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BRIAN J. McNAMARA

123 IP cases indexed. Covers patent matters.

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patent all challenged claims unpatentable

Google LLC v.Secure Communication Technologies, LLC

· IPR2025-01183

Google succeeded in an IPR against Secure Communication Technologies' ’913 patent, finding all challenged claims unpatentable as obvious over multiple prior‑art references.

patent mixed - some claims cancelled, some upheld

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. et al. v.OMNI MEDSCI, INC.

· IPR2025-01254

Apple (as petitioner) prevailed on 12 of the 23 challenged claims of Omni MedSci’s wearable physiological monitoring patent, finding them obvious over multiple prior‑art references. The remaining claims were left unpatentable pending further proof.

patent mixed - some claims cancelled, some upheld

Google LLC v.Secure Communication Technologies, LLC

· IPR2026-00098

The PTAB held that five claims of the ’592 patent covering proximity‑based information exchange were obvious over Perttila and Insolia, rendering them unpatentable, while four other claims were upheld.

patent denied

Google LLC v.Secure Communication Technologies, LLC

· IPR2026-00098

Google’s IPR petition challenging a proximity‑based wireless communication patent was denied, leaving the patent intact. The Board found the prior‑art arguments insufficiently particularized.

patent all challenged claims unpatentable

Google LLC v.Secure Communication Technologies, LLC

· IPR2026-00098

Google successfully challenged Secure Communication Technologies' proximity‑beacon patent, leading the PTAB to deem all eight claims unpatentable.

patent all challenged claims unpatentable

Google LLC v.Secure Communication Technologies, LLC

· IPR2026-00099

Google successfully challenged Secure Communication Technologies’ patent covering proximity‑based wireless information exchange. The PTAB found all fifteen challenged claims unpatentable under §§102 and 103, based on the Eagle prior art.

patent all challenged claims unpatentable

Google LLC v.Secure Communication Technologies, LLC

· IPR2026-00098

The PTAB held that all challenged claims of the ’359 patent are unpatentable, finding anticipation or obviousness over Perttila and, for certain claims, over the Perttila‑Swartz combination. The decision resolves the IPR filed by Google against Secure Communication Technologies.

patent all challenged claims unpatentable

Google LLC v.Secure Communication Technologies, LLC

· IPR2026-00098

Google’s IPR against Secure Communication Technologies’ proximity‑based e‑commerce patent resulted in a final written decision finding all challenged claims unpatentable for obviousness over Perttila, Emmons, and Insolia.

patent all challenged claims unpatentable

Google LLC v.Secure Communication Technologies, LLC

· IPR2026-00098

Google’s IPR against Target’s proximity‑based transaction patent resulted in the Board finding all nine challenged claims unpatentable, based on anticipation and obviousness over prior‑art wireless messaging systems.

patent all challenged claims unpatentable

Google LLC v.Secure Communication Technologies, LLC

· IPR2026-00098

Google succeeded in an IPR against Secure Communication Technologies’ ’913 patent, with the Board finding all challenged claims unpatentable as obvious over prior art.

patent all challenged claims unpatentable

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. et al. v.OMNI MEDSCI, INC.

· PGR2025-00064

Apple successfully challenged Omni MedSci’s wearable health‑monitoring patent. The PTAB affirmed the claim construction and held all 23 claims obvious over prior art. No further briefing was authorized.

patent all challenged claims unpatentable

WHOOP, Inc. v.Omni MedSci, Inc.

· PGR2026-00003

The PTAB, on remand, affirmed that all 23 claims of Omni MedSci’s wearable pulse‑oximeter patent are unpatentable. The Board relied on obviousness over a combination of prior‑art references and upheld the claim construction of “identify an object.”

patent mixed - some claims cancelled, some upheld

WHOOP, Inc. v.Omni MedSci, Inc.

· PGR2026-00003

In a Final Written Decision, the PTAB held that WHOOP proved 12 of the 23 challenged claims of Omni MedSci’s wearable physiological‑monitoring patent unpatentable, while the remaining claims were left intact.

patent mixed - some claims cancelled, some upheld

Google LLC v.Secure Communication Technologies, LLC

· IPR2025-01183

Google’s IPR against a proximity‑based wireless transaction patent resulted in the Board finding 20 of the 22 challenged claims unpatentable, while two claims remained upheld.

patent all challenged claims unpatentable

Google LLC v.Secure Communication Technologies, LLC

· IPR2025-01183

Google successfully challenged U.S. Patent 11,687,971, a proximity‑based wireless communication system, resulting in a Final Written Decision that all fifteen challenged claims are unpatentable. The Board found the Eagle reference anticipates and renders obvious each claim limitation.

