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Biometrics — US PTAB Patent Cases

16 decisions indexed

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patent · Dec 20, 2024

Microsoft Corporation v.EyesMatch Ltd.

· IPR2025-00297

Microsoft and EyesMatch filed a joint request to keep their settlement agreement confidential, invoking federal statutes. The Board had previously authorized the filing, and the parties seek limited disclosure only to government agencies or parties with good cause.

patent denied · Oct 5, 2024

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

· IPR2024-00810

The USPTO Director denied Google’s request for Director Review of the Final Written Decision in IPR2024-00810 concerning EyesMatch’s eye‑recognition patent.

patent terminated or settled · Oct 5, 2024

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

· IPR2024-00810

Samsung and EyesMatch settled the IPR over patent 8,982,110, leading the Board to terminate the proceeding for Samsung and seal the settlement agreement as confidential business information.

patent · Oct 5, 2024

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

· IPR2024-00810

Samsung and EyesMatch have filed a joint motion asking the PTAB to keep their settlement agreement confidential under statutory provisions. The request cites 35 U.S.C. §327 and related CFR rules.

patent Final Written Decision · Aug 22, 2024

Apple Inc. v.Proxense, LLC

· IPR2024-01334

The PTAB issued a Final Written Decision finding that the challenged claims were unpatentable over prior art. The Board adopted Petitioner's construction of key terms like 'third party,' concluding that the claimed application is distinct from the trusted authority.

patent · Jul 11, 2024

Jumio Corporation v.FaceTec, Inc.

· IPR2025-00109

Jumio challenges the PTAB’s decision to institute an IPR against FaceTec’s biometric authentication patent. FaceTec’s counsel argues the Board correctly applied the Fintiv factors and that parallel litigation does not warrant reversal. The response seeks denial of the petition for review.

patent · Jul 11, 2024

Jumio Corporation v.FaceTec, Inc.

· IPR2025-00106

FaceTec requests the PTAB Director to deny institution of Jumio’s IPR, arguing that the Board misapplied Fintiv factors and that the case duplicates ongoing litigation. The petition highlights ethical violations, overlapping issues, and time‑bar concerns.

patent instituted · Jul 11, 2024

Jumio Corporation v.FaceTec, Inc.

· IPR2025-00109

Jumio Corporation successfully petitioned to institute IPR against FaceTec, Inc.'s facial recognition patent (11874910), establishing a reasonable likelihood of obviousness. The Board found that prior art combinations, particularly Derakhshani and Tanii, teach the claimed limitations in biometric authentication systems.

patent instituted · Jul 11, 2024

Jumio Corporation v.FaceTec, Inc.

· IPR2025-00108

Jumio Corporation successfully secured institution at the PTAB against FaceTec, Inc., establishing a reasonable likelihood of unpatentability for 24 claims related to facial recognition. The Board found that combinations of prior art references (Derakhshani/Tanii and Zhang/Tanii) rendered the claims obvious under 35 U.S.C. § 103.

patent instituted · Jul 11, 2024

Jumio Corporation v.FaceTec, Inc.

· IPR2025-00106

Jumio Corporation successfully petitioned to institute an IPR against FaceTec, Inc., regarding facial recognition technology patents. The Board found a reasonable likelihood of success on multiple grounds, despite patent owner arguments concerning prior art and related litigation.

patent terminated or settled · May 29, 2024

Google LLC et al. v.EyesMatch Ltd.

· IPR2024-00856

Google, Samsung, and Microsoft petitioned an IPR on EyesMatch's facial‑recognition patent, but Samsung and EyesMatch have now settled and moved to terminate the proceeding.

patent terminated or settled · May 29, 2024

Google LLC et al. v.EyesMatch Ltd.

· IPR2024-00856

Google, Samsung, Microsoft and EyesMatch have filed a joint motion to terminate IPR2024-00856 and keep their settlement agreement confidential under statutory provisions.

patent · Apr 26, 2024

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

· IPR2024-00828

Maxell seeks director review of a PTAB final written decision that found all challenged claims of its fingerprint‑registration patent unpatentable. The patent owner argues the Board’s claim construction and obviousness analysis are erroneous and that the IPR should never have been instituted under §325(d).

patent · Apr 26, 2024

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

· IPR2024-00828

Maxell has filed a Director Review request seeking to overturn the PTAB’s institution of an IPR against Samsung’s fingerprint‑recognition patent, arguing the Board misapplied discretionary denial standards.

patent denied · Jan 31, 2024

Apple Inc. v.Carbyne Biometrics, LLC

· IPR2024-00507

The PTAB denied Apple's IPR challenge against Carbyne Biometrics, finding that the petitioner failed to demonstrate a reasