Judge Profile

Ryan H. Flax

67 IP cases indexed. Covers patent matters.

Cases Presided Over

67 cases indexed | Page 2 of 3

patent terminated or settled · Sep 1, 2024

Jeisys Medical Inc. et al. v.Serendia, LLC

· IPR2024-00383

EndyMed Medical and Serendia settled their inter partes review disputes over U.S. Patent 9,775,774, leading the PTAB to terminate the proceedings and keep the settlement confidential.

patent terminated or settled · Aug 27, 2024

EndyMed Medical Ltd. et al. v.Serendia, LLC

· IPR2024-00845

EndyMed Medical and Serendia reached a settlement that resolved all disputes over U.S. Patent No. 10,869,812. The Board granted a joint motion to terminate the instituted IPRs and treated the settlement agreement as confidential business information.

patent terminated or settled · Aug 22, 2024

Dyson Technology Limited et al. v.Omachron Intellectual Property Inc. et al.

· IPR2024-01351

Dyson and Omachron settled their IPR dispute over U.S. Patent 7,776,120, leading the PTAB to terminate the proceeding before any merits were decided.

patent all challenged claims unpatentable · Aug 20, 2024

Geneoscopy, Inc. v.Exact Sciences Corporation

· IPR2024-01330

The PTAB held that all 20 claims of Exact Sciences' 11,634,781 patent are obvious over prior art, rendering them unpatentable. Geneoscopy successfully proved the combination of existing fecal screening methods made the claims non‑inventive.

patent Final Written Decision · Aug 20, 2024

Geneoscopy, Inc. v.Exact Sciences Corporation

· IPR2024-01330

The PTAB issued a Final Written Decision finding all challenged claims unpatentable under 35 U.S.C. § 103. The Petitioner successfully argued that the claimed colorectal cancer screening method was obvious when combining various prior art references, including Lenhard, Vilkin, Itzkowitz, and Kanaoka.

patent terminated or settled · Aug 16, 2024

Dyson Technology Limited et al. v.Omachron Intellectual Property Inc. et al.

· IPR2024-01317

Dyson and Omachron settled their inter partes review dispute over U.S. Patent 11,910,983 B2. The Board granted a joint motion to terminate the proceeding and treated the settlement agreement as confidential.

patent terminated or settled · Aug 14, 2024

Anker Innovations Ltd. v.Powermat Technologies Ltd.

· IPR2024-00996

Anker Innovations and Powermat Technologies settled their IPR dispute over wireless charging patents, leading the PTAB to terminate the proceeding. No merits were decided.

patent terminated or settled · Aug 14, 2024

Anker Innovations Ltd. v.Powermat Technologies Ltd.

· IPR2024-00995

Anker Innovations and Powermat Technologies settled their wireless‑charging patent dispute in IPR2024‑00995. The Board terminated the proceeding and ordered the settlement agreement to be kept confidential.

patent terminated or settled · Aug 3, 2024

Dyson Technology Limited et al. v.Omachron Intellectual Property Inc. et al.

· IPR2024-00670

Dyson and Omachron settled their dispute over U.S. Patent 8,607,407 B2. The parties jointly moved to terminate the IPR, and the Board granted the motion, ending the proceeding.

patent instituted · Aug 3, 2024

Dyson Technology Limited et al. v.Omachron Intellectual Property Inc. et al.

· IPR2024-00670

Dyson Technology Limited successfully established a reasonable likelihood of prevailing in its IPR against Omachron Intellectual Property regarding vacuum cleaner technology. The Board found that combinations of prior art references rendered multiple claims obvious or anticipated.

patent terminated or settled · Aug 1, 2024

Ilooda Co., Ltd. et al. v.Serendia, LLC

· IPR2024-00386

Endymed Medical and Serendia settled their inter partes review of U.S. Patent 9,480,836, leading the PTAB to terminate the proceeding under 35 U.S.C. § 317.

patent terminated or settled · Aug 1, 2024

Jeisys Medical Inc. et al. v.Serendia, LLC

· IPR2024-00384

Serendia and Jeisys Medical settled their IPR dispute over U.S. Patent 9,320,536, leading the PTAB to terminate the proceeding.

patent terminated or settled · Jul 31, 2024

National Beef Packing Company, LLC v.Institute for Environmental Health, Inc.

· IPR2024-01156

National Beef and Institute for Environmental Health settled four inter partes reviews covering patents 7,534,584; 8,822,143; 9,637,771; and 9,845,486. The Board terminated the proceedings based on a written settlement agreement and granted confidentiality for the agreement.

patent terminated or settled · Jul 31, 2024

EndyMed Medical Ltd. et al. v.Serendia, LLC

· IPR2024-00842

EndyMed Medical and Serendia settled their inter partes review of U.S. Patent 9,480,836, leading the PTAB to terminate the proceeding. The settlement agreement is treated as confidential business information.

patent instituted · Jul 31, 2024

National Beef Packing Company, LLC v.Institute for Environmental Health, Inc.

· IPR2024-01156

National Beef Packing Company successfully challenged claims 1-30 of the '486 patent in a PTAB Institution Decision, establishing a reasonable likelihood that the methods for pathogen detection are unpatentable. The petitioner relied on prior art references including Rayman and Nagar to demonstrate anticipation and obviousness across multiple grounds.

patent terminated or settled · Jul 26, 2024

Dyson Technology Limited et al. v.Omachron Intellectual Property Inc. et al.

