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124 IP cases indexed. Covers patent matters.

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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

Juniper Networks, Inc v.Monarch Networking Solutions LLC

· IPR2024-00565

Juniper Networks successfully petitioned to challenge Monarch Networking Solutions' patent on grounds of obviousness (35 U.S.C. § 103). The Board found a reasonable likelihood of success, leading to the institution of the IPR proceedings against claims 1 and 5-8.

patent · Sep 1, 2024

Jeisys Medical Inc. et al. v.Serendia, LLC

· IPR2024-00383

During an IPR hearing, Jeisys Medical announced a settlement with SHEnB and Cartessa respondents, seeking to suspend the schedule until November 20.

patent instituted · Aug 28, 2024

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

· IPR2024-01315

BOE Technology Group Co., LTD successfully petitioned to institute an IPR against Optronic Sciences, LLC's patent 8158477. The Board found a reasonable likelihood of prevailing on obviousness grounds over multiple prior art references.

patent instituted · Aug 15, 2024

Motorola Solutions, Inc. et al. v.Stellar, LLC

· IPR2024-01314

Motorola Solutions successfully petitioned for the IPR institution on 20 claims of Stellar's '910 patent. The Board found sufficient evidence across multiple grounds of obviousness to overcome the Patent Owner’s request for discretionary denial, allowing the substantive challenge to proceed.

patent instituted · Aug 15, 2024

Motorola Solutions, Inc. et al. v.Stellar, LLC

· IPR2024-01313

Motorola Solutions successfully secured institution at the PTAB for its IPR challenge against Stellar, LLC's patent (10523901). The Board found a reasonable likelihood of success on all grounds, despite Patent Owner arguments regarding parallel district court litigation.

patent instituted · Aug 3, 2024

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

· IPR2024-00646

Aptiv Services challenged Microchip Technology's patent (9471074) in an IPR, arguing obviousness over Al-Shyoukh in view of Ivanov and Stanescu. The PTAB institution decision granted the petition, proceeding to trial on 18 claims.

patent instituted · Aug 2, 2024

Juniper Networks, Inc. v.Monarch Networking Solutions LLC

· IPR2024-00561

Juniper Networks successfully petitioned to institute IPR against Monarch Networking Solutions LLC regarding packet switching claims (Claims 1 and 6). The Board found sufficient evidence of obviousness over combinations of prior art references, including Wainner/Bocci and Kamite/Bocci.

patent instituted · Jul 24, 2024

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

· IPR2024-00979

Samsung Electronics successfully petitioned for institution of IPR against Cerence Operating Company, arguing that the patent claims related to SMS audio messaging were obvious over prior art references including Dolan and Freedman. The PTAB found a reasonable likelihood of prevailing on at least one claim, moving the case into active litigation.

patent instituted · Jul 24, 2024

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

· IPR2024-00978

The PTAB institution decision found a reasonable likelihood of prevailing for Samsung against Cerence regarding claims related to voice messaging in mobile devices. The Board accepted the Petitioner's mapping that prior art discloses key elements, despite challenges from the Patent Owner on claim definitions.

patent instituted · Jul 22, 2024

MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC. et al. v.Stellar, LLC

· IPR2024-01208

The PTAB instituted the IPR for 9912914, finding a reasonable likelihood of success on all challenged obviousness grounds (103). The petitioner argued that combinations of prior art references—including Yerazunis, Fiore, Ely, and Lewellen—would render claims 1-23 obvious to a POSITA.

patent instituted · Jul 22, 2024

MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC. et al. v.Stellar, LLC

· IPR2024-01207

The PTAB granted institution for the IPR proceeding, finding a reasonable likelihood of success for Motorola Solutions against Stellar LLC. The Board found sufficient evidence that combining prior art references would teach the challenged limitations, moving the case toward substantive obviousness analysis.

patent instituted · Jul 22, 2024

MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC. et al. v.Stellar, LLC

· IPR2024-01206

The PTAB instituted the IPR trial on all grounds for Motorola Solutions against Stellar LLC, finding persuasive arguments that claims are unpatentable over various prior art combinations. The Board found specific teachings in Yerazunis and Fiore supported the obviousness of key claims regarding surveillance data recording.

patent instituted · Jul 22, 2024

MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC. et al. v.Stellar, LLC

· IPR2024-01205

MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC. successfully convinced the PTAB to institute IPR proceedings against Stellar, LLC regarding patent 7593034. The Board found a reasonable likelihood of unpatentability under 35 U.S.C. § 103 based on combinations of prior art references like Yerazunis and Fiore. This moves the dispute into substantive trial phase.

patent instituted · Jul 3, 2024

Nintendo Co., Ltd. et al. v.American GNC Corporation

· IPR2024-00668

Nintendo successfully petitioned for institution against American GNC Corporation's patent claims regarding Inertial Measurement Units (IMUs). The Board found a reasonable likelihood of prevailing on at least one claim, despite procedural challenges raised by the Patent Owner.

patent instituted · Jul 3, 2024

Nintendo Co., Ltd. et al. v.American GNC Corporation

· IPR2024-00667

Nintendo Co., Ltd. et al. successfully petitioned to institute IPR against American GNC Corporation regarding angular rate measurement technology (Patent 6508122). The Board found sufficient evidence of obviousness under 103, allowing the case to proceed to trial.

patent denied · Jun 20, 2024

VusionGroup SA et al. v.Hanshow Technology Co., Ltd.

