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Stacey G. White

58 IP cases indexed. Covers patent matters.

Cases Presided Over

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patent terminated or settled · May 6, 2025

Perplexity AI, Inc. v.Comet ML, Inc.

· IPR2025-01063

Perplexity AI and Comet ML reached a settlement covering all disputes over U.S. Patent 11,650,968, prompting the PTAB to terminate the IPR before instituting trial and to keep the settlement agreement confidential.

patent denied · Feb 21, 2025

Kingston Technology Company, Inc., Kingston Technology Corporation, and Kingston Digital, Inc. v.Vervain, LLC

· IPR2025-00616

The PTAB denied Phison Electronics' post‑grant review petition against Vervain's NAND‑flash storage patent, finding the challenger failed to meet the more‑likely‑than‑not standard for unpatentability.

patent denied · Feb 21, 2025

Kingston Technology Company, Inc., Kingston Technology Corporation, and Kingston Digital, Inc. et al. v.Vervain, LLC

· IPR2025-00614

The PTAB denied Phison Electronics' post‑grant review petition against Vervain’s NAND‑flash storage patent, finding the claims patent‑eligible and adequately supported. No claims were found unpatentable.

patent denied · Feb 21, 2025

Kingston Technology Company, Inc., Kingston Technology Corporation, and Kingston Digital, Inc. et al. v.Vervain, LLC

· IPR2025-00614

The PTAB denied Kingston Technology's request to institute a post‑grant review of Vervain’s NAND‑flash patent, finding the petitioner’s arguments on written description, indefiniteness, and obviousness unpersuasive.

patent denied · Feb 21, 2025

Kingston Technology Company, Inc., Kingston Technology Corporation, and Kingston Digital, Inc. v.Vervain, LLC

· IPR2025-00616

The PTAB denied Kingston Technology’s request to institute a post‑grant review of six claims of a NAND‑flash patent, finding the challenger’s arguments on written description, indefiniteness, and obviousness insufficient.

patent denied · Dec 31, 2024

Phison Electronics Corporation v.Vervain, LLC

· PGR2025-00011

The PTAB denied Phison Electronics' request to institute a post‑grant review of six claims of its mixed‑level NAND flash memory patent, finding the petitioner had not shown any claim likely unpatentable.

patent denied · Dec 31, 2024

Phison Electronics Corporation v.Vervain, LLC

· PGR2025-00011

The PTAB denied Phison’s petition to institute a post‑grant review of Vervain’s NAND‑flash storage patent, finding the challenger failed to show any claim was likely unpatentable.

patent denied · Dec 26, 2024

Phison Electronics Corporation v.Vervain, LLC

· PGR2025-00010

The PTAB denied Phison Electronics' petition to institute a post‑grant review of Vervain’s NAND‑flash storage patent. The Board concluded Phison failed to show any claim was more likely than not unpatentable under §§ 101, 112, 103. No trial was instituted.

patent denied · Dec 26, 2024

Phison Electronics Corporation v.Vervain, LLC

· PGR2025-00010

The PTAB denied Phison Electronics’ petition for post‑grant review of Vervain’s NAND‑flash patent, finding no sufficient evidence that claims 1‑6 are unpatentable.

patent instituted · Dec 18, 2024

GOOGLE LLC v.EscapeX IP LLC

· IPR2025-00337

Google successfully secured institution of IPR against EscapeX IP over a social networking patent, challenging 24 claims based on obviousness.

patent denied · Dec 17, 2024

Phison Electronics Corporation v.Vervain, LLC

· IPR2025-00215

The PTAB denied Phison's request for post‑grant review of claims 1‑6 of U.S. Patent 11,854,612, finding the petitioner failed to show any claim was likely unpatentable.

patent denied · Dec 17, 2024

Phison Electronics Corporation v.Vervain, LLC

· IPR2025-00215

The PTAB denied Phison Electronics’ petition for post‑grant review of Vervain’s NAND‑flash patent, finding the challenger failed to meet the ‘more likely than not’ burden. The Board upheld the patent’s claims across all seven challenged claims.

patent denied · Nov 25, 2024

PHISON ELECTRONICS CORPORATION v.Vervain, LLC

· IPR2025-00212

The PTAB denied Phison Electronics’ post‑grant review petition against Vervain’s 11,830,546 patent covering a mixed‑level NAND flash storage system. The Board found Phison’s evidence insufficient to meet the “more likely than not” standard for any of the asserted grounds. No institution was ordered.

patent denied · Nov 25, 2024

PHISON ELECTRONICS CORPORATION v.Vervain, LLC

· IPR2025-00212

The PTAB denied Phison Electronics Corporation's request to institute IPR against Vervain, LLC's patent 8,891,298. The denial was based on the Fintiv factors, primarily due to significant overlap with ongoing parallel district court litigation.

patent terminated or settled · Nov 11, 2024

Roku, Inc. v.VideoLabs, Inc.

