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Michael T. Cygan

82 IP cases indexed. Covers patent matters.

Cases Presided Over

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patent terminated or settled · Oct 5, 2024

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al. v.EyesMatch Ltd.

· IPR2024-00810

Samsung and EyesMatch settled the IPR over patent 8,982,110, leading the Board to terminate the proceeding for Samsung and seal the settlement agreement as confidential business information.

patent Final Written Decision · Oct 5, 2024

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al. v.EyesMatch Ltd.

· IPR2024-00810

The PTAB issued a Final Written Decision finding all 18 challenged claims unpatentable over prior art combinations. The Board adopted the District Court's construction of 'mirror tracking mode,' which requires the user to see a reversed reflection at roughly double the distance while maintaining constant size. This decision involved complex obviousness arguments regarding adaptive transformation mapping.

patent denied · Sep 13, 2024

r-pac International Corporation v.Adasa Inc

· IPR2024-01416

The PTAB denied R-pac International Corporation's IPR challenge against Adasa Inc.'s RFID patent, finding that the prior art presented was cumulative to references already before the Office. The denial was based on Petitioner failing to show material Examiner error under Section 325(d).

patent terminated or settled · Aug 30, 2024

HARMAN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES, INC. v.ST CasesTech, LLC et al.

· IPR2024-01300

Harman and CasesTech settled their IPR dispute before trial, leading the Board to terminate the proceeding and treat the settlement agreement as confidential.

patent terminated or settled · Aug 30, 2024

HARMAN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES, INC. v.ST CasesTech, LLC et al.

· IPR2024-01301

Harman and CasesTech settled their IPR dispute before trial, leading the Board to terminate the proceedings and keep the settlement agreement confidential.

patent terminated or settled · Aug 26, 2024

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al. v.Anonymous Media Research Holdings, LLC

· IPR2024-01348

Samsung Electronics and Anonymous Media Research Holdings settled their IPR before institution, dismissing the petition and the patent with prejudice.

patent denied · Aug 26, 2024

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al. v.Anonymous Media Research Holdings, LLC

· IPR2024-01349

Samsung Electronics' attempt to invalidate claims in the '849 patent failed at the PTAB. The Board denied institution, finding that the patent owner successfully established priority dating back to 2005, rendering the cited prior art ineffective against the challenged claims.

patent denied · Aug 26, 2024

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al. v.Anonymous Media Research Holdings, LLC

· IPR2024-01350

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.'s attempt to invalidate Anonymous Media Research Holdings' content identification patent was denied by the PTAB. The Board found that the patent description sufficiently broad to cover video data samples, defeating the obviousness challenge over prior art references.

patent denied · Jul 17, 2024

Roku, Inc. v.Anonymous Media Research Holdings, LLC

· IPR2024-01058

Roku, Inc.'s IPR challenge against Anonymous Media Research Holdings was denied by the PTAB. The Board found Petitioner failed to demonstrate a reasonable likelihood of prevailing on its obviousness claims under 35 U.S.C. § 103.

patent denied · Jul 17, 2024

Roku, Inc. v.Anonymous Media Research Holdings, LLC

· IPR2024-01055

Roku, Inc.'s IPR challenging Anonymous Media Research Holdings' content identification patent was denied by the PTAB. The Board found that Petitioner failed to demonstrate a reasonable likelihood of prevailing on its obviousness assertions against multiple prior art references.

patent denied · Jul 15, 2024

Roku, Inc. v.Anonymous Media Research Holdings, LLC

· IPR2024-01057

The PTAB denied Roku's request to institute IPR against the '848 patent, finding that Petitioner failed to establish a reasonable likelihood of prevailing. The denial hinged on the failure of the Petitioner to prove that key prior art (Seet) was entitled to its provisional filing date due to lack of written description support for non-audio media.

patent denied · Jul 15, 2024

Roku, Inc. v.Anonymous Media Research Holdings, LLC

· IPR2024-01056

Roku, Inc.'s IPR challenge against Anonymous Media Research Holdings was denied by the PTAB after failing to meet institution standards on grounds of obviousness and novelty. The Board rejected arguments regarding 'content offset' data and content identification results disclosed in prior art references like Feininger and Ramaswamy.

patent denied · Jul 15, 2024

Roku, Inc. v.Anonymous Media Research Holdings, LLC

· IPR2024-01054

Roku's IPR against Anonymous Media Research Holdings was denied because the key prior art reference (Seet) lacked written description support for non-audio media, preventing it from qualifying as prior art to the challenged patent.

patent denied · Jul 15, 2024

Roku, Inc. v.Anonymous Media Research Holdings, LLC

· IPR2024-01053

Roku, Inc.'s IPR challenge against Anonymous Media Research Holdings, LLC was denied by the PTAB, failing to meet the threshold for institution in all challenges. The Board rejected Petitioner's arguments regarding 'content offset,' requiring it to be relative to a reference point within the content.

patent denied · Jul 11, 2024

Micron Technology, Inc. et al. v.Yangtze Memory Technologies Company, Ltd.

