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John A. HUDALLA

66 IP cases indexed. Covers patent matters.

Cases Presided Over

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patent terminated or settled · May 21, 2024

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 mixed - some claims cancelled, some upheld · May 21, 2024

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

· IPR2024-00940

The PTAB held that 17 of the 25 challenged claims of DISH’s ’680 adaptive‑bitrate streaming patent were obvious over Ogdon and Allen, while 8 claims remained patentable.

patent denied · May 21, 2024

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

· IPR2024-00941

The PTAB denied Aylo Freesites Ltd's petition to challenge DISH Technologies L.L.C.'s streaming patent (11991234), citing the unnecessary burden created by a concurrent, comprehensive petition.

patent instituted · May 21, 2024

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

· IPR2024-00940

Aylo Freesites Ltd successfully convinced the PTAB to institute proceedings against DISH Technologies L.L.C., arguing that key adaptive streaming claims are obvious over prior art, specifically WO 02/49343 A1. The Board found a material error in the Office's review of the evidence, allowing the IPR to proceed to trial.

patent final · May 21, 2024

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 instituted · May 17, 2024

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

· IPR2024-00919

fuboTV and Yanka Industries successfully petitioned to institute an IPR against DISH Technologies L.L.C.'s patent (8868772) covering Adaptive Bitrate Streaming technology. The Board found a reasonable likelihood of prevailing on obviousness grounds over prior art references Leaning and Gamble, leading to the institution of all 21 challenged claims.

patent instituted · May 17, 2024

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

· IPR2024-00917

fuboTV Media Inc. successfully convinced the PTAB to institute an IPR against DISH Technologies L.L.C.'s adaptive bitrate streaming patent (10757156). The Board found that the petitioner showed a reasonable likelihood of prevailing on obviousness grounds over prior art references Leaning and Ala-Honkola. This sets up a high-stakes challenge to core technology in digital media streaming.

patent instituted · May 17, 2024

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.

patent final · May 17, 2024

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 · May 17, 2024

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 · May 17, 2024

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 mixed - some claims cancelled, some upheld · May 13, 2024

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

· IPR2024-00905

The PTAB held that many claims of the ’555 adaptive‑rate streaming patent are obvious over prior art (Ogdon, Allen, and SMIL 2.0), rendering them unpatentable, while other claims remain valid.

patent mixed - some claims cancelled, some upheld · May 13, 2024

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

· IPR2024-00904

The PTAB held that 17 of the 25 challenged claims of DISH’s adaptive‑bitrate streaming patent are obvious over prior art, while 8 claims survive. The decision affirms most of fuboTV’s objections but leaves several claims intact.

patent mixed - some claims cancelled, some upheld · May 13, 2024

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 denied · May 13, 2024

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

· IPR2024-00904

The PTAB denied fuboTV Media’s request for rehearing of the final written decision in IPR2024-00046, finding no error in the Board’s claim construction or consideration of prior art. The petition’s arguments on claim 7 were deemed untimely and unsupported.

patent mixed - some claims cancelled, some upheld · May 13, 2024

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

· IPR2024-00901

The PTAB denied fuboTV's request for rehearing of its IPR decision on patent 11,677,798. The Board held that the petitioner failed to show any misapprehension of prior‑art mappings or erroneous claim construction, leaving the earlier mixed result unchanged.

patent mixed - some claims cancelled, some upheld · May 13, 2024

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

· IPR2024-00903

The PTAB held that claims 1–3,5,16–20,22,26–28,30 of U.S. Patent 10,469,554 are obvious over prior art (Ogdon, Allen, and SMIL 2.0) and thus unpatentable, while claims 4,7,8,10–14,23–25 remain valid.

patent mixed - some claims cancelled, some upheld · May 13, 2024

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

· IPR2024-00901

The PTAB held that claims 1, 9, 11‑19, and 21 of DISH’s ’798 adaptive‑bitrate streaming patent are obvious over prior art, rendering them unpatentable, while the remaining challenged claims survived.

patent instituted · Apr 18, 2024

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 · Apr 18, 2024

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 · Apr 15, 2024

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 denied · Apr 11, 2024

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

· IPR2025-00135

TCL Industries Holdings Co., Ltd.'s attempt to challenge Maxell, Ltd.'s patent via IPR was denied by the PTAB. The Board found that proceeding with the review would be inefficient due to the advanced stage of parallel district court litigation and TCL's late filing.

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.

patent denied · Mar 28, 2024

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 all challenged claims upheld · Mar 26, 2024

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

· IPR2024-00677

Cisco and Fortinet successfully defended claims of InfoExpress’s network‑access control patent in IPR2024‑00677; the Board found no unpatentable subject matter.

patent instituted · Mar 26, 2024

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 terminated or settled · Mar 1, 2024

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

· IPR2024-00119

US Conec and Senko Advanced Components entered a settlement that led to the joint termination of multiple IPR proceedings, including the patent covering 11,415,760. The Board granted the termination and partially approved confidentiality of the settlement agreement.

patent instituted · Mar 1, 2024

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 terminated or settled · Feb 12, 2024

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.

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