· IPR2024-01045

VusionGroup SA's IPR petition challenging Hanshow Technology Co., Ltd.'s patent was denied by the PTAB. The Board found insufficient evidence that the claimed technology, related to retail/warehouse automation and inventory management, was obvious over the cited prior art references.

patent instituted · May 7, 2024

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

· IPR2024-01134

BOE Technology Group Co., LTD successfully challenged five claims of Optronic Sciences LLC's '9406733 patent, demonstrating a reasonable likelihood of prevailing on unpatentability grounds. The Board issued an institution decision after construing the key term 'auxiliary electrode' to include bus lines and wires.

patent instituted · May 7, 2024

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

· IPR2024-01133

BOE Technology Group Co., LTD successfully petitioned to institute IPR proceedings against Optronic Sciences, LLC regarding display technology patents. The Board granted institution after a favorable claim construction of 'auxiliary electrode,' finding the petitioner demonstrated a reasonable likelihood of prevailing on key grounds.

patent instituted · May 7, 2024

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

· IPR2024-01130

BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd. successfully petitioned to institute an IPR against Optronic Sciences LLC's patent, leading to a trial decision. The Board found reasonable likelihood of prevailing regarding at least one challenged claim (5-9).

patent instituted · May 4, 2024

Google LLC v.Dialect LLC

· IPR2024-00752

Google LLC successfully secured the institution of its IPR against Dialect LLC's patent, challenging claims related to Natural Language Processing and Conversational AI. The Board found that prior art disclosure regarding context stack synchronization was sufficient to warrant further review under 35 U.S.C. § 103.

patent denied · May 4, 2024

Google LLC v.Dialect LLC

· IPR2024-00751

Google LLC's IPR challenge against Dialect LLC's patent was denied by the PTAB, finding insufficient evidence of obviousness over prior art (Coffman, Kennewick, Ross). The Board agreed with the Patent Owner that the prior art disclosures were too high-level to support the combination claimed.

patent denied · May 4, 2024

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.

patent denied · Apr 15, 2024

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

· IPR2024-00803

The PTAB denied Aptiv Services' IPR challenges against Microchip Technology regarding ESD protection circuits (Patent No. 7564665). The Board found the Petitioner failed to overcome obviousness grounds, rejecting claims based on impermissible hindsight and insufficient explanation of prior art combinations.

patent instituted · Apr 1, 2024

Datavant, Inc. et al. v.Vigilytics LLC

· IPR2024-00382

Datavant successfully challenged the validity of Vigilytics' patent 9665685 in an IPR proceeding. The PTAB found a reasonable likelihood of success on all grounds, instituting the case for further review.

patent instituted · Apr 1, 2024

Datavant, Inc. et al. v.Vigilytics LLC

· IPR2024-00381

Datavant, Inc. successfully challenged 20 claims of Vigilytics LLC's patent (10886012) in an IPR proceeding, arguing that the technology for de-identifying medical data was obvious over prior art references like Evenhaim and Murphy. The PTAB decided to institute the case, finding a reasonable likelihood Petitioner would prevail on at least one claim.

patent instituted · Mar 6, 2024

VusionGroup SA et al. v.Hanshow Technology Co., Ltd.

· IPR2024-00963

The PTAB institution decision was granted for the petitioner VusionGroup SA against Hanshow Technology Co., Ltd.'s patent, covering object detection and video surveillance systems. The Board found that the prior art reference Bedros disclosed or suggested all limitations of Claim 1 and its dependent claims under 35 U.S.C. § 103. This decision allows the petitioner to proceed with invalidity challenges based on obviousness and anticipation grounds.

patent terminated or settled · Feb 21, 2024

Arm Limited v.ICPillar LLC

· IPR2024-00566

Arm Limited and ICPillar LLC settled their dispute over U.S. Patent 9,367,657, leading to a joint motion that terminated the inter partes review. The Board granted confidentiality for the settlement agreement and dismissed the proceedings.

patent instituted · Feb 21, 2024

Arm Limited v.ICPillar LLC

· IPR2024-00566

Arm Limited successfully secured institution for its IPR challenge against ICPillar LLC's patent 9367657, challenging claims based on obviousness over Banerjee and Rompaey/CoWare. The Board granted institution after the Petitioner mitigated concerns regarding parallel litigation in District Court.

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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