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Michael R. Zecher

63 IP cases indexed. Covers patent matters.

Cases Presided Over

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patent instituted

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

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 denied

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 instituted

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 instituted

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

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 denied

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 denied

AT&T Enterprises, LLC et al. v.Innovative Sonic Limited

· IPR2024-01143

The PTAB denied AT&T and other petitioners' challenges to Innovative Sonic Limited's wireless patent, finding no reasonable likelihood of success. The Board rejected arguments that 3GPP specifications anticipated or rendered obvious the claimed error handling method.

patent denied

AT&T Enterprises, LLC et al. v.Innovative Sonic Limited

· IPR2024-01144

AT&T's IPR challenge against Innovative Sonic's wireless patent was denied by the PTAB. The Board found that AT&T failed to demonstrate a reasonable likelihood of prevailing, particularly regarding specific claim limitations related to SCell configuration using 3GPP standards.

patent denied

At&T Enterprises, LLC et al. v.Innovative Sonic Limited

· IPR2024-01145

The PTAB denied the petition to invalidate claims related to small cell enhancements, finding that the petitioner failed to demonstrate a reasonable likelihood of prevailing. The Board rejected arguments based on anticipation and obviousness, particularly concerning technical limitations in resource scheduling.

patent denied

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 instituted

Amazon.com, Inc. et al. v.Nokia Technologies Oy

· IPR2024-01176

Amazon successfully instituted an IPR against Nokia regarding video compression standards, arguing that MPEG-1 teaches or suggests the claimed quantization methods. The Board found a reasonable likelihood of success despite initial claim construction disputes over sequence vs. picture parameters.

patent instituted

Wiz, Inc. v.Orca Security Ltd.

· IPR2024-01190

Wiz, Inc. successfully convinced the PTAB to institute its IPR challenges against Orca Security Ltd.'s patent (11740926). The Board found a reasonable likelihood of prevailing on obviousness grounds over Veselov and Mohanty regarding cloud security methods.

patent instituted

Wiz, Inc. v.Orca Security Ltd.

· IPR2024-01191

Wiz, Inc. successfully convinced the PTAB to institute an IPR against Orca Security Ltd.'s patent (11775326), covering 28 claims related to cloud vulnerability scanning. The Board found a reasonable likelihood that the claims are obvious over Veselov and Basavapatna.

patent instituted

Home Depot U.S.A., Inc. et al. v.RavenWhite Security, Inc.

· IPR2024-01316

Home Depot successfully petitioned for IPR institution against RavenWhite Security's patent (10594823), challenging claims 1-10 on grounds of obviousness over Hinton and Varghese. The Board found a reasonable likelihood that Home Depot could prevail, allowing the dispute to proceed.

patent instituted

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

· IPR2025-00030

MediaTek Inc. successfully petitioned to challenge ParkerVision, Inc.'s '593 patent in an IPR proceeding before the PTAB. The Board instituted the trial on all 20 challenged claims based on obviousness (103), despite arguments regarding constitutional due process and duplication of district court litigation.

patent denied

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 instituted

Axon Enterprise, Inc. et al. v.Airspace Systems, Inc.

· IPR2025-00629

The PTAB institution decision found a reasonable likelihood of prevailing for the Petitioner on claim 1 based on prior art combination arguments. The Board rejected the Patent Owner's narrow claim construction regarding target detection, maintaining ordinary and customary meaning. This sets up an active trial phase to determine patent validity in UAV/Flight Control technology.

patent all challenged claims unpatentable

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

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 all challenged claims unpatentable

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 instituted

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 instituted

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

· IPR2024-01068

The PTAB instituted an IPR against ParkerVision’s ’528 mixed‑signal chip patent, covering 30 claims, and granted NXP’s motion to join the parallel TI IPR.

patent terminated or settled

Regions Bank v.United Services Automobile Association

· IPR2025-01356

Regions Bank and USAA settled their inter partes review dispute over USAA’s automobile‑insurance patent. The Board granted a joint motion to terminate the IPRs and kept the settlement agreement confidential.

patent instituted

Amazon.com, Inc. et al. v.SoundClear Technologies LLC et al.

· IPR2025-00673

Amazon successfully convinced the PTAB to institute trial on all seven challenged claims of SoundClear Technologies' patent. The Board found a reasonable likelihood that Amazon would prevail on its obviousness arguments over various combinations of prior art references, including Shin and Aoyama.

patent terminated or settled

Regions Bank v.United Services Automobile Association

· IPR2025-01326

Regions Bank and USAA settled their inter partes review dispute over USAA's automobile insurance patent, leading the PTAB to terminate the proceeding without a final written decision.

patent instituted

Home Depot U.S.A., Inc. et al. v.Security Technology, LLC

· IPR2024-01420

Home Depot U.S.A., Inc. successfully convinced the PTAB that Security Technology, LLC's claims are unpatentable over prior art related to behavioral targeting and ad bidding. The Board instituted the IPR, finding a reasonable likelihood of success on multiple grounds of obviousness (103).

patent instituted

Axon Enterprise, Inc. et al. v.Airspace Systems, Inc.

· IPR2025-00525

Axon and Dedrone successfully instituted an IPR against Airspace Systems regarding claim 21 of patent 10713959. The Board found a reasonable likelihood of unpatentability under 35 U.S.C. § 103 over the prior art reference Beard. This decision allows the challenge to proceed to trial, focusing on obviousness in low-altitude aircraft identification systems.

patent instituted

Axon Enterprise, Inc. et al. v.Airspace Systems, Inc.

· IPR2025-00530

The PTAB granted institution of IPR for Axon Enterprise against Airspace Systems, challenging claims 1-9 of U.S. Patent No. 10,249,199 B2 based on obviousness over prior art (Whitmarsh).

patent instituted

Google LLC et al. v.Withrow Networks Inc.

· IPR2025-00775

Google LLC initiated an IPR against Withrow Networks Inc., challenging nine claims related to Adaptive Bitrate Video Transmission. The Board instituted the proceeding, finding a reasonable likelihood that the claims are obvious over Carmel and Mattavelli.

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