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Michael R. Zecher

63 IP cases indexed. Covers patent matters.

Cases Presided Over

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patent instituted · Jun 20, 2024

NXP USA, INC. et al. v.ParkerVision, Inc.

· IPR2024-01066

The PTAB instituted an IPR against NXP’s challenge to ParkerVision’s ’177 patent, focusing on claim 14, and granted NXP’s motion to join the parallel Texas Instruments IPR.

patent denied · Jun 17, 2024

Cisco Systems, Inc. v.Video Solutions Pte. Ltd.

· IPR2024-00922

Cisco Systems lost its IPR challenge against Video Solutions Pte. Ltd., with the PTAB rejecting claims of obviousness over Larson and Cai. The Board found that Petitioner failed to provide sufficient technical explanation for how a person skilled in the art would combine prior art references.

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 · May 31, 2024

AT&T Services Inc. et al. v.Innovative Sonic Limited

· IPR2024-00991

AT&T Services Inc. failed to convince the PTAB that its claims were unpatentable over prior art references Centonza and Han. The Board denied institution, finding no reasonable likelihood of prevailing on either anticipation or obviousness grounds. This decision maintains the validity of Innovative Sonic Limited's patent in cellular network connectivity.

patent all challenged claims unpatentable · May 24, 2024

WIZ, Inc. v.Orca Security Ltd.

· IPR2024-00865

The PTAB held that Wiz’s challenge to Orca’s ’685 patent succeeded, finding all 22 claims obvious over multiple cloud‑security references.

patent all challenged claims unpatentable · May 24, 2024

WIZ, Inc. v.Orca Security Ltd.

· IPR2024-00863

Wiz successfully challenged Orca Security’s 11,663,031 patent covering virtual‑machine snapshot security. The PTAB found all 16 claims obvious over a combination of prior art references and declared them unpatentable.

patent all challenged claims unpatentable · May 24, 2024

WIZ, Inc. v.Orca Security Ltd.

· IPR2024-00864

The PTAB held that all 25 claims of Orca Security’s cloud‑security patent are unpatentable as obvious over prior‑art references Veselov, Hufsmith, and Hutchins. The decision follows a thorough obviousness analysis and affirms the petitioner’s position.

patent · May 24, 2024

WIZ, Inc. v.Orca Security Ltd.

· IPR2024-00865

The PTAB issued an errata to correct a grammatical mistake in the Final Written Decision of IPR2024-00865 concerning patent 11,693,685. The correction clarifies the Board’s language about Hufsmith’s teaching on detecting sensitive data.

patent instituted · May 24, 2024

WIZ, Inc. v.Orca Security Ltd.

· IPR2024-00865

WIZ, Inc. successfully navigated the institution phase of an IPR against Orca Security Ltd., demonstrating a reasonable likelihood of prevailing on its obviousness claims (35 U.S.C. § 103). The Board preliminarily agreed with Wiz's claim construction arguments regarding snapshot analysis and API usage based on prior art references.

patent instituted · May 24, 2024

WIZ, Inc. v.Orca Security Ltd.

· IPR2024-00864

WIZ, Inc. successfully convinced the PTAB to institute an IPR against Orca Security Ltd.'s patent covering virtualization and cloud security. The Board found sufficient evidence that the combination of prior art references would render the claims obvious, leading to a trial.

patent instituted · May 24, 2024

WIZ, Inc. v.Orca Security Ltd.

· IPR2024-00863

WIZ, Inc. successfully convinced the PTAB to institute its IPR against Orca Security Ltd.'s patent (11663031) in cybersecurity/cloud computing. The Board found a reasonable likelihood of success on multiple grounds of obviousness (103), particularly regarding the combination of prior art references Veselov and Price.

patent instituted · May 21, 2024

MediaTek Inc. et al. v.ParkerVision, Inc.

· IPR2024-00796

MediaTek Inc.'s IPR petition against ParkerVision, Inc. was instituted by the PTAB, establishing a reasonable likelihood of prevailing on obviousness grounds. The petitioner successfully argued that combining Nevo and Avitabile renders claims 1-20 unpatentable in wireless communication systems.

patent denied · May 18, 2024

Texas Instruments Incorporated v.ParkerVision, Inc.

· IPR2024-00934

RPX's petition to invalidate ParkerVision's down-conversion patent was denied by the PTAB, which found no reasonable likelihood of success on the asserted anticipation and obviousness grounds.

patent instituted · May 18, 2024

Texas Instruments Incorporated v.ParkerVision, Inc.

· IPR2024-00936

Texas Instruments (Petitioner) successfully secured institution of its Inter Partes Review petition against ParkerVision's patent (9118528). The Board found a reasonable likelihood of obviousness over combinations including Tayloe, TI Datasheet, and Macnally.

patent instituted · May 18, 2024

Texas Instruments Incorporated v.ParkerVision, Inc.

· IPR2024-00935

Texas Instruments Incorporated successfully challenged ParkerVision's patent claims regarding RF signal processing via an IPR petition. The Board found a reasonable likelihood of prevailing on at least one claim, leading to the institution of the case for substantive analysis.

patent instituted · May 18, 2024

Texas Instruments Incorporated v.ParkerVision, Inc.

