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SHEILA F. McSHANE

105 IP cases indexed. Covers patent matters.

Cases Presided Over

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patent terminated or settled · Nov 7, 2025

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al. v.Hannibal IP LLC

· IPR2025-01189

Samsung Electronics and Hannibal IP entered a settlement that led to the joint termination of IPR2025-01189 concerning patent 11,368,911. The Board granted the motion and kept the settlement agreement confidential.

patent terminated or settled · Nov 7, 2025

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al. v.Hannibal IP LLC

· IPR2025-01188

Samsung Electronics and Hannibal IP entered a settlement that terminated the IPR on patent 11,272,535. The Board granted the joint motion under 35 U.S.C. §317 and kept the settlement confidential.

patent all challenged claims unpatentable · Oct 27, 2025

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al. v.Netlist, Inc.

· IPR2026-00017

Samsung and its affiliates successfully challenged all twenty claims of Netlist’s ’160 memory‑package patent. The PTAB held the claims obvious over the Kim, Rajan, and Wyman references and declared them unpatentable.

patent all challenged claims unpatentable · Oct 27, 2025

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al. v.Netlist, Inc.

· IPR2026-00017

The PTAB held that Samsung and its co‑petitioners proved all 34 claims of Netlist’s ’060 patent obvious over prior art. The Board adopted key claim constructions and invalidated the entire patent.

patent all challenged claims upheld · Oct 27, 2025

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al. v.Netlist, Inc.

· IPR2026-00017

Samsung Electronics challenged Netlist’s ’608 memory‑module patent in an IPR. The Board held that the prior art (Hiraishi, Butt, Tokuhiro, Ellsberry) did not teach the claimed ‘data path’ limitations and found no claims unpatentable.

patent terminated or settled · Oct 3, 2025

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., et al. v.Sinotechnix LLC

· IPR2025-00334

Samsung and Sinotechnix settled their IPR dispute over U.S. Patent 9,412,913 before the trial was instituted. The Board terminated the proceeding and ordered the settlement agreement to be kept confidential.

patent instituted · Sep 5, 2025

Google LLC v.Sandpiper CDN, LLC

· IPR2025-00969

Google LLC successfully convinced the PTAB to institute IPR against Sandpiper CDN's patent 8478903, asserting that the core technology was obvious over prior art like Kenner.

patent all challenged claims unpatentable · Aug 29, 2025

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al. v.Netlist, Inc.

· IPR2025-01431

The PTAB held that all eight challenged claims of Netlist’s 8,516,185 B2 memory‑module patent are unpatentable. Samsung, as petitioner, successfully demonstrated obviousness over a combination of Halbert and Amidi references.

patent · Aug 29, 2025

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al. v.Netlist, Inc.

· IPR2025-01431

The PTAB issued a Final Written Decision in IPR2017‑00549, finding that Samsung Electronics successfully invalidated ten claims of Netlist’s ’364 memory‑module patent as obvious over the Halbert and Amidi references. All challenged claims were held unpatentable under 35 U.S.C. §103(a).

patent all challenged claims unpatentable · Aug 29, 2025

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al. v.Netlist, Inc.

· IPR2025-01431

The PTAB held that all 34 claims of Netlist's ’060 memory‑package patent are obvious over prior art such as Kim, Rajan, Riho, and Wyman. Samsung and its Micron co‑petitioners prevailed, leading to a complete invalidation of the patent.

patent all challenged claims unpatentable · Aug 29, 2025

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al. v.Netlist, Inc.

· IPR2025-01431

The PTAB held that Samsung’s challenge to Netlist’s ’160 memory‑package patent succeeded, finding all 20 claims obvious over Kim, Rajan, and Wyman. The decision invalidates the entire patent.

patent all challenged claims unpatentable · Aug 25, 2025

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al. v.Netlist, Inc.

· PGR2025-00071

Samsung and its Micron affiliates successfully invalidated all 20 claims of Netlist’s ’160 memory‑package patent in an IPR, finding the claims obvious over prior art references Kim, Rajan, and Wyman.

patent all challenged claims unpatentable · Aug 25, 2025

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al. v.Netlist, Inc.

· PGR2025-00071

The PTAB held that Samsung and its co‑petitioners proved all 34 claims of Netlist’s ’060 memory‑package patent were obvious over a combination of prior‑art references, rendering the claims unpatentable.

patent all challenged claims unpatentable · Aug 25, 2025

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al. v.Netlist, Inc.

· PGR2025-00071

The PTAB held that claims 18‑23, 39‑44, and 56‑60 of Netlist’s ’537 patent are obvious over the Amidi and Klein references, rendering all 17 challenged claims unpatentable. The decision follows an institution on the same claims and denies the patent owner’s motions.

patent all challenged claims unpatentable · Aug 25, 2025

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al. v.Netlist, Inc.

