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Charles J. Boudreau

86 IP cases indexed. Covers patent matters.

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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 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 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 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.

patent all challenged claims unpatentable

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 all challenged claims unpatentable

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 instituted

Cisco Systems, Inc. v.Portsmouth Network Corporation

· IPR2024-01450

Cisco Systems successfully argued that multiple claims of Portsmouth Network Corporation's patent were unpatentable over prior art references Dziong and Sathyanath, specifically regarding network routing and bandwidth allocation. The PTAB found a reasonable likelihood of prevailing on several key claims, leading to the institution of the IPR.

patent denied

Samsung Electronics America, Inc. et al. v.Collision Communications, Inc.

· IPR2024-01500

Samsung Electronics America, Inc. faced denial in an IPR proceeding against Collision Communications, Inc., regarding wireless communication patents. The Board found no reasonable likelihood that Samsung could overcome the obviousness challenges under 35 U.S.C. § 103.

patent instituted

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 instituted

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

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 denied

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 instituted

Qualcomm Incorporated et al. v.Network System Technologies, LLC

· IPR2024-01081

The PTAB granted Qualcomm’s joinder request and instituted inter partes review of Network System Technologies’ NoC patent, covering claims 2,6,9‑16.

patent terminated or settled

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 terminated or settled

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 terminated or settled

Microsoft Corp. v.VirtaMove, Corp.

· IPR2025-00852

Microsoft and cloud‑migration startup VirtaMove settled their inter‑partes review dispute before trial, leading the Board to terminate the IPRs and keep the settlement confidential.

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