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Kevin W. Cherry

82 IP cases indexed. Covers patent matters.

Cases Presided Over

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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 terminated or settled · Jun 28, 2024

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

· IPR2024-01108

Bombardier Recreational Products and MHL Custom settled their inter partes review, leading the PTAB to terminate the proceeding. The Board granted the joint motion and kept the settlement confidential.

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.

· IPR2024-00724

The Integration Group of Americas and SitePro settled their dispute over U.S. Patent 8,649,909, leading the PTAB to terminate the IPR before trial.

patent terminated or settled · Apr 15, 2024

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

· IPR2024-00740

The Integration Group and SitePro settled their dispute over U.S. Patent 11,726,504 B2 before the IPR was instituted, leading the PTAB to terminate the proceeding.

patent terminated or settled · Apr 15, 2024

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

· IPR2024-00739

The Integration Group of Americas and SitePro settled their IPR dispute over patent 9,898,014, leading the PTAB to terminate the proceeding before trial.

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 · Apr 15, 2024

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

· IPR2024-00742

The IPR against SitePro’s patent 11,294,403 was terminated after the parties settled the dispute, including related district‑court litigation, before any trial was instituted.

patent terminated or settled · Apr 15, 2024

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

· IPR2024-00741

The Integration Group of Americas and SitePro settled their IPR dispute over patent 10,488,871 B2. The parties filed a joint motion to terminate, and the Board granted the termination and confidentiality request.

patent terminated or settled · Apr 15, 2024

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

· IPR2024-00737

The Integration Group of Americas and SitePro settled their PTAB dispute over Patent 11,175,680 B2. The parties filed a joint motion to terminate, which the Board granted, ending the proceeding before trial.

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.

patent instituted · Feb 1, 2024

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

· IPR2024-00366

TCL Industries Holdings Co., Ltd. successfully challenged ATI Technologies ULC's patent claims under 35 U.S.C. § 103, focusing on obviousness over multiple prior art combinations. The PTAB found a reasonable likelihood of success for the petitioner on specific grounds, leading to an institution decision.

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