· IPR2025-00071

Roku and VideoLabs settled their inter partes review dispute over U.S. Patent 7,440,559, leading the PTAB to terminate the proceeding before any claims were instituted.

patent instituted · Oct 31, 2024

CrowdStrike, Inc. et al. v.GoSecure, Inc.

· IPR2025-00070

CrowdStrike successfully secured institution of IPR against GoSecure's patent 9,954,872. The Board adopted a broad construction for the key term 'association,' reinforcing the likelihood of unpatentability.

patent instituted · Oct 31, 2024

CrowdStrike, Inc. et al. v.GoSecure, Inc.

· IPR2025-00070

CrowdStrike initiated an IPR against GoSecure's '872 patent, focusing on obviousness (103) in the field of Intrusion Detection Systems. The Board found a reasonable likelihood of success for Ground 1 regarding Claim 1 over Capalik, advancing the case toward trial.

patent denied · Oct 31, 2024

CrowdStrike, Inc. et al. v.GoSecure, Inc.

· IPR2025-00069

The PTAB denied institution of IPR for CrowdStrike against GoSecure, finding that the petitioner failed to demonstrate a reasonable likelihood of prevailing on its obviousness grounds.

patent denied · Oct 31, 2024

CrowdStrike, Inc. et al. v.GoSecure, Inc.

· IPR2025-00068

The PTAB denied institution of IPR for CrowdStrike against GoSecure, finding that the correct claim construction was already established in a related proceeding.

patent instituted · Oct 31, 2024

CrowdStrike, Inc. et al. v.GoSecure, Inc.

· IPR2025-00068

CrowdStrike successfully petitioned to institute IPR proceedings against GoSecure regarding network intrusion detection methods. The Board adopted a broad claim construction for IDS/IPS systems, finding reasonable likelihood of obviousness over Capalik and King.

patent denied · Oct 31, 2024

CrowdStrike, Inc. et al. v.GoSecure, Inc.

· IPR2025-00067

The PTAB denied CrowdStrike's IPR against GoSecure's patent, finding no reasonable likelihood of success on the grounds of obviousness. The Board specifically rejected the petitioner's argument that prior art taught fingerprint generation within a virtual machine monitor.

patent denied · Sep 25, 2024

PHISON ELECTRONICS CORPORATION v.Vervain, LLC

· PGR2024-00048

PHISON ELECTRONICS CORPORATION's petition challenging Vervain, LLC's NAND Flash Memory patent was denied by the PTAB. The Board found the specification sufficiently supported the claims against indefiniteness and written description challenges, and Petitioner failed to meet the likelihood standard for obviousness.

patent denied · Aug 27, 2024

Phison Electronics Corporation v.Vervain, LLC.

· PGR2024-00047

The PTAB denied the petition challenging a NAND Flash Memory System patent based on grounds including 101, 112, and 103. The Board found that the claims were directed toward a technological improvement in memory storage and adequately supported by the specification.

patent terminated or settled · Aug 11, 2024

Roku, Inc. v.VideoLabs, Inc.

· IPR2025-00072

Roku and VideoLabs settled their inter partes review dispute over U.S. Patent 7,233,790, leading the PTAB to terminate the proceeding before institution.

patent terminated or settled · Jul 28, 2024

Hugging Face, Inc. v.FriendliAI Inc.

· IPR2024-01234

Hugging Face and FriendliAI settled their dispute over U.S. Patent 11,442,775 B1, leading the PTAB to terminate the IPR before institution. The settlement documents were ordered to be kept confidential.

patent terminated or settled · Jun 14, 2024

Roku, Inc. v.VideoLabs, Inc.

· IPR2024-01023

Roku and VideoLabs settled their IPR dispute over patent 8,291,236, leading the PTAB to terminate the proceeding.

patent terminated or settled · Jun 14, 2024

Roku, Inc. v.VideoLabs, Inc.

· IPR2024-01025

Roku and VideoLabs settled their dispute over U.S. Patent 8,291,236, leading the PTAB to terminate three inter partes review proceedings. The Board cited public‑policy reasons favoring settlement and treated the agreement as confidential business information.

patent terminated or settled · Jun 14, 2024

Roku, Inc. v.VideoLabs, Inc.

· IPR2024-01024

Roku and VideoLabs settled all disputes over U.S. Patent 8,291,236 B2. The PTAB terminated the three related IPRs under 35 U.S.C. § 317(a) after the parties filed a joint motion and settlement agreement.

patent instituted · Jun 14, 2024

Roku, Inc. v.VideoLabs, Inc.

· IPR2024-01026

Roku successfully petitioned to institute an IPR against VideoLabs regarding claims related to conditional access and DRM technology. The Board found sufficient evidence of anticipation (102) and obviousness (103) over prior art 'Russ' and 'Robert.'

patent instituted · Jun 14, 2024

Roku, Inc. v.VideoLabs, Inc.

· IPR2024-01025

Roku successfully petitioned for the institution of IPR against VideoLabs regarding claims related to Conditional Access and Digital Rights Management. The Board found that Petitioner's evidence sufficiently supported unpatentability under 35 U.S.C. §§ 102 and 103, advancing the dispute into the review phase.

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