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Grace Karafa Obermann

33 IP cases indexed. Covers patent matters.

Cases Presided Over

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patent terminated or settled

Aputure Imaging Industries Co., Ltd. v.--

· IPR2024-01423

Aputure Imaging and Rotolight settled their dispute over four patents, leading the PTAB to terminate the IPRs and keep the settlement confidential.

patent terminated or settled

Aputure Imaging Industries Co., Ltd. v.--

· IPR2024-01425

Aputure Imaging and Rotolight settled their dispute over four patents, leading the PTAB to terminate four IPRs before any merits were decided and to keep the settlement confidential.

patent all challenged claims upheld

ClearCorrect Operating, LLC et al. v.Align Technology, Inc.

· IPR2025-00820

The PTAB affirmed all claims of Align Technology’s ‘630 patent after finding ClearCorrect’s obviousness arguments unpersuasive. No claim was deemed unpatentable.

patent all challenged claims upheld

ClearCorrect Operating, LLC et al. v.Align Technology, Inc.

· IPR2025-00821

The PTAB affirmed Align Technology’s patent on a dual‑shell dental sheet composition, finding none of the challenged claims unpatentable after a detailed obviousness analysis involving Hinz, Durasoft data sheets, and Sun.

patent all challenged claims unpatentable

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. et al. v.OMNI MEDSCI, INC.

· IPR2025-01253

Apple’s IPR against Omni MedSci’s ‘533 patent resulted in all challenged claims being found unpatentable. The Board held that the claims were obvious over prior‑art references Lisogurski, Carlson, and Mannheimer.

patent mixed - some claims cancelled, some upheld

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. et al. v.OMNI MEDSCI, INC.

· IPR2025-01252

The PTAB held that Samsung’s challenge to Omni MedSci’s wearable physiological monitoring patent succeeded on 12 of the 23 claims, finding them obvious over prior‑art references such as Lisogurski, Carlson, Tran, Isaacson and Valencell‑093. The remaining claims were not shown unpatentable.

patent all challenged claims unpatentable

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. et al. v.OMNI MEDSCI, INC.

· IPR2025-01254

The PTAB issued a Final Written Decision on remand, holding that all 23 claims of Omni MedSci’s wearable pulse‑oximeter patent are unpatentable. The Board relied on an obviousness analysis over a combination of prior‑art references and affirmed the claim construction of “identify an object.”

patent all challenged claims unpatentable

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. et al. v.OMNI MEDSCI, INC.

· IPR2025-01250

Apple’s petition succeeded; the PTAB held all challenged claims of Omni MedSci’s wearable physiological measurement patent unpatentable as obvious over Lisogurski, Carlson, and Mannheimer references.

patent

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. et al. v.OMNI MEDSCI, INC.

· IPR2025-01250

Apple (as petitioner) secured a Final Written Decision finding claims 1,2,7,15‑23 of Omni MedSci’s wearable health‑monitoring patent unpatentable as obvious over prior‑art. The Board affirmed the petitioner's obviousness arguments while leaving claims 3‑6 and 8‑14 intact.

patent all challenged claims unpatentable

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. et al. v.OMNI MEDSCI, INC.

· IPR2025-01251

Apple’s IPR against Omni MedSci’s wearable health‑monitoring patent resulted in the Board finding all challenged claims unpatentable as obvious over a combination of prior‑art references.

patent all challenged claims unpatentable

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. et al. v.OMNI MEDSCI, INC.

· IPR2025-01251

Apple’s inter‑partes review of Omni MedSci’s ’533 patent resulted in the PTAB finding all challenged claims unpatentable for obviousness over Lisogurski, Carlson, and Mannheimer.

patent all challenged claims unpatentable

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. et al. v.OMNI MEDSCI, INC.

· IPR2025-01252

Apple’s IPR against Omni MedSci’s wearable physiological measurement patent resulted in all challenged claims being held unpatentable. The Board found the claims obvious over Lisogurski, Carlson, and Mannheimer under §103(a).

patent mixed - some claims cancelled, some upheld

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. et al. v.OMNI MEDSCI, INC.

· IPR2025-01253

The PTAB issued a Final Written Decision in IPR2021‑00453, finding claims 1,2,7 and 15‑23 of Omni MedSci’s wearable pulse‑oximeter patent unpatentable over prior art, while leaving the remaining claims intact.

patent all challenged claims unpatentable

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. et al. v.OMNI MEDSCI, INC.

· IPR2025-01253

Apple’s IPR resulted in the Board finding all six challenged claims of Omni MedSci’s ’299 patent unpatentable as obvious over a combination of prior‑art references covering wearable optical sensing.

patent all challenged claims unpatentable

WHOOP, Inc. v.Omni MedSci, Inc.

· IPR2025-01584

The PTAB held that WHOOP’s challenge to Omni MedSci’s 9,651,533 patent failed; all asserted claims were found obvious over Lisogurski, Carlson, and Mannheimer under §103(a).

patent all challenged claims unpatentable

WHOOP, Inc. v.Omni MedSci, Inc.

