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Charles J. Boudreau

86 IP cases indexed. Covers patent matters.

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

Google LLC v.Secure Communication Technologies, LLC

· IPR2025-01182

Google’s IPR against a proximity‑based wireless patent resulted in the Board finding 20 of 22 challenged claims unpatentable, leaving only claims 37 and 43 intact.

patent all challenged claims unpatentable · Feb 7, 2025

Google LLC v.Secure Communication Technologies, LLC

· IPR2025-01181

The PTAB held that all eight claims of the ’164 patent are unpatentable, finding that the prior art Mgrdechian and secondary references anticipate or render obvious each claim element. The decision resolves Google’s IPR against Secure Communication Technologies.

patent all challenged claims unpatentable · Feb 7, 2025

Google LLC v.Secure Communication Technologies, LLC

· IPR2025-01182

Google successfully challenged Secure Communication Technologies’ patent on proximity‑based wireless exchange, leading the PTAB to find all challenged claims unpatentable.

patent all challenged claims unpatentable · Feb 7, 2025

Google LLC v.Secure Communication Technologies, LLC

· IPR2025-01181

Google’s IPR against the ’842 patent resulted in all challenged claims being found unpatentable, based on anticipation and obviousness over Mgrdechian and related 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

· IPR2025-01181

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

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

Google LLC v.Secure Communication Technologies, LLC

· IPR2025-01182

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

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

Google LLC v.Secure Communication Technologies, LLC

· IPR2025-01181

Google’s IPR against a proximity‑based advertising patent resulted in five of the nine challenged claims being found unpatentable, while the remaining four claims were upheld.

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 · Feb 7, 2025

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 · 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 all challenged claims unpatentable · Feb 7, 2025

Google LLC v.Secure Communication Technologies, LLC

· IPR2025-01182

Google successfully challenged Secure Communication Technologies' proximity‑beacon patent. The PTAB found all eight claims unpatentable based on anticipation and obviousness over multiple prior‑art references.

patent all challenged claims unpatentable · Feb 7, 2025

Google LLC v.Secure Communication Technologies, LLC

· IPR2025-01182

Google successfully challenged Secure Communication Technologies’ ’129 patent, proving that the Eagle prior art anticipates and renders obvious all asserted claims. The PTAB declared every challenged claim unpatentable.

patent all challenged claims unpatentable · Feb 7, 2025

Google LLC v.Secure Communication Technologies, LLC

· IPR2025-01181

Google successfully challenged Secure Communication Technologies’ ’913 patent, leading the PTAB to deem all 18 challenged claims unpatentable as obvious over multiple prior‑art references.

patent all challenged claims unpatentable · Feb 7, 2025

Google LLC v.Secure Communication Technologies, LLC

· IPR2025-01181

Google successfully challenged Target’s ’896 patent covering proximity‑based information exchange, leading the PTAB to find all asserted claims unpatentable as obvious over prior art.

patent all challenged claims unpatentable · Feb 7, 2025

Google LLC v.Secure Communication Technologies, LLC

· IPR2025-01181

Google successfully challenged Proxicom Wireless’s proximity‑based transaction patent, resulting in a Final Written Decision that all nine challenged claims are unpatentable. The Board found the claims anticipated or obvious over prior art references Perttila and Swartz.

patent all challenged claims unpatentable · Feb 7, 2025

Google LLC v.Secure Communication Technologies, LLC

· IPR2025-01181

Google successfully challenged Secure Communication Technologies’ patent covering proximity‑based data exchange, resulting in a Final Written Decision that all fifteen challenged claims are unpatentable.

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 20, 2024

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

· IPR2025-00254

Microsoft Corporation et al. successfully challenged the patentability of X1 Discovery's search indexing claims before the PTAB. The Board found a reasonable likelihood that the claims are obvious over combinations of prior art references, leading to institution.

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).

patent terminated or settled · Dec 12, 2024

Intel Corporation et al. v.Collision Communications, Inc.

· IPR2025-00302

Intel, Lenovo, and Motorola filed a motion to dismiss their IPR against Collision Communications. The PTAB granted the motion, dismissing the petition and terminating the proceeding.

patent denied · Dec 12, 2024

Intel Corporation et al. v.Collision Communications, Inc.

· IPR2025-00301

The PTAB denied institution of an IPR filed by Intel and others against Collision Communications regarding wireless multiuser detection claims. The denial was based on the Fintiv factors, noting that the parallel district court trial date was too close to the Board's statutory deadline.

patent denied · Dec 12, 2024

Lenovo (United States) Inc. et al. v.Collision Communications, Inc.

· IPR2025-00285

The PTAB denied Lenovo and Motorola's request to institute IPR against Collision Communications regarding patent 6947505. The denial was based on the Petitioner failing to show a reasonable likelihood of success, mirroring a prior adverse ruling in related proceedings.

patent terminated or settled · Dec 11, 2024

Ericsson, Inc. v.Motorola Mobility LLC

· IPR2025-00174

Ericsson and Motorola Mobility settled their IPR dispute before trial, leading the PTAB to dismiss the petition and terminate the proceeding.

patent denied · Oct 10, 2024

T-Mobile USA, Inc. et al. v.Aspen Networks, Inc.

· IPR2025-00008

T-Mobile USA's IPR challenge against Aspen Networks regarding VoIP network routing claims was denied by the PTAB. The Board found that the petitioner failed to demonstrate a reasonable likelihood of success on its obviousness grounds, specifically concerning how SIP signaling sequences are maintained across network handoffs.

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