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Miriam L. Quinn

73 IP cases indexed. Covers patent matters.

Cases Presided Over

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patent terminated or settled · Nov 11, 2025

Google LLC v.Secure Communication Technologies, LLC

· IPR2026-00098

Samsung and Secure Communication Technologies settled their IPR disputes, leading the Board to terminate the proceedings before any trial was instituted.

patent denied · Oct 5, 2025

Google LLC v.Cellular South Inc

· IPR2025-00877

The PTAB denied Google’s request to rehear its challenge to Cellular South’s facial‑recognition patent, finding no abuse of discretion. The Board held that the petitioner failed to raise a proper claim‑construction issue and that its new arguments were untimely and overly broad.

patent denied · Oct 5, 2025

Google LLC v.Cellular South Inc

· IPR2025-00877

The PTAB denied Google's request to institute IPR against Cellular South's patent (11,126,853), finding the petitioner failed to establish a reasonable likelihood of success on obviousness grounds.

patent denied · Jul 2, 2025

Rode Microphones, LLC et al. v.Zaxcom, Inc.

· IPR2025-00557

The PTAB denied RØDE Microphones' request for rehearing of its institution denial, finding the petitioner failed to demonstrate any Board error regarding the interpretation of Strub’s genlocking technique.

patent denied · Jul 2, 2025

Rode Microphones, LLC et al. v.Zaxcom, Inc.

· IPR2025-00557

The PTAB denied institution for the patent owner Zaxcom against Rode Microphones and Freedman Electronics regarding wireless audio synchronization claims. The Board found that the petitioner failed to demonstrate a reasonable likelihood of prevailing on its obviousness grounds over prior art references like Strub and Woo.

patent terminated or settled · May 30, 2025

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al. v.Secure Communication Technologies, LLC

· IPR2025-01050

Samsung Electronics and Secure Communication Technologies settled their IPR dispute before trial. The Board granted the joint motion to terminate and treated the settlement agreement as confidential. The proceeding was terminated with no merits decided.

patent terminated or settled · May 30, 2025

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al. v.Secure Communication Technologies, LLC

· IPR2025-01051

Samsung and Secure Communication Technologies entered a settlement that terminated the IPR challenge to patent 11,687,971 before any institution decision. The Board granted the joint motion and kept the settlement confidential.

patent terminated or settled · May 30, 2025

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd et al. v.Secure Communication Technologies, LLC

· IPR2025-01049

Samsung and Secure Communication Technologies reached a settlement, prompting the PTAB to terminate IPR2025-01049 before trial. The Board granted confidentiality for the settlement agreement.

patent instituted · May 4, 2025

Meta Platforms, Inc. v.Mullen Industries LLC

· IPR2025-00746

Meta Platforms, Inc. successfully convinced the PTAB that its claims against Mullen Industries LLC were non-obvious based on prior art (Levine). The Board instituted trial on all challenged claims related to location-based gaming and virtual reality features.

patent instituted · May 4, 2025

Meta Platforms, Inc. v.Mullen Industries LLC

· IPR2025-00745

Meta Platforms successfully convinced the PTAB that its claims are obvious over prior art referencing location-based games. The Board found a reasonable likelihood of prevailing on obviousness for multiple claims across two patents.

patent instituted · Apr 4, 2025

Meta Platforms, Inc. v.Mullen Industries LLC

· IPR2025-00743

Meta Platforms successfully secured institution at the PTAB regarding its challenge to Mullen Industries' patent covering head-mounted displays and interactive systems. The Board found a reasonable likelihood of prevailing on multiple grounds, including obviousness (103) based on combinations of prior art.

patent instituted · Mar 26, 2025

Meta Platforms, Inc. v.Mullen Industries LLC

· IPR2025-00741

Meta Platforms successfully convinced the PTAB to institute review on all four claims of Patent No. 11376493 against Mullen Industries LLC, based on obviousness grounds (103). The Board clarified key claim terms, specifically defining 'physical playfield' broadly to encompass both bounded and unbounded spaces.

patent instituted · Mar 26, 2025

Meta Platforms, Inc. v.Mullen Industries LLC

· IPR2025-00740

Meta Platforms successfully secured the institution of IPRs against Mullen Industries LLC's patents related to Location-based Augmented Reality Systems. The Board found a reasonable likelihood of unpatentability on obviousness for key claims, particularly regarding the scope of 'physical playfield.'

patent instituted · Mar 26, 2025

Meta Platforms, Inc. v.Mullen Industries LLC

· IPR2025-00738

Meta Platforms successfully secured institution in this IPR against Mullen Industries' location-based AR patent. The Board adopted a broad construction of 'physical playfield,' favoring the petitioner’s argument that it does not need to be bounded.

patent instituted · Mar 25, 2025

Meta Platforms Inc. v.Mullen Industries LLC

· IPR2025-00739

The PTAB granted institution of IPR for Meta Platforms against Mullen Industries regarding location-based gaming patents. The Board found a reasonable likelihood of unpatentability over Jaszlics and Rallison.

