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George R. Hoskins

75 IP cases indexed. Covers patent matters.

Cases Presided Over

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patent terminated or settled · Oct 4, 2025

Amphenol Corporation v.Credo Technology Group Ltd.

· IPR2025-00835

Amphenol and Credo Technology settled four related IPRs before trial, leading the PTAB to terminate the proceedings and keep the settlement agreement confidential.

patent terminated or settled · Oct 4, 2025

Amphenol Corporation v.Credo Technology Group Ltd.

· IPR2025-00834

Amphenol and Credo Technology settled four related IPRs, leading the Board to terminate the proceedings before trial. The settlement agreement was ordered confidential under 37 C.F.R. § 42.74(c).

patent terminated or settled · Oct 4, 2025

Amphenol Corporation v.Credo Technology Group Ltd.

· IPR2025-00699

Amphenol and Credo Technology Group settled four related IPRs before trial, leading the Board to terminate the proceedings and treat the settlement agreement as confidential business information.

patent all challenged claims unpatentable · Jul 21, 2025

Microsoft Corporation v.Dialect, LLC

· IPR2025-01193

Google (as petitioner) successfully challenged claim 12 of Dialect’s ’160 patent, which covers speech‑recognition handling of natural‑language utterances. The Board held the claim obvious over the Kennewick and Ross references and rendered it unpatentable.

patent terminated or settled · Jul 8, 2025

Volex plc v.CREDO TECHNOLOGY GROUP LTD.

· IPR2025-01385

Volex plc and Credo Technology Group settled their IPR disputes covering three patents, filing a joint motion that led the PTAB to terminate the proceedings before a trial was instituted.

patent terminated or settled · Jul 8, 2025

Volex plc v.CREDO TECHNOLOGY GROUP LTD.

· IPR2025-01386

Volex PLC and Credo Technology Group settled their IPR disputes covering three patents, including U.S. Patent 11,012,252, and jointly moved to terminate the proceedings. The Board granted the termination and treated the settlement agreement as confidential.

patent terminated or settled · Jul 8, 2025

Volex plc v.CREDO TECHNOLOGY GROUP LTD.

· IPR2025-01387

Volex and Credo Technology Group settled their IPR disputes, leading the PTAB to terminate the proceedings before trial and keep the settlement confidential.

patent instituted · Jun 13, 2025

ROBE lighting s.r.o. v.Guangzhou Haoyang Electronic Co., Ltd.

· IPR2025-01016

ROBE lighting s.r.o. successfully petitioned to institute IPR against Guangzhou Haoyang Electronic Co., Ltd.'s patent, alleging anticipation and obviousness regarding light fixture sealing systems. The Board found a reasonable likelihood that the '373 patent is unpatentable based on prior art reference Jurik.

patent terminated or settled · May 30, 2025

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. et al. v.Longhorn Automotive Group LLC

· IPR2025-01064

Volkswagen and Longhorn Automotive settled their inter partes review, leading the PTAB to terminate the proceeding. The settlement agreement is kept confidential per statutory provisions.

patent instituted · May 30, 2025

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. et al. v.Longhorn Automotive Group LLC

· IPR2025-01064

Volkswagen Group of America successfully convinced the PTAB to institute review, demonstrating a reasonable likelihood of prevailing on claim 1's obviousness over Weese. The Board instituted review for all 18 claims and grounds due to procedural deficiencies by the Patent Owner.

patent denied · Mar 2, 2025

Alliance Laundry Systems, LLC v.PayRange LLC.

· IPR2025-00573

Alliance Laundry Systems' IPR petition against PayRange LLC was denied, finding no reasonable likelihood that claims 7 and 11 were unpatentable under 35 U.S.C. § 103. The Board rejected arguments combining prior art references (Low, Arora, Freeny, Casey) to establish obviousness.

patent instituted · Jan 17, 2025

Alliance Laundry Systems, LLC v.PayRange LLC.

· PGR2025-00028

The PTAB instituted trial on grounds of eligibility (101), anticipation (102), and obviousness (103) for all 20 claims related to mobile payment processing. The Board found that the Petitioner demonstrated a likelihood of unpatentability, despite some claim limitations being construed favorably to the Patent Owner.

patent instituted · Jan 17, 2025

Alliance Laundry Systems, LLC v.PayRange LLC.

· PGR2025-00027

The PTAB granted institution for Post-Grant Review on all 20 claims of the '920 patent covering mobile payment systems, facing challenges under § 101 (eligibility) and § 103 (obviousness). The Board found sufficient evidence to proceed with arguments regarding abstract ideas and inventive concepts.

patent terminated or settled · Jan 4, 2025

Amphenol Corporation v.Credo Technology Group Ltd.

