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George R. Hoskins

75 IP cases indexed. Covers patent matters.

Cases Presided Over

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patent instituted · Sep 17, 2024

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

· IPR2024-01391

Bombardier Recreational Products Inc. successfully petitioned the PTAB to institute an IPR against MHL Custom, Inc.'s hydrofoil watercraft patent (9586659). The Board found a reasonable likelihood that claims 16-23, 26-28 are obvious over prior art references Evolo and Woolley.

patent terminated or settled · Sep 2, 2024

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

· IPR2024-00559

Samsung, Harman and Staton Techiya settled eight IPRs. The Board terminated the proceedings and kept the settlement agreement confidential.

patent terminated or settled · Jun 26, 2024

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al. v.ST CasesTech, LLC et al.

· IPR2024-01032

Samsung, Harman and ST CasesTech entered a joint settlement, leading the PTAB to terminate eight related IPRs without a final decision. The Board granted confidentiality for the settlement agreement.

patent terminated or settled · Jun 25, 2024

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

· IPR2024-01031

Samsung, its U.S. affiliate, and Harman jointly moved to terminate their IPRs against Staton Techiya’s patents. The PTAB granted the termination and treated the settlement agreement as confidential business information.

patent terminated or settled · Jun 21, 2024

Google LLC v.138 East LCD Advancements Limited et al.

· IPR2024-00957

Google’s IPR against a 7,454,056 LCD patent was terminated after the Patent Owner disclaimed all remaining claims, prompting the Board to enter an adverse judgment against the owner.

patent instituted · Jun 21, 2024

Google LLC v.138 East LCD Advancements Limited et al.

· IPR2024-00961

Google LLC successfully secured institution of its IPR challenge against 138 East LCD Advancements Limited regarding image processing technology. The Board found reasonable likelihood that the patent's claims are unpatentable under obviousness over prior art references, moving the case toward substantive examination.

patent instituted · Jun 21, 2024

Google LLC v.138 East LCD Advancements Limited et al.

· IPR2024-00957

Google LLC successfully navigated the institution phase in this IPR, securing institution on several claims related to color balance correction. The Board found a reasonable likelihood of prevailing for Claim 1 based on combinations of prior art references (Yano and Schröder).

patent instituted · Jun 21, 2024

Google LLC v.138 East LCD Advancements Limited et al.

· IPR2024-00956

Google LLC successfully petitioned to challenge the validity of patent US 8355574 held by 138 East LCD Advancements Limited, focusing on obviousness over multiple prior art references. The PTAB granted institution, moving the case into the merits phase where Google will argue that all 12 claims are unpatentable.

patent denied · Jun 21, 2024

Google LLC v.138 East LCD Advancements Limited et al.

· IPR2024-00955

Google LLC's IPR petition against a patent covering image processing methods was denied by the PTAB. The Board found that Google failed to demonstrate a reasonable likelihood of prevailing on unpatentability grounds, specifically regarding obviousness over prior art references like Luo-250.

patent instituted · Jun 20, 2024

Google LLC v.138 East LCD Advancements Limited et al.

· IPR2024-00959

Google LLC successfully navigated the institution phase of an IPR against 138 East LCD Advancements Limited et al., leading to a finding of reasonable likelihood of prevailing on at least one challenged claim. The Board found that petitioner's combination of prior art references Kuwata and Fisher, along with Ohga, supported grounds for both anticipation (102) and obviousness (103).

patent instituted · Jun 20, 2024

Google LLC v.138 East LCD Advancements Limited et al.

· IPR2024-00960

Google LLC successfully argued that the patent in question is unpatentable over prior art references Stubler and Wang under 35 U.S.C. §§ 102 and 103(a). The Board found a reasonable likelihood of prevailing on anticipation (102) and obviousness (103), leading to an institution decision.

patent instituted · Jun 20, 2024

Google LLC v.138 East LCD Advancements Limited et al.

· IPR2024-00958

Google LLC successfully petitioned to challenge key claims of the '638 patent based on obviousness under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a). The PTAB granted institution, allowing Google to proceed with a substantive review against the patent owner's camera system technology.

patent final · Jun 20, 2024

Google LLC v.138 East LCD Advancements Limited et al.

· IPR2024-00960

The Board found claims 1-14 unpatentable under 35 U.S.C. §§ 102 and 103, based on prior art references Stubler and Wang. The decision hinged on the Board adopting an ordinary meaning for key claim terms, rejecting the Patent Owner's attempt to limit scope using intrinsic evidence.

patent final · Jun 20, 2024

Google LLC v.138 East LCD Advancements Limited et al.

· IPR2024-00959

The PTAB found all ten challenged claims unpatentable over prior art (Kuwata, Fisher, and Ohga). The Board concluded that combining Kuwata's image processing capabilities with network functionality from Fisher and color profile data from Ohga was obvious. This decision provides strong support for the Petitioner's position regarding the combination of existing technologies in digital imaging control.

patent final · Jun 20, 2024

Google LLC v.138 East LCD Advancements Limited et al.

· IPR2024-00958

The PTAB cancelled original claims 1, 2, and 4-6 but denied cancellation of substitute claims 7-12. The Board found sufficient motivation to combine prior art references (Parulski/Safonov, Parulski/Johnson) for obviousness under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a).

patent terminated or settled · Jun 18, 2024

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

· IPR2024-01033

Samsung, Harman and Staton Techiya settled their IPR dispute over U.S. Patent 11,750,965. The Board terminated the proceeding by joint motion and treated the settlement agreement as confidential.

patent terminated or settled · Jun 9, 2024

Quotient Technology, LLC et al. v.Intelligent Clearing Network Inc. et al.

