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John F. Horvath

49 IP cases indexed. Covers patent matters.

Cases Presided Over

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patent instituted · Jun 3, 2024

MediaTek Inc. et al. v.MOSAID Technologies Inc.

· IPR2024-00598

MediaTek successfully petitioned to challenge MOSAID's '306 Patent, leading the PTAB to institute proceedings on 51 claims. The Board applied plain and ordinary meaning to key claim terms despite patent owner arguments, setting the stage for a full trial.

patent instituted · May 20, 2024

Sony Corporation v.Optimum Imaging Technologies LLC

· IPR2024-00925

Sony Corporation successfully secured institution in its IPR challenge against Optimum Imaging Technologies LLC regarding digital image processing claims. The Board found a reasonable likelihood of unpatentability over prior art, moving the case to the merits phase.

patent instituted · May 20, 2024

Sony Corporation v.Optimum Imaging Technologies LLC

· IPR2024-00924

Sony Corporation successfully moved forward with its IPR challenge against Optimum Imaging Technologies LLC, as the PTAB declined to deny institution despite arguments regarding parallel district court litigation. The Board found sufficient merit in the petition, focusing on whether prior art (Watanabe) renders key digital imaging claims obvious under 35 U.S.C. § 103.

patent instituted · May 20, 2024

Sony Corporation v.Optimum Imaging Technologies LLC

· IPR2024-00923

Sony Corporation successfully navigated the PTAB process, leading to the institution of IPR on all 27 challenged claims related to digital camera aberration correction. The Board found a reasonable likelihood that Sony's technology is unpatentable over prior art disclosures from Watanabe and others.

patent denied · May 6, 2024

Cambridge Mobile Telematics, Inc. v.Sfara, Inc.

· IPR2024-00952

The PTAB denied institution of IPR for Cambridge Mobile Telematics against Sfara, citing Petitioner's failure to provide a proper claim construction under 37 C.F.R. § 42.104(b)(3). Additionally, the Board found that key 'component' terms functioned as means-plus-function limitations lacking cognizable structure in the patent specification.

patent terminated or settled · May 3, 2024

MediaTek Inc. et al. v.MOSAID Technologies Inc.

· IPR2024-00599

MediaTek and MOSAID reached a settlement that led to the joint termination of four inter partes review proceedings. The Board granted confidentiality treatment for the settlement agreement.

patent instituted · May 3, 2024

MediaTek Inc. et al. v.MOSAID Technologies Inc.

· IPR2024-00599

MediaTek successfully challenged MOSAID's patent (7224563) in the PTAB, leading to institution of the IPR. The Board found a reasonable likelihood of prevailing on multiple grounds of obviousness over prior art references like Tam and Huard.

patent terminated or settled · Apr 22, 2024

Zepp Health Corporation v.Slyde Analytics, LLC

· IPR2024-00833

Zepp Health and Slyde Analytics filed a joint motion to terminate their IPR after reaching a settlement, which the Board approved and treated the settlement as confidential business information.

patent terminated or settled · Apr 22, 2024

Garmin Ltd. et al. v.Slyde Analytics, LLC

· IPR2024-00765

Garmin and patent owner Slyde Analytics settled their dispute in IPR2024-00006, resulting in Garmin's termination from the proceeding. The Board treated the settlement agreement as business confidential information.

patent terminated or settled · Apr 22, 2024

Garmin Ltd. et al. v.Slyde Analytics, LLC

· IPR2024-00765

Samsung and Slyde Analytics settled their IPR dispute over a wearable‑technology patent, leading the Board to terminate Samsung from the proceeding and grant confidentiality to the settlement agreement.

patent terminated or settled · Mar 25, 2024

MediaTek Inc. et al. v.MOSAID Technologies Inc.:

· IPR2024-00719

MediaTek and MOSAID settled their dispute over U.S. Patent 7,945,885, leading to the joint termination of four inter partes review proceedings. The Board granted confidentiality treatment for the settlement agreement while denying its separation from the IPR files.

patent instituted · Mar 25, 2024

MediaTek Inc. et al. v.MOSAID Technologies Inc.:

· IPR2024-00719

MediaTek Inc. successfully petitioned to institute an IPR against MOSAID Technologies Inc.'s patent, challenging all 64 claims based on obviousness (103). The Board found that MediaTek demonstrated a reasonable likelihood of prevailing by combining prior art references Nowka and Borkar in the field of integrated circuit power management.

patent denied · Mar 25, 2024

MediaTek Inc. et al. v.MOSAID Technologies Inc.:

· IPR2024-00718

The PTAB denied MediaTek's IPR challenge against MOSAID regarding power management technology. Despite a dissenting judge arguing for reasonable likelihood based on Nowka and Borkar, the Board found Petitioner failed to demonstrate sufficient motivation or intrinsic support for its obviousness theories.

patent denied · Mar 22, 2024

MediaTek Inc. et al. v.MOSAID Technologies Inc.

· IPR2024-00720

The PTAB denied MediaTek’s request for rehearing of its earlier decision denying institution of an IPR against MOSAID’s power‑island patent. The Board found the petitioner’s arguments about plural sleep transistors and POSITA knowledge unsubstantiated.

patent denied · Mar 22, 2024

MediaTek Inc. et al. v.MOSAID Technologies Inc.

· IPR2024-00721

The PTAB denied MediaTek’s request for rehearing of its earlier decision denying institution of an IPR against MOSAID’s 9,350,349 patent covering power islands with plural sleep transistors. The Board found MediaTek’s arguments insufficient and no abuse of discretion.

patent denied · Mar 22, 2024

MediaTek Inc. et al. v.MOSAID Technologies Inc.

· IPR2024-00721

The PTAB denied MediaTek's IPR against MOSAID, finding that the Petitioner failed to demonstrate a reasonable likelihood of unpatentability over prior art references related to integrated circuit power management.

patent denied · Mar 22, 2024

MediaTek Inc. et al. v.MOSAID Technologies Inc.

· IPR2024-00720

The PTAB denied MediaTek's IPR against MOSAID's patent 8253438. The Board found that the Petitioner failed to demonstrate a reasonable likelihood of showing obviousness over prior art references like Takahashi and Mizuno, particularly regarding the 'plurality of power islands' limitation.

patent terminated or settled · Jan 26, 2024

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

· IPR2024-00320

Vivitro Labs and the patent owner settled their IPR dispute over a biomedical device patent, leading the Board to terminate the proceeding and keep the settlement confidential.

patent instituted · Jan 26, 2024

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.

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