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Charles J. Boudreau

55 IP cases indexed. Covers patent matters.

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patent all challenged claims unpatentable · Jan 9, 2026

Google LLC v.Secure Communication Technologies, LLC

· IPR2026-00099

Google successfully challenged Secure Communication Technologies' proximity‑beacon patent, with the PTAB finding all eight claims unpatentable based on multiple prior‑art references.

patent all challenged claims unpatentable · Jan 9, 2026

Google LLC v.Secure Communication Technologies, LLC

· IPR2026-00099

Google’s IPR against Secure Communication Technologies’ 8,385,896 patent resulted in all challenged claims being found unpatentable for obviousness over Perttila, Emmons, and Insolia.

patent mixed - some claims cancelled, some upheld · Jan 9, 2026

Google LLC v.Secure Communication Technologies, LLC

· IPR2026-00099

Google secured a mixed victory in IPR2020-00931, with the PTAB finding 20 of the 22 challenged claims of the ’359 patent unpatentable while leaving two claims intact.

patent all challenged claims unpatentable · Jan 9, 2026

Google LLC v.Secure Communication Technologies, LLC

· IPR2026-00099

Google’s IPR against Secure Communication Technologies’ proximity‑based data‑exchange patent resulted in a Final Written Decision finding all challenged claims unpatentable, based on anticipation and obviousness over the Eagle reference and, for three claims, the combination of Eagle with Mgrdechian.

patent all challenged claims unpatentable · Jan 9, 2026

Google LLC v.Secure Communication Technologies, LLC

· IPR2026-00099

Google’s IPR against Secure Communication Technologies’ 8,385,913 patent was decided with all challenged claims found unpatentable as obvious over prior‑art systems.

patent all challenged claims unpatentable · Jan 9, 2026

Google LLC v.Secure Communication Technologies, LLC

· IPR2026-00099

Google successfully challenged Secure Communication Technologies' 8,369,842 patent covering proximity‑based wireless transactions. The PTAB found all nine challenged claims unpatentable on anticipation and obviousness grounds.

patent mixed - some claims cancelled, some upheld · Jan 9, 2026

Google LLC v.Secure Communication Technologies, LLC

· IPR2026-00099

Google’s IPR against patent 8116749 resulted in a mixed decision: five claims were held unpatentable over Perttila and Insolia, while four claims remained patentable because the obviousness challenge failed.

patent all challenged claims unpatentable · Jan 9, 2026

Google LLC v.Secure Communication Technologies, LLC

· IPR2026-00099

Google successfully challenged Target’s ’359 patent covering proximity‑based wireless transactions. The PTAB found all nine challenged claims unpatentable, citing anticipation and obviousness over Perttila and the Perttila‑Swartz combination.

patent all challenged claims unpatentable · Jan 9, 2026

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 · Nov 11, 2025

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 · Nov 11, 2025

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 · Nov 11, 2025

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 · Nov 11, 2025

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 · Nov 11, 2025

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.

patent all challenged claims unpatentable · Nov 11, 2025

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 · Nov 11, 2025

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 mixed - some claims cancelled, some upheld · Nov 11, 2025

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 mixed - some claims cancelled, some upheld · Nov 11, 2025

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 terminated or settled · Apr 18, 2025

Microsoft Corp. v.VirtaMove, Corp.

· IPR2025-00851

Microsoft and cloud‑migration startup VirtaMove settled their inter partes review dispute before trial. The Board granted a joint motion to terminate the IPRs and ordered the settlement agreement to remain confidential.

patent all challenged claims unpatentable · Feb 7, 2025

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 · Feb 7, 2025

Google LLC v.Secure Communication Technologies, LLC

· IPR2025-01182

Google’s IPR against Target’s ’842 patent resulted in the PTAB finding all challenged claims unpatentable. The Board relied on Mgrdechian, Swartz, and Kulakowski as prior art to establish anticipation and obviousness. The decision underscores the vulnerability of proximity‑based transaction patents.

patent all challenged claims unpatentable · Feb 7, 2025

Google LLC v.Secure Communication Technologies, LLC

· IPR2025-01182

Google’s IPR against Secure Communication Technologies’ proximity‑based 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 · Feb 7, 2025

Google LLC v.Secure Communication Technologies, LLC

· IPR2025-01182

Google’s IPR challenged Secure Communication Technologies’ patent covering proximity‑based wireless transactions. The PTAB instituted the review and ultimately held all nine challenged claims unpatentable, finding anticipation and obviousness over Perttila and Swartz references.

patent all challenged claims unpatentable · Feb 7, 2025

Google LLC v.Secure Communication Technologies, LLC

· IPR2025-01181

Google succeeded in an IPR against Secure Communication Technologies’ ’736 patent, with the Board finding all 13 challenged claims unpatentable for lack of novelty and obviousness over Eagle and Mgrdechian references.

patent mixed - some claims cancelled, some upheld · Feb 7, 2025

Google LLC v.Secure Communication Technologies, LLC

· IPR2025-01183

The PTAB held that claims 19‑23 of the ’592 patent were obvious over Perttila and Insolia and thus unpatentable, while claims 25, 26, 28, 29 remained patentable. The decision reflects a mixed outcome for the parties.

patent all challenged claims unpatentable · Feb 7, 2025

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 all challenged claims unpatentable · Feb 7, 2025

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 mixed - some claims cancelled, some upheld · Feb 7, 2025

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 instituted · Dec 20, 2024

Microsoft Corporation et al. v.X1 Discovery, Inc.

· IPR2025-00255

Microsoft Corporation successfully petitioned to institute IPR against X1 Discovery's patent over information retrieval claims. The Board found sufficient evidence of obviousness based on a combination of prior art references, including Wilcox and Londergan. This decision allows Microsoft to proceed with challenging the validity of key search indexing patents.

patent instituted · Dec 19, 2024

Microsoft Corporation et al. v.X1 Discovery, Inc.

· IPR2025-00253

Microsoft Corporation successfully petitioned for institution in an IPR against X1 Discovery's patent on Information Retrieval/Search Indexing. The Board found a reasonable likelihood of prevailing under § 103, specifically regarding the combination of prior art references (Wilcox, Londergan, Raskin, Wu).

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