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Steven M. Amundson

74 IP cases indexed. Covers patent matters.

Cases Presided Over

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patent terminated or settled · Mar 19, 2024

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

· IPR2024-00691

Amazon and Nokia reached a settlement and jointly moved to terminate the inter partes review of Nokia’s U.S. Patent 8,050,321. The Board granted the termination and treated the settlement agreements as confidential business information.

patent instituted · Mar 19, 2024

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

· IPR2024-00691

The PTAB granted institution for the patent covering video coding methods related to grouping image frames. The petitioner successfully argued that the claims are obvious over prior art references like MPEG-1, Yagasaki, and Kim. This decision sets a precedent regarding how standard technical specifications can teach complex encoding mechanisms.

patent terminated or settled · Mar 15, 2024

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

· IPR2024-00626

Amazon and Nokia settled their dispute over U.S. Patent 11,805,267 B2, leading the PTAB to terminate the inter partes review after the parties jointly requested termination and sought confidentiality for the settlement documents.

patent instituted · Mar 15, 2024

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

· IPR2024-00627

Amazon successfully navigated the institution phase of its IPR against Nokia regarding video coding claims. The Board found a reasonable likelihood that Amazon could prove unpatentability under § 103, leading to the case being instituted for trial.

patent denied · Feb 7, 2024

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

· IPR2024-00920

The PTAB denied institution of Amazon’s IPR against Nokia’s wireless patent and dismissed the parties’ joint motion to terminate as moot. The Board granted in part a request to keep the settlement agreement confidential.

patent instituted · Feb 7, 2024

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

· IPR2024-00921

Amazon successfully challenged Nokia's video compression patent (8077991) in an IPR proceeding based on obviousness and anticipation grounds. The PTAB found a reasonable likelihood that Amazon would prevail, leading to the institution of trial on all contested claims.

patent denied · Feb 7, 2024

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

· IPR2024-00920

Amazon's IPR petition against Nokia regarding video coding methods was denied by the PTAB, finding that the petitioner failed to demonstrate obviousness over prior art references like Koga and Lin. The Board relied on claim construction distinguishing 'spatial samples' from 'decoded spatial information.'

patent instituted · Feb 4, 2024

Cisco Systems, Inc. v.Lionra Technologies Limited

· IPR2024-00734

Cisco Systems, Inc. successfully petitioned the PTAB to challenge Lionra Technologies Limited's patent (7623518) on grounds of obviousness and anticipation. The Board found reasonable likelihood of success for Cisco regarding several claims related to dynamic access control lists and network security.

patent Final Written Decision · Feb 4, 2024

Cisco Systems, Inc. v.Lionra Technologies Limited

· IPR2024-00734

The PTAB found claims unpatentable under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) based on a combination of prior art references (Gai, Yip, Kwan, and Georgiou). The Board determined that an ordinary skilled artisan would have been motivated to combine these teachings to enhance network security and implement advanced ACL functions.

patent denied · Jan 31, 2024

Apple Inc. v.Carbyne Biometrics, LLC

· IPR2024-00507

The PTAB denied Apple's IPR challenge against Carbyne Biometrics, finding that the petitioner failed to demonstrate a reasonable likelihood of prevailing on grounds of obviousness. The denial hinged on the Petitioner's inability to provide sufficient motivation to combine prior art references for authentication and credential management claims.

patent instituted · Jan 30, 2024

Apple Inc. v.Carbyne Biometrics, LLC

· IPR2024-00331

The PTAB granted institution for Apple Inc.'s IPR challenge against Carbyne Biometrics, LLC's biometric fraud detection patent. The Board found a reasonable likelihood of unpatentability based on obviousness over combinations of prior art references like Stone and Hoyos. This decision sets the stage for a trial focusing on how existing financial security methods could be combined to achieve the claimed results.

patent final · Jan 30, 2024

Apple Inc. v.Carbyne Biometrics, LLC

· IPR2024-00331

The PTAB issued a Final Written Decision finding that claims 1–12, 14–18, and 20–23 of the '886 patent are unpatentable. The Board concluded that the claimed fraud detection methods were obvious over combinations of prior art references including Stone, Hoyos, and Varghese.

patent final · Jan 30, 2024

Apple Inc. v.Carbyne Biometrics, LLC

· IPR2024-00329

The PTAB found all challenged claims unpatentable based on obviousness over the combination of prior art references Stone and Hoyos. The Board specifically agreed with Petitioner Apple Inc.'s arguments that an ordinary artisan would have been motivated to combine these systems for improved fraud resistance in electronic transactions.

patent final · Jan 30, 2024

Apple Inc. v.Carbyne Biometrics, LLC

· IPR2024-00330

The PTAB found all challenged claims unpatentable by a preponderance of the evidence. Petitioner successfully argued obviousness over combinations of Stone, Hoyos, and Varghese across various claim sets. The Board agreed that an ordinary skilled artisan would have been motivated to combine these prior art references for fraud detection purposes.

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