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Steven M. Amundson

74 IP cases indexed. Covers patent matters.

Cases Presided Over

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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 Final Written Decision · Sep 23, 2024

Menard, Inc. v.Signify Holdings B.V. et al.

· IPR2024-01469

The Final Written Decision found that most claims (1-7, 9-15, and 18-20) were unpatentable under § 103 based on prior art combinations. The Board affirmed the Petitioner's success in demonstrating obviousness over references like Chaimberg and Roberge for several claim groups. While some procedural issues regarding timeliness were resolved favorably for the Petitioner, the core finding was a rejection of broad claims due to anticipation and obviousness.

patent Final Written Decision · Aug 30, 2024

BMW of North America, LLC et al. v.Foras Technologies Limited

· IPR2024-01346

The PTAB issued a Final Written Decision rejecting all claims of the '781 patent based on obviousness (35 U.S.C. § 103). The Board found that while prior art references describe processor swapping or task management, they fail to teach the specific transfer of the 'role' of boot processor during runtime as claimed.

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 final · Aug 26, 2024

Cisco Systems, Inc. v.Lionra Technologies Limited

· IPR2024-01281

The PTAB found the claims unpatentable under 35 U.S.C. § 103 because they were obvious in light of prior art references (Cornett, Paatela, Nelson, Russell). The Board adopted a construction of 'concurrently writing' that aligned with both parties and district court precedent. Petitioner successfully demonstrated that the combination of disclosures taught all limitations of the claims for high-speed packet processing.

patent terminated or settled · Aug 4, 2024

Amazon.com, Inc. et al. v.Nokia Technologies Oy

· IPR2024-00605

Amazon and Nokia jointly filed a settlement and motion to terminate IPR2024-00605 covering Nokia’s patent 10,536,714. The Board granted termination and partially approved confidentiality of the settlement documents.

patent instituted · Aug 4, 2024

Amazon.com, Inc. et al. v.Nokia Technologies Oy

· IPR2024-00605

Amazon successfully convinced the PTAB to institute IPR proceedings against Nokia's video encoding patent, showing a reasonable likelihood of prevailing on multiple claims. The Board adopted a specific claim construction for 'the block,' narrowing its scope to be associated with the first spatial motion vector prediction candidate.

patent instituted · Aug 4, 2024

Amazon.com, Inc. et al. v.Nokia Technologies Oy

· IPR2024-00604

Amazon successfully challenged 17 claims of Nokia's video compression patent via IPR, arguing obviousness over prior art. The Board found that the petitioner showed a reasonable likelihood of prevailing on multiple grounds, particularly concerning the combination of Rusert and Karczewicz techniques.

patent terminated or settled · Jun 25, 2024

Amazon.com, Inc. et al. v.Nokia Technologies Oy

· IPR2024-01043

Amazon and Nokia reached a settlement, leading to a joint motion that terminated the IPRs covering Nokia’s patent 8,918,741. The Board granted the motion and treated the settlement documents as confidential.

patent instituted · Jun 21, 2024

Qualcomm Incorporated et al. v.Network System Technologies, LLC

· IPR2024-01081

The PTAB granted Qualcomm’s joinder request and instituted inter partes review of Network System Technologies’ NoC patent, covering claims 2,6,9‑16.

patent denied · Jun 14, 2024

Intel Corporation et al. v.Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson

· IPR2024-01008

The PTAB denied Intel's IPR against Ericsson, finding that the combination of prior art references did not teach or suggest the claimed limitations. The Board upheld the patent owner's position regarding the technical differences in filtering processes and failed to find a reasonable likelihood of prevailing on any challenged claim.

patent denied · Jun 14, 2024

Intel Corporation et al. v.Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson

· IPR2024-01009

Intel Corporation's attempt to invalidate Ericsson's video coding patent was denied by the PTAB on obviousness grounds (103). The Board ruled that Petitioner failed to demonstrate that specific numerical coefficients in the claimed offset equations were 'result-effective variables.'

patent denied · Jun 12, 2024

Phison Electronics Corporation v.Vervain, LLC

· IPR2025-00214

The PTAB denied Phison Electronics' request to institute a post‑grant review of Vervain's 11,854,612 patent covering mixed‑level NAND flash memory, finding the petitioner had not shown any claim to be unpatentable.

patent denied · Jun 12, 2024

Phison Electronics Corporation v.Vervain, LLC

· IPR2025-00214

The PTAB denied Phison Electronics' petition for post‑grant review of Vervain's NAND‑flash storage patent, finding no sufficient evidence of unpatentability under §§ 101, 103, and 112. No claim constructions were required, and the petition was dismissed without instituting a trial.

patent denied · Jun 4, 2024

AMAZON.COM, INC. et al. v.Nokia Technology Oy

· IPR2024-00725

Amazon's attempt to invalidate Nokia's video compression patent (8204134) failed at the PTAB. The Board denied institution, finding that Amazon could not prove obviousness over prior art like Yagasaki.

patent terminated or settled · May 31, 2024

IKEA Supply AG et al. v.Everlight Electronics Co., Ltd.