· IPR2024-01233

Dyson and Omachron settled their inter partes review disputes before the PTAB instituted the trial, resulting in termination of the proceedings and confidentiality of the settlement agreement.

patent terminated or settled · Jul 16, 2024

National Beef Packing Company, LLC v.Institute for Environmental Health, Inc.

· IPR2024-00186

National Beef Packing Company and Institute for Environmental Health settled their inter partes review, leading the PTAB to terminate the proceeding and dismiss the petition.

patent terminated or settled · Jul 16, 2024

National Beef Packing Company, LLC v.Institute for Environmental Health, Inc.

· IPR2024-00185

National Beef and Institute for Environmental Health settled four inter partes review proceedings, resulting in the termination of all petitions without a merits decision. The Board granted the joint motion to terminate and kept the settlement agreement confidential.

patent terminated or settled · Jul 16, 2024

National Beef Packing Company, LLC v.Institute for Environmental Health, Inc.

· IPR2024-00183

National Beef Packing and Institute for Environmental Health settled their inter partes review of U.S. Patent 7,534,584. The Board terminated the proceeding without a merits decision, granting confidentiality for the settlement.

patent instituted · Jul 16, 2024

National Beef Packing Company, LLC v.Institute for Environmental Health, Inc.

· IPR2024-00186

National Beef Packing Company successfully petitioned to institute IPR against the '771 patent, establishing a reasonable likelihood of success over at least one claim. The Board adopted Petitioner's definition for 'validation,' clarifying that it merely requires a sample test negative, rejecting the Patent Owner's broader interpretation regarding commercial release.

patent instituted · Jul 16, 2024

National Beef Packing Company, LLC v.Institute for Environmental Health, Inc.

· IPR2024-00185

National Beef Packing Company successfully initiated an IPR against Institute for Environmental Health, Inc.'s microbial testing patent (8822143). The Board adopted a narrow definition of 'validated' as merely determining a sample tests negative using the detection assay.

patent instituted · Jul 16, 2024

National Beef Packing Company, LLC v.Institute for Environmental Health, Inc.

· IPR2024-00183

The PTAB instituted the IPR after finding a reasonable likelihood of success that the challenged claims are unpatentable based on obviousness (35 U.S.C. § 103). The Board analyzed key claim terms, preliminarily construing 'validated' as a negative test result rather than release into commerce.

patent instituted · Jun 5, 2024

Front Line Medical Technologies Inc. v.Prytime Medical Devices, Inc.

· PGR2024-00028

The PTAB institution decision found that the petitioner successfully demonstrated a likelihood of prevailing on its obviousness challenges against all ten claims. The Board adopted broad claim constructions for 'proximal hub' and 'flow valve,' finding they could be separate or sub-elements, which supported the grounds of obviousness over various prior art combinations.

patent all challenged claims unpatentable · Jun 5, 2024

Front Line Medical Technologies Inc. v.Prytime Medical Devices, Inc.

· PGR2024-00028

Petitioner successfully demonstrated that all ten challenged claims related to vascular occlusion catheters are unpatentable by a preponderance of the evidence. The Board relied heavily on various combinations of prior art references, primarily under 35 U.S.C. § 103 (obviousness).

patent final · May 6, 2024

Anker Innovations Limited v.Powermat Technologies Ltd.

· IPR2024-00994

The PTAB issued a Final Written Decision finding that claims 1–7 and 9–14 were unpatentable over prior art references. The petitioner successfully demonstrated obviousness under 35 U.S.C. § 103, particularly regarding the combination of Onishi and Flowerdew for independent claim 1.

patent terminated or settled · Apr 17, 2024

NeoGenomics Laboratories, Inc. v.Natera, Inc.

· IPR2024-00812

NeoGenomics filed an IPR challenging Natera's prenatal‑testing patent. The parties settled before the Board could institute the trial, and the Board granted a joint motion to terminate the proceeding.

patent terminated or settled · Mar 27, 2024

Dyson Technology Limited et al. v.Omachron Intellectual Property Inc. et al.

· IPR2024-00733

Dyson and Omachron settled their dispute over U.S. Patent 10,327,607 B2, leading the PTAB to terminate the inter partes review by joint motion.

patent instituted · Mar 27, 2024

Dyson Technology Limited et al. v.Omachron Intellectual Property Inc. et al.

· IPR2024-00733

Dyson successfully petitioned the PTAB to institute IPR proceedings against a patent covering cleaning apparatuses. The Board found reasonable likelihood of prevailing on grounds of anticipation (35 U.S.C. § 102) and obviousness (35 U.S.C. § 103).

patent denied · Mar 4, 2024

Dyson Technology Limited et al. v.Omachron Intellectual Property Inc. et al.

· IPR2024-00766

The PTAB denied Dyson's IPR challenge against Omachron's vacuum cleaner patent (10,568,477). The Board found that the Petitioner failed to demonstrate a reasonable likelihood of success, rejecting arguments based on prior art references like Brown and Dimbylow.

patent terminated or settled · Feb 26, 2024

Cimbra SRL et al. v.3U Vision SRL

· PGR2024-00018

CIMBRIA SRL and 3U Vision settled their dispute over U.S. Patent 11,666,947, leading to a joint motion that terminated the post‑grant review. The Board granted the termination and ordered the settlement agreement to remain confidential.

Arctic Invent — IP Strategy

Facing a similar IP matter?

Arctic Invent is a specialist IP firm with deep litigation expertise across India, EU, US, and UK. Our team uses data-driven strategy to build stronger cases.

Consult our team →