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Michelle N. Wormmeester

66 IP cases indexed. Covers patent matters.

Cases Presided Over

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patent denied

Uber Technologies, Inc. v.Envosys, LLC

· IPR2024-00825

Uber Technologies' IPR challenge against Envosys' location tracking patent was denied by the PTAB. The Board found that the petitioner failed to meet the burden of showing a reasonable likelihood of prevailing, particularly regarding the scope of geographic notification limitations.

patent denied

Uber Technologies, Inc. v.Envosys, LLC

· IPR2024-00826

The PTAB denied institution of the IPR petition filed by Uber Technologies against Envosys, LLC, finding that the challenged claims were obvious over prior art. The Board rejected Petitioner's arguments regarding combining references to teach location tracking and geographic boundary disclosure.

patent denied

Uber Technologies, Inc. v.Enovsys, LLC

· IPR2024-00827

The PTAB denied institution of an IPR challenging claims related to location tracking and wireless systems. The Board found insufficient evidence that the challenged claims would be obvious over the cited prior art, particularly regarding specific limitations like 'tracking period' or 'tracking request.'

patent denied

Dental Imaging Technologies Corporation et al. v.3Shape A/S

· IPR2024-00849

Dental Imaging Technologies Corporation's IPR petition against 3Shape A/S was denied institution by the PTAB. The Board found that despite some arguments, the similarities to prior proceedings and resource constraints warranted denial under discretionary authority.

patent instituted

Askeladden L.L.C. v.--

· IPR2024-00915

The PTAB granted institution of IPR for U.S. Patent 7,480,637 against Jabaa L.L.C., finding Askeladden L.L.C. showed a reasonable likelihood of prevailing on claims related to biometric authentication.

patent instituted

Askeladden L.L.C. v.--

· IPR2024-00916

The PTAB granted institution of IPR for Askeladden L.L.C. against Jabaa, L.L.C., challenging claims 7-20 of patent 7480637 related to secure transaction authentication. The Board found a reasonable likelihood that the petitioner would prevail based on prior art combinations.

patent instituted

FormFactor, Inc. v.Technoprobe S.p.A.

· IPR2024-00933

FormFactor challenges Technoprobe's wafer probing patent (11035885) before the PTAB, arguing anticipation and obviousness. The Board found a reasonable likelihood of prevailing on multiple grounds, instituting the IPR proceeding.

patent instituted

Amazon.com, Inc. et al. v.NL GIKEN INCORPORATED

· IPR2024-01161

Amazon's IPR petition against NL GIKEN regarding a TV viewing experience patent was instituted by the PTAB. The Board found sufficient evidence to proceed on all 16 challenged claims, focusing heavily on obviousness over Cooper and Slotznick.

patent denied

Charter Communications, Inc. et al. v.Touchstream Technologies, Inc.

· IPR2024-01232

The PTAB denied Charter Communications' IPR petition against Touchstream Technologies, citing failure to demonstrate a reasonable likelihood of prevailing on unpatentability grounds and procedural bar under 35 U.S.C. § 315(b). The Board also construed key terms like 'first format' as distinct from 'second format.'

patent instituted

Silicon Motion Inc. et al. v.K. Mizra LLC

· IPR2024-01240

Silicon Motion Inc. successfully convinced the PTAB to institute an IPR against K. Mizra LLC's patent, arguing that the technology for high-speed digital communication channel calibration was obvious over various prior art references. The Board found a reasonable likelihood of prevailing on multiple grounds of obviousness (103).

patent instituted

Silicon Motion Inc. et al. v.K. Mizra LLC

· IPR2024-01241

Silicon Motion Inc.'s petition against K. Mizra LLC was instituted by the PTAB on grounds of obviousness (§ 103). The Board found a reasonable likelihood of success regarding multiple claims related to DRAM interface circuitry, proceeding toward a full trial.

patent instituted

LEDUP MANUFACTURING GROUP LTD. v.Seasonal Specialties, LLC

· IPR2024-01258

The PTAB institution decision found sufficient grounds for LEDUP MANUFACTURING GROUP LTD.'s challenge against Seasonal Specialties, LLC's patent (US 11096252). The Board established reasonable likelihood of unpatentability based on anticipation and obviousness over multiple prior art references. This moves the case toward a full trial at PTAB.

patent instituted

LEDUP MANUFACTURING GROUP LTD. v.Seasonal Specialties, LLC

· IPR2024-01259

The PTAB institution decision found sufficient evidence that the challenged claims are unpatentable, proceeding on grounds of anticipation (102) and obviousness (103). The case involves resistor bypass circuits for LED lighting, with the Petitioner arguing various prior art combinations teach the claimed invention.

patent denied

Google LLC et al. v.Cerence Operating Company et al.

· IPR2024-01464

The PTAB denied institution of an IPR filed by Google and Samsung against Cerence regarding voice command detection methods. The denial was based on the advanced stage of a parallel district court litigation, making institutional review inefficient.

patent denied

Google LLC et al. v.Cerence Operating Company et al.

