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John A. HUDALLA

66 IP cases indexed. Covers patent matters.

Cases Presided Over

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patent mixed - some claims cancelled, some upheld

fuboTV Media Inc. v.DISH Technologies L.L.C. et al.

· IPR2024-00902

The PTAB held 16 of the 25 challenged claims of DISH’s adaptive‑rate streaming patent unpatentable as obvious over Ogdon and Allen, with two additional claims invalidated over Ogdon, Allen, and SMIL 2.0. The remaining nine claims were upheld.

patent terminated or settled

Minka Lighting, LLC v.Wangs Alliance Corporation

· IPR2024-01027

Minka Lighting and Wangs Alliance settled their IPR dispute over a lighting patent before the trial was instituted. The Board dismissed the petition and treated the settlement agreement as confidential.

patent terminated or settled

CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. v.WSOU Investments LLC d/b/a Brazos Licensing and Development

· IPR2025-00241

Cisco and WSOU Investments settled their IPR dispute over patent 8,441,721 before trial. The Board dismissed the petition on the parties' joint motion to terminate.

patent instituted

Webgroup Czech Republic, a.s. et al. v.DISH Technologies L.L.C. et al.

· IPR2025-00347

The PTAB instituted inter partes review of DISH Technologies' adaptive‑bitrate streaming patent (claims 1‑16) and granted joinder to Webgroup Czech Republic and NKL Associates, aligning the case with the earlier fuboTV/MasterClass IPR.

patent terminated or settled

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al. v.Hermes IP Management LLC

· IPR2025-00872

Samsung Electronics and Hermes IP Management settled their IPR dispute over U.S. Patent 8,855,720 before the Board instituted a trial. The settlement agreement was treated as confidential business information.

patent mixed - some claims cancelled, some upheld

BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd. v.Samsung Display Co., Ltd.

· IPR2025-01545

The PTAB held that Samsung Display’s OLED pixel‑arrangement patent claims 1,4‑10,13 and 15 are obvious over prior art, while claim 2 remains patentable.

patent all challenged claims upheld

BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd. v.Samsung Display Co., Ltd.

· IPR2025-01545

The PTAB issued a final written decision in IPR2023‑01075, finding that none of the 24 challenged claims of Samsung Display’s OLED pixel‑arrangement patent (U.S. 11,594,578) were unpatentable. The Board rejected BOE’s obviousness arguments based on Matthies, Yamada, and Hong, concluding no teaching of a "pixel defining layer" existed. All claims remain in force.

patent terminated or settled

Senko Advanced Components, Inc. v.US Conec Ltd.

· PGR2024-00032

Senko Advanced Components and US Conec settled their dispute over U.S. Patent 11,733,466 B2. The parties jointly moved to terminate the PGR, and the Board granted the motion, sealing the settlement agreement.

patent final

fuboTV Media Inc. et al. v.DISH Technologies L.L.C. et al.

· IPR2024-00917

The PTAB found all 18 challenged claims unpatentable over prior art combinations, primarily Leaning. The Board determined that Leaning discloses key adaptive bitrate streaming features, including methods for segmenting video and implementing rate switching based on network performance factors.

patent final

fuboTV Media Inc. et al. v.DISH Technologies L.L.C. et al.

· IPR2024-00918

Petitioner successfully demonstrated that all 16 claims of the '564 patent are unpatentable over prior art, primarily Leaning. The Board construed 'continuous playback' to mean no interruption occurs between files during a rate shift, finding this limitation was taught by Leaning.

patent final

fuboTV Media Inc. et al. v.DISH Technologies L.L.C. et al.

· IPR2024-00919

The PTAB found that all 21 challenged claims of DISH Technologies L.L.C. were unpatentable by a preponderance of the evidence. The Board determined that prior art, specifically Leaning and Gamble, taught or rendered the claimed Adaptive Bitrate Streaming (ABR) technology obvious.

patent final

Aylo Freesites Ltd et al. v.DISH Technologies L.L.C. et al.

· IPR2024-00940

The PTAB found that claims 1-11 of the patent were unpatentable over prior art references (Leaning, Klemets, Gamble) based on obviousness under 35 U.S.C. § 103. The Board adopted a limiting construction for 'to achieve continuous presentation,' requiring uninterrupted playback across quality shifts.

patent all challenged claims unpatentable

Webgroup Czech Republic, a.s. et al. v.DISH Technologies L.L.C. et al.

· IPR2025-00347

The PTAB found that all 16 claims of the patent are unpatentable over prior art references, Leaning and Gamble. The Board concluded that the combination of references rendered specific claims obvious, while other claims were anticipated by Leaning alone.

patent mixed - some claims cancelled, some upheld

Webgroup Czech Republic, a.s. et al. v.DISH Technologies L.L.C. et al.

· IPR2025-00348

The PTAB found that the patent claims were largely obvious over prior art references Leaning and Gamble in the field of Adaptive Bitrate Streaming. Specifically, Claims 2 and 9 were deemed obvious when combining Leaning with Gamble's TCP protocols.

patent instituted

US Conec Ltd. v.Senko Advanced Components, Inc.

· IPR2024-00115

US Conec Ltd. successfully secured institution of IPR against Senko Advanced Components, Inc.'s optical connector patent (11307369), challenging 22 claims based on obviousness and anticipation.

patent instituted

US Conec Ltd. v.Senko Advanced Components, Inc.

