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patent denied · May 13, 2025

Amazon.com, Inc. et al. v.Audio Pod IP, LLC

· IPR2025-01003

The PTAB denied Amazon's request for Director Review of the institution decisions in IPR2025-01003 (patent 9,729,907) and IPR2025-01041, leaving the institution denials intact.

patent · May 13, 2025

Amazon.com, Inc. et al. v.Audio Pod IP, LLC

· IPR2025-01003

Amazon has filed a Request for Director Review challenging the USPTO’s new six‑year “settled expectations” bar that denied institution of its IPR against patent 9,729,907. The petition argues the rule violates the AIA, APA, and established case law. Amazon seeks reversal of the denial and institution of the IPR.

patent denied · May 13, 2025

Samsung Electronics America, Inc. et al. v.Telcom Ventures LLC

· IPR2025-00976

The USPTO denied Samsung’s petition for rehearing of the Director’s discretionary denial in a series of IPRs against Telcom Ventures. The Board affirmed the original denial, leaving the patents in force.

patent · May 13, 2025

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al. v.Wilus Institute of Standards and Technology Inc.

· IPR2025-00933

Wilus requests Director Review to overturn the PTAB’s institution of Samsung’s IPR, alleging Samsung broke its Sotera‑type stipulation by planning to use the same prior art in district‑court litigation. The Board had previously denied discretionary denial based on Samsung’s promise.

patent · May 13, 2025

Amazon.com, Inc. et al. v.Audio Pod IP, LLC

· IPR2025-01003

Amazon has requested a Director Review of IPR2025-01003 concerning Audio Pod’s patent 9,729,907. The PTAB has limited the patent owner’s response to 15 pages and barred new evidence, setting a tight five‑day deadline.

patent mixed - some claims cancelled, some upheld · May 13, 2025

GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc. et al. v.OAK IP LLC

· IPR2025-00889

The PTAB held that Samsung’s challenge to Acorn’s ’395 patent succeeded on eight of the 26 claims, finding claims 1‑5 and 8‑10 unpatentable, while the remaining claims survived.

patent all challenged claims unpatentable · May 13, 2025

GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc. et al. v.OAK IP LLC

· IPR2025-00889

The PTAB held that Samsung Electronics’ challenge to Acorn Semi’s ’261 patent succeeded, finding all nine challenged claims unpatentable based on anticipation by Grupp ’483 and obviousness over Jammy.

patent · May 13, 2025

GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc. et al. v.OAK IP LLC

· IPR2025-00889

GlobalFoundries and Oak IP filed a joint motion to terminate IPR2025-00889 after reaching a settlement, citing that the Board has not yet instituted the review and all disputes are resolved.

patent terminated or settled · May 13, 2025

GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc. et al. v.OAK IP LLC

· IPR2025-00889

Globalfoundries and Oak IP settled their IPR dispute before the Board instituted a trial. The Board granted the joint motion to terminate and treated the settlement agreement as confidential.

patent · May 13, 2025

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al. v.Wilus Institute of Standards and Technology Inc.

· IPR2025-00933

Samsung has filed an IPR petition challenging U.S. Patent 11,470,595, asserting that its claims are obvious over prior‑art Wi‑Fi standards such as Josiam, Seok, Chen and Wu. The petition relies on the bandwidth field in HE‑SIG‑A and the common field in HE‑SIG‑B to show lack of novelty.

patent · May 13, 2025

Samsung Electronics America, Inc. et al. v.Telcom Ventures LLC

· IPR2025-00976

Samsung Electronics has filed an IPR petition challenging Telcom Ventures’ ’743 patent covering NFC‑based smartphone payments. The petition argues the claims are obvious over earlier Jain and Dua publications and asserts no discretionary denial should apply.

patent · May 13, 2025

GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc. et al. v.OAK IP LLC

· IPR2025-00889

GlobalFoundries has filed a petition to invalidate 19 claims of Oak IP’s U.S. Patent No. 10,090,395, asserting that prior patents Grupp ’483 and Jammy anticipate or render obvious the challenged claims covering metal‑semiconductor interface layers.

patent · May 13, 2025

Amazon.com, Inc. et al. v.Audio Pod IP, LLC

· IPR2025-01003

Amazon has filed an IPR petition seeking to invalidate all 21 claims of Audio Pod’s ’907 patent covering synchronized audiobook files, arguing they are obvious over standards and prior publications such as the DTB SMIL specification and McCartney’s work.

patent instituted · May 13, 2025

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al. v.Wilus Institute of Standards and Technology Inc.

· IPR2025-00933

Samsung Electronics challenged 12 claims of Wilus Institute's wireless communication patent (11470595) based on obviousness. The PTAB issued an institution decision, finding reasonable likelihood that Samsung will prevail regarding unpatentability.

patent denied · May 13, 2025

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al. v.Wilus Institute of Standards and Technology Inc.

