Judge Profile

Jason W. Melvin

44 IP cases indexed. Covers patent matters.

Cases Presided Over

44 cases indexed | Page 1 of 2

patent instituted · Mar 1, 2025

Tesla, Inc. v.Intellectual Ventures II LLC

· IPR2025-00342

The PTAB granted institution of IPR for Tesla against Intellectual Ventures II over a vehicle guidance patent. The Board rejected the Patent Owner's narrow claim constructions, finding that the Petitioner had shown a reasonable likelihood of prevailing on obviousness grounds.

patent terminated or settled · Jan 21, 2025

LG Electronics, Inc. et al. v.Maxell, Ltd.

· IPR2025-00519

LG Electronics and Maxell settled their dispute over U.S. Patent 7,421,188 B2. The parties filed a joint motion to terminate the IPR, and the Board granted the termination before instituting a trial.

patent terminated or settled · Jan 21, 2025

LG Electronics, Inc. et al. v.Maxell, LTD.

· IPR2025-00520

LG Electronics and Maxell settled their inter partes review of U.S. Patent 10,244,284 B2, leading the PTAB to terminate the proceeding before a trial was instituted.

patent terminated or settled · Jan 5, 2025

Docker Inc. v.Intellectual Ventures II LLC

· IPR2025-00840

Docker Inc. and Intellectual Ventures II LLC settled their inter partes review disputes before trial, leading the PTAB to dismiss the IPRs. The settlement covered three patents and the agreements were treated as confidential business information.

patent terminated or settled · Dec 31, 2024

LG Electronics, Inc. et al. v.Maxell, LTD.

· IPR2025-00392

LG Electronics and Maxell settled their dispute over U.S. Patent 8,339,493 B2. The parties jointly moved to terminate the IPR before the Board could institute a trial, and the settlement agreement was ordered kept confidential.

patent terminated or settled · Dec 30, 2024

LG Electronics Inc. et al. v.Maxell, LTD.

· IPR2025-00394

LG Electronics and Maxell settled their IPR dispute over U.S. Patent 10,199,072 B2. The Board granted a joint motion to terminate the proceeding and kept the settlement agreement confidential.

patent terminated or settled · Dec 30, 2024

LG Electronics Inc. et al. v.Maxell, LTD.

· IPR2025-00393

LG Electronics and Maxell settled their IPR dispute before trial, leading the PTAB to terminate the proceeding and keep the settlement agreement confidential.

patent instituted · Dec 30, 2024

Tesla, Inc. v.Intellectual Ventures II

· IPR2025-00339

Tesla, Inc. successfully secured institution at the PTAB against Intellectual Ventures II LLC regarding its digital imaging patents (7916180). The Board found a reasonable likelihood of prevailing on all 16 challenged claims based on obviousness grounds (35 U.S.C. § 103).

patent denied · Dec 23, 2024

Tesla, Inc. v.Intellectual Ventures II LLC

· IPR2025-00341

The PTAB denied Tesla's IPR against Intellectual Ventures II over patent 7,181,743. The Board found that the prior art did not teach or suggest the specific 'event correlation capabilities' required by the challenged claims.

patent instituted · Nov 25, 2024

Tesla, Inc. v.Intellectual Ventures II

· IPR2025-00220

Tesla successfully petitioned to challenge Intellectual Ventures II's '670 Patent under Section 103, leading the PTAB to grant institution. The Board found reasonable likelihood of unpatentability based on prior art references Wallen and Berggren regarding LTE/MTC communication systems.

patent denied · Nov 21, 2024

Tesla, Inc. v.Intellectual Ventures II

· IPR2025-00218

Tesla, Inc.'s IPR challenge against Intellectual Ventures II LLC regarding cellular network resource allocation claims was denied by the PTAB. The Board found that Tesla failed to meet the burden of showing a reasonable likelihood of prevailing on any challenged claim.

patent terminated or settled · Nov 20, 2024

Liberty Mutual Insurance Company et al. v.Intellectual Ventures II

· IPR2025-00202

Liberty Mutual and Intellectual Ventures reached a settlement that terminated three inter partes review proceedings before any trial was instituted. The Board granted the parties' motions to dismiss and treated the settlement agreements as confidential.

patent denied · Oct 9, 2024

Ewald Dorken AG v.Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG et al.

· IPR2024-01365

The PTAB denied Ewald Dorken AG's IPR challenge against Schaeffler Technologies regarding wheel bearing coating patents. The Board found the petition failed to demonstrate a reasonable likelihood of prevailing, citing insufficient mapping and lack of explicit disclosure for key limitations like 'zinc flake coating.'

patent denied · Sep 30, 2024

Cooler Master Co., Ltd. v.Asetek Danmark A/S et al.

· IPR2024-01497

Cooler Master Co., Ltd.'s IPR petition against Asetek Danmark A/S was denied by the PTAB, failing to meet the reasonable likelihood of prevailing standard. The Board found insufficient evidence that the claimed liquid-cooling systems were obvious over prior art references like Duan and Shin.

patent instituted · Sep 20, 2024

SAP America, Inc. et al. v.Cyandia, Inc.

· IPR2024-01433

The PTAB instituted the IPR, finding a reasonable likelihood of unpatentability for SAP America against Cyandia. The Board specifically found that key limitations regarding 'determining a notification method' lacked written description support in the original application.

patent terminated or settled · Aug 14, 2024

3Shape A/S et al. v.Medit Corporation et al.

