US PTAB IP Litigation

patent mixed - some claims cancelled, some upheld · May 13, 2025

Samsung’s IPR against Wilus has been instituted after the Board granted institution on Feb. 9, 2026. The patent owner’s request for Director Review is argued to be moot, relying on pre‑institution filings and Samsung’s compliance with its Fintiv stipulation.

GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc. et al. v.OAK IP LLC

patent denied · May 13, 2025

In IPR2020‑01207, the PTAB held that Samsung’s challenger proved that 11 of the 14 asserted claims of the ’395 patent are anticipated by the prior‑art Grupp ’483 reference, rendering them unpatentable, while three claims remained patent‑eligible.

Amazon.com, Inc. et al. v.Audio Pod IP, LLC

patent denied · May 13, 2025

Amazon’s request for Director Review of the PTAB’s decision to deny institution of IPR 2025‑01003 was rejected. The Deputy Director’s use of the settled‑expectations standard and discretionary authority under 35 U.S.C. §314(a) was upheld, leaving Audio Pod’s patent in force.

Amazon.com, Inc. et al. v.Audio Pod IP, LLC

The PTAB denied Amazon's request for Director Review of the institution decisions in IPR2025-01003 (patent 9,729,907) and IPR2025-01041, leaving the institution denials intact.

Amazon.com, Inc. et al. v.Audio Pod IP, LLC

patent denied · May 13, 2025

Amazon has filed a Request for Director Review challenging the USPTO’s new six‑year “settled expectations” bar that denied institution of its IPR against patent 9,729,907. The petition argues the rule violates the AIA, APA, and established case law. Amazon seeks reversal of the denial and institution of the IPR.

Samsung Electronics America, Inc. et al. v.Telcom Ventures LLC

· IPR2025-00976

The USPTO denied Samsung’s petition for rehearing of the Director’s discretionary denial in a series of IPRs against Telcom Ventures. The Board affirmed the original denial, leaving the patents in force.

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al. v.Wilus Institute of Standards and Technology Inc.

Wilus requests Director Review to overturn the PTAB’s institution of Samsung’s IPR, alleging Samsung broke its Sotera‑type stipulation by planning to use the same prior art in district‑court litigation. The Board had previously denied discretionary denial based on Samsung’s promise.

Amazon.com, Inc. et al. v.Audio Pod IP, LLC

patent mixed - some claims cancelled, some upheld · May 13, 2025

Amazon has requested a Director Review of IPR2025-01003 concerning Audio Pod’s patent 9,729,907. The PTAB has limited the patent owner’s response to 15 pages and barred new evidence, setting a tight five‑day deadline.

GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc. et al. v.OAK IP LLC

patent all challenged claims unpatentable · May 13, 2025

The PTAB held that Samsung’s challenge to Acorn’s ’395 patent succeeded on eight of the 26 claims, finding claims 1‑5 and 8‑10 unpatentable, while the remaining claims survived.

GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc. et al. v.OAK IP LLC

The PTAB held that Samsung Electronics’ challenge to Acorn Semi’s ’261 patent succeeded, finding all nine challenged claims unpatentable based on anticipation by Grupp ’483 and obviousness over Jammy.

GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc. et al. v.OAK IP LLC

patent terminated or settled · May 13, 2025

GlobalFoundries and Oak IP filed a joint motion to terminate IPR2025-00889 after reaching a settlement, citing that the Board has not yet instituted the review and all disputes are resolved.

GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc. et al. v.OAK IP LLC

Globalfoundries and Oak IP settled their IPR dispute before the Board instituted a trial. The Board granted the joint motion to terminate and treated the settlement agreement as confidential.

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al. v.Wilus Institute of Standards and Technology Inc.

Samsung has filed an IPR petition challenging U.S. Patent 11,470,595, asserting that its claims are obvious over prior‑art Wi‑Fi standards such as Josiam, Seok, Chen and Wu. The petition relies on the bandwidth field in HE‑SIG‑A and the common field in HE‑SIG‑B to show lack of novelty.

patent instituted · May 13, 2025

Samsung Electronics America, Inc. et al. v.Telcom Ventures LLC

· IPR2025-00976

Samsung Electronics has filed an IPR petition challenging Telcom Ventures’ ’743 patent covering NFC‑based smartphone payments. The petition argues the claims are obvious over earlier Jain and Dua publications and asserts no discretionary denial should apply.

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al. v.Wilus Institute of Standards and Technology Inc.