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Kevin W. Cherry

48 IP cases indexed. Covers patent matters.

Cases Presided Over

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patent denied · Oct 18, 2024

Nokia of America Corp. et al. v.Pegasus Wireless Innovation LLC

· IPR2025-00037

The PTAB denied institution of an IPR challenging Nokia's wireless connection patents against Pegasus Wireless. The denial was based on the Fintiv factors, citing significant investment and proximity to a parallel district court trial date.

patent denied · Sep 30, 2024

Cooler Master Co., Ltd. v.Asetek Danmark A/S et al.

· IPR2024-01497

Cooler Master Co., Ltd.'s IPR petition against Asetek Danmark A/S was denied by the PTAB, failing to meet the reasonable likelihood of prevailing standard. The Board found insufficient evidence that the claimed liquid-cooling systems were obvious over prior art references like Duan and Shin.

patent terminated or settled · Sep 17, 2024

Bombardier Recreational Products Inc. v.MHL Custom, Inc.

· IPR2024-01391

Bombardier Recreational Products and MHL Custom settled their inter partes review, leading the PTAB to terminate the proceeding. The settlement agreement was deemed confidential and kept separate from the patent record.

patent instituted · Sep 12, 2024

SAVANT TECHNOLOGIES LLC d/b/a GE LIGHTING et al. v.Feit Electric Company, Inc.

· IPR2025-00260

The PTAB granted institution of an IPR against Feit Electric’s 8604678 LED patent, covering claims 1 and 11‑14, and ordered consolidation with a related IPR. Petitioner demonstrated a reasonable likelihood of prevailing on obviousness grounds.

patent terminated or settled · Jul 28, 2024

Hugging Face, Inc. v.FriendliAI Inc.

· IPR2024-01234

Hugging Face and FriendliAI settled their dispute over U.S. Patent 11,442,775 B1, leading the PTAB to terminate the IPR before institution. The settlement documents were ordered to be kept confidential.

patent denied · Jul 18, 2024

M&A Ventures, LLC et al. v.Autoscribe Corporation

· IPR2024-01159

The PTAB denied an IPR petition filed by M&A Ventures against Autoscribe Corporation's payment processing patent. The Board found the petitioner failed to demonstrate a reasonable likelihood of prevailing on unpatentability assertions, particularly regarding claim construction and prior art limitations.

patent terminated or settled · Jun 28, 2024

Bombardier Recreational Products Inc. v.MHL Custom, Inc.

· IPR2024-01107

Bombardier Recreational Products and MHL Custom settled their IPR dispute, leading the PTAB to terminate the review of patent 9,586,659. The settlement agreement was kept confidential under statutory provisions.

patent denied · Jun 15, 2024

BESTWAY (USA), INC. et al. v.Intex Marketing Ltd. et al.

· PGR2024-00036

Bestway challenged Intex's patent, but the PTAB denied institution because Intex had statutorily disclaimed all claims. The Board also declined to enter an adverse judgment against Intex.

patent denied · Jun 11, 2024

Nuvei Technologies, Inc. et al. v.Autoscribe Corporation

· IPR2025-00089

The PTAB denied institution of an IPR petition filed by Nuvei Technologies against Autoscribe Corporation's payment processing patents. The Board found that the petitioner failed to demonstrate a reasonable likelihood of prevailing on obviousness grounds, specifically regarding negative limitations in tokenization claims.

patent denied · Jun 6, 2024

Shenzhen Waydoo Intelligence Technology Co., Ltd. v.MHL Custom, Inc.

· IPR2024-00999

The PTAB denied an Inter Partes Review petition against MHL Custom's patent (9586659) filed by Shenzhen Waydoo Intelligence. The denial was based on the petition being time-barred under 35 U.S.C. § 315(b), as Petitioner had already lost related litigation using the same prior art.

patent denied · Jun 6, 2024

Shenzhen Waydoo Intelligence Technology Co., Ltd. v.MHL Custom, Inc.

· IPR2024-00998

The PTAB denied institution of IPR for Patent 9,359,044 B2, finding the petition time-barred. The denial followed the rejection of a motion to join because the petitioner had already challenged the patent's validity in district court.

patent instituted · May 21, 2024

Ascend Elements, Inc. v.Duesenfeld GmbH

· IPR2024-00948

Ascend Elements, Inc. successfully convinced the PTAB to institute trial in its IPR against Duesenfeld GmbH regarding battery recycling technology. The Board found a reasonable likelihood of prevailing on at least one ground of obviousness over multiple prior art references.

patent Final Written Decision · May 7, 2024

BOE Technology Group Co., LTD v.Optronic Sciences, LLC

· IPR2024-01133

The PTAB issued a Final Written Decision finding all 13 claims unpatentable by preponderance of the evidence. The Board found that the challenged claims were obvious over various combinations of prior art references, including Weaver combined with Lee ’053 and Song.

patent Final Written Decision · May 7, 2024

BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd. v.Optronic Sciences LLC

· IPR2024-01130

The PTAB issued a Final Written Decision finding claims 5 and 6 of patent 7168842 unpatentable based on anticipation (Uekusa) and obviousness (Uekusa/Isoda). Claims 7-9 were not proven unpatentable due to claim clarity issues.

patent terminated or settled · Apr 15, 2024

The Integration Group of America, Inc. v.SitePro, Inc.

· IPR2024-00738

The Integration Group of America and SitePro settled their IPR dispute over Patent 9,342,078 before trial. The parties filed a joint motion to terminate, and the Board granted the termination, treating the settlement as confidential.

patent terminated or settled · Feb 26, 2024

Cimbra SRL et al. v.3U Vision SRL

· PGR2024-00018

CIMBRIA SRL and 3U Vision settled their dispute over U.S. Patent 11,666,947, leading to a joint motion that terminated the post‑grant review. The Board granted the termination and ordered the settlement agreement to remain confidential.

patent instituted · Feb 26, 2024

Cimbra SRL et al. v.3U Vision SRL

· PGR2024-00018

Cimbra SRL challenged 3U Vision's optical sorting patent (11666947) on grounds of obviousness and indefiniteness, specifically over the prior art reference ElMasry. The PTAB preliminarily agreed that it is more likely than not that at least one claim would be unpatentable, instituting the proceeding for trial phase.

patent terminated or settled · Feb 1, 2024

TCL INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS CO., LTD. v.ATI Technologies ULC

· IPR2024-00366

The IPR concerning patent 8,760,454 was terminated after the parties reached a settlement. Realtek and ATI filed a joint motion to end the proceeding, and the Board granted the termination under 35 U.S.C. §317.

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