Industry Sector

Audio Processing — US PTAB Patent Cases

8 decisions indexed

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patent denied

Roku, Inc. v.Dolby International AB

· IPR2024-01354

Roku, Inc.'s IPR challenge against Dolby International AB's audio signal coding patents was denied by the PTAB. The Board found that Roku failed to establish a reasonable likelihood of prevailing on any obviousness grounds (35 U.S.C. § 103).

patent null

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al. v.Staton Techiya LLC

· IPR2024-00559

Samsung Electronics filed an opening petition to invalidate U.S. Patent No. 11,610,587, challenging its validity under Section 103 (obviousness). The petitioner argues that the patent's claims are obvious when combining various prior art references like Fiedler and Broussard.

patent

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al. v.Staton Techiya, LLC

· IPR2024-01003

Samsung filed an Inter Partes Review petition challenging U.S. Patent No. 11,710,473 owned by Staton Techiya, LLC. The core argument asserts that the patent's claims related to ambient sound control are obvious based on combinations of various prior art references. This challenge is tied to ongoing district court litigation.

patent

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al. v.Staton Techiya, LLC

· IPR2024-01004

Samsung Electronics has filed a Petition challenging Staton Techiya's patent (11710473) on grounds of obviousness under 35 U.S.C. §103. The challenger argues that the claimed audio processing and ambient sound control features are merely combinations of prior art teachings from Kirsch, DiCenso, Goldstein, and Woodruff. This challenge targets a broad range of claims related to earpiece functionality.

patent instituted

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al. v.Staton Techiya LLC

· IPR2024-00559

The PTAB granted institution of IPR for Samsung against Staton Techiya regarding U.S. Patent 11,610,587, focusing on audio management and sonic signature detection.

patent instituted

Rode Microphones, LLC et al. v.Zaxcom, Inc.

· IPR2025-00232

The PTAB Institute Decision granted trial for Rode Microphones and Freedman Electronics against Zaxcom regarding wireless audio recording systems. The Board found that the Petitioner successfully demonstrated a reasonable likelihood of prevailing on at least one claim, despite procedural hurdles related to parallel district court litigation.

patent null

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al. v.Staton Techiya, LLC et al.

· IPR2024-01031

Samsung Electronics filed a Petition challenging Patent No. 11659315 on grounds of obviousness (§ 103) related to active noise reduction and audio assistant devices. The petition asserts that various combinations of prior art references render multiple claims invalid.

patent null

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al. v.Staton Techiya, LLC

· IPR2024-01033

Samsung Electronics challenges Staton Techiya's patent claims regarding smart earphones, asserting that the core features are obvious combinations of existing prior art. The petition targets 30 claims related to ambient sound enhancement and acoustic noise cancellation.

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