· IPR2024-01265

3Shape and Medit settled their inter partes review dispute over patent 9,262,864 B2. The parties jointly moved to terminate the IPRs, and the Board granted the motion, dismissing the petitions and keeping the settlement confidential.

patent instituted · Jun 18, 2024

BOTE, LLC v.STEAMBOAT PADDLESPORTS, LLC.

· IPR2024-00892

The PTAB granted institution of IPR for 20 claims covering inflatable paddle boards. The Board found a reasonable likelihood that the challenger, BOTE, LLC, would prevail on obviousness grounds over prior art references like Hoffmann and Hoge.

patent denied · Jun 8, 2024

2985 LLC d/b/a Mountain Voyage Company, LLC v.The Ridge Wallet LLC

· IPR2024-01264

Mountain Voyage's IPR petition against The Ridge Wallet was denied by the PTAB because it was filed more than one year after receiving a district court infringement complaint, rendering the attempt to join related proceedings moot.

patent instituted · Jun 2, 2024

TESLA, INC. v.iQar Inc.

· IPR2024-00545

Tesla successfully petitioned to institute IPR against iQar Inc.'s patent covering automotive systems and power management. The PTAB preliminarily found that the challenged claims were obvious over prior art, specifically Neiss's Predictive Cruise Control system. This decision advances Tesla's challenge in a related District Court case.

patent final · Jun 2, 2024

TESLA, INC. v.iQar Inc.

· IPR2024-00545

The PTAB found that multiple claims of the patent were unpatentable based on obviousness (35 U.S.C. § 103). The Board concluded that prior art combination with Neiss supported the modifications to the patented system, particularly regarding route handling and iterative energy calculation. Claims 1–6, 8–15, 17, and 18 were found invalid.

patent instituted · May 9, 2024

Avation Medical, Inc. v.EMKinetics, Inc.

· IPR2024-01378

Avation Medical successfully challenged EMKinetics' patent (9002477) in a PTAB decision, asserting that the claims were anticipated or obvious. The Board found strong evidence supporting unpatentability over multiple prior art references, moving the case toward trial.

patent all challenged claims unpatentable · May 8, 2024

Penumbra, Inc. v.RapidPulse, Inc.

· IPR2024-01261

The PTAB held that all 18 claims of RapidPulse’s ’883 aspiration‑thrombectomy patent are unpatentable after finding them obvious over Teigen, Grey and other prior art.

patent all challenged claims unpatentable · May 8, 2024

Penumbra, Inc. v.RapidPulse, Inc.

· IPR2024-01261

The PTAB held that all 21 claims of RapidPulse’s ’253 aspiration thrombectomy patent are unpatentable, finding them obvious over Teigen, Grey and other prior art. Penumbra’s petition succeeded, leading to a sweeping invalidation.

patent instituted · May 8, 2024

Penumbra, Inc. v.RapidPulse, Inc.

· IPR2024-01261

Penumbra successfully petitioned to institute IPR against RapidPulse regarding claims related to aspiration thrombectomy systems. The Board found a reasonable likelihood of obviousness across multiple grounds, including combinations involving Yang and Mullins.

patent denied · May 2, 2024

TESLA, INC. v.iQar Inc.

· IPR2024-00541

The PTAB denied institution of an IPR challenging Tesla's patent 7,925,426 against iQar Inc., finding that the petitioner failed to demonstrate a reasonable likelihood of prevailing on any challenged claim.

patent instituted · Apr 26, 2024

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. et al. v.Maxell, Ltd.

· IPR2024-00828

Samsung Electronics challenged Maxell's touch interface security patent (8982086), arguing obviousness over prior art including Rogers and Rosenberg. The PTAB found reasonable likelihood of unpatentability for several claims, leading to the institution of the IPR and granting trial on specific claims.

patent instituted · Apr 19, 2024

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd et al. v.Maxell, Ltd.

· IPR2024-00735

The PTAB institution decision granted IPR for Samsung against Maxell regarding video management systems. The Board found sufficient evidence that the challenged claims were obvious over various combinations of prior art references, including Horn and Baumgartner. This moves the case into substantive examination on obviousness grounds.

patent instituted · Apr 19, 2024

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. et al. v.Maxell, Ltd.

· IPR2024-00717

The PTAB instituted IPR against Maxell, Ltd.'s patent claims related to camera control systems. The Board declined discretionary denial despite parallel district court litigation because the petitioner agreed not to assert the same grounds there.

patent denied · Apr 11, 2024

TCL Industries Holdings Co., Ltd. v.Maxell, Ltd.

· IPR2025-00134

The PTAB denied TCL Industries Holdings Co., Ltd.'s request to institute IPR against Maxell, Ltd.'s display apparatus patent. The denial was based on the advanced stage of parallel district court litigation and the petitioner's relative lateness in filing.

patent instituted · Apr 11, 2024

TCL Electronics Holdings Ltd. (f/k/a TCL Multimedia Technology Holdings, Ltd.) v.Maxell, Ltd.

· IPR2025-00120

The PTAB granted institution of IPR for TCL Electronics against Maxell regarding a video display patent. The Board found that the Petitioner presented a strong challenge based on prior art Acharya, despite parallel district court litigation.

Arctic Invent — IP Strategy

Facing a similar IP matter?

Arctic Invent is a specialist IP firm with deep litigation expertise across India, EU, US, and UK. Our team uses data-driven strategy to build stronger cases.

Consult our team →