· IPR2024-00116

US Conec Ltd. successfully secured institution of Inter Partes Review against Senko Advanced Components, Inc., challenging 18 claims related to optical fiber connectors.

patent instituted

US Conec Ltd. v.Senko Advanced Components, Inc.

· IPR2024-00119

The PTAB instituted trial on all 17 claims of patent 11415760, finding a reasonable likelihood of unpatentability for many claims over Raven and Kuffel. The Board adopted the petitioner's definition of 'slidably received,' rejecting the Patent Owner's narrow interpretation.

patent instituted

VIVITRO LABS INC. v.BIOMEDICAL DEVICE CONSULTANTS & LABORATORIES OF COLORADO, LLC

· IPR2024-00320

VIVITRO LABS INC. successfully achieved institution at the PTAB for its IPR against Patent No. 9237935, challenging claims related to prosthetic heart valve testing systems. The Board found a reasonable likelihood of success over Dynatek regarding certain limitations, despite preliminary rejections on other grounds.

patent denied

Aylo Freesites Ltd et al. v.DISH Technologies L.L.C. et al.

· IPR2024-00512

The PTAB denied institution for Aylo Freesites Ltd's IPR challenge against DISH Technologies L.L.C.'s patent (11470138). The denial was based on the Petitioner failing to demonstrate reasonable diligence in its prior art search and other General Plastic factors weighing against institution.

patent denied

Aylo Freesites Ltd et al. v.DISH Technologies L.L.C. et al.

· IPR2024-00513

The PTAB denied institution for Aylo Freesites Ltd's IPR petition against DISH Technologies L.L.C., citing a lack of reasonable diligence in the prior art search. The Board found that Petitioner failed to justify significant gaps in filing and knowledge regarding relevant references.

patent denied

Aylo Freesites Ltd et al. v.DISH Technologies L.L.C. et al.

· IPR2024-00518

The PTAB denied the IPR petition filed by Aylo Freesites Ltd against DISH Technologies L.L.C., citing a failure to demonstrate reasonable diligence in its prior art search and unfavorable General Plastic factors. The Board found that the Petitioner could not have reasonably avoided finding highly relevant references, leading to the denial of institution for all 16 claims at issue.

patent denied

Aylo Freesites Ltd et al. v.DISH Technologies L.L.C. et al.

· IPR2024-00519

The PTAB denied institution for Aylo Freesites Ltd's IPR challenge against DISH Technologies L.L.C.'s patent, citing failures under the General Plastic factors. The Board found that the petitioner lacked sufficient diligence in prior art searching and failed to adequately justify petition timing.

patent denied

CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. et al. v.InfoExpress Inc.

· IPR2024-00540

The PTAB denied institution of IPR for Cisco and Fortinet against InfoExpress, finding no reasonable likelihood that the challenged claims of U.S. Patent No. 8,347,350 would be found obvious over prior art.

patent instituted

Mianyang BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd. et al. v.Samsung Display Co., Ltd.

· IPR2024-00620

The PTAB decided to institute the IPR proceedings against Patent No. 9,330,593 B2 in the OLED circuitry space. The Board found sufficient showing for institution based on Petitioner's analysis of Tobita as prior art under §102(b).

patent instituted

CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. et al. v.InfoExpress Inc.

· IPR2024-00675

CISCO SYSTEMS and FORTINET successfully convinced the PTAB to institute review against InfoExpress Inc.'s patent, finding a reasonable likelihood of prevailing on multiple claims. The Board adopted a specific claim construction regarding device reconfiguration while accepting the petitioner's obviousness arguments over Krantz and Herrmann.

patent instituted

CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. et al. v.InfoExpress Inc.

· IPR2024-00676

CISCO and FORTINET successfully petitioned to challenge InfoExpress's network security patents, leading the PTAB to institute proceedings on all claims. The Board agreed with the Petitioner that combining Krantz and Herrmann would render the challenged claims obvious under 35 U.S.C. § 103.

patent instituted

CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. et al. v.InfoExpress Inc.

· IPR2024-00677

CISCO Systems and FORTINET successfully instituted an IPR against InfoExpress Inc.'s patent, finding a reasonable likelihood of obviousness over Krantz and Herrmann. The Board agreed that combining network authentication (Krantz) with policy enforcement (Herrmann) would teach the claimed method for auditing devices.

patent denied

CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. et al. v.InfoExpress Inc.

· IPR2024-00678

CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. failed to overcome obviousness challenges against InfoExpress Inc.'s network security patent (8117645) before the PTAB. The Board denied institution because the petitioner could not demonstrate that prior art teachings sufficiently suggested specific auditing limitations in the claims.

patent instituted

CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. et al. v.InfoExpress Inc.

· IPR2024-00679

Cisco and Fortinet successfully challenged InfoExpress's patent on obviousness grounds in the PTAB. The Board found a reasonable likelihood of prevailing, leading to institution on all 18 asserted claims.

patent instituted

fuboTV Media Inc. et al. v.DISH Technologies L.L.C. et al.

· IPR2024-00918

fuboTV Media Inc. successfully petitioned the PTAB to institute an IPR against DISH Technologies L.L.C.'s patent, challenging claims related to adaptive bitrate streaming technology. The Board found a reasonable likelihood of prevailing on multiple grounds of obviousness over prior art references Leaning and Gamble. This decision moves the dispute toward a full trial.

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