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Kevin F. Turner

44 IP cases indexed. Covers patent matters.

Cases Presided Over

44 cases indexed | Page 1 of 2

patent instituted · Dec 4, 2025

ClearCorrect Operating, LLC et al. v.Align Technology, Inc.

· IPR2025-00816

ClearCorrect Operating challenged Align Technology's dental treatment planning patent (11,369,456 B2) before the PTAB. The Board found a reasonable likelihood of prevailing on Ground 1, based on obviousness over Chishti-511, Chishti-876, and Sachdeva.

patent denied · Dec 4, 2025

ClearCorrect Operating, LLC et al. v.Align Technology, Inc.

· IPR2025-00815

ClearCorrect Operating lost its IPR challenge against Align Technology's '879 patent in a PTAB decision focused on obviousness. The Board rejected the petitioner’s argument that combining prior art references would render the claims obvious, upholding the validity of the challenged technology in orthodontics.

patent denied · Dec 4, 2025

ClearCorrect Operating, LLC et al. v.Align Technology, Inc.

· IPR2025-00814

ClearCorrect Operating lost its IPR challenge against Align Technology regarding dental treatment planning technology. The PTAB ruled that the claimed obviousness over prior art was not demonstrated, upholding the validity of the patent claims.

patent instituted · Oct 4, 2025

ClearCorrect Operating, LLC et al. v.Align Technology, Inc.

· IPR2025-00817

ClearCorrect Operating successfully moved its IPR against Align Technology's dental scanning patent to the trial phase. The Board found a reasonable likelihood of prevailing on at least one claim, leading to institution on all 20 claims.

patent instituted · Jul 2, 2025

Apple Inc. v.Proxense, LLC

· IPR2025-00562

Apple Inc.'s IPR challenge against Proxense, LLC was instituted by the PTAB, focusing on obviousness over multiple prior art references. The Board found sufficient evidence that Apple demonstrated a reasonable likelihood of prevailing on its unpatentability assertions regarding digital key and biometric security systems.

patent terminated or settled · Jun 27, 2025

Apple Inc. v.Vampire Labs, LLC

· IPR2025-01215

Apple and Vampire Labs reached a settlement, prompting a joint motion that led the PTAB to terminate the inter partes review of patent 8,358,103. The Board granted the termination without addressing the merits.

patent denied · May 28, 2025

Caption Health, Inc. et al. v.University of British Columbia

· IPR2025-01066

Caption Health, Inc.'s IPR challenge against the University of British Columbia's patent was denied by the PTAB. The Board found that the combination of prior art references failed to teach or suggest critical elements related to quality assessment in echocardiographic image analysis.

patent mixed - some claims cancelled, some upheld · Apr 4, 2025

ZF Active Safety and Electronics US LLC v.Facet Technology Corp.

· IPR2025-00749

Mobileye Global successfully convinced the PTAB that several claims of Facet Technology's patent were obvious in light of prior art references Gallagher and Schofield. The Board found Claims 1-4, 8-13 unpatentable based on a combination of these references, while upholding the validity of other claims (5-7, 14-16).

patent all challenged claims upheld · Apr 4, 2025

ZF Active Safety and Electronics US LLC v.Facet Technology Corp.

· IPR2025-00748

Mobileye Global's challenge to Facet Technology Corp.'s road sign recognition patent failed before the PTAB, upholding claim 15 of U.S. Patent No. 9335255. The Board found insufficient evidence that combining prior art references would render the claimed method obvious under 35 U.S.C. § 103.

patent terminated or settled · Mar 1, 2025

AT&T Services, Inc. et al. v.Adaptive Spectrum and Signal Alignment, Inc.

· IPR2025-00395

Nokia and Adaptive Spectrum reached a settlement that led to the termination of an IPR challenge to Patent 7,428,669 before any trial was instituted. The Board granted the joint motion to terminate and kept the settlement confidential.

patent terminated or settled · Jan 25, 2025

Samsung Electronics America, Inc. et al. v.Koninklijke KPN N.V.

· IPR2025-00534

Samsung and Dutch telecom KPN settled their disputes, leading the PTAB to terminate six inter partes review proceedings before any hearing. The settlement agreement is kept confidential under statutory provisions.

patent all challenged claims unpatentable · Jan 25, 2025

Samsung Electronics America, Inc. et al. v.Koninklijke KPN N.V.

· IPR2025-00533

The PTAB held that Samsung’s challenge to KPN’s RE48,089 patent was successful, finding all asserted claims unpatentable for obviousness over Olofsson and Kuruvilla. The Board adopted the petitioner’s claim construction for “coverage assessment” and rejected the patent owner’s arguments about distinct elements and operational networks.

patent terminated or settled · Jan 20, 2025

Samsung Electronics America, Inc. et al. v.Koninklijke KPN N.V.

· IPR2025-00504

Samsung and Dutch telecom KPN settled their dispute, filing a joint motion that led the PTAB to terminate the inter partes review of KPN’s patent before institution. The settlement agreement is to be kept confidential.

patent terminated or settled · Jan 18, 2025

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al. v.Koninklijke KPN N.V.

