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Jeffrey W. Abraham

41 IP cases indexed. Covers patent matters.

Cases Presided Over

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patent terminated or settled · May 31, 2024

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al. v.Redstone Logics LLC

· IPR2024-00974

Samsung Electronics and Redstone Logics settled their IPR dispute over Patent 9,253,925 before a trial was instituted. The Board terminated the proceeding and ordered the settlement agreement to be kept confidential.

patent denied · Apr 25, 2024

Inari Agriculture, Inc. v.Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.

· PGR2024-00025

The PTAB denied Inari Agriculture's PGR challenge against Pioneer Hi-Bred International regarding maize breeding claims (1-20). The Board found the petitioner failed to demonstrate unpatentability on grounds of obviousness, utility, or indefiniteness.

patent denied · Mar 27, 2024

Voltage, LLC et al. v.Shoals Technologies Group, LLC

· PGR2024-00022

The PTAB denied institution of a PGR challenge against the '153 patent covering solar power lead assemblies. The Petitioner failed to demonstrate a likelihood that any claims were unpatentable, despite raising numerous obviousness (103) and written description/indefiniteness (112) grounds.

patent terminated or settled · Mar 22, 2024

Nichia Corporation v.BX LED LLC

· IPR2024-00544

Nichia and BX LED settled their LED patent dispute, filing a joint motion that led the PTAB to terminate the IPR before any trial. The settlement agreement was ordered to be kept confidential.

patent terminated or settled · Mar 14, 2024

Nichia Corporation v.BX LED LLC

· IPR2024-00542

Nichia Corp. and BX LED LLC settled their dispute over U.S. Patent 8,567,988 B2, leading the PTAB to terminate the IPR before institution. The settlement agreement was ordered kept confidential.

patent denied · Feb 29, 2024

Inari Agriculture, Inc. v.Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.

· PGR2024-00019

The PTAB denied institution of a PGR petition challenging the patentability of an inbred maize variety, finding that the petitioner failed to meet the burden of showing unpatentability on merits. The Board specifically noted the lack of evidence regarding the claimed genotype and found no unsettled legal questions warranting institutional review.

patent instituted · Feb 23, 2024

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. v.EVONIK OPERATIONS GMBH et al.

· IPR2024-00611

Air Products successfully convinced the PTAB to institute an IPR on 23 claims of EVONIK's patent, finding a reasonable likelihood that at least Claim 1 would be obvious over Ungerank and Scholz. The Board rejected arguments that the prior art taught away from the claimed invention.

patent denied · Jan 31, 2024

Tesla, Inc. v.Relink US LLC

· IPR2024-00389

Tesla's IPR challenge against Relink US LLC was denied by the PTAB, failing to demonstrate a reasonable likelihood of prevailing. The Board found that key prior art references (Serban and Somani) did not sufficiently teach or suggest the claimed features related to frequency-based power adjustment in grid-tied photovoltaics.

patent all challenged claims upheld · Jan 26, 2024

Visa, Inc. v.Cortex MCP, Inc.

· IPR2024-00490

Visa's challenge to Cortex MCP's patent was upheld by the PTAB Director Review Panel. The panel affirmed the Board's finding that the prior art (Oborne) discloses the claimed credential verification limitation.

patent all challenged claims upheld · Jan 26, 2024

Visa, Inc. v.Cortex MCP, Inc.

· IPR2024-00489

Visa, Inc. successfully defended the Board's Final Written Decision in a Director Review proceeding against Cortex MCP, Inc., affirming that the challenged claims were unpatentable based on prior art Oborne.

patent all challenged claims upheld · Jan 25, 2024

Visa, Inc. v.Cortex MCP, Inc.

· IPR2024-00486

Visa's claims against Cortex MCP were upheld by the PTAB Director in a review of the Final Written Decision. The Board confirmed that Oborne discloses the token verification limitation central to Visa's patent.

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