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Jon M. Jurgovan

168 IP cases indexed. Covers patent matters.

Cases Presided Over

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patent denied

Phison Electronics Corporation v.Vervain, LLC

· PGR2025-00010

The PTAB denied Phison Electronics' petition to institute a post‑grant review of Vervain’s NAND‑flash storage patent. The Board concluded Phison failed to show any claim was more likely than not unpatentable under §§ 101, 112, 103. No trial was instituted.

patent Final Written Decision

Comcast Corporation et al. v.Entropic Communications LLC

· IPR2024-00431

The PTAB issued a Final Written Decision finding claims 1, 3, and 4 of the patent obvious over combinations of Afshary and Mirfakhraei. Claim 2 was not found obvious. The Board adopted Petitioner's claim construction for means-plus-function limitations, defining structures as processors or specific signal processing components.

patent final

Comcast Corporation et al. v.Entropic Communications LLC

· IPR2024-00430

The PTAB found that several claims of the patent were unpatentable based on anticipation (102) and obviousness (103). Key findings included that Claim 1 was anticipated by IEEE-802.16, and specific combinations of prior art rendered other claims obvious.

patent Final Written Decision

Comcast Corporation et al. v.Entropic Communications LLC

· IPR2024-00432

The PTAB issued a Final Written Decision finding all 20 claims of U.S. Patent No. 9,210,362 unpatentable. The Petitioner successfully demonstrated that the patent was anticipated or obvious over prior art references, primarily Zhang et al., in combination with other cited references.

patent final

Comcast Corporation et al. v.Entropic Communications LLC

· IPR2024-00435

The PTAB found all 82 challenged claims unpatentable by a preponderance of the evidence. The Petitioner successfully argued that Zhang et al. anticipates or renders obvious the claims through various combinations with Reisman, Jackson, and Pandey. Key findings included that Zhang's demultiplexer/selector satisfies the DFE limitation, and 'concurrently' does not require zero delay.

patent final

Comcast Corporation et al. v.Entropic Communications LLC

· IPR2024-00438

The PTAB issued a Final Written Decision finding all 76 challenged claims of U.S. Patent No. 11,399,206 B2 unpatentable by a preponderance of the evidence. The Board relied heavily on anticipation (102) and obviousness (103), primarily using Zhang et al. as primary prior art.

patent final

Comcast Corporation et al. v.Entropic Communications LLC

· IPR2024-00441

The IPR concluded that the Petitioner successfully demonstrated claims 1-18 were unpatentable over prior art references based on obviousness (35 U.S.C. § 103). The Board found a clear motivation to combine Kamieniecki and Konstantinos, overcoming the Patent Owner's arguments regarding redesign complexity.

patent final

Comcast Corporation et al. v.Entropic Communications LLC

· IPR2024-00442

The PTAB found that the claims were unpatentable over prior art combinations, specifically rejecting grounds based on Renken's architecture and Aggarwal's limitations. The Board concluded that a Person Having Ordinary Skill in the Art (POSITA) would have been motivated to combine Kamieniecki and Konstantinos for multi-channel functionality.

patent Final Written Decision

Comcast Corporation et al. v.Entropic Communications LLC

· IPR2024-00446

The PTAB issued a Final Written Decision finding all 20 challenged claims unpatentable under 35 U.S.C. § 103. The Board concluded that the prior art references, particularly Rabenko and Gaspar, rendered the claimed cable modem architecture obvious.

patent final

Juniper Networks, Inc. v.Monarch Networking Solutions LLC

· IPR2024-00485

The PTAB issued a final decision finding all 10 claims unpatentable based on obviousness over prior art references Li and Wu. The Board adopted the Petitioner's definition of 'domain,' which was crucial to establishing the combination of teachings from both sources.

patent final

Aptiv Services US, LLC et al. v.Microchip Technology, Inc.

· IPR2024-00646

The PTAB found that the claims of the voltage regulator are unpatentable under § 103 based on a combination of Al-Shyoukh and Ivanov. The Board adopted Petitioner's interpretation of key terms, including finding 'gm enhanced' synonymous with 'gm boost.'

patent Unpatentable

Google LLC v.Dialect LLC

· IPR2024-00753

The PTAB found Claim 12 unpatentable as obvious over the combination of Kennewick and Ross. The Board concluded that a POSITA would have been motivated to combine these prior art references with reasonable expectation of success, particularly regarding context management in speech recognition.

patent final

Genius Sports Ltd. v.SportsCastr Inc.

· IPR2024-01305

The PTAB found claims 1-7 unpatentable over a combination of Ellis, Spivey, and Herzog, concluding that the claimed live video streaming system was obvious to a POSA. The Board specifically held that Spivey's topic queues satisfy the definition of an 'event socket.'

patent final

Genius Sports Ltd. v.SportsCastr Inc.

· IPR2024-01307

The PTAB found that claims 19-25 and 27-30 of the '687 patent were unpatentable over a combination of Ellis and Spivey, based on obviousness (Ground 1). The Board rejected an alternative ground involving Herzog, finding no motivation to combine those references.

patent final

Genius Sports Ltd. v.SportsCastr Inc.

· IPR2024-01308

The PTAB issued a Final Written Decision finding all nine challenged claims unpatentable over combinations of prior art references (Ellis, Spivey, Herzog). The Board relied heavily on the combination of Ellis and Spivey to establish obviousness for Claim 1, particularly regarding low-latency data delivery via uniquely addressable event sockets.

patent final

Genius Sports Ltd. v.SportsCastr Inc.

