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Lisa A. Murray

44 IP cases indexed. Covers patent matters.

Cases Presided Over

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patent instituted · Nov 2, 2025

Yealink (USA) Network Technology Co., Ltd. and Yealink Network Technology Co., Ltd. v.Barco N.V.

· IPR2025-00598

Yealink successfully petitioned to invalidate claims of Barco N.V.'s '347 patent, establishing a reasonable likelihood of prevailing on grounds of obviousness (103) and anticipation (102). The Board found that combinations of prior art references taught all limitations for key claims related to unified communications systems.

patent instituted · Oct 2, 2025

Yealink (USA) Network Technology Co., Ltd. and Yealink Network Technology Co., Ltd. v.Barco N.V.

· IPR2025-00597

Yealink Network Technology Co., Ltd. successfully convinced the PTAB to institute IPR proceedings against Barco N.V.'s patent, arguing obviousness under 35 U.S.C. § 103. The Board found sufficient evidence of obviousness over Beel and Dinka for at least one claim, leading to a trial date.

patent instituted · Sep 5, 2025

Carbyne, Inc. et al. v.Tritech Software Systems et al.

· IPR2025-00959

Carbyne successfully instituted IPR proceedings against Tritech Software Systems regarding emergency SMS/geolocation technology. The Board found a reasonable likelihood of prevailing on multiple grounds of obviousness (103) over various combinations of prior art references, including Brooks and SARLOC.

patent terminated or settled · Jun 6, 2025

Google LLC v.POINTWISE VENTURES, LLC

· IPR2025-01102

Google and Pointwise Ventures settled their IPR dispute over U.S. Patent 8,471,812 before trial. The Board granted the joint motion to terminate and treated the settlement agreement as confidential.

patent terminated or settled · Apr 6, 2025

Orca Security Ltd. v.Wiz, Inc.

· IPR2025-01087

Orca Security and Wiz settled their inter partes review dispute, leading the PTAB to terminate the proceeding under 35 U.S.C. §317. The settlement agreement is kept confidential per the Board’s order.

patent terminated or settled · Apr 6, 2025

Orca Security Ltd. v.Wiz, Inc.

· IPR2025-01085

Orca Security and Wiz settled their inter partes review dispute, leading the PTAB to terminate the proceeding after it had been instituted. The Board granted the joint motion and kept the settlement agreement confidential.

patent terminated or settled · Apr 6, 2025

Orca Security Ltd. v.Wiz, Inc.

· IPR2025-01084

Orca Security and Wiz settled their dispute, leading the PTAB to terminate the inter partes review of patent 11,929,896. The Board accepted the joint motion and kept the settlement agreement confidential.

patent instituted · Apr 6, 2025

Orca Security Ltd. v.Wiz, Inc.

· IPR2025-01087

Orca Security Ltd. successfully petitioned to institute IPR against Wiz, Inc.'s patent covering AI Model Risk Detection. The Board found a reasonable likelihood of prevailing based on obviousness over the combination of Shua and Lang patents.

patent instituted · Apr 6, 2025

Orca Security Ltd. v.Wiz, Inc.

· IPR2025-01085

Orca Security Ltd. successfully petitioned to institute IPR against Wiz, Inc., challenging claims related to External Attack Surface Management (EASM). The Board adopted the petitioner's arguments that the claimed methods are obvious over prior art combining Calvo and Nguyen.

patent denied · Apr 6, 2025

Orca Security Ltd. v.Wiz, Inc.

· IPR2025-01086

The PTAB denied institution of an IPR challenge against Wiz, Inc.'s cybersecurity patent (12001549) because the petitioner, Orca Security Ltd., maintained inconsistent claim construction positions across different legal forums.

patent instituted · Apr 6, 2025

Orca Security Ltd. v.Wiz, Inc.

· IPR2025-01084

Orca Security Ltd. successfully convinced the PTAB to institute IPR on all 29 claims of Wiz, Inc.'s patent based on obviousness (35 U.S.C. § 103). The Board found that a combination of Ross, Agarwal, and Biran teaches every limitation of Claim 1, establishing a reasonable likelihood of unpatentability.

patent denied · Apr 6, 2025

Orca Security Ltd. v.Wiz, Inc.

· IPR2025-01083

Orca Security Ltd.'s IPR challenge against Wiz, Inc.'s patent was denied by the PTAB. The Board found that Orca failed to demonstrate a reasonable likelihood of prevailing on any challenged claim, specifically regarding the required 'list of abnormal connections' feature.

patent denied · Apr 4, 2025

Home Depot U.S.A., Inc. v.H2 Intellect LLC

· IPR2025-00480

Home Depot U.S.A., Inc.'s IPR petition against H2 Intellect LLC's location-based content delivery patent was denied by the PTAB. The Board found that the petitioner failed to demonstrate a reasonable likelihood of prevailing on any challenged claim, citing insufficient teaching or suggestion in the prior art.

patent denied · Jan 17, 2025

Wiz, Inc. v.Orca Security Ltd.

· IPR2025-00442

The PTAB denied Wiz, Inc.'s request to institute an IPR against Orca Security Ltd., because the patent owner had statutorily disclaimed all challenged claims.

patent denied · Jan 17, 2025

Wiz, Inc. v.Orca Security Ltd.

