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Grace Karaffa Obermann

70 IP cases indexed. Covers patent matters.

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patent all challenged claims unpatentable · Mar 18, 2024

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. v.Greenthread, LLC

· IPR2024-00552

The PTAB held that all 26 challenged claims of Greenthread’s ’222 patent are unpatentable as obvious, based on prior art references Kawagoe, Onoda, and Nishizawa. Monolithic Power Systems prevailed over the patent owner’s arguments on privity and licensing.

patent all challenged claims unpatentable · Mar 18, 2024

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. v.Greenthread, LLC

· IPR2024-00553

The PTAB held that Monolithic Power Systems proved all challenged claims of Greenthread’s 11,316,014 patent obvious over Kawagoe, Onoda and Nishizawa, rendering the claims unpatentable.

patent all challenged claims unpatentable · Mar 18, 2024

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. v.Greenthread, LLC

· IPR2024-00550

Monolithic Power Systems successfully challenged Greenthread’s U.S. Pat. 10,510,842, proving all asserted claims obvious over prior‑art references. The Board affirmed the petition, rendering the claims unpatentable.

patent all challenged claims unpatentable · Mar 18, 2024

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. v.Greenthread, LLC

· IPR2024-00551

The PTAB held that all 22 challenged claims of Greenthread’s ’481 patent are obvious over prior art and thus unpatentable. Monolithic Power Systems successfully defended its position, while Greenthread’s privity and licensing arguments were rejected.

patent final · Mar 10, 2024

Runergy Alabama Inc et al. v.Trina Solar Co. Ltd.

· IPR2025-00006

The Petitioner successfully demonstrated that all 17 challenged claims are unpatentable under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a). The Board found specific combinations of prior art, notably Chang and Jin, rendered the claimed solar cell structures obvious.

patent Final Written Decision · Mar 7, 2024

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

· IPR2024-01095

The Board found several claims of the patent unpatentable over prior art based on obviousness (35 U.S.C. § 103). The Petitioner successfully argued that combining known OLED elements, such as specific dopants or encapsulation layers, would have been routine and predictable to a skilled artisan.

patent final · Mar 7, 2024

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

· IPR2024-01095

The PTAB issued a Final Written Decision finding seven claims unpatentable based on obviousness (35 U.S.C. § 103). The decision centered on the combination of prior art references in Organic Light-Emitting Diode (OLED) technology, specifically regarding dopants and encapsulation methods.

patent instituted · Mar 1, 2024

JIANGSU FAVORED NANOTECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. v.P2i Ltd.

· IPR2024-00380

JIANGSU FAVORED NANOTECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. successfully petitioned to overturn a discretionary denial of IPR for P2i Ltd.'s patent (11041087). The Board found that the prior art was sufficiently evaluated during prosecution, leading to the institution of the case on § 103 grounds.

patent final · Mar 1, 2024

JIANGSU FAVORED NANOTECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. v.P2i Ltd.

· IPR2024-00380

The PTAB found the challenged claims unpatentable over prior art based on obviousness (35 U.S.C. § 103). The Board determined that combining references like Cohen and Legein, or Francesch and Legein, was motivated by intrinsic evidence and skilled artisan capabilities. This decision significantly impacts the patent owner's portfolio in plasma polymerization coatings for electronics.

patent Final Written Decision · Feb 7, 2024

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

· IPR2024-01094

The PTAB found several claims of the '223 patent unpatentable over prior art reference Ma based on obviousness. Specifically, Claims 1, 2, 6, and 8-14 were invalidated by the Board's determination that Ma disclosed relevant features.

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