Judge Profile

Michael L. Woods

10 IP cases indexed. Covers patent matters.

Cases Presided Over

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patent instituted

SCOUT ENERGY MANAGEMENT, LLC et al. v.Pilot Intellectual Property, LLC et al.

· IPR2024-00385

SCOUT ENERGY MANAGEMENT successfully convinced the PTAB to institute an IPR against Pilot Intellectual Property, LLC regarding claims related to natural gas liquid recovery and CO2 reinjection. The Board found a reasonable likelihood of obviousness over Aycaguer in view of Soldati for several key claims.

patent instituted

Ilooda Co., Ltd. et al. v.Serendia, LLC

· IPR2024-00386

Jeisys Medical Inc.'s IPR challenge against Serendia, LLC's '836 patent was instituted by the PTAB. The Board determined that the Petitioner's grounds of obviousness over prior art like Ganz were plausible and warranted further proceedings. This decision moves the dispute toward a trial phase in the medical device technology space.

patent denied

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 denied

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 terminated or settled

SCOUT ENERGY MANAGEMENT, LLC et al. v.Pilot Intellectual Property, LLC et al.

· IPR2024-00385

Scout Energy Management and Chevron settled with Pilot Intellectual Property, resulting in a joint motion that terminated the IPR on patent 8,505,332. The Board granted the termination and kept the settlement confidential.

patent terminated or settled

EndyMed Medical Ltd. et al. v.Serendia, LLC

· IPR2024-00842

EndyMed Medical and Serendia settled their inter partes review of U.S. Patent 9,480,836, leading the PTAB to terminate the proceeding. The settlement agreement is treated as confidential business information.

patent terminated or settled

Ilooda Co., Ltd. et al. v.Serendia, LLC

· IPR2024-00386

The PTAB granted a joint motion to terminate the IPR for Jeisys Medical Inc. after the parties settled their dispute. The settlement agreement was ordered to be kept confidential, and the proceeding remains open only for EndyMed petitioners.

patent terminated or settled

Ilooda Co., Ltd. et al. v.Serendia, LLC

· IPR2024-00386

Endymed Medical and Serendia settled their inter partes review of U.S. Patent 9,480,836, leading the PTAB to terminate the proceeding under 35 U.S.C. § 317.

patent terminated or settled

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 terminated or settled

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.

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