed a Request for Director Review seeking to overturn a PTAB decision that denied institution of its IPR against HBCU Messaging’s MMS patent. The petitioner argues that its claim‑construction positions are consistent with district‑court rulings and that the Board improperly applied the Revvo discretionary denial. Apple asks that the decision be vacated and the case be instituted on the merits.

Atrius Development Group Corp. v.ABC IP, LLC et al.

· IPR2025-01473

A settlement agreement between the U.S. government and a group of gun‑rights claimants resolves three pending federal lawsuits over forced‑reset triggers. The parties dismiss the cases, return seized devices, and release each other from future claims, while agreeing not to enforce certain firearm statutes against the claimants.

Citrix Systems, Inc. et al. v.K.Mizra LLC

· IPR2025-01468

Citrix Systems and Cloud Software Group moved to withdraw their IPR against K.Mizra’s 8.2 million‑patent. The Patent Owner did not oppose, and the Board is expected to terminate the proceeding.

Apple Inc. v.HBCU Messaging US LP

· IPR2025-01488

Apple filed Director Review requests for two IPRs against HBCU Messaging’s patent. The PTAB has limited the Patent Owner’s response to 15 pages and barred new evidence. A decision on the review will follow.

Airwallex Pty. Ltd. et al. v.--

· IPR2025-01446

Airwallex filed an unopposed motion to withdraw its IPR petition after reaching a settlement with Intercurrency Software. The parties also filed a joint stipulation of dismissal with prejudice in the underlying district court case.

Apple Inc. v.HBCU Messaging US LP

The PTAB denied Apple Inc.’s request for Director Review of the USPTO’s decision not to institute the IPR covering HBCU Messaging’s patent 11,089,450, as well as two related IPRs. The denial leaves the institution decisions unchanged.

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al. v.Netlist, Inc.