patent instituted · Mar 25, 2025

Meta Platforms, Ic. v.Mullen Industries LLC

· IPR2025-00737

Meta Platforms, Inc. successfully navigated the institution phase of an IPR against Mullen Industries LLC's patent (8585476). The PTAB found a reasonable likelihood of prevailing on multiple claims based on obviousness over prior art combinations.

patent terminated or settled · Feb 21, 2025

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al. v.Optimum Imaging Technologies LLC

· IPR2025-00628

Samsung and Optimum Imaging Technologies settled four IPRs before trial. The parties filed joint motions to terminate, and the PTAB dismissed the petitions, treating the settlement agreements as confidential.

patent terminated or settled · Feb 7, 2025

Google LLC v.Secure Communication Technologies, LLC

· IPR2025-01183

Samsung and Secure Communication Technologies entered a settlement that led to the termination of three IPRs before any trial was instituted. The Board granted confidentiality for the settlement agreement.

patent terminated or settled · Feb 7, 2025

Google LLC v.Secure Communication Technologies, LLC

· IPR2025-01181

Samsung and Secure Communication Technologies entered a settlement, leading the PTAB to terminate three pending IPRs before any trial was instituted. The Board granted confidentiality for the settlement agreement.

patent terminated or settled · Feb 7, 2025

Google LLC v.Secure Communication Technologies, LLC

· IPR2025-01182

Samsung and Secure Communication Technologies settled their IPR disputes before trial, leading the PTAB to terminate the proceedings and keep the settlement confidential.

patent terminated or settled · Jan 25, 2025

Samsung Electronics America, Inc. et al. v.Koninklijke KPN N.V.

· IPR2025-00534

Samsung and Dutch telecom KPN settled their disputes, leading the PTAB to terminate six inter partes review proceedings before any hearing. The settlement agreement is kept confidential under statutory provisions.

patent terminated or settled · Jan 23, 2025

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al. v.Optimum Imaging Technologies LLC

· IPR2025-00461

Samsung and Optimum Imaging Technologies settled four IPRs, including the 7,612,805 patent, resulting in a joint motion to terminate. The Board dismissed the petitions and kept the settlement documents confidential.

patent terminated or settled · Jan 23, 2025

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al. v.Optimum Imaging Technologies LLC

· IPR2025-00463

Samsung and Optimum Imaging Technologies settled their IPR dispute over U.S. Patent 10,877,266, leading the PTAB to terminate the proceeding before trial.

patent terminated or settled · Jan 23, 2025

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al. v.Optimum Imaging Technologies LLC

· IPR2025-00462

Samsung and Optimum Imaging Technologies settled their PTAB dispute, filing a joint motion to terminate four IPRs. The Board granted the termination and kept the settlement agreements confidential.

patent terminated or settled · Jan 20, 2025

Samsung Electronics America, Inc. et al. v.Koninklijke KPN N.V.

· IPR2025-00504

Samsung and Dutch telecom KPN settled their dispute, filing a joint motion that led the PTAB to terminate the inter partes review of KPN’s patent before institution. The settlement agreement is to be kept confidential.

patent terminated or settled · Jan 18, 2025

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al. v.Koninklijke KPN N.V.

· IPR2025-00512

Samsung Electronics and KPN settled their disputes and jointly moved to terminate six inter partes review proceedings, including IPR2025-00512 covering U.S. Patent 8,881,235. The Board granted the termination and ordered the settlement agreement to be kept confidential.

patent terminated or settled · Jan 17, 2025

Samsung Electronics America, Inc. et al. v.Koninklijke KPN N.V.

· IPR2025-00503

Samsung and KPN settled their inter partes review disputes, leading the PTAB to terminate six IPRs before institution. The settlement agreement was ordered kept confidential.

patent terminated or settled · Jan 17, 2025

Samsung Electronics America, Inc. et al. v.Koninklijke KPN N.V.

· IPR2025-00502

Samsung Electronics and Dutch telecom firm KPN settled their disputes, prompting the PTAB to terminate six inter partes review proceedings before they were instituted.

patent instituted · Dec 8, 2024

Samsung Display Co., Ltd. et al. v.Pictiva Displays International Ltd. et al.

· IPR2024-01223

Samsung Display successfully challenged Pictiva Displays' patent claims in an IPR proceeding, demonstrating a reasonable likelihood of success on obviousness grounds. The Board found that combinations of prior art references were sufficient to invalidate several key display technology claims.

patent instituted · Dec 8, 2024

Samsung Display Co., Ltd. et al. v.Pictiva Displays International Ltd. et al.

· IPR2024-01222

Samsung Display successfully navigated a discretionary denial challenge in the IPR, leading to the institution of claims 34-46. The Board found that the petitioner demonstrated a reasonable likelihood of success based on Yamazaki/Fujimori combinations for OLED encapsulation technology.

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