patent

Google LLC v.Secure Communication Technologies, LLC

· IPR2025-01183

Google succeeded in an IPR, leading the PTAB to find all challenged claims of the ’896 patent unpatentable as obvious over existing short‑range ID and e‑commerce technologies.

patent all challenged claims unpatentable

Google LLC v.Secure Communication Technologies, LLC

· IPR2025-01183

Google succeeded in an IPR against Secure Communication Technologies, leading the PTAB to find all eight claims of the challenged patent unpatentable. The Board held that the prior‑art references Mgrdechian and secondary references anticipate or render obvious each claim limitation.

patent mixed - some claims cancelled, some upheld

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. et al. v.OMNI MEDSCI, INC.

· IPR2025-01249

Apple prevailed in an IPR against Omni MedSci’s wearable health‑monitoring patent, finding 12 of the 23 claims unpatentable while the remaining claims survived.

patent all challenged claims unpatentable

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. et al. v.OMNI MEDSCI, INC.

· IPR2025-01252

Apple’s IPR against Omni MedSci’s wearable health monitoring patent concluded with the Board finding all 23 claims unpatentable for obviousness. The decision affirmed the claim construction of “identify an object” and rejected the need for further briefing.

patent all challenged claims unpatentable

Google LLC v.Secure Communication Technologies, LLC

· IPR2025-01182

Google successfully challenged Secure Communication Technologies’ ’913 patent on proximity‑based wireless communication, leading the PTAB to find all asserted claims unpatentable as obvious.

patent all challenged claims unpatentable

Google LLC v.Secure Communication Technologies, LLC

· IPR2025-01183

Google won an IPR against Secure Communication Technologies, finding all 13 challenged claims of the ’736 patent unpatentable for anticipation or obviousness over prior art Eagle (and Eagle + Mgrdechian).

patent all challenged claims unpatentable

Google LLC v.Secure Communication Technologies, LLC

· IPR2025-01183

Google successfully challenged Target’s proximity‑based coupon patent in IPR2020‑00932. The Board held all nine challenged claims unpatentable, finding them anticipated or obvious over Perttila and the Perttila‑Swartz combination.

patent denied

Meta Platforms, Inc. v.Dialect, LLC

· IPR2025-01334

Google’s petition to invalidate Dialect’s speech‑interface patent was denied. The Board concluded the petitioner did not show a reasonable likelihood of success on any of the asserted obviousness grounds.

patent all challenged claims unpatentable

WHOOP, Inc. v.Omni MedSci, Inc.

· IPR2025-01583

Apple’s IPR against WHOOP resulted in the Board finding all 23 claims of the wearable health‑monitoring patent unpatentable under obviousness. The decision affirmed the petitioner’s claim construction and rejected the patent owner’s arguments.

patent mixed - some claims cancelled, some upheld

WHOOP, Inc. v.Omni MedSci, Inc.

· IPR2025-01584

The PTAB held that WHOOP proved the obviousness of 12 of the 23 claims of Omni MedSci’s wearable physiological monitoring patent, while the remaining claims were not shown unpatentable.

patent all challenged claims unpatentable

WHOOP, Inc. v.Omni MedSci, Inc.

· IPR2025-01584

The PTAB remand decision held that all 23 claims of Omni MedSci’s wearable pulse‑oximetry patent are unpatentable, applying 35 U.S.C. § 103 obviousness over multiple prior‑art references.

patent all challenged claims unpatentable

WHOOP, Inc. v.Omni MedSci, Inc.

· IPR2025-01585

The PTAB affirmed the construction of “identify an object” and held that all 23 claims of WHOOP’s wearable health‑monitoring patent are obvious over a combination of prior‑art references, rendering them unpatentable.

patent mixed - some claims cancelled, some upheld

Google LLC v.Secure Communication Technologies, LLC

· IPR2026-00098

Google’s IPR against a proximity‑based coupon patent resulted in 20 of 22 challenged claims being found unpatentable, with only two claims surviving.

patent all challenged claims unpatentable

Google LLC v.Secure Communication Technologies, LLC

· IPR2026-00098

Google succeeded in an IPR against Secure Communication Technologies' 7,936,736 B2 patent, leading the PTAB to find all challenged claims unpatentable on anticipation and obviousness grounds.

patent all challenged claims unpatentable

Google LLC v.Secure Communication Technologies, LLC

· IPR2026-00098

Google successfully challenged Secure Communication Technologies’ ’129 patent in IPR2020‑00903. The Board found all fifteen challenged claims unpatentable under §§102 and 103, based on the Eagle prior art.

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