· IPR2025-00933

The PTAB denied Samsung's IPR against Wilus Institute, citing the petitioner's failure to justify inconsistent claim construction arguments made in district court versus before the Board.

patent · May 12, 2025

Ford Motor Company v.AutoConnect Holdings LLC

· IPR2026-00172

Ford Motor Company has filed an IPR petition challenging AutoConnect’s U.S. Pat. 9,147,297, asserting that its vehicle infotainment control claims are obvious over prior‑art systems such as Zancho, Sundaram, and Demeniuk.

patent · May 12, 2025

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. v.Marlin Semiconductor Ltd. et al.

· IPR2026-00061

TSMC has filed an IPR petition seeking cancellation of all 22 claims of Marlin Semiconductor’s ’194 patent covering MOS transistor fabrication. The petition alleges anticipation and obviousness over three prior‑art references: Hoentschel262, Wang407, and Wang753.

patent · May 12, 2025

Ford Motor Company v.AutoConnect Holdings LLC

· IPR2026-00171

Ford Motor Company has filed an IPR petition challenging AutoConnect’s U.S. 9,082,239 vehicle‑infotainment patent, asserting that all 35 claims are obvious over existing vehicle‑technology disclosures.

patent · May 11, 2025

Disney Entertainment & Sports LLC v.Adeia Media Holdings Inc.

· IPR2026-00054

Disney filed an unopposed motion to dismiss the IPR before the Board institutes trial, citing the early stage of the proceeding and prior Board practice of granting such terminations.

patent · May 11, 2025

Disney Entertainment & Sports LLC v.Adeia Media Holdings Inc.

· IPR2026-00052

Disney filed an unopposed motion to dismiss the IPR against Adeia Media’s 8,542,705 patent before the Board had instituted the trial, citing cost and efficiency. The Board’s prior practice of granting pre‑institution dismissals supports the request.

patent · May 11, 2025

Eoptolink Technology USA Inc. et al. v.Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.

· IPR2026-00094

Eoptolink has filed an IPR petition seeking cancellation of all twelve claims of Applied Optoelectronics' 10,578,818 optical transceiver patent, asserting anticipation and obviousness over Wang, Koutrokois, and Tsai references.

patent · May 11, 2025

Disney Entertainment & Sports LLC v.Adeia Media Holdings Inc.

· IPR2026-00054

Disney Entertainment & Sports LLC has filed an IPR petition seeking cancellation of claims 8, 13‑15 of U.S. Patent 9,762,639, alleging obviousness over multiple streaming‑media references such as Lewis, Pyle, Barraclough and Jain.

patent · May 11, 2025

Disney Entertainment & Sports LLC v.Adeia Media Holdings Inc.

· IPR2026-00052

Disney has filed an IPR petition seeking to invalidate 17 claims of a video‑streaming patent, arguing obviousness over prior art references Mao, Liu, Sherer and Wu‑771.

patent · May 11, 2025

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

· IPR2026-00085

Samsung has filed an IPR petition challenging 13 claims of Zophonos’s hearing‑protection patent, asserting that the claims are obvious over a combination of prior‑art references covering earpieces, wireless communication, and audio‑control interfaces.

patent instituted · May 11, 2025

Eoptolink Technology USA Inc. et al. v.Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.

· IPR2026-00094

The PTAB granted institution of IPR2026-00094 after reviewing the merits and non-discretionary considerations.

patent · May 9, 2025

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. et al. v.Maxell, LTD.

· IPR2025-01311

Maxell’s preliminary response urges the PTAB to deny Samsung’s IPR petition, asserting that the prior art was already considered, the petition contains false statements, and the expert testimony adds no weight. The owner contends that none of the cited references disclose the claimed dynamic operation‑panel architecture.

patent · May 9, 2025

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. et al. v.Maxell, LTD.

· IPR2025-01311

Maxell filed a preliminary sur‑reply opposing Samsung’s IPR petition on U.S. Patent 11,812,091. The owner argues the petition misreads the claim’s two‑panel requirement and that the cited prior art was already considered by the USPTO, seeking denial of institution.

patent · May 9, 2025

Terumo BCT, Inc. v.Haemonetics Corporation

· PGR2025-00078

Terumo BCT seeks to invalidate Haemonetics’ plasma‑collection patent (U.S. 12,171,916) by arguing all 22 claims are obvious, lack written description, and are abstract calculations. The petition requests cancellation of the entire patent.

patent · May 9, 2025

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al. v.SnapAid Ltd.

· IPR2025-01522

Samsung has filed an IPR petition seeking cancellation of all 20 claims of SnapAid’s ’682 patent on obviousness grounds, citing multiple prior‑art references. The petition also challenges the patent’s priority date.

patent · May 9, 2025

Samsung Electronic Co., Ltd. et al. v.SnapAid, Ltd.

· IPR2025-01521

Samsung has filed an IPR petition seeking cancellation of all twenty claims of SnapAid’s ’325 patent on obviousness grounds, citing a broad set of prior‑art references covering real‑time image‑quality assessment.

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