· IPR2024-01309

The PTAB found that the challenged claims were unpatentable by a preponderance of evidence, rejecting the Patent Owner's arguments against obviousness. The decision centered on whether prior art references (Ellis and Spivey) combined could teach all limitations of the claimed system for live event broadcasting.

patent Final Written Decision

Genius Sports Ltd. v.SportsCastr Inc.

· IPR2024-01310

The PTAB issued a Final Written Decision finding all 15 challenged claims unpatentable as obvious over combinations of prior art. Petitioner successfully demonstrated that combining Ellis and Spivey taught an 'event socket' to improve latency, while other grounds were also met by the combination of Ellis, Spivey, and Herzog.

patent final

Genius Sports v.SportsCastr Inc.

· IPR2024-01311

The PTAB found that claims 16-30 of the patent are unpatentable based on anticipation and obviousness grounds. The Board concluded that prior art references, specifically Ellis and Spivey, teach or suggest all limitations of several challenged claims related to live event streaming and data synchronization.

patent denied

Micron Technology, Inc. et al. v.Netlist, Inc.

· IPR2024-00370

The PTAB denied Micron's petition to join the Samsung IPR, ruling that the challenges were substantively identical to existing filings. The Board applied General Plastic factors, finding no reasonable likelihood of prevailing and denying institution based on prior filing history and potential road-mapping concerns.

patent instituted

Comcast Corporation et al. v.Entropic Communications LLC

· IPR2024-00431

Comcast Cable Communications successfully petitioned to institute IPR against Entropic Communications regarding broadband network technology. The Board found a reasonable likelihood of prevailing that the patent claims would be obvious under 35 U.S.C. § 103.

patent instituted

Comcast Corporation et al. v.Entropic Communications LLC

· IPR2024-00430

Comcast Cable Communications successfully secured institution in its IPR challenge against the '690 patent, arguing that various prior art references anticipate or render obvious claims related to channel assessment probes. The Board found a reasonable likelihood of unpatentability for certain claims under 35 U.S.C. § 103, leading to the scheduling of trial.

patent instituted

Comcast Corporation et al. v.Entropic Communications LLC

· IPR2024-00442

Comcast Cable Communications successfully argued that multiple claims in the patent were obvious under 35 U.S.C. § 103, leading to an institution decision by the PTAB. The Board found a reasonable likelihood of prevailing on the assertions of obviousness across various combinations of prior art references.

patent instituted

Comcast Corporation et al. v.Entropic Communications LLC

· IPR2024-00441

The PTAB institution decision found that the Petitioner successfully demonstrated unpatentability of numerous claims under 35 U.S.C. § 103. The Board relied heavily on combinations of prior art references, notably Kamieniecki and Konstantinos, to support its findings against the patent owner. This outcome significantly strengthens the petitioner's position in the ongoing litigation.

patent denied

Comcast Corporation et al. v.Entropic Communications LLC

· IPR2024-00444

The PTAB denied institution for Comcast's IPR against Entropic, finding insufficient evidence that prior art references (Saey and Gross) disclosed or suggested the claimed composite SNR-related metric. This decision reinforces the burden on petitioners to demonstrate specific support for key limitations in complex technical claims.

patent denied

Comcast Corporation et al. v.Entropic Communications LLC

· IPR2024-00445

Comcast Cable Communications lost its IPR challenge against Entropic Communications, LLC regarding claims related to cable network service group management. The PTAB denied the petition, finding insufficient evidence that the claimed features were obvious in light of prior art references.

patent denied

DISH Network L.L.C. et al. v.Entropic Communications, LLC

· IPR2024-00546

The PTAB denied the institution of IPR for DISH Network against Entropic Communications, finding that the Petitioner failed to show a reasonable likelihood of prevailing on any ground. The dispute centers on whether specific probe packet techniques in coaxial networks are obvious.

patent denied

DISH Network L.L.C. et al. v.Entropic Communications LLC

· IPR2024-00560

The PTAB denied institution of IPR for DISH Network against Entropic Communications, finding that the challenger failed to establish a reasonable likelihood of prevailing on grounds of obviousness. The challenge related to common bit-loading methods in broadband coaxial networks.

patent denied

Cox Communications, Inc. v.Entropic Communications LLC

· IPR2024-00578

Cox Communications' IPR challenge against Entropic Communications regarding network monitoring technology was denied by the PTAB. The Board found insufficient evidence to establish a reasonable likelihood of prevailing on grounds of obviousness over various prior art references.

patent denied

Motorola Mobility LLC v.Largan Precision Co., Ltd.

· IPR2024-00688

Motorola Mobility LLC's IPR challenge against Largan Precision Co., Ltd.'s optical component patent was denied by the PTAB. The Board found that Petitioner failed to demonstrate a reasonable likelihood of success in overcoming obviousness under 35 U.S.C. § 103.

patent denied

Google LLC v.Dialect LLC

· IPR2024-00746

Google LLC's attempt to invalidate Dialect LLC's speech recognition patent via IPR was denied by the PTAB. The Board found that Google failed to demonstrate a reasonable likelihood of success on its unpatentability grounds under 35 U.S.C. §§ 102 and 103. This decision maintains the validity of the '7398209 patent in the context of ongoing district court litigation.

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