· IPR2024-00934

Texas Instruments (TI) successfully secured the institution of its IPR against ParkerVision, Inc., establishing a reasonable likelihood of prevailing on obviousness grounds. The Board found that TI's evidence was sufficient at this stage to overcome arguments regarding inherency and simulation data reliability.

patent Final Written Decision · May 18, 2024

Texas Instruments Incorporated v.ParkerVision, Inc.

· IPR2024-00934

The PTAB found that dependent claims 19-21 were unpatentable over prior art references DeMaw and Macnally. The decision hinged on the petitioner's successful demonstration via computer simulation that routine circuit optimizations fell within the scope of the cited prior art.

patent instituted · Mar 22, 2024

VIZIO, Inc. v.Multimedia Technologies Pte. Ltd.

· IPR2024-00723

VIZIO, Inc. successfully petitioned the PTAB to institute an IPR against Multimedia Technologies Pte. Ltd.'s patent (9578384) covering Video On Demand user interfaces. The Board granted institution based on sufficient evidence of obviousness over multiple prior art references.

patent denied · Mar 22, 2024

VIZIO, Inc. v.Multimedia Technologies Pte. Ltd.

· IPR2024-00722

The PTAB denied VIZIO's request to challenge Multimedia Technologies' patent (9,232,168) because a key claim term ('a different user interface device') was found to be indefinite. The Board ruled it could not assess obviousness without clear claim scope.

patent instituted · Mar 22, 2024

Valve Corporation v.Immersion Corporation

· IPR2024-00714

Valve Corporation successfully secured institution in the IPR against Immersion Corporation's haptics patent (10627907). The Board found a reasonable likelihood of success based on prior art references, particularly Goldenberg.

patent final · Mar 22, 2024

Valve Corporation v.Immersion Corporation

· IPR2024-00714

The PTAB found all 20 challenged claims of U.S. Patent No. 10,627,907 B2 unpatentable under both § 102 and § 103. The Board rejected the patent owner's narrow claim constructions, finding them inconsistent with intrinsic evidence, and concluded that prior art references (Goldenberg, Rosenberg) anticipated or rendered the claims obvious.

patent instituted · Feb 26, 2024

CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. v.UMBRA TECHNOLOGIES LTD.

· IPR2024-00497

Cisco Systems successfully petitioned to challenge Umbra Technologies' patent (10630505) regarding Global Virtual Network optimization claims. The PTAB institution decision found reasonable likelihood of success based on obviousness over prior art combinations, specifically citing Hankins and Munger for several key claims.

patent instituted · Feb 26, 2024

CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. v.UMBRA TECHNOLOGIES LTD.

· IPR2024-00270

CISCO SYSTEMS successfully convinced the PTAB to institute trial on claims 15-20 of UMBRA TECHNOLOGIES' patent. The Board found reasonable likelihood of unpatentability based on obviousness over Hankins and Kommula, despite Patent Owner disputes regarding key technical terms.

patent Final Written Decision · Feb 26, 2024

CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. v.UMBRA TECHNOLOGIES LTD.

· IPR2024-00497

The PTAB found all 20 challenged claims unpatentable under 35 U.S.C. § 103 (obviousness). The Board adopted the Petitioner's analysis, concluding that the claimed technology was obvious over Hankins alone or in combination with Munger and Treuhaft.

patent final · Feb 26, 2024

CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. v.UMBRA TECHNOLOGIES LTD.

· IPR2024-00270

The PTAB issued a Final Written Decision finding that the Petitioner failed to prove unpatentability for claims 15-20 of the '595 patent. Claims 1-14 were mooted by disclaimer, resulting in no challenged claims being found unpatentable.

patent instituted · Feb 16, 2024

Valve Corporation v.Immersion Corporation

· IPR2024-00582

Valve Corporation successfully convinced the PTAB to institute an IPR against Immersion Corporation's patent covering haptic feedback systems. The Board found sufficient persuasive evidence that Valve could prevail on grounds of anticipation and obviousness over prior art like Pratt and Ku.

patent final · Feb 16, 2024

Valve Corporation v.Immersion Corporation

· IPR2024-00582

The PTAB found all nine challenged claims of the '738 patent unpatentable under both 102 and 103. The Board adopted a broad claim construction for "haptic effect," allowing for combined or modified effects, which was critical to the petitioner's success.

patent all challenged claims unpatentable · Jan 30, 2024

Valve Corporation v.Immersion Corporation

· IPR2024-00508

Apple successfully challenged Immersion’s haptic‑feedback patent in an IPR, resulting in ten claims being found obvious over the Burrough prior‑art reference.

patent instituted · Jan 30, 2024

Valve Corporation v.Immersion Corporation

· IPR2024-00508

Valve Corporation successfully petitioned to institute IPR against Immersion Corporation's patent (9,116,546), asserting that the haptic feedback claims are anticipated or obvious in view of prior art. The Board found a reasonable likelihood of success on Claim 1 based on Rosenberg.

patent Decision · Jan 30, 2024

Valve Corporation v.Immersion Corporation

· IPR2024-00508

The PTAB issued a Final Written Decision finding all challenged claims of U.S. Patent No. 9,116,546 unpatentable. The decision relied on the Petitioner's uncontested arguments that prior art references (Rosenberg and Brock) anticipated or rendered obvious the patent claims.

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