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patent denied · Nov 25, 2024

Sinclair Pharma Limited et al. v.HydraFacial LLC

· IPR2025-00145

The PTAB denied Sinclair Pharma’s request for a rehearing of the order that vacated the institution of IPR2025‑00145 concerning HydraFacial’s skin‑care device patent. The Board found no basis to grant rehearing after reviewing the parties’ submissions.

patent · Nov 25, 2024

Sinclair Pharma Limited et al. v.HydraFacial LLC

· IPR2025-00145

HydraFacial has filed a Director Review request in IPR2025‑00145, restricting the petitioner to a brief, evidence‑free response.

patent terminated or settled · Nov 25, 2024

Amazon.com, Inc. et al. v.NL Giken Inc.

· IPR2025-00050

Amazon and its affiliates settled the IPR against NL Giken, leading the PTAB to terminate the proceeding.

patent terminated or settled · Nov 25, 2024

Amazon.com, Inc. et al. v.NL Giken Inc.

· IPR2025-00050

Amazon and its affiliates jointly moved to terminate the IPR over U.S. Patent 10,880,592 after reaching a confidential settlement with NL Giken.

patent · Nov 25, 2024

PHISON ELECTRONICS CORPORATION v.Vervain, LLC

· IPR2025-00212

Phison Electronics has petitioned the PTAB for inter‑partes review of Vervain’s 8,891,298 patent covering a hybrid NAND flash memory system. The petition asserts that all 11 claims are obvious under 35 U.S.C. § 103 in view of multiple prior‑art references. The Board must decide whether to institute the proceeding.

patent · Nov 25, 2024

Tesla, Inc. v.Intellectual Ventures II

· IPR2025-00221

Tesla has filed an IPR petition seeking cancellation of all eight claims of Intellectual Ventures II’s ’889 patent covering closed‑loop power control in CDMA/3G networks. The challenger argues the claims are obvious over the Dateki patent, the Mate publication, and the Chitrapu publication, which disclose the same F‑DPCH mechanisms before the patent’s priority date.

patent · Nov 25, 2024

Tesla, Inc. v.Intellectual Ventures II

· IPR2025-00220

Tesla has filed an IPR petition seeking cancellation of 18 claims of IV’s ’670 LTE‑MTC patent, arguing they are obvious over Wallen and Berggren. The petition argues that the prior art was not considered during prosecution and that discretionary denial is unwarranted.

patent · Nov 25, 2024

Sinclair Pharma Limited et al. v.HydraFacial LLC

· IPR2025-00145

Sinclair Pharma has filed an IPR petition challenging HydraFacial's skin‑treatment patent (US 11,865,287). The petition alleges obviousness over four prior‑art references and requests cancellation of 41 claims. The Board has not yet ruled on institution.

patent instituted · Nov 25, 2024

Tesla, Inc. v.Intellectual Ventures II

· IPR2025-00221

Tesla challenged Intellectual Ventures II's wireless communication patents under obviousness (103). The PTAB decided to institute the IPR on all eight claims after finding a reasonable likelihood of success.

patent instituted · Nov 25, 2024

Tesla, Inc. v.Intellectual Ventures II

· IPR2025-00220

Tesla successfully petitioned to challenge Intellectual Ventures II's '670 Patent under Section 103, leading the PTAB to grant institution. The Board found reasonable likelihood of unpatentability based on prior art references Wallen and Berggren regarding LTE/MTC communication systems.

patent denied · Nov 25, 2024

PHISON ELECTRONICS CORPORATION v.Vervain, LLC

· IPR2025-00212

The PTAB denied Phison Electronics Corporation's request to institute IPR against Vervain, LLC's patent 8,891,298. The denial was based on the Fintiv factors, primarily due to significant overlap with ongoing parallel district court litigation.

patent instituted · Nov 25, 2024

Micron Technology, Inc. et al. v.Yangtze Memory Technologies Company, Ltd.

· IPR2025-00189

Micron Technology successfully petitioned the PTAB to challenge a key claim in Yangtze Memory Technologies' patent. The Board granted institution based on obviousness over prior art references like Kim and Nam, advancing the dispute into an active IPR phase.

patent instituted · Nov 25, 2024

Sinclair Pharma Limited et al. v.HydraFacial LLC

· IPR2025-00145

Sinclair Pharma Limited et al. successfully instituted IPR proceedings against HydraFacial LLC regarding skin treatment systems, finding a reasonable likelihood of obviousness over prior art references. The Board found that combining existing microdermabrasion and irrigation technologies renders the challenged claims unpatentable.

patent denied · Nov 25, 2024

Sinclair Pharma Limited et al. v.HydraFacial LLC

· IPR2025-00145

The PTAB Director vacated the institution decision for IPR2025-00145 and denied the petition. This was because a prior ITC Initial Determination had already found that the patent claims were valid and the owner achieved commercial success.

patent denied · Nov 22, 2024

Google LLC et al. v.Mullen Industries LLC

· IPR2025-00227

The PTAB upheld the Director’s discretionary denial of institution in IPR2025-00227, finding the review inefficient and unnecessary after prior adjudication and a stipulation not to reassert the claims. Google’s petition for rehearing was rejected.

