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patent instituted · Apr 4, 2025

Meta Platforms, Inc. v.Mullen Industries LLC

· IPR2025-00743

Meta Platforms successfully secured institution at the PTAB regarding its challenge to Mullen Industries' patent covering head-mounted displays and interactive systems. The Board found a reasonable likelihood of prevailing on multiple grounds, including obviousness (103) based on combinations of prior art.

patent denied · Apr 4, 2025

Home Depot U.S.A., Inc. v.H2 Intellect LLC

· IPR2025-00480

Home Depot U.S.A., Inc.'s IPR petition against H2 Intellect LLC's location-based content delivery patent was denied by the PTAB. The Board found that the petitioner failed to demonstrate a reasonable likelihood of prevailing on any challenged claim, citing insufficient teaching or suggestion in the prior art.

patent mixed - some claims cancelled, some upheld · Apr 4, 2025

ZF Active Safety and Electronics US LLC v.Facet Technology Corp.

· IPR2025-00749

Mobileye Global successfully convinced the PTAB that several claims of Facet Technology's patent were obvious in light of prior art references Gallagher and Schofield. The Board found Claims 1-4, 8-13 unpatentable based on a combination of these references, while upholding the validity of other claims (5-7, 14-16).

patent all challenged claims upheld · Apr 4, 2025

ZF Active Safety and Electronics US LLC v.Facet Technology Corp.

· IPR2025-00748

Mobileye Global's challenge to Facet Technology Corp.'s road sign recognition patent failed before the PTAB, upholding claim 15 of U.S. Patent No. 9335255. The Board found insufficient evidence that combining prior art references would render the claimed method obvious under 35 U.S.C. § 103.

patent terminated or settled · Apr 3, 2025

PacifiCorp et al. v.MES, Inc.

· IPR2025-00425

MidAmerican Energy and patent owner Birchtech have settled their dispute over U.S. Patent 10,589,225, filing a joint motion to terminate the inter partes review. The Board is asked to dismiss the IPR against MidAmerican before any merits decision.

patent · Apr 3, 2025

PacifiCorp et al. v.MES, Inc.

· IPR2025-00425

PacifiCorp challenges the Director's discretionary denial of an IPR on MES’s ‘225 patent covering mercury control technologies, arguing the petitions are timely, there are no real parties in interest, and the PTAB is the proper forum.

patent · Apr 3, 2025

PacifiCorp et al. v.MES, Inc.

· IPR2025-00424

BirchTech Corp. seeks Director Review to overturn the PTAB’s decision to institute an IPR against its mercury‑control patent, arguing MDL efficiency and a misapplied privity analysis under §315(b).

patent terminated or settled · Apr 3, 2025

PacifiCorp et al. v.MES, Inc.

· IPR2025-00425

Petitioners and the patent owner reached settlements with Interstate Power & Light and Wisconsin Power & Light, filing a joint motion to terminate the IPR for those parties. The Board is asked to dismiss the review under 35 U.S.C. §317, citing no merits decision and public‑policy benefits of settlement.

patent · Apr 3, 2025

PacifiCorp et al. v.MES, Inc.

· IPR2025-00424

Petitioners and the patent owner jointly move to have their settlement agreement treated as business confidential information, invoking statutory confidentiality provisions.

patent · Apr 3, 2025

PacifiCorp et al. v.MES, Inc.

· IPR2025-00424

Petitioners and BirchTech filed a joint motion to keep their settlement agreements with IPL and WPL confidential under statutory provisions. The Board is asked to treat the agreements as business confidential information.

patent · Apr 3, 2025

PacifiCorp et al. v.MES, Inc.

· IPR2025-00425

BirchTech Corp. and WEC Energy Group have settled their dispute over U.S. Patent 10,589,225, prompting a joint motion to terminate the inter partes review. The motion cites statutory requirements under 35 U.S.C. §317 and argues that no merits decision has been rendered.

patent terminated or settled · Apr 3, 2025

PacifiCorp et al. v.MES, Inc.

· IPR2025-00424

Utility affiliates of Berkshire Hathaway Energy settled multiple PTAB IPRs, leading to the termination of the cases for the settling parties while the Board kept the proceedings open for the remaining petitioners.

patent terminated or settled · Apr 3, 2025

PacifiCorp et al. v.MES, Inc.

· IPR2025-00425

MidAmerican Energy Company and PacifiCorp jointly moved to terminate IPR 2025-00425 and requested that the settlement agreement with Birchtech Corp. be kept confidential under statutory provisions.

patent · Apr 3, 2025

PacifiCorp et al. v.MES, Inc.

· IPR2025-00425

BirchTech seeks PTAB Director Review to block institution of an IPR against its mercury‑control patent, arguing MDL efficiency and a misapplied privity standard.

patent · Apr 3, 2025

PacifiCorp et al. v.MES, Inc.

