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Frances L. Ippolito

41 IP cases indexed. Covers patent matters.

Cases Presided Over

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patent final · Apr 15, 2024

Toyota Motor Corp. et al. v.Emerging Automotive LLC

· IPR2024-00786

The PTAB found that independent claim 10 and dependent claims 11, 13, 15, and 16 were anticipated by the prior art reference Xiao. While other combinations failed to meet obviousness standards due to insufficient rationale, the Board adopted a construction requiring a compatibility check during setting determination.

patent instituted · Feb 29, 2024

Samsung Austin Semiconductor, LLC et al. v.Sung, Chien-Min

· IPR2024-00535

The PTAB granted institution for all 21 claims in this IPR, finding sufficient evidence of record that prior art (Tsai, Sung '026, Sung '146) anticipates or renders obvious the claimed technology. The decision was reached despite concerns regarding parallel district court litigation involving Samsung and other entities.

patent Final Written Decision · Feb 29, 2024

Samsung Austin Semiconductor, LLC et al. v.Sung, Chien-Min

· IPR2024-00535

The PTAB issued a Final Written Decision finding that most claims (1-9 and 12-21) of the '802 patent were unpatentable over prior art references, primarily Tsai. The Board relied heavily on anticipation and obviousness grounds, while also addressing written description challenges to specific claim limitations.

patent final · Feb 29, 2024

Samsung Austin Semiconductor, LLC et al. v.Sung, Chien-Min

· IPR2024-00534

The PTAB found all 20 claims of U.S. Patent No. 9138862 unpatentable by anticipation or obviousness over Sung ’026. The technology relates to Chemical Mechanical Polishing (CMP) pad conditioning methods, and the Board concluded that Petitioner successfully established invalidity across all grounds presented.

patent final · Feb 29, 2024

Samsung Austin Semiconductor, LLC et al. v.Sung, Chien-Min

· IPR2024-00533

The PTAB issued a Final Written Decision finding all eight challenged claims unpatentable based on obviousness. The Board accepted the Petitioner's argument that combining Chou and Sung ’479 provided sufficient motivation to achieve the claimed narrow variation in CMP technology.

patent denied · Feb 15, 2024

3Shape A/S et al. v.Dental Imaging Technologies Corporation

· IPR2024-00549

The PTAB denied the institution of an IPR challenge against Dental Imaging Technologies Corporation's patent covering intra-oral scanning and 3D modeling. The Board found that the petitioner failed to demonstrate a reasonable likelihood of prevailing on the grounds of obviousness over combinations of Zhang and Babayoff.

patent denied · Feb 10, 2024

Google LLC v.Metarail, Inc.

· IPR2024-01271

Google LLC's request for rehearing regarding the institution of IPR against Metarail's patent was denied by the PTAB. The Board found that Google failed to demonstrate a reasonable likelihood that the prior art disclosed the claimed mapping limitations.

patent denied · Feb 10, 2024

Google LLC v.Metarail, Inc.

· IPR2024-01271

Google LLC's IPR challenge against Metarail, Inc.'s deep-linking and ad targeting patent was denied by the PTAB. The Board found that prior art (Belanger and Halevy) did not teach or suggest the specific method of mapping fields between different websites using normalized variables.

patent instituted · Feb 1, 2024

Askeladden L.L.C. v.Intercurrency Software LLC

· IPR2024-00375

Askeladden L.L.C. successfully petitioned to institute IPR proceedings against Intercurrency Software LLC's '863 patent, challenging all twelve claims based on obviousness (103). The Board found that the Petitioner demonstrated a reasonable likelihood of prevailing with respect to at least one claim challenged in the Petition.

patent final · Feb 1, 2024

Askeladden L.L.C. v.Intercurrency Software LLC

· IPR2024-00378

The PTAB issued a final decision finding all 15 challenged claims unpatentable based on obviousness (Section 103). The Board concluded that the claimed electronic trading platform features were predictable combinations of prior art references, specifically Calo, Rude, Sellberg, Szoc, and Davidowitz.

patent final · Feb 1, 2024

Askeladden L.L.C. v.Intercurrency Software LLC

· IPR2024-00376

The Board issued a Final Written Decision finding that all 18 claims of the '107 patent were unpatentable over various combinations of prior art. Petitioner successfully argued obviousness (35 U.S.C. § 103) based on references like Calo, Rude, and Sellberg in the field of Electronic Trading/Currency Exchange.

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