· IPR2025-00607

Amphenol and Credo Technology settled four inter partes review proceedings, leading the PTAB to terminate the cases before trial.

patent terminated or settled · Dec 6, 2024

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al. v.Staton Techiya, LLC

· IPR2024-01003

Samsung, Harman and Staton Techiya entered a joint settlement, leading the PTAB to terminate eight inter partes review proceedings without a final written decision.

patent terminated or settled · Dec 6, 2024

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al. v.Staton Techiya, LLC

· IPR2024-01004

Samsung and Staton Techiya jointly moved to end multiple IPRs covering patent 11,710,473. The PTAB granted the termination and partially approved confidentiality of the settlement agreement.

patent terminated or settled · Nov 29, 2024

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al. v.SiOnyx, LLC

· IPR2025-00163

Samsung Electronics and SiOnyx settled their dispute, leading the PTAB to terminate the inter partes review of U.S. Patent No. 10,224,359 before institution. The settlement agreements were ordered confidential.

patent terminated or settled · Nov 29, 2024

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al. v.SiOnyx, LLC

· IPR2025-00162

Samsung and SiOnyx reached a settlement that terminated the inter partes review of U.S. Patent 10,224,359 before the trial was instituted. The Board ordered the settlement and related license agreement to be kept confidential.

patent terminated or settled · Nov 29, 2024

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al. v.SiOnyx, LLC

· IPR2025-00164

Samsung and SiOnyx settled their inter partes review disputes before the PTAB instituted the trial. The Board granted the joint motion to terminate and ordered the settlement documents to be kept confidential.

patent terminated or settled · Nov 29, 2024

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al. v.SiOnyx, LLC

· IPR2025-00165

Samsung and patent‑owner SiOnyx settled their IPR dispute over U.S. Patent 9,905,599 before a trial began. The Board granted a joint motion to terminate and ordered the settlement documents to be kept confidential.

patent terminated or settled · Nov 20, 2024

Liberty Energy Inc. et al. v.U.S. Well Services, LLC

· IPR2025-00139

Liberty Energy and U.S. Well Services settled their IPR dispute over patent 11,208,878, resulting in a joint motion to terminate the proceeding. The Board granted termination and kept the settlement confidential.

patent instituted · Nov 20, 2024

Liberty Energy Inc. et al. v.U.S. Well Services, LLC

· IPR2025-00139

The PTAB granted institution for an IPR challenging claims 1-10 of U.S. Well Services' patent '878, focusing on hydraulic fracturing systems and power distribution. The Board found that the petitioner successfully demonstrated a rational basis for combining multiple prior art references to render the claims obvious under 35 U.S.C. § 103.

patent terminated or settled · Nov 15, 2024

American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc. et al. v.Neapco Components, LLC

· IPR2025-00090

American Axle and Neapco Components entered a settlement that led to the joint termination of two inter partes review proceedings. The Board granted the motion, treating the settlement agreement as confidential business information.

patent terminated or settled · Nov 15, 2024

American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc. et al. v.Neapco Components, LLC

· IPR2025-00091

American Axle and Neapco Components jointly moved to terminate two IPRs after reaching a settlement, and the Board granted the termination under 35 U.S.C. § 317.

patent instituted · Nov 15, 2024

American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc. et al. v.Neapco Components, LLC

· IPR2025-00091

American Axle & Manufacturing successfully petitioned to challenge the patentability of Neapco Components' propeller shaft joint assembly claims before the PTAB. The Board instituted the IPR, finding a reasonable likelihood that the Renegade Manual qualified as prior art under 35 U.S.C. § 102(a)(1).

patent instituted · Nov 15, 2024

American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc. et al. v.Neapco Components, LLC

· IPR2025-00090

The PTAB institution decision found a reasonable likelihood that the Renegade Manual was publicly accessible in 2016, establishing it as prior art under 35 U.S.C. § 102(a)(1). This finding allows American Axle & Manufacturing to challenge all 18 claims of Neapco Components' patent.

patent terminated or settled · Nov 10, 2024

Liberty Energy, Inc. et al. v.U.S. Well Services, LLC

· IPR2025-00031

Liberty Energy and U.S. Well Services settled their IPR disputes, leading the PTAB to terminate the proceedings and keep the settlement confidential.

patent instituted · Nov 10, 2024

Liberty Energy, Inc. et al. v.U.S. Well Services, LLC

· IPR2025-00031

Liberty Energy successfully petitioned the PTAB to challenge U.S. Well Services' smart hydraulic fracturing patent, leading to institution for all 19 claims. The Board accepted Petitioner's arguments that prior art references like Norris disclose key elements of the system.

patent denied · Oct 31, 2024

Liberty Energy Inc. et al. v.U.S. WELL SERVICES, LLC et al.

· IPR2025-00066

The PTAB denied the petition to challenge claims 1-20 of patent 10598258, finding that the petitioner failed to demonstrate a reasonable likelihood of unpatentability under 35 U.S.C. § 103. The Board rejected arguments regarding obviousness, noting insufficient motivation to combine prior art references in the claimed manner.

patent terminated or settled · Sep 17, 2024

Bombardier Recreational Products Inc. v.MHL Custom, Inc.

· IPR2024-01391

Bombardier Recreational Products and MHL Custom settled their inter partes review, leading the PTAB to terminate the proceeding. The settlement agreement was deemed confidential and kept separate from the patent record.

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