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Sean P. O'Hanlon

16 IP cases indexed. Covers patent matters.

Cases Presided Over

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patent terminated or settled

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. v.Advanced Cluster Systems, Inc.

· IPR2025-00862

AMD and ACS settled their GPU patent dispute, filing a joint motion that led the PTAB to terminate the IPR after it had been instituted.

patent all challenged claims unpatentable

Google LLC v.Secure Communication Technologies, LLC

· IPR2025-01181

Google successfully challenged Proxicom Wireless’s proximity‑based transaction patent, resulting in a Final Written Decision that all nine challenged claims are unpatentable. The Board found the claims anticipated or obvious over prior art references Perttila and Swartz.

patent instituted

Wise PLC et al. v.--

· IPR2025-01045

The PTAB instituted an inter partes review of Intercurrency Software’s 10,062,107 patent covering a consolidated multi‑currency trading platform after Wise PLC showed a reasonable likelihood of success on obviousness grounds.

patent all challenged claims unpatentable

Google LLC v.Secure Communication Technologies, LLC

· IPR2025-01182

Google successfully challenged Secure Communication Technologies' proximity‑beacon patent. The PTAB found all eight claims unpatentable based on anticipation and obviousness over multiple prior‑art references.

patent mixed - some claims cancelled, some upheld

Google LLC v.Secure Communication Technologies, LLC

· IPR2025-01183

The PTAB held that claims 19‑23 of the ’592 patent were obvious over Perttila and Insolia and thus unpatentable, while claims 25, 26, 28, 29 remained patentable. The decision reflects a mixed outcome for the parties.

patent mixed - some claims cancelled, some upheld

Google LLC v.Secure Communication Technologies, LLC

· IPR2026-00099

Google’s IPR against patent 8116749 resulted in a mixed decision: five claims were held unpatentable over Perttila and Insolia, while four claims remained patentable because the obviousness challenge failed.

patent all challenged claims unpatentable

Google LLC v.Secure Communication Technologies, LLC

· IPR2026-00099

Google successfully challenged Secure Communication Technologies' 8,369,842 patent covering proximity‑based wireless transactions. The PTAB found all nine challenged claims unpatentable on anticipation and obviousness grounds.

patent mixed - some claims cancelled, some upheld

Google LLC v.Secure Communication Technologies, LLC

· IPR2026-00099

Google secured a mixed victory in IPR2020-00931, with the PTAB finding 20 of the 22 challenged claims of the ’359 patent unpatentable while leaving two claims intact.

patent terminated or settled

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. v.Advanced Cluster Systems, Inc.

· IPR2025-00863

NVIDIA and Advanced Cluster Systems settled their dispute over U.S. Patent 8,082,289 B2, filing a joint motion that led the PTAB to terminate the inter partes review after it had been instituted.

patent terminated or settled

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. v.Advanced Cluster Systems, Inc.

· IPR2025-00863

AMD and Advanced Cluster Systems settled their IPR dispute, filing a joint motion that led the PTAB to terminate the proceeding after it had been instituted.

patent mixed - some claims cancelled, some upheld

Google LLC v.Secure Communication Technologies, LLC

· IPR2025-01181

Google’s IPR against a proximity‑based commerce patent resulted in 20 of 22 challenged claims being found unpatentable, with two claims surviving.

patent all challenged claims unpatentable

Google LLC v.Secure Communication Technologies, LLC

· IPR2025-01181

Google’s IPR against the ’842 patent resulted in all challenged claims being found unpatentable, based on anticipation and obviousness over Mgrdechian and related references.

patent all challenged claims unpatentable

Google LLC v.Secure Communication Technologies, LLC

· IPR2026-00098

Google successfully challenged Secure Communication Technologies' proximity‑beacon patent, leading the PTAB to deem all eight claims unpatentable.

patent

Google LLC v.Secure Communication Technologies, LLC

· IPR2025-01183

Google succeeded in an IPR, leading the PTAB to find all challenged claims of the ’896 patent unpatentable as obvious over existing short‑range ID and e‑commerce technologies.

patent all challenged claims unpatentable

Google LLC v.Secure Communication Technologies, LLC

· IPR2026-00098

Google succeeded in an IPR against Secure Communication Technologies' 7,936,736 B2 patent, leading the PTAB to find all challenged claims unpatentable on anticipation and obviousness grounds.

patent terminated or settled

Bitsgap Holding OU et al. v.Intercurrency Software LLC

· IPR2024-01293

Bitsgap Holding and related crypto‑trading entities settled their dispute with Intercurrency Software, resulting in the Board terminating four IPRs before trial. The settlement agreement was kept confidential per 37 C.F.R. § 42.74(c).

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