Judge Profile

Benjamin D. M. Wood

37 IP cases indexed. Covers patent matters.

Cases Presided Over

37 cases indexed | Page 2 of 2

patent denied

Alpinestars S.p.A et al. v.Dainese S.p.A.

· IPR2025-00750

Alpinestars S.p.A et al.'s IPR challenge against Dainese's inflatable safety device patent was denied by the PTAB. The Board found that the petitioner failed to demonstrate a reasonable likelihood of prevailing on any challenged claim, despite arguments regarding obviousness over prior art combinations.

patent instituted

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al. v.CM HK LIMITED

· IPR2025-01023

Samsung Electronics successfully navigated a PTAB institution challenge against CM HK LIMITED regarding motion sensing technology. The Board found reasonable likelihood of prevailing on key claims based on obviousness (103).

patent instituted

Intelligent Wellhead Systems, Inc. et al. v.Downing Wellhead Equipment, LLC et al.

· PGR2025-00002

The PTAB instituted PGR on claims 1-78 of the '952 patent after reviewing multiple grounds, including eligibility (§ 101), obviousness (§ 103), and written description/enablement (§ 112). The Board found a likelihood of success for Petitioner despite arguments from Patent Owner regarding prior art limitations.

patent denied

BOE Technology Group Co., LTD v.Optronic Sciences LLC

· IPR2024-01134

The PTAB denied Optronic Sciences’ request to revisit the institution of six inter partes reviews filed by BOE Technology Group. The Board found no extraordinary circumstances and held that the deadline for additional briefing had passed.

patent denied

BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd. v.Optronic Sciences LLC

· IPR2024-01131

The PTAB denied Optronic Sciences’ request to revisit the institution of its IPR against BOE Technology Group, finding no extraordinary circumstances and that the new Director’s guidance did not apply.

patent terminated or settled

MOTORTECH GmbH et al. v.--

· IPR2025-00398

MotorTech and Altronic settled their IPR dispute before trial, resulting in the Board terminating the proceeding and keeping the settlement confidential.

patent terminated or settled

Inter IKEA Systems B.V. v.POINTWISE VENTURES, LLC

· IPR2025-00798

Inter IKEA Systems and Pointwise Ventures settled their dispute over U.S. Patent 8,471,812, leading the PTAB to terminate the IPR before institution. The settlement agreement was ordered to be kept confidential under 37 C.F.R. § 42.74.

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