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Charles J. Boudreau

86 IP cases indexed. Covers patent matters.

Cases Presided Over

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patent denied · Sep 30, 2024

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 · Sep 23, 2024

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 final · Sep 23, 2024

Cisco Systems, Inc. v.Portsmouth Network Corporation

· IPR2024-01450

The PTAB rejected Cisco's IPR challenge against the '088 patent, finding no grounds for obviousness over prior art references Dziong and Sathyanath. The Board construed the key term "other connections" narrowly to mean established connections with allocated bandwidth, favoring the Patent Owner's interpretation.

patent terminated or settled · Aug 4, 2024

Hulu LLC et al. v.--

· IPR2024-00787

Hulu and Capital One settled their IPR dispute with patent owner Implicit, leading the PTAB to terminate the proceeding before trial. The Board granted motions to keep the settlement agreements confidential.

patent instituted · Jun 21, 2024

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 Final Written Decision · Jun 21, 2024

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

· IPR2024-01081

The Board found the claims unpatentable under 103(a) over Goossens2003 and Drake. The decision hinged on demonstrating that an ordinary skilled artisan would be motivated to combine a Network-on-Chip (NoC) architecture with a Quality of Service (QoS) management system for resource optimization.

patent instituted · May 31, 2024

Juniper Networks, Inc. v.Portsmouth Network Corporation

· IPR2024-00989

The PTAB instituted the IPR petition filed by Juniper Networks against Portsmouth Network Corporation, finding a reasonable likelihood of prevailing on multiple grounds. The Board specifically accepted arguments that challenged claims 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, and others based on obviousness over Blease in view of Weyman and Hu.

patent instituted · May 31, 2024

Juniper Networks, Inc. v.Portsmouth Network Corporation

· IPR2024-00913

Juniper Networks successfully navigated the PTAB's institution standards, leading to trial on numerous claims of Portsmouth Network Corporation's patent. The Board found a reasonable likelihood of prevailing based on obviousness grounds over Blease in view of Weyman and Hu.

patent Final Written Decision · May 31, 2024

Juniper Networks, Inc. v.Portsmouth Network Corporation

· IPR2024-00913

The PTAB issued a Final Written Decision finding that ten of the fifteen challenged claims were unpatentable under 35 U.S.C. § 103 based on various combinations of prior art references (Blease, Weyman, Hu, Deng). The Board found sufficient motivation to combine Blease and Weyman for distributed architecture features, while also finding that combining Blease/Weyman with Hu was plausible for bandwidth efficiency improvements.

patent denied · May 30, 2024

Cisco Systems, Inc. v.Portsmouth Network Corporation

· IPR2024-00954

The PTAB denied institution for Cisco Systems' IPR against Portsmouth Network Corporation regarding network failover methods. The Board found that the petitioner failed to demonstrate a reasonable likelihood of prevailing over the prior art, specifically Mitchell.

patent terminated or settled · Apr 26, 2024

Google LLC v.SMARTWATCH MOBILE CONCEPTS, LLC,

· IPR2024-00852

Google and SmartWatch Mobile Concepts settled their dispute over U.S. Patent 10,362,480, filing a joint motion that led the PTAB to terminate the IPR before institution. The settlement agreement was ordered kept confidential.

patent instituted · Mar 31, 2024

Cisco Systems, Inc. v.Portsmouth Network Corporation

· IPR2024-00506

Cisco Systems successfully petitioned to challenge Portsmouth Network Corporation's patent (8014394) in an IPR proceeding, leading the PTAB to institute the case. The Board found a reasonable likelihood of prevailing for several claims based on obviousness over prior art references Weyman and Li.

patent final · Mar 31, 2024

Cisco Systems, Inc. v.Portsmouth Network Corporation

· IPR2024-00506

The PTAB found the patent claims unpatentable under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) based on various combinations of prior art references. The Petitioner successfully demonstrated that combining existing network technologies taught or rendered obvious the claimed limitations, particularly in multicast routing and packet processing.

patent terminated or settled · Mar 15, 2024

Capital One, National Association et al. v.--

· IPR2024-00643

Hulu and Capital One settled their dispute with patent owner Implicit over U.S. Patent 8,056,075 B2. The PTAB granted a motion to terminate the IPR and ordered the settlement agreements kept confidential.

