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Brian P. Murphy

81 IP cases indexed. Covers patent matters.

Cases Presided Over

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patent instituted

Aylo Freesites Ltd et al. v.WellcomeMat, LLC

· IPR2024-01101

The PTAB institution decision found reasonable likelihood of prevailing for Aylo Freesites Ltd in challenging WellcomeMat's patentability. The challenge focused on claim 17, alleging anticipation and obviousness based on multiple prior art references.

patent denied

Google LLC v.Metarail, Inc.

· IPR2024-01269

Google LLC's attempt to invalidate Metarail, Inc.'s patent on deep-linking and e-commerce technology was denied by the PTAB. The Board found that Google failed to demonstrate a reasonable likelihood of unpatentability under obviousness grounds (35 U.S.C. § 103).

patent denied

Google LLC v.Metarail, Inc.

· IPR2024-01270

Google LLC's request for rehearing was denied after the PTAB initially denied institution of IPR against Metarail, Inc.'s patent 9633378, concerning data mapping technologies.

patent denied

Google LLC v.Metarail, Inc.

· IPR2024-01270

Google LLC's IPR challenge against Metarail, Inc.'s deep linking technology was denied by the PTAB. The Board found that Google failed to demonstrate obviousness over combinations of prior art references like Belanger and Halevy.

patent denied

Google LLC v.Metarail, Inc.

· IPR2024-01271

Google LLC's IPR challenge against Metarail, Inc.'s deep-linking and ad targeting patent was denied by the PTAB. The Board found that prior art (Belanger and Halevy) did not teach or suggest the specific method of mapping fields between different websites using normalized variables.

patent denied

Google LLC v.Metarail, Inc.

· IPR2024-01271

Google LLC's request for rehearing regarding the institution of IPR against Metarail's patent was denied by the PTAB. The Board found that Google failed to demonstrate a reasonable likelihood that the prior art disclosed the claimed mapping limitations.

patent denied

Google LLC v.Metarail, Inc.

· IPR2024-01272

The PTAB denied Google LLC's IPR challenge against Metarail, Inc.'s patent (10152734), finding no evidence of obviousness or anticipation. The Board concluded that the prior art failed to teach a specific 'universal variable mapper' necessary for the claims.

patent instituted

Motorola Solutions, Inc. et al. v.Stellar, LLC

· IPR2024-01284

Motorola Solutions successfully petitioned the PTAB for institution of IPR against Stellar, LLC's patent (8310540), challenging all 19 claims based on obviousness. The Board found a reasonable likelihood that combining prior art references like Yerazunis and Fiore would render the claimed features unpatentable.

patent instituted

Motorola Solutions, Inc. et al. v.Stellar, LLC

· IPR2024-01285

Motorola Solutions successfully secured institution at the PTAB against Stellar, LLC's patent (8928752) covering circular buffer memory management. The Board found reasonable likelihood of unpatentability based on multiple obviousness grounds over prior art references like Yerazunis and Fiedler.

patent instituted

Motorola Solutions, Inc. et al. v.Stellar, LLC

· IPR2024-01313

Motorola Solutions successfully secured institution at the PTAB for its IPR challenge against Stellar, LLC's patent (10523901). The Board found a reasonable likelihood of success on all grounds, despite Patent Owner arguments regarding parallel district court litigation.

patent instituted

Motorola Solutions, Inc. et al. v.Stellar, LLC

· IPR2024-01314

Motorola Solutions successfully petitioned for the IPR institution on 20 claims of Stellar's '910 patent. The Board found sufficient evidence across multiple grounds of obviousness to overcome the Patent Owner’s request for discretionary denial, allowing the substantive challenge to proceed.

patent denied

Google LLC v.DH International Ltd.

· IPR2024-01321

Google LLC's IPR challenge against DH International Ltd.'s payment card patent was denied by the PTAB. The Board found that Google failed to establish a reasonable likelihood of prevailing, specifically regarding the obviousness claims over Ong and Hoff.

patent instituted

Google LLC v.DH International Ltd.

· IPR2024-01322

Google LLC successfully petitioned the PTAB to challenge DH International Ltd.'s patentability, leading the Board to institute IPR proceedings on all 20 claims. The Board adopted a broad construction of 'activation cue' favorable to Google and found that the Petitioner met the standard for institution based on obviousness grounds over prior art references Mooney and Lee.

patent denied

Google LLC et al. v.Cerence Operating Company et al.

· IPR2024-01464

The PTAB denied institution of an IPR filed by Google and Samsung against Cerence regarding voice command detection methods. The denial was based on the advanced stage of a parallel district court litigation, making institutional review inefficient.

patent denied

Google LLC et al. v.Cerence Operating Company et al.

· IPR2024-01465

The PTAB denied institution of an IPR challenging Google and Samsung's claims against Cerence. The denial was based on the advanced stage of parallel district court litigation, which weighed heavily in favor of preventing duplicative proceedings.

patent instituted

Motorola Mobility LLC et al. v.Multifold International Incorporated Pte. Ltd.