· IPR2024-00987

IKEA Supply and Everlight Electronics settled their dispute over U.S. Patent 9,905,742, leading the PTAB to terminate the inter partes review after it had been instituted. The settlement agreement is to be kept confidential per regulatory provisions.

patent denied · May 31, 2024

IKEA Supply AG et al. v.Everlight Electronics Co., Ltd.

· IPR2024-00988

The PTAB denied institution for an IPR petition challenging claims in a semiconductor device patent, citing failure to meet the particularity requirement under 35 U.S.C. § 312(a)(3). The Board found that several grounds were voluminous and excessive, particularly those involving complex prior art combinations.

patent terminated or settled · May 29, 2024

IKEA Supply AG et al. v.Everlight Electronics Co., Ltd.

· IPR2024-00972

IKEA Supply AG and Everlight Electronics settled their inter partes review of U.S. Patent 9,640,733 B2. The Board granted a joint motion to terminate the proceeding and kept the settlement agreement confidential.

patent instituted · May 29, 2024

IKEA Supply AG et al. v.Everlight Electronics Co., Ltd.

· IPR2024-00972

IKEA Supply AG successfully convinced the PTAB to institute an IPR against Everlight Electronics Co., Ltd.'s patent 9640733. The Board found a reasonable likelihood of success on multiple grounds, including anticipation and obviousness based on prior art references like Kishikawa and Nakashima. This sets the stage for a full trial focusing on LED packaging technology.

patent terminated or settled · May 7, 2024

Amazon.com, Inc. et al. v.Nokia Technologies Oy

· IPR2024-01139

Amazon and Nokia settled their dispute over U.S. Patent 6,950,469, leading to a joint motion that terminated four related inter partes review proceedings. The Board granted the termination and ordered the settlement documents to be kept confidential.

patent instituted · May 7, 2024

Amazon.com, Inc. et al. v.Nokia Technologies Oy

· IPR2024-01141

The PTAB instituted an IPR challenge against Nokia's patent (8036273), allowing Amazon to proceed with its obviousness arguments. The Board found that the combination of prior art references TML6 and Fandrianto plausibly teaches the claimed sub-pixel interpolation methods.

patent instituted · May 7, 2024

Amazon.com, Inc. et al. v.Nokia Technologies Oy

· IPR2024-01140

Amazon successfully petitioned to institute IPR against Nokia's patent (7280599) regarding video compression and sub-pixel interpolation. The Board found sufficient evidence of obviousness over prior art references TML6 and Fandrianto, leading to the institution of all 51 challenged claims.

patent instituted · May 7, 2024

Amazon.com, Inc. et al. v.Nokia Technologies Oy

· IPR2024-01139

Amazon successfully petitioned the PTAB to challenge Nokia's video compression patents based on obviousness over prior art references TML6 and Fandrianto. The Board granted institution, finding that the Petitioner met the reasonable likelihood standard for unpatentability. This decision sets a significant precedent in challenging complex technical claims using combined software/hardware disclosures.

patent denied · Apr 12, 2024

Phison Electronics Corporation v.Vervain, LLC

· IPR2025-00213

The PTAB denied Phison's post‑grant review petition against Vervain’s NAND‑flash storage patent, finding the challenger had not shown a more‑likely‑than‑not chance of unpatentability for any of the seven claims.

patent denied · Apr 12, 2024

Phison Electronics Corporation v.Vervain, LLC

· IPR2025-00213

The PTAB denied Phison Electronics’ request to institute a post‑grant review of Vervain’s ’612 NAND‑flash memory patent, finding the challenger’s unpatentability arguments unpersuasive.

patent terminated or settled · Apr 1, 2024

Datavant, Inc. et al. v.Vigilytics LLC

· IPR2024-00382

The PTAB terminated IPR2024-00382 after Datavant and Vigilytics reached a settlement, keeping the agreement confidential.

patent terminated or settled · Apr 1, 2024

Datavant, Inc. et al. v.Vigilytics LLC

· IPR2024-00381

Datavant and Vigilytics jointly filed a settlement and motion to terminate IPR2024‑00381 concerning patent 10,886,012. The PTAB granted the termination and kept the settlement confidential.

patent instituted · Apr 1, 2024

Datavant, Inc. et al. v.Vigilytics LLC

· IPR2024-00381

Datavant, Inc. successfully challenged 20 claims of Vigilytics LLC's patent (10886012) in an IPR proceeding, arguing that the technology for de-identifying medical data was obvious over prior art references like Evenhaim and Murphy. The PTAB decided to institute the case, finding a reasonable likelihood Petitioner would prevail on at least one claim.

patent Final Written Decision · Mar 29, 2024

TESLA, INC. v.Autonomous Devices, LLC

· IPR2024-00745

The PTAB issued a Final Written Decision finding that several original claims were unpatentable over Buibas in view of Sinyavskiy. However, the Board subsequently found the petitioner's substitute claims obvious over combinations of Grotmol and Zhu prior art, leading to further rejection.

patent final · Mar 29, 2024

Intel Corporation et al. v.TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET L M ERICSSON et al.

· IPR2024-00728

The PTAB found multiple claims of the '430 patent unpatentable over prior art, primarily Taniguchi. The Board adopted Petitioner's construction that key claim terms were not limiting, supporting obviousness findings across several grounds.

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