· PGR2025-00071

In an IPR, the PTAB held that Samsung's challenge to Netlist's ’833 patent succeeded, finding all 28 challenged claims unpatentable as obvious over a combination of Best, Bonella, and Mills references.

patent all challenged claims unpatentable · Aug 25, 2025

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al. v.Netlist, Inc.

· PGR2025-00071

The PTAB held that all claims challenged by Samsung (via SK Hynix) in Netlist’s ’537 patent are unpatentable as obvious over prior‑art references Amidi and Klein.

patent all challenged claims unpatentable · Aug 25, 2025

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al. v.Netlist, Inc.

· IPR2025-01402

The PTAB held that Samsung's challenge to Netlist's ’160 memory‑package patent failed; all 20 claims were found obvious over Kim, Rajan, and Wyman under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a). The Board adopted the district‑court construction of “array die” and rejected Patent Owner’s arguments about non‑DRAM dies and collision risks.

patent all challenged claims unpatentable · Aug 25, 2025

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al. v.Netlist, Inc.

· IPR2025-01402

The PTAB held that all challenged claims of Netlist’s ’833 hybrid memory patent are unpatentable, finding them obvious over a combination of Best, Bonella, and Mills. Samsung, as petitioner, prevailed on both claim construction and obviousness grounds.

patent all challenged claims unpatentable · Aug 25, 2025

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al. v.Netlist, Inc.

· IPR2025-01402

The PTAB held that SK Hynix’s IPR against Netlist’s ’537 patent succeeded; all challenged claims were found obvious over Amidi and Klein references.

patent all challenged claims unpatentable · Aug 25, 2025

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al. v.Netlist, Inc.

· IPR2025-01402

The PTAB held that all 34 claims of Netlist’s 8,787,060 B2 memory‑package patent are obvious over a combination of prior‑art references, rendering the entire patent unpatentable.

patent all challenged claims unpatentable · Aug 25, 2025

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al. v.Netlist, Inc.

· IPR2025-01402

The PTAB held that claims 18‑23, 39‑44, and 56‑60 of Netlist’s ’537 patent are obvious over the Amidi and Klein references, rendering all challenged claims unpatentable.

patent mixed - some claims cancelled, some upheld · Aug 5, 2025

Maplebear Inc. d/b/a Instacart v.Fall Line Patents, LLC

· IPR2025-00958

The PTAB found claims 1,2,5,19‑22 of the ’748 patent unpatentable for obviousness over prior art, while claim 7 remained patent‑eligible.

patent terminated or settled · Jul 29, 2025

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al. v.Hannibal IP LLC

· IPR2025-01187

Samsung and Hannibal IP entered a settlement that led to the joint termination of IPR2025-01187 concerning U.S. Patent 11,057,896. The Board granted the motion and ordered the settlement agreement to be kept confidential.

patent terminated or settled · Jul 29, 2025

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al. v.Hannibal IP LLC

· IPR2025-01190

Samsung and Hannibal IP entered a settlement, filing a joint motion that led the PTAB to terminate the IPR challenging patent 11,641,661. The Board granted confidentiality for the settlement agreement.

patent instituted · Jul 18, 2025

Reolink Innovation Inc. et al. v.--

· IPR2025-01327

The PTAB granted institution of IPR for Reolink Innovation against ThroughTek Co. Ltd., challenging 19 claims of patent 9727655 based on obviousness over prior art combinations like Schwan and Lee.

patent all challenged claims unpatentable · Jul 11, 2025

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al. v.Netlist, Inc.

· PGR2026-00001

The PTAB held that all 20 claims of Netlist’s ’160 memory‑package patent are obvious over the combined teachings of Kim, Rajan, and Wyman, rendering them unpatentable. Samsung and its Micron co‑petitioners prevailed.

patent all challenged claims unpatentable · Jul 11, 2025

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al. v.Netlist, Inc.

· PGR2026-00001

Samsung and its Micron affiliates successfully challenged Netlist's 8,787,060 B2 memory‑package patent. The PTAB found all 34 claims obvious over a combination of prior‑art references, rendering the patent unpatentable.

patent all challenged claims unpatentable · Jul 11, 2025

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al. v.Netlist, Inc.

· PGR2026-00001

The PTAB held that Samsung’s challenge to Netlist’s ’833 patent succeeded, finding all asserted claims unpatentable for obviousness over Best, Bonella, and Mills. The Board adopted the petitioner’s claim constructions and rejected the patent owner’s arguments.

patent all challenged claims unpatentable · Jul 11, 2025

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al. v.Netlist, Inc.

· IPR2026-00018

The PTAB held that all 20 claims of Netlist’s ’160 patent are obvious over prior art combining Kim, Rajan, and Wyman, and therefore unpatentable. Samsung and its Micron co‑petitioners prevailed.

patent all challenged claims unpatentable · Jul 11, 2025

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al. v.Netlist, Inc.

· IPR2026-00018

The PTAB issued a Final Written Decision finding all of Samsung’s asserted claims of Netlist’s ’833 patent unpatentable as obvious over the Best, Bonella, and Mills references.

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