patent instituted · Mar 5, 2024

Juniper Networks, Inc. v.Portsmouth Network Corporation

· IPR2024-00893

The PTAB granted institution for an IPR concerning network reconfiguration protocols, finding a reasonable likelihood of prevailing on the grounds of obviousness (103). The patent relates to methods for rapid link failure recovery in Switching/Routing Protocols (STP).

patent Final Written Decision · Mar 5, 2024

Juniper Networks, Inc. v.Portsmouth Network Corporation

· IPR2024-00893

The PTAB issued a Final Written Decision finding several claims of the '986 patent unpatentable under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a). The Board concluded that the combination of prior art references, including Gai and an IEEE publication, taught the full scope of the claimed network failure recovery method.

patent denied · Mar 1, 2024

Panasonic Automotive Systems Co., Ltd. v.UNM Rainforest Innovations

· IPR2024-00364

The PTAB denied institution of an IPR challenge against UNM Rainforest Innovations' patent 8265096, finding no reasonable likelihood that the petitioner could prove unpatentability. The denial hinged on the Board's rejection of anticipation arguments based on prior art related to wireless data formats.

patent denied · Feb 10, 2024

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

· IPR2025-00011

The PTAB denied Samsung's request to institute an IPR against Collision Communications, citing the Fintiv factors. The Board found that scheduling proximity and significant investment weighed heavily in favor of denying institution despite allegations of obviousness.

patent denied · Feb 8, 2024

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

· IPR2024-01248

The PTAB denied the IPR petition filed by Samsung against Collision Communications' patent covering Multiuser Detection (MUD) technology. The Board found the petitioner failed to demonstrate that the prior art adequately taught the claimed unique signal parameters, leading to a lack of particularity in the arguments.

patent denied · Feb 8, 2024

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

· IPR2024-01250

Samsung Electronics' IPR petition against Collision Communications was denied by the PTAB, finding that the petitioner failed to demonstrate a reasonable likelihood of success. The Board specifically cited deficiencies in how Samsung addressed critical limitations within the challenged claims using the prior art.

patent terminated or settled · Feb 5, 2024

Capital One, National Association v.--

· IPR2024-00878

Capital One and Implicit, LLC settled their IPR dispute over a payment‑card fraud patent, leading the PTAB to terminate the proceeding before a trial was instituted.

patent denied · Feb 5, 2024

ENS Labs Ltd. v.Unstoppable Domains Inc.

· IPR2024-00872

ENS Labs Ltd.'s IPR challenge against Unstoppable Domains Inc. was denied by the PTAB, primarily because the petitioner failed to prove that key prior art documentation qualified as publicly accessible under 35 U.S.C. § 102. The Board found the evidence of public accessibility insufficient to support the obviousness grounds asserted across multiple claims.

patent instituted · Jan 30, 2024

Cisco Systems Inc. v.Portsmouth Network Corporation

· IPR2024-00505

The PTAB decided to institute the IPR, finding that Petitioner demonstrated a reasonable likelihood of prevailing on at least one claim. The Board agreed with the petitioner's argument that prior art reference Gai teaches or suggests key limitations related to dummy traffic and spanning tree protocol operation in network switches.

patent final · Jan 30, 2024

Cisco Systems Inc. v.Portsmouth Network Corporation

· IPR2024-00505

The PTAB found that a large group of claims (15) were unpatentable over the prior art reference Gai under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a). The Board relied on Petitioner's '1B' theory, which successfully demonstrated obviousness by showing Gai disclosed all limitations of the claimed network topology and dummy traffic function. Claims 11, 12, 23, and 24 survived the challenge.

patent instituted · Jan 26, 2024

Cisco Systems, Inc. v.Portsmouth Network Corporation

· IPR2024-00503

Cisco Systems successfully navigated a discretionary denial challenge at the PTAB, leading to the institution of an IPR against Portsmouth Network Corp. over network resource allocation claims. The Board found that Cisco demonstrated a reasonable likelihood of prevailing on at least one claim, despite arguments regarding prior art redundancy and pending district court litigation.

patent final · Jan 26, 2024

Cisco Systems, Inc. v.Portsmouth Network Corporation

· IPR2024-00503

The PTAB issued a Final Written Decision finding that claims 1-18 of the patent were unpatentable on grounds of obviousness over Kovvali and Kalman. The Board rejected the Petitioner's arguments, agreeing with the Patent Owner that there was no valid motivation to combine the references for resource allocation in ring topology data flow.

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