· IPR2025-00119

The PTAB denied Micron's second IPR petition against Yangtze Memory's 3D memory patent (10,879,254), citing the overlap of asserted prior art knowledge with a previously instituted review.

patent denied · Jun 9, 2024

Cisco Systems, Inc. v.Scale Video Coding LLC

· IPR2024-01371

The PTAB denied Cisco Systems' IPR petition against Scale Video Coding LLC, finding the asserted claims were not reasonably likely to be unpatentable over prior art references. The decision focused on technical limitations regarding bandwidth identification in video routers.

patent terminated or settled · May 29, 2024

Google LLC et al. v.EyesMatch Ltd.

· IPR2024-00856

Samsung filed a joint motion to terminate the IPR after reaching a settlement with EyesMatch. The Board granted the motion and sealed the settlement agreement, ending Samsung's participation in the proceeding.

patent terminated or settled · May 29, 2024

Google LLC et al. v.EyesMatch Ltd.

· IPR2024-00856

Google, Samsung, and Microsoft settled their IPR challenge to EyesMatch’s ’109 patent. The Board granted a joint motion to terminate the proceeding and sealed the settlement agreement.

patent Final Written Decision · May 29, 2024

Google LLC et al. v.EyesMatch Ltd.

· IPR2024-00856

The PTAB issued a Final Written Decision rejecting all claims (1-18) because the Petitioner failed to demonstrate unpatentability by a preponderance of the evidence. The Board adopted a nuanced claim construction from District Court, requiring specific elements like reversed reflection and double distance for 'mirror mimicking.'

patent instituted · May 19, 2024

Micron Technology, Inc. et al. v.Yangtze Memory Technologies Company, Ltd.

· IPR2024-00909

The PTAB has instituted an inter partes review of claim 10 of Micron’s challenged 3D NAND patent, finding a reasonable likelihood of unpatentability over the Toyama reference.

patent instituted · May 19, 2024

Micron Technology, Inc. et al. v.Yangtze Memory Technologies Company, Ltd.

· IPR2024-00909

Micron’s IPR against Yangtze Memory’s 3D NAND patent was instituted, with the Board finding a reasonable likelihood of success on obviousness over the Toyama reference.

patent instituted · May 19, 2024

Micron Technology, Inc. et al. v.Yangtze Memory Technologies Company, Ltd.

· IPR2024-00911

Micron Technology successfully petitioned to institute IPR proceedings against Yangtze Memory Technologies regarding claims related to 3D NAND memory technology. The Board found a reasonable likelihood of unpatentability for claim 10 based on Toyama's First Exemplary Structure, moving the case toward trial preparation.

patent instituted · May 19, 2024

Micron Technology, Inc. et al. v.Yangtze Memory Technologies Company, Ltd.

· IPR2024-00909

Micron Technology, Inc. successfully convinced the PTAB that Yangtze Memory Technologies Company, Ltd.'s semiconductor patent was obvious over prior art reference Toyama et al., leading to institution of the IPR. The Board found Petitioner demonstrated a reasonable likelihood of prevailing on all 8 claims at issue based on structural limitations taught by the prior art.

patent final · May 19, 2024

Micron Technology, Inc. et al. v.Yangtze Memory Technologies Company, Ltd.

· IPR2024-00909

The PTAB found claims 1-7 and 18 unpatentable over the prior art reference Toyama under 35 U.S.C. § 103. The Board issued a Final Written Decision after addressing several key claim construction disputes regarding isolation regions, dielectric structures, and local contacts.

patent final · May 19, 2024

Micron Technology, Inc. et al. v.Yangtze Memory Technologies Company, Ltd.

· IPR2024-00911

The PTAB issued a Final Written Decision finding that dependent claim 10 of U.S. Patent No. 10,937,806 was not unpatentable over Toyama. The challenge failed because the Petitioner could not demonstrate obviousness for its base independent claim 8.

patent denied · May 17, 2024

Micron Technology, Inc. et al. v.Yangtze Memory Technologies Company, Ltd.

· IPR2024-00912

Micron Technology, Inc. lost its request for rehearing after the PTAB denied institution of IPR against Yangtze Memory Technologies Company regarding NAND Flash memory patents.

patent denied · May 17, 2024

Micron Technology, Inc. et al. v.Yangtze Memory Technologies Company, Ltd.

· IPR2024-00912

Micron Technology failed to invalidate Yangtze Memory Technologies' patent on obviousness grounds in a PTAB IPR decision. The Board found that the petitioner could not demonstrate that combining prior art teachings would render the claimed 3D Flash memory invention obvious.

patent denied · May 17, 2024

Micron Technology, Inc. et al. v.Yangtze Memory Technologies Company, Ltd.

· IPR2024-00910

Micron Technology's request for rehearing of the institution denial in its IPR against Yangtze Memory was denied by the PTAB. The Board upheld its construction of key terms, finding no abuse of discretion.

patent denied · May 17, 2024

Micron Technology, Inc. et al. v.Yangtze Memory Technologies Company, Ltd.

· IPR2024-00910

Micron Technology's IPR petition against Yangtze Memory Technologies regarding NAND flash technology was denied by the PTAB. The Board rejected arguments concerning claim scope, specifically finding that 'dummy source structure' must not function as a memory cell source.

patent instituted · Apr 30, 2024

Micron Technology, Inc. et al. v.Yangtze Memory Technologies Company, Ltd.

· IPR2024-00788

The PTAB has instituted an inter partes review of Micron's challenge to Yangtze Memory’s 3D NAND patent, finding a reasonable likelihood of success on obviousness over the Toyama reference.

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