· IPR2024-01465

The PTAB denied institution of an IPR challenging Google and Samsung's claims against Cerence. The denial was based on the advanced stage of parallel district court litigation, which weighed heavily in favor of preventing duplicative proceedings.

patent denied

Innoscience America, Inc. et al. v.Infineon Technologies Americas Corp.

· IPR2025-00010

The PTAB denied Innoscience America's petition to institute IPR against Infineon Technologies regarding patent 9070755. The Board found that factors favoring discretionary denial, such as overlap with a parallel ITC investigation, outweighed arguments for institution.

patent instituted

Amazon.com, Inc. et al. v.NL Giken Inc.

· IPR2025-00050

Amazon successfully challenged NL Giken's patent (US 10880592) in the PTAB, leading to institution on claims 1-3 and 5. The petitioner argued that prior art references Walker and Chang rendered the claims obvious in the context of digital broadcasting systems.

patent instituted

Comcast Cable Communications, LLC et al. v.Entropic Communications, LLC

· IPR2025-00180

The PTAB granted institution for IPR2025-00180, allowing Comcast to challenge Entropic's wideband receiver patent. The Board found a reasonable likelihood of success based on the petitioner's arguments against anticipation and obviousness.

patent denied

Comcast Cable Communications, LLC et al. v.Entropic Communications, LLC

· IPR2025-00181

The PTAB denied Comcast's second IPR petition against Entropic's wideband receiver patent (11785275), citing the existence of a first, already-instituted parallel proceeding.

patent denied

Comcast Cable Communications, LLC et al. v.Entropic Communications, LLC

· IPR2025-00182

The PTAB denied Comcast's request to institute IPR against Entropic Communications regarding a wideband receiver patent. The denial was based on the existence of another parallel petition covering the same claims.

patent mixed - some claims cancelled, some upheld

fuboTV Media Inc. v.DISH Technologies L.L.C. et al.

· IPR2024-00901

The PTAB held that claims 1, 9, 11‑19, and 21 of DISH’s ’798 adaptive‑bitrate streaming patent are obvious over prior art, rendering them unpatentable, while the remaining challenged claims survived.

patent mixed - some claims cancelled, some upheld

fuboTV Media Inc. v.DISH Technologies L.L.C. et al.

· IPR2024-00903

The PTAB held that claims 1–3,5,16–20,22,26–28,30 of U.S. Patent 10,469,554 are obvious over prior art (Ogdon, Allen, and SMIL 2.0) and thus unpatentable, while claims 4,7,8,10–14,23–25 remain valid.

patent mixed - some claims cancelled, some upheld

fuboTV Media Inc. v.DISH Technologies L.L.C. et al.

· IPR2024-00904

The PTAB held that 17 of the 25 challenged claims of DISH’s adaptive‑bitrate streaming patent are obvious over prior art, while 8 claims survive. The decision affirms most of fuboTV’s objections but leaves several claims intact.

patent mixed - some claims cancelled, some upheld

fuboTV Media Inc. v.DISH Technologies L.L.C. et al.

· IPR2024-00905

The PTAB held that many claims of the ’555 adaptive‑rate streaming patent are obvious over prior art (Ogdon, Allen, and SMIL 2.0), rendering them unpatentable, while other claims remain valid.

patent terminated or settled

Silicon Motion Inc. et al. v.K. Mizra LLC

· IPR2024-01241

Silicon Motion and K. Mizra settled their IPR dispute over U.S. Patent 9,111,608. The Board terminated the proceeding without deciding the merits, treating the settlement agreement as confidential.

patent terminated or settled

Amazon.com, Inc. et al. v.NL GIKEN INCORPORATED

· IPR2024-01161

Amazon and its affiliates settled an inter partes review against NL Giken’s patent 9,319,615. The Board terminated the proceeding, treating the settlement as confidential.

patent terminated or settled

Comcast Cable Communications, LLC et al. v.Entropic Communications, LLC

· IPR2025-00180

Comcast and Entropic Communications settled their IPR dispute over patent 11,785,275. The Board terminated the proceeding and kept the settlement agreement confidential.

patent instituted

ETN CAPITAL, LLC d/b/a BEECH LANE v.FBA Operating Co.

· IPR2024-01445

The PTAB institution decision found that the Petitioner had a reasonable likelihood of prevailing on all asserted grounds (Grounds 1-6). The patent, related to vehicle leveling systems using smart devices, was deemed potentially invalid based on obviousness (35 U.S.C. § 103) when combining prior art references like Thorpe and Clark.

patent mixed - some claims cancelled, some upheld

Aylo Freesites Ltd et al. v.DISH Technologies L.L.C. et al.

· IPR2024-00940

The PTAB held that 17 of the 25 challenged claims of DISH’s ’680 adaptive‑bitrate streaming patent were obvious over Ogdon and Allen, while 8 claims remained patentable.

patent mixed - some claims cancelled, some upheld

fuboTV Media Inc. v.DISH Technologies L.L.C. et al.

· IPR2024-00901

The PTAB denied fuboTV's request for rehearing of its IPR decision on patent 11,677,798. The Board held that the petitioner failed to show any misapprehension of prior‑art mappings or erroneous claim construction, leaving the earlier mixed result unchanged.

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