· IPR2024-01323

Quotient Technology and Intelligent Clearing Network settled their dispute over patents 9,070,133 and 9,098,855, leading the PTAB to terminate both inter partes reviews. The settlement agreement was deemed confidential business information.

patent terminated or settled · Jun 9, 2024

Quotient Technology, LLC et al. v.Intelligent Clearing Network Inc. et al.

· IPR2024-01324

The PTAB terminated IPR2024-01324 (patent 9,098,855) after Quotient Technology and Intelligent Clearing Network reached a settlement, filing a joint motion to end the review.

patent instituted · Jun 9, 2024

Quotient Technology, LLC et al. v.Intelligent Clearing Network Inc. et al.

· IPR2024-01324

Quotient Technology successfully convinced the PTAB to institute review of patent 9098855 against Intelligent Clearing Network Inc. The Board found a reasonable likelihood that Petitioner would prevail on anticipation and obviousness grounds, primarily citing prior art from Deaton. This decision allows Quotient to proceed with challenging key claims related to coupon redemption networks.

patent denied · Jun 9, 2024

Quotient Technology, LLC et al. v.Intelligent Clearing Network Inc. et al.

· IPR2024-01325

The PTAB denied institution of IPR for Quotient Technology against Intelligent Clearing Network regarding patent 10846729. The Board found the Petitioner failed to demonstrate a reasonable likelihood of prevailing on obviousness grounds over prior art references like Aggarwal and Deaton.

patent instituted · Jun 9, 2024

Quotient Technology, LLC et al. v.Intelligent Clearing Network Inc. et al.

· IPR2024-01323

The PTAB granted institution for Quotient Technology's IPR against Intelligent Clearing Network Inc.'s coupon redemption patent (9070133). The Board found a reasonable likelihood of success over Paul and Brown, despite rejecting the petitioner's narrow claim construction.

patent denied · Jun 6, 2024

BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd. v.138 East LCD Advancements Limited et al.

· IPR2024-00977

The PTAB denied BOE Technology Group’s request for rehearing of its denied institution of an IPR on claims 7‑13 and 15‑20 of U.S. Patent 9,557,606. The Board held that the petitioner failed to define “wiring line” and did not show a reasonable likelihood of success.

patent denied · Jun 6, 2024

BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd. v.138 East LCD Advancements Limited et al.

· IPR2024-00977

The PTAB denied institution of the IPR petition filed by BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd. against 138 East LCD Advancements Limited. The denial was based on Petitioner's failure to provide sufficient evidence for grounds of anticipation and obviousness over Fujikawa, Kang, and Ikeguchi.

patent terminated or settled · May 9, 2024

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

· IPR2024-01274

Liberty Energy and U.S. Well Services settled their IPR dispute over Patent 11,091,992. The Board granted a joint motion to terminate the proceeding and kept the settlement confidential.

patent instituted · May 9, 2024

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

· IPR2024-01274

Liberty Energy successfully petitioned to institute an IPR against U.S. Well Services regarding a hydraulic fracturing system patent, asserting multiple grounds of obviousness (Section 103). The Board found that the Petitioner established a reasonable likelihood of prevailing on its assertion that at least one challenged claim is unpatentable, leading to institution for all 20 claims.

patent instituted · May 6, 2024

BOE Technology Group, Co. Ltd. v.138 East LCD Advancements Limited et al.

· IPR2024-00973

BOE Technology Group successfully navigated the initial hurdles in its IPR against 138 East LCD Advancements Limited, leading to the Board instituting the challenge. The Board found sufficient preliminary evidence across multiple grounds of obviousness (102 and 103) concerning liquid crystal display protective circuits.

patent final · May 6, 2024

BOE Technology Group, Co. Ltd. v.138 East LCD Advancements Limited et al.

· IPR2024-00973

The Board found that the majority of claims (1, 3–7, 9–13, 15–18) were unpatentable over Reiner and Takahara based on obviousness. However, Claims 2, 8, and 14 survived the challenge, indicating a mixed outcome for the Petitioner.

patent instituted · May 4, 2024

Google LLC v.Dialect LLC

· IPR2024-00752

Google LLC successfully secured the institution of its IPR against Dialect LLC's patent, challenging claims related to Natural Language Processing and Conversational AI. The Board found that prior art disclosure regarding context stack synchronization was sufficient to warrant further review under 35 U.S.C. § 103.

patent instituted · May 4, 2024

Google LLC v.Dialect LLC

· IPR2024-00753

Google LLC successfully secured institution of its IPR challenge against Dialect LLC's patent, arguing that Claim 12 is obvious over a combination of prior art references. The Board found sufficient motivation to combine the teachings of Kennewick and Ross for trial on merits.

patent denied · May 4, 2024

Google LLC v.Dialect LLC

· IPR2024-00751

Google LLC's IPR challenge against Dialect LLC's patent was denied by the PTAB, finding insufficient evidence of obviousness over prior art (Coffman, Kennewick, Ross). The Board agreed with the Patent Owner that the prior art disclosures were too high-level to support the combination claimed.

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