patent · Nov 22, 2024

Google LLC et al. v.Mullen Industries LLC

· IPR2025-00227

Google and Samsung petition the PTAB to rehear the Director's discretionary denial of institution for IPR2025-00227, arguing the denial exceeds statutory authority and misapplies the "settled expectations" doctrine.

patent · Nov 22, 2024

Google LLC et al. v.Mullen Industries LLC

· IPR2025-00227

Google and Samsung have filed a petition to invalidate Mullen Industries' 9,635,540 patent covering mobile‑to‑mobile location sharing. The petition relies on a suite of prior‑art references to argue obviousness under §103 and asserts no basis for discretionary denial.

patent · Nov 22, 2024

Shopify Inc. v.DKR Consulting LLC

· IPR2025-00133

Shopify has filed an IPR petition seeking to invalidate all 20 claims of U.S. Patent 11,488,237, alleging anticipation and obviousness over four prior‑art references. The petition argues the examiner overlooked critical teachings and requests the Board to institute review.

patent · Nov 22, 2024

Shopify Inc. v.DKR Consulting LLC

· IPR2025-00132

Shopify has filed an IPR petition challenging all 14 claims of DKR Consulting’s ’995 e‑commerce widget patent, asserting obviousness over multiple prior‑art references. The petition seeks cancellation of the claims under 35 U.S.C. §103.

patent · Nov 22, 2024

Shopify Inc. v.DKR Consulting LLC

· IPR2025-00131

Shopify has filed an IPR petition challenging all 20 claims of U.S. Patent 10,846,785, asserting that the claims are obvious over prior‑art references Dierks and Johnston. The petition seeks institution of the review and cancellation of the claims.

patent · Nov 22, 2024

Shopify Inc. v.DKR Consulting LLC

· IPR2025-00130

Shopify has filed an IPR petition challenging all 20 claims of U.S. Patent 11,455,678, asserting obviousness over multiple prior‑art references. The petition argues the examiner overlooked key references and that discretionary denial is unwarranted.

patent · Nov 22, 2024

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al. v.SiOnyx, LLC

· IPR2025-00064

Samsung has filed an IPR petition seeking cancellation of all 44 claims of SiOnyx’s ’682 image‑sensor patent, alleging anticipation or obviousness over five prior‑art references. The petition also argues the Board should not deny institution under §§ 314(a) and 325(d).

patent · Nov 22, 2024

Google LLC et al. v.Mullen Industries LLC

· IPR2025-00227

The Director denied requests for review in multiple IPR proceedings involving Google and Mullen Industries. The denial upheld prior decisions that had not instituted trials on the challenged patents.

patent denied · Nov 22, 2024

Shopify Inc. v.DKR Consulting LLC

· IPR2025-00132

The PTAB denied Shopify Inc.'s request to institute IPR against DKR Consulting LLC's '995 patent. The denial was based on administrative efficiency, as a District Court had already ruled all challenged claims invalid under 35 U.S.C. § 101.

patent denied · Nov 22, 2024

Shopify Inc. v.DKR Consulting LLC

· IPR2025-00131

The PTAB denied Shopify's IPR against DKR Consulting's patent, citing administrative efficiency because a district court had already found all the challenged claims invalid under 35 U.S.C. § 101.

patent denied · Nov 22, 2024

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al. v.SiOnyx, LLC

· IPR2025-00064

The PTAB denied Samsung Electronics' IPR petition against SiOnyx, LLC due to significant overlap with a parallel district court case. The Board found that the proximity of the trial date and overlapping issues outweighed the Petitioner’s strong merits arguments regarding anticipation and obviousness in semiconductor technology.

patent all challenged claims unpatentable · Nov 22, 2024

Mundra Solar PV Ltd. et al. v.Trina Solar Co. Ltd.

· IPR2025-00186

The PTAB issued a Final Written Decision finding that all 11 challenged claims of the solar cell patent were obvious over prior art references. The Board credited the petitioner's evidence, concluding that an ordinary artisan would have combined Chang and Jin to achieve the claimed isolation features with reasonable success.

patent denied · Nov 21, 2024

Tesla, Inc. v.Intellectual Ventures II

· IPR2025-00218

The PTAB denied Tesla's request for Director Review of the decision that denied institution of IPR2025-00218, leaving the original denial in place.

patent · Nov 21, 2024

Tesla, Inc. v.Intellectual Ventures II

· IPR2025-00218

Tesla has filed a Director Review request challenging the PTAB’s claim construction of its LTE signaling patent, arguing the Board relied on invented drawings rather than the specification. The petition seeks reversal of the decision and institution of the trial under a proper construction.

patent denied · Nov 21, 2024

Tesla, Inc. v.Intellectual Ventures II

· IPR2025-00218

Tesla’s request for Director Review of IPR2025-00218 was denied. The Board affirmed its original claim construction, finding the patent’s language requires a one-to-one correspondence between bits and time intervals, and rejected Tesla’s untimely new arguments.

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