· IPR2025-00039

Motorola and Google challenged Multifold's patent claims regarding multi-screen device interfaces under 35 U.S.C. § 103 (obviousness). The PTAB issued an institution decision, finding reasonable likelihood of success on at least one claim.

patent instituted

Motorola Mobility LLC et al. v.Multifold International Incorporated Pte. Ltd.

· IPR2025-00038

Motorola and Google successfully secured institution in this IPR against Multifold International regarding dual screen image capture technology. The Board found a reasonable likelihood of unpatentability under 35 U.S.C. §§ 102 and 103, despite the Patent Owner's arguments for narrow claim construction.

patent instituted

Motorola Mobility LLC et al. v.Multifold International Incorporated Pte. Ltd.

· IPR2025-00041

The PTAB granted institution of IPR for Motorola and Google against Multifold, challenging 11 claims of patent 9058153. The Board found a reasonable likelihood that the petitioners would prevail on unpatentability grounds based on prior art.

patent instituted

Motorola Mobility LLC et al. v.Multifold International Incorporated Pte. Ltd.

· IPR2025-00040

Motorola and Google successfully petitioned to institute IPR against Multifold International for patent 9134756, focusing on dual-screen UI technology. The Board found a reasonable likelihood of unpatentability under both anticipation (Yook/Purcell) and obviousness grounds.

patent denied

Shopify Inc. v.DKR Consulting LLC

· IPR2025-00130

The PTAB denied Shopify's IPR petition against DKR Consulting, citing a District Court ruling that invalidated all challenged claims under Section 101, prioritizing administrative efficiency.

patent denied

Shopify Inc. v.DKR Consulting LLC

· IPR2025-00131

The PTAB denied Shopify's IPR against DKR Consulting's patent, citing administrative efficiency because a district court had already found all the challenged claims invalid under 35 U.S.C. § 101.

patent denied

Shopify Inc. v.DKR Consulting LLC

· IPR2025-00132

The PTAB denied Shopify Inc.'s request to institute IPR against DKR Consulting LLC's '995 patent. The denial was based on administrative efficiency, as a District Court had already ruled all challenged claims invalid under 35 U.S.C. § 101.

patent denied

Shopify Inc. v.DKR Consulting LLC

· IPR2025-00133

Shopify's IPR challenge against DKR Consulting was denied by the PTAB. The Board cited a district court ruling that found all challenged claims invalid under Section 101, prioritizing administrative efficiency.

patent denied

Apple Inc. v.DH International Ltd.

· IPR2025-00173

The PTAB denied Apple Inc.'s IPR petition against DH International Ltd., finding insufficient evidence to establish a reasonable likelihood of unpatentability. The Board rejected the obviousness arguments, specifically criticizing the Petitioner's use of hindsight in mapping prior art limitations onto the claimed electronic device.

patent instituted

Stingray Group Inc. et al. v.Hernandez-Mondragon, Edwin et al.

· IPR2025-00349

The PTAB granted institution for the IPR against U.S. Patent 10,123,074, finding a reasonable likelihood of unpatentability based on Avellan. The decision confirmed that 'content provider' does not require originating the request.

patent instituted

Stingray Group Inc. et al. v.Hernandez-Mondragon, Edwin et al.

· IPR2025-00350

The PTAB granted institution of IPR for Stingray Group against Hernandez-Mondragon, focusing on multimedia streaming patents. The Board found the Petitioner had a reasonable likelihood of prevailing on unpatentability grounds.

patent instituted

Stingray Group Inc. et al. v.Hernandez-Mondragon, Edwin et al.

· IPR2025-00351

Stingray Group Inc. successfully secured institution of its IPR challenge against a patent covering multimedia content delivery systems. The Board found that Petitioner established a reasonable likelihood of prevailing across multiple grounds under 35 U.S.C. §§ 102 and 103, moving the case to the merits phase.

patent instituted

Intel Corporation et al. v.Advanced Cluster Systems, Inc.

· IPR2025-00913

Intel Corporation et al. successfully instituted IPR proceedings against Advanced Cluster Systems, Inc., challenging 30 claims of patent 11570034 based on obviousness (103). The Board found a reasonable likelihood that the petitioner could prevail in its challenge to cluster computing technology.

patent instituted

Intel Corporation et al. v.Advanced Cluster Systems, Inc.

· IPR2025-00914

Intel Corporation and Advanced Micro Devices challenged the patentability of Advanced Cluster Systems' cluster computing patents before the PTAB. The Board issued an institution decision, finding sufficient evidence that the claims are obvious over prior art references like Menon and Trefethen. This moves the dispute toward a full trial on obviousness grounds.

patent instituted

Intel Corporation et al. v.Advanced Cluster Systems, Inc.

· IPR2025-00915

The PTAB issued an Institution Decision in the Intel vs. Advanced Cluster Systems IPR, finding a reasonable likelihood of obviousness over combinations of prior art references. This decision targets 30 claims related to cluster computing and parallel processing technologies.

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