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TERRENCE W. McMILLIN

76 IP cases indexed. Covers patent matters.

Cases Presided Over

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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 terminated or settled · Mar 20, 2024

DELL INC. et al. v.AX Wireless, LLC et al.

· IPR2024-00708

Dell and AX Wireless settled their inter partes review dispute over U.S. Patent 11,212,146. The Board granted the parties' joint motions to terminate the IPRs and treated the settlement agreement as confidential.

patent terminated or settled · Mar 14, 2024

DELL INC. et al. v.AX Wireless, LLC et al.

· IPR2024-00686

Dell and AX Wireless settled their dispute, leading to the termination of eight inter partes review proceedings covering patents on wireless networking. The Board granted the parties' joint motions to terminate and treated the settlement agreements as confidential.

patent terminated or settled · Mar 14, 2024

DELL INC. et al. v.AX Wireless, LLC et al.

· IPR2024-00685

Dell and AX Wireless settled eight inter partes review proceedings before they were instituted. The Board granted the parties' joint motions to terminate and treated the settlement agreement as confidential.

patent terminated or settled · Mar 14, 2024

DELL INC. et al. v.AX Wireless, LLC et al.

· IPR2024-00680

Dell and AX Wireless settled eight inter partes review proceedings covering wireless patents. The Board granted joint motions to terminate the IPRs and treated the settlement agreements as confidential.

patent terminated or settled · Mar 14, 2024

DELL INC. et al. v.AX Wireless, LLC et al.

· IPR2024-00682

Dell and AX Wireless settled eight inter partes review proceedings before any trial was instituted. The Board granted the joint motions to terminate and treated the settlement agreements as confidential.

patent terminated or settled · Mar 14, 2024

DELL INC. et al. v.AX Wireless, LLC et al.

· IPR2024-00684

Dell and AX Wireless settled their dispute, leading the PTAB to terminate eight inter partes review proceedings, including the IPR challenging patent 10,291,449 B2, before any trial was instituted.

patent terminated or settled · Mar 14, 2024

DELL INC. et al. v.AX Wireless, LLC et al.

· IPR2024-00683

Dell and AX Wireless settled eight inter partes review proceedings covering wireless patents. The Board granted termination motions and treated the settlement agreements as confidential.

patent terminated or settled · Mar 14, 2024

DELL INC. et al. v.AX Wireless, LLC et al.

· IPR2024-00681

Dell and AX Wireless settled eight IPRs before they were instituted, leading the PTAB to terminate the proceedings and keep the settlement agreements confidential.

patent terminated or settled · Mar 6, 2024

VusionGroup SA et al. v.Hanshow Technology Co., Ltd.

· IPR2024-00963

VusionGroup and Hanshow Technology entered a settlement that led to the termination of two inter partes review proceedings (IPR2024-00857 and IPR2024-00963). The Board granted the joint motion to terminate and partially protected the settlement documents as confidential.

patent instituted · Mar 6, 2024

VusionGroup SA et al. v.Hanshow Technology Co., Ltd.

· IPR2024-00963

The PTAB institution decision was granted for the petitioner VusionGroup SA against Hanshow Technology Co., Ltd.'s patent, covering object detection and video surveillance systems. The Board found that the prior art reference Bedros disclosed or suggested all limitations of Claim 1 and its dependent claims under 35 U.S.C. § 103. This decision allows the petitioner to proceed with invalidity challenges based on obviousness and anticipation grounds.

patent denied · Feb 27, 2024

Microchip Technology, Inc. v.Aptiv Technologies AG et al.

· IPR2024-00558

The PTAB denied Microchip Technology's IPR against Aptiv Technologies, finding that the Petitioner failed to establish a reasonable likelihood of prevailing due to contingent and unsupported claim construction arguments.

patent instituted · Feb 27, 2024

Microchip Technology, Inc. v.Aptiv Technologies AG et al.

· IPR2024-00496

Microchip Technology successfully convinced the PTAB to institute IPR proceedings against Aptiv Technologies AG regarding USB connectivity claims. The Board found a reasonable likelihood of unpatentability over prior art references Chang and Chang II for independent claim 1 and dependent claims 2-6.

patent instituted · Feb 27, 2024

Microchip Technology, Inc. v.Aptiv Technologies AG et al.

· IPR2024-00495

Microchip Technology successfully petitioned to institute trial on several claims of Aptiv Technologies' patent regarding USB Hub/Bridge Systems, overcoming initial objections from the Patent Owner. The Board adopted a judicial correction of Claim 13, revising 'hub' to 'host', which significantly shaped the scope of the dispute.

patent denied · Feb 27, 2024

Microchip Technology, Inc. v.Aptiv Technologies AG et al.

· IPR2024-00494

The PTAB denied Microchip Technology's IPR against Aptiv Technologies, finding the Petitioner failed to meet the reasonable likelihood standard due to contingent and unsupported claim construction arguments.

patent Final Written Decision · Feb 27, 2024

Microchip Technology, Inc. v.Aptiv Technologies AG et al.

· IPR2024-00495

The PTAB issued a Final Written Decision finding claims 13 and 14 unpatentable over prior art references Chang and Chang II based on obviousness (35 U.S.C. § 103). The Board adopted the Patent Owner's definition of POSITA and corrected a scrivener's error in claim 13, replacing 'hub' with 'host'.

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