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Michael W. Kim

7 IP cases indexed. Covers patent matters.

Cases Presided Over

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patent all challenged claims upheld

Visa, Inc. v.Cortex MCP, Inc.

· IPR2024-00486

Visa's claims against Cortex MCP were upheld by the PTAB Director in a review of the Final Written Decision. The Board confirmed that Oborne discloses the token verification limitation central to Visa's patent.

patent all challenged claims upheld

Visa, Inc. v.Cortex MCP, Inc.

· IPR2024-00489

Visa, Inc. successfully defended the Board's Final Written Decision in a Director Review proceeding against Cortex MCP, Inc., affirming that the challenged claims were unpatentable based on prior art Oborne.

patent all challenged claims upheld

Visa, Inc. v.Cortex MCP, Inc.

· IPR2024-00490

Visa's challenge to Cortex MCP's patent was upheld by the PTAB Director Review Panel. The panel affirmed the Board's finding that the prior art (Oborne) discloses the claimed credential verification limitation.

patent denied

Siemens Mobility, Inc. et al. v.Metrom Rail, LLC

· IPR2024-00947

The PTAB denied a request to reverse the denial of institution for IPR2024-00947, finding that Kane was not 'previously presented art' and that it was substantially similar to Knott.

patent denied

Cisco Systems, Inc. v.Portsmouth Network Corporation

· IPR2024-00954

Cisco Systems' attempt to overturn the denial of IPR institution against Portsmouth Network Corporation was rejected by the Delegated Review Panel. The DRP upheld the Board's implicit claim construction, finding that the claims covered all network nodes, not just downstream ones.

patent denied

Menard, Inc. v.Signify Holdings B.V. et al.

· IPR2024-01469

The PTAB denied a request to vacate a Final Written Decision (FWD) because the Petitioner introduced new arguments regarding obviousness in its reply brief. The Board found that the initial petition lacked sufficient particularity to support the claims' unpatentability.

patent denied

Amazon.com, Inc. et al. v.B.S.D. Crown, Ltd.

· IPR2025-00057

Amazon's request for Director Review regarding the institution denial of patent 8934887 was denied. Although the Board misapprehended one figure, the Panel upheld the conjunctive claim construction based on the full intrinsic record.

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