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David Cotta

55 IP cases indexed. Covers patent matters.

Cases Presided Over

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patent denied

PacifiCorp et al. v.MES, Inc.

· IPR2025-00718

The PTAB denied institution of an IPR for a mercury removal patent (10926218) after the Director remanded the case due to multiple concurrent petitions. The denial was based on following the Director's instruction to prioritize one petition over another.

patent denied

Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. v.Spruce Biosciences, Inc.

· PGR2025-00032

The PTAB denied institution of a PGR for Neurocrine against Spruce because the patent owner had disclaimed all challenged claims.

patent terminated or settled

Ericsson Inc. et al. v.Active Wireless Technologies LLC

· IPR2024-00986

Ericsson and Nokia settled their IPR disputes with Active Wireless Technologies, leading the PTAB to terminate the three pending reviews and keep the settlement agreements confidential.

patent terminated or settled

Google LLC v.Kove IO, Inc.

· IPR2024-01019

Google and Kove IO settled their IPR dispute over U.S. Patent 7,814,170. The Board granted a joint motion to terminate the proceeding before institution, keeping the settlement confidential.

patent terminated or settled

Google LLC v.Kove IO, Inc.

· IPR2024-01020

Google and Kove IO settled their IPR dispute over U.S. Patent 7,814,170 before the Board could institute a trial. The parties filed a joint motion to terminate, which the PTAB granted, dismissing the petitions.

patent terminated or settled

Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company et al. v.MES, Inc.

· IPR2025-00280

Berkshire Hathaway Energy and Pacificorp continued their IPRs after MidAmerican Energy settled the dispute. The Board terminated the IPRs as to MidAmerican, treating the settlement as confidential, while leaving the remaining petitioners' cases open.

patent terminated or settled

Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company et al. v.MES, Inc.

· IPR2025-00281

Berkshire Hathaway Energy and Pacificorp’s IPRs against BirchTech were terminated for MidAmerican Energy after the parties settled, with the settlement agreement kept confidential.

patent denied

Precision Cancer Technologies Inc. v.Oncoustics Inc.

· IPR2025-00242

Precision Cancer Technologies Inc.'s IPR challenge against Oncoustics Inc. was denied by the PTAB, failing to meet the reasonable likelihood of prevailing standard. The Board found Petitioner failed to sufficiently demonstrate that prior art processed a 'single static set' of raw RF ultrasound data.

patent instituted

PacifiCorp et al. v.MES, Inc.

· IPR2025-00687

The PTAB instituted IPR on PacifiCorp's claims against Birchtech Corp. regarding flue gas desulfurization technology, overcoming a time-bar defense raised by the Patent Owner. The Board found Petitioner met the reasonable likelihood standard for institution across multiple grounds of anticipation and obviousness.

patent denied

PacifiCorp et al. v.MES, Inc.

· IPR2025-00688

The PTAB denied institution of an IPR petition challenging a mercury removal patent (10933370) because the petitioner had filed a second, ranked petition on the same claims. The Board followed the Director's instruction to select only one petition.

patent instituted

Amazon.com, Inc. et al. v.Datonics LLC

· IPR2025-00873

Amazon initiated an IPR against Datonics LLC's patent (US 10984445) concerning profile-based behavioral targeting. The PTAB decided to institute the proceeding, finding a reasonable likelihood that at least one claim is unpatentable as obvious over prior art combinations.

patent denied

Dell Technologies Inc. et al. v.LiTL LLC

· IPR2024-00480

The PTAB denied Dell and its partners’ request for rehearing and refused to institute an inter partes review of the ’229 patent covering convertible laptop display modes, finding the petitioner’s arguments on two‑accelerometer prior art insufficient.

patent denied

Dell Technologies Inc. et al. v.LiTL LLC

· IPR2024-00481

The PTAB denied Dell, HP, and Asus’s request for rehearing of its earlier decision not to institute an IPR on patent 9,563,229. The Board concluded the petitioners failed to show a reasonable likelihood of success, particularly regarding the accelerometer claim limitations.

patent all challenged claims unpatentable

LiveIntent, Inc. v.Intent IQ, LLC

· IPR2025-01317

LiveIntent successfully challenged Intent IQ’s 7,861,260 patent covering targeted TV ads. The PTAB found all 152 claims unpatentable, deeming them obvious over a combination of prior‑art hotspot and set‑top‑box technologies. The decision also adopted a specific claim construction for “contracted to display a TV ad.”

patent instituted

Geneoscopy, Inc. v.Exact Sciences Corporation

· IPR2024-01330

The PTAB instituted an IPR in a colorectal cancer screening case, finding a reasonable likelihood that Geneoscopy's challenged claims are unpatentable. The Board accepted the petitioner's argument that combinations of various prior art references teach every limitation of the claims with a reason for combination.

patent terminated or settled

Ericsson Inc. et al. v.Active Wireless Technologies LLC

· IPR2024-00951

Ericsson and Nokia settled with Active Wireless Technologies, leading the PTAB to terminate three inter partes review proceedings. The settlement agreements were also designated as business‑confidential information.

patent terminated or settled

Google LLC v.Kove IO, Inc.

· IPR2024-01017

Google and Kove IO settled their IPR dispute over U.S. Patent 7,103,640 before the Board instituted a trial. The joint termination motion was granted, dismissing the petitions and keeping the settlement agreement confidential.

patent terminated or settled

Google LLC v.Kove IO, Inc.

· IPR2024-01021

Google and Kove IO settled their IPR dispute over U.S. Patent 7,233,978 before trial. The Board granted a Joint Termination Motion and dismissed the petitions.

patent terminated or settled

Google LLC v.Kove IO, Inc.

· IPR2024-01022

Google and Kove IO settled their IPR dispute over patent 7,233,978, leading the PTAB to terminate the proceedings before trial.

patent all challenged claims unpatentable

Penumbra, Inc. v.RapidPulse, Inc.

· IPR2024-01261

The PTAB held that all 18 claims of RapidPulse’s ’883 aspiration‑thrombectomy patent are unpatentable after finding them obvious over Teigen, Grey and other prior art.

patent terminated or settled

Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company et al. v.MES, Inc.

· IPR2025-00280

The PTAB terminated the IPR against WEC Energy Group Inc. after the parties settled, while keeping the case alive for Berkshire Hathaway Energy and its affiliates.

patent instituted

Entegris, Inc. v.Inpria Corporation

· IPR2025-00267

The PTAB instituted inter partes review of Entegris' challenge to Inpria's 11,673,903 patent covering high‑purity organotin compounds, finding a reasonable likelihood of unpatentability.

patent terminated or settled

Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company et al. v.MES, Inc.

· IPR2025-00274

Berkshire Hathaway Energy and Pacificorp settled their PTAB IPRs, leading to termination of the case for MidAmerican Energy while the dispute remains for the other petitioners.

patent instituted

Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company et al. v.MES, Inc.

· IPR2025-00281

The PTAB instituted an inter partes review of MES’s 10,596,517 patent covering mercury‑removal sorbents after finding the petitioners’ obviousness and anticipation arguments credible.

patent terminated or settled

PacifiCorp et al. v.MES, Inc.

· IPR2025-00687

MidAmerican Energy settled its IPR against BirchTech’s ’370 patent, prompting the Board to terminate the case for MidAmerican while the proceeding remains active against PacifiCorp.

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