· IPR2025-00512

Samsung Electronics and KPN settled their disputes and jointly moved to terminate six inter partes review proceedings, including IPR2025-00512 covering U.S. Patent 8,881,235. The Board granted the termination and ordered the settlement agreement to be kept confidential.

patent terminated or settled · Jan 17, 2025

Samsung Electronics America, Inc. et al. v.Koninklijke KPN N.V.

· IPR2025-00503

Samsung and KPN settled their inter partes review disputes, leading the PTAB to terminate six IPRs before institution. The settlement agreement was ordered kept confidential.

patent terminated or settled · Jan 17, 2025

Samsung Electronics America, Inc. et al. v.Koninklijke KPN N.V.

· IPR2025-00502

Samsung Electronics and Dutch telecom firm KPN settled their disputes, prompting the PTAB to terminate six inter partes review proceedings before they were instituted.

patent terminated or settled · Jan 17, 2025

AT&T Services, Inc. et al. v.Adaptive Spectrum and Signal Alignment, Inc.

· IPR2025-00451

AT&T and Nokia jointly moved to terminate IPR 2025‑00451 against Adaptive Spectrum's patent 9,954,631, filing a confidential settlement agreement. The PTAB granted the termination, ending the proceeding before any trial was instituted.

patent denied · Oct 31, 2024

Charter Communications, Inc. et al. v.Adaptive Spectrum and Signal Alignment, Inc.

· IPR2025-00087

The PTAB denied Charter Communications' IPR against Adaptive Spectrum, citing the Fintiv factors and lack of compelling merits despite strong arguments regarding network optimization technology.

patent denied · Oct 25, 2024

Charter Communications, Inc. et al. v.Adaptive Spectrum and Signal Alignment, Inc.

· IPR2025-00013

The PTAB denied Charter Communications' IPR against Adaptive Spectrum for patent 11770313, citing the advanced scheduling and substantial investment in a parallel district court lawsuit.

patent denied · Oct 25, 2024

Charter Communications, Inc. et al. v.Adaptive Spectrum and Signal Alignment, Inc.

· IPR2025-00012

The PTAB denied Charter Communications' request to institute IPR against Adaptive Spectrum regarding patent 10848398. The denial was based on the proximity of a related district court trial date and the perceived lack of strong merits.

patent denied · Oct 16, 2024

Apple Inc. v.Proxense, LLC

· IPR2024-01486

The PTAB denied Apple Inc.'s request to institute an IPR against Proxense's patent 8352730. The Board found that Apple failed to demonstrate a reasonable likelihood of success, particularly concerning the justification for filing multiple petitions.

patent denied · Oct 16, 2024

Apple Inc. v.Proxense, LLC

· IPR2024-01485

The PTAB denied Apple Inc.'s request to institute an IPR against Proxense's patent 8,886,954, finding that the petition did not warrant institution as a second challenge.

patent denied · Oct 15, 2024

Innolux Corporation v.Phenix Longhorn, LLC

· IPR2025-00044

The PTAB denied the IPR petition filed by Innolux Corporation against Phenix Longhorn, LLC regarding LCD Gamma Correction technology. The denial was based primarily on Petitioner's failure to properly construct 'means-plus-function' limitations under 35 U.S.C. § 112 ¶ 6.

patent denied · Oct 15, 2024

Innolux Corporation v.Phenix Longhorn LLC

· IPR2025-00043

The PTAB denied Innolux Corporation's IPR petition against Phenix Longhorn LLC, citing the proximity of a parallel district court trial date to the statutory deadline.

patent denied · Sep 17, 2024

Charter Communications, Inc. v.Adaptive Spectrum and Signal Alignment, Inc.

· IPR2024-01379

The PTAB denied institution for Charter Communications' IPR against Adaptive Spectrum, citing Fintiv factors and the proximity of trial. The Board adopted a construction of 'periodically monitor' meaning 'monitor at regular intervals of time.'

patent instituted · Sep 2, 2024

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al. v.Staton Techiya LLC

· IPR2024-00559

The PTAB granted institution of IPR for Samsung against Staton Techiya regarding U.S. Patent 11,610,587, focusing on audio management and sonic signature detection.

patent instituted · Aug 30, 2024

Apple Inc. v.Varia Holdings LLC

· IPR2024-01364

Apple Inc.'s IPR challenge against Varia Holdings LLC regarding RFID/Bluetooth integration has been instituted by the PTAB. The Board found sufficient grounds to proceed, focusing on obviousness over prior art combining Bluetooth transceivers and headsets.

patent instituted · Aug 30, 2024

Apple Inc. v.Varia Holdings LLC

· IPR2024-01363

Apple Inc. successfully petitioned the PTAB, leading to the institution of an IPR against Varia Holdings LLC's patent (9405947). The Board found a reasonable likelihood that several claims are unpatentable over prior art combinations.

patent instituted · Aug 30, 2024

Apple Inc. v.Varia Holdings LLC

· IPR2024-01362

Apple Inc. successfully petitioned the PTAB against Varia Holdings LLC's RFID patent, demonstrating a reasonable likelihood that at least one claim was unpatentable. The Board granted institution based on obviousness over prior art references like Willgert and Mooney.

patent final · Aug 30, 2024

Apple Inc. v.Varia Holdings LLC

· IPR2024-01364

The PTAB found all 39 claims of patent 8127984 unpatentable under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a). The Board concluded that the claimed 'functional emulation' was obvious when combining prior art references like Willgert and Mooney.

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