· IPR2025-00441

The PTAB denied Wiz, Inc.'s IPR petition against Orca Security Ltd. because the Patent Owner had disclaimed all challenged claims prior to institution.

patent terminated or settled · Jan 4, 2025

Inter IKEA Systems B.V. v.POINTWISE VENTURES, LLC

· IPR2025-00798

Inter IKEA Systems and Pointwise Ventures settled their dispute over U.S. Patent 8,471,812, leading the PTAB to terminate the IPR before institution. The settlement agreement was ordered to be kept confidential under 37 C.F.R. § 42.74.

patent instituted · Dec 20, 2024

Microsoft Corporation et al. v.X1 Discovery, Inc.

· IPR2025-00255

Microsoft Corporation successfully petitioned to institute IPR against X1 Discovery's patent over information retrieval claims. The Board found sufficient evidence of obviousness based on a combination of prior art references, including Wilcox and Londergan. This decision allows Microsoft to proceed with challenging the validity of key search indexing patents.

patent instituted · Dec 20, 2024

Microsoft Corporation et al. v.X1 Discovery, Inc.

· IPR2025-00254

Microsoft Corporation et al. successfully challenged the patentability of X1 Discovery's search indexing claims before the PTAB. The Board found a reasonable likelihood that the claims are obvious over combinations of prior art references, leading to institution.

patent instituted · Dec 19, 2024

Microsoft Corporation et al. v.X1 Discovery, Inc.

· IPR2025-00253

Microsoft Corporation successfully petitioned for institution in an IPR against X1 Discovery's patent on Information Retrieval/Search Indexing. The Board found a reasonable likelihood of prevailing under § 103, specifically regarding the combination of prior art references (Wilcox, Londergan, Raskin, Wu).

patent instituted · Dec 13, 2024

Tessell, Inc. v.Nutanix, Inc.

· IPR2025-00298

Tessell, Inc. successfully convinced the PTAB to institute IPR proceedings against Nutanix, Inc., regarding database provisioning technology. The Board found that Tessell demonstrated a reasonable likelihood of prevailing on obviousness grounds over multiple prior art combinations.

patent instituted · Nov 18, 2024

Innoscience America, Inc. et al. v.Infineon Technologies Americas Corp.

· IPR2025-00175

The PTAB instituted the IPR challenge by Innoscience America against Infineon Technologies' patent covering semiconductor devices. The Board found a reasonable likelihood of anticipation for several claims over the prior art reference Usui, while also finding merit in the obviousness arguments.

patent instituted · Nov 14, 2024

Innoscience America, Inc. et al. v.Infineon Technologies Americas Corp.

· IPR2025-00094

The PTAB granted institution of IPR for Innoscience America against Infineon Technologies, challenging 16 claims related to merged cascode transistors. The Board found a reasonable likelihood of unpatentability based on prior art combinations.

patent denied · Oct 17, 2024

Google LLC et al. v.Cerence Operating Company et al.

· IPR2024-01465

The PTAB denied institution of an IPR challenging Google and Samsung's claims against Cerence. The denial was based on the advanced stage of parallel district court litigation, which weighed heavily in favor of preventing duplicative proceedings.

patent denied · Oct 16, 2024

Google LLC et al. v.Cerence Operating Company et al.

· IPR2024-01464

The PTAB denied institution of an IPR filed by Google and Samsung against Cerence regarding voice command detection methods. The denial was based on the advanced stage of a parallel district court litigation, making institutional review inefficient.

patent denied · Sep 17, 2024

Intel Corporation et al. v.InterDigital, Inc.

· IPR2024-01441

Intel Corporation's IPR challenge against InterDigital, Inc.'s patent was denied by the PTAB. The Board found that Petitioner failed to demonstrate a material error under the Advanced Bionics framework and that arguments were previously presented during prosecution.

patent terminated or settled · Sep 8, 2024

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al. v.Cerence Operating Company et al.

· IPR2024-01267

Samsung and Cerence jointly moved to terminate IPR2024-01267 after reaching a settlement. The Board granted the motion, treating the settlement as confidential and ending the proceeding.

patent instituted · Sep 8, 2024

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al. v.Cerence Operating Company et al.

· IPR2024-01267

Samsung Electronics challenged Cerence Operating Company’s patentability over handwriting recognition and text input features, arguing obviousness using prior art from Arai and Fenwick. The PTAB institution decision found a reasonable likelihood of prevailing on multiple claims, advancing the IPR challenge.

patent instituted · Sep 2, 2024

Microsoft Corporation et al. v.InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc. et al.

· IPR2024-00538

Microsoft Corporation successfully challenged InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.'s patent claims in a PTAB decision. The Board found that the petitioner demonstrated a reasonable likelihood of prevailing on all asserted grounds regarding anticipation and obviousness. This institution decision keeps the dispute alive for further review.

patent instituted · Sep 2, 2024

Microsoft Corporation et al. v.InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc. et al.

· IPR2024-00537

The PTAB instituted an IPR challenge against InterDigital's patent 8737933, finding a reasonable likelihood of prevailing for Microsoft. The Board rejected the Patent Owner's attempt to secure discretionary denial, moving the case to the merits phase.

patent final · Sep 2, 2024

Microsoft Corporation et al. v.InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc. et al.

· IPR2024-00538

The Board upheld the validity of patent 9173054 after finding that the priority date (December 22, 2009) disqualified all cited prior art under Sections 102 and 103. The Patent Owner successfully argued that the ancestor application sufficiently described both Bluetooth detection and Wi-Fi data transfer methods.

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