· IPR2025-01583

The PTAB held that all challenged claims of the ’533 wearable physiological measurement patent were unpatentable as obvious over Lisogurski, Carlson, and Mannheimer references.

patent all challenged claims unpatentable

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. et al. v.OMNI MEDSCI, INC.

· PGR2025-00063

Apple successfully invalidated Omni MedSci’s wearable pulse‑oximeter patent in a final PTAB decision, finding all 23 claims unpatentable for obviousness. The Board affirmed claim constructions and applied the petitioner’s alternative argument on the combination of prior‑art references.

patent all challenged claims unpatentable

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. et al. v.OMNI MEDSCI, INC.

· PGR2025-00063

Apple’s IPR against Omni MedSci’s ‘299 patent was decided with all challenged claims (7, 10‑14) found unpatentable as obvious over Lisogurski, Carlson, Mannheimer, and Park references.

patent all challenged claims unpatentable

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. et al. v.OMNI MEDSCI, INC.

· PGR2025-00064

Apple’s IPR of Omni MedSci’s 9,651,533 patent was decided with all challenged claims found unpatentable under §103, based on obviousness over Lisogurski, Carlson, and Mannheimer prior art.

patent mixed - some claims cancelled, some upheld

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. et al. v.OMNI MEDSCI, INC.

· PGR2025-00064

Apple prevailed in an IPR against Omni MedSci’s wearable health‑monitoring patent, finding claims 1, 2, 7 and 15‑23 unpatentable while leaving claims 3‑6 and 8‑14 intact.

patent all challenged claims unpatentable

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. et al. v.OMNI MEDSCI, INC.

· PGR2025-00063

Apple succeeded in invalidating Omni MedSci's wearable physiological measurement patent, with the PTAB finding all challenged claims obvious over prior art.

patent all challenged claims unpatentable

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. et al. v.OMNI MEDSCI, INC.

· IPR2025-01254

The PTAB held that Apple’s wearable physiological measurement claims were obvious over prior‑art pulse‑oximetry references, rendering all challenged claims unpatentable. The decision relied on Lisogurski, Carlson, and Mannheimer teachings.

patent all challenged claims unpatentable

Samsung Display Co., Ltd. et al. v.Pictiva Displays International Limited et al.

· IPR2026-00129

The PTAB issued a Final Written Decision finding all of Samsung's challenged OLED claims unpatentable. The Board held that the claims were obvious over multiple prior‑art OLED references. The decision affirms the institution of the IPR.

patent all challenged claims unpatentable

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. et al. v.OMNI MEDSCI, INC.

· PGR2025-00064

Apple successfully challenged Omni MedSci’s wearable health‑monitoring patent. The PTAB affirmed the claim construction and held all 23 claims obvious over prior art. No further briefing was authorized.

patent all challenged claims unpatentable

WHOOP, Inc. v.Omni MedSci, Inc.

· PGR2026-00003

The PTAB, on remand, affirmed that all 23 claims of Omni MedSci’s wearable pulse‑oximeter patent are unpatentable. The Board relied on obviousness over a combination of prior‑art references and upheld the claim construction of “identify an object.”

patent

WHOOP, Inc. v.Omni MedSci, Inc.

· PGR2026-00003

Apple’s IPR against Omni MedSci’s wearable physiological monitoring patent resulted in the Board finding all challenged claims unpatentable as obvious over Lisogurski, Carlson, and Mannheimer references.

patent mixed - some claims cancelled, some upheld

WHOOP, Inc. v.Omni MedSci, Inc.

· PGR2026-00003

In a Final Written Decision, the PTAB held that WHOOP proved 12 of the 23 challenged claims of Omni MedSci’s wearable physiological‑monitoring patent unpatentable, while the remaining claims were left intact.

patent all challenged claims unpatentable

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. et al. v.OMNI MEDSCI, INC.

· IPR2025-01249

Apple (as petitioner) prevailed in an IPR against Omni MedSci’s 9,651,533 patent, with the PTAB finding all challenged claims unpatentable as obvious over Lisogurski, Carlson, and Mannheimer. The decision hinges on pulse‑rate and signal‑to‑noise teachings in the prior art.

patent mixed - some claims cancelled, some upheld

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. et al. v.OMNI MEDSCI, INC.

· IPR2025-01249

Apple prevailed in an IPR against Omni MedSci’s wearable health‑monitoring patent, finding 12 of the 23 claims unpatentable while the remaining claims survived.

patent all challenged claims unpatentable

WHOOP, Inc. v.Omni MedSci, Inc.

· IPR2025-01583

Apple’s IPR against WHOOP resulted in the Board finding all 23 claims of the wearable health‑monitoring patent unpatentable under obviousness. The decision affirmed the petitioner’s claim construction and rejected the patent owner’s arguments.

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