· IPR2025-00424

PacifiCorp and affiliates challenge the Director’s discretionary denial of their IPRs on a mercury‑control patent, arguing the petitions are timely and no third‑party interests exist. The Board is asked to deny the Director Review and keep the PTAB as the forum for validity issues.

patent · Apr 3, 2025

PacifiCorp et al. v.MES, Inc.

· IPR2025-00425

Petitioners and BirchTech Corp. filed a joint motion to keep their settlement agreements confidential under 35 U.S.C. § 317(b) while seeking termination of IPR 2025-00425.

patent · Apr 3, 2025

PacifiCorp et al. v.MES, Inc.

· IPR2025-00424

Petitioners and Birchtech Corp. have settled their disputes over U.S. Patent 10,589,225. They jointly moved to terminate the IPR for Interstate Power & Light and Wisconsin Power & Light, citing 35 U.S.C. §317. The Board is asked to dismiss those parties from the proceeding.

patent · Apr 3, 2025

PacifiCorp et al. v.MES, Inc.

· IPR2025-00424

MidAmerican Energy Company and Birchtech Corp. have settled their dispute over U.S. Patent No. 10,589,225, filing a joint motion to terminate the inter partes review as to MidAmerican. The motion cites 35 U.S.C. §317 and argues no merits decision has been made.

patent · Apr 3, 2025

PacifiCorp et al. v.MES, Inc.

· IPR2025-00425

WEC Energy Group and Birchtech Corp. filed a joint motion asking the PTAB to keep their settlement agreement confidential under statutory provisions. The request cites 35 U.S.C. §317(b) and related Board rules to limit public disclosure.

patent · Apr 3, 2025

PacifiCorp et al. v.MES, Inc.

· IPR2025-00424

MidAmerican Energy Company and PacifiCorp filed a joint motion to end their IPR against BirchTech Corp., seeking to keep the settlement agreement confidential under statutory authority.

patent · Apr 3, 2025

PacifiCorp et al. v.MES, Inc.

· IPR2025-00424

PacifiCorp and Birchtech Corp have settled their dispute over U.S. Patent 10,589,225 and jointly moved to terminate the inter partes review involving WEC Energy Group. The motion cites settlement, lack of a merits decision, and public‑policy benefits.

patent terminated or settled · Apr 3, 2025

PacifiCorp et al. v.MES, Inc.

· IPR2025-00425

Energy utilities settled their PTAB disputes with BirchTech, prompting the Board to terminate the IPRs for the settling parties and keep the settlement agreements confidential. Remaining petitioners stay in the proceeding.

patent · Apr 3, 2025

PacifiCorp et al. v.MES, Inc.

· IPR2025-00425

PacifiCorp and affiliated utilities have filed a petition to invalidate MES’s ’225 mercury‑removal patent. The petition alleges lack of written‑description support, obviousness over prior art, and anticipation, and urges the PTAB not to deny institution.

patent · Apr 3, 2025

PacifiCorp et al. v.MES, Inc.

· IPR2025-00424

PacifiCorp and affiliated utilities have filed an IPR petition seeking to invalidate MES’s 10,589,225 patent covering mercury‑removal methods in coal‑fired power plants. The petition argues obviousness over multiple prior‑art combinations and anticipation by the Downs‑Boiler reference, and requests that the Board not deny institution under §§314(a) and 325(d).

patent instituted · Apr 3, 2025

PacifiCorp et al. v.MES, Inc.

· IPR2025-00425

The Board instituted the IPR petition against Patent No. 10589225, finding a reasonable likelihood of prevailing on multiple grounds. The institution decision addressed complex issues regarding real party in interest and written description support for genus claims related to flue gas treatment.

patent · Apr 3, 2025

PacifiCorp et al. v.MES, Inc.

· IPR2025-00425

The PTAB Director remanded multiple IPRs to the Board, requiring resolution of RPI and privity issues based on a prior ruling limiting parallel challenges.

patent · Apr 3, 2025

PacifiCorp et al. v.MES, Inc.

· IPR2025-00425

The Director denied a patent owner's request for review, remanding the IPR to allow discovery on RPI and privity issues related to time-bar defenses. This allows Petitioners to proceed with institution.

patent instituted · Apr 3, 2025

PacifiCorp et al. v.MES, Inc.

· IPR2025-00424

The PTAB granted institution for an IPR challenging claims related to mercury removal from flue gas using activated carbon sorbents. The Board found the Petitioner met a reasonable likelihood of prevailing standard, despite disputes over prior art reduction to practice.

patent · Apr 3, 2025

PacifiCorp et al. v.MES, Inc.

· IPR2025-00424

The Director issued an order supplementing a review decision, limiting the number of parallel IPRs challenging four patents to one per patent.

patent · Apr 3, 2025

PacifiCorp et al. v.MES, Inc.

· IPR2025-00424

The Director denied a patent owner's request for review, remanding the IPR to allow discovery on RPI and privity issues related to time-bar defenses. The proceeding involves PacifiCorp et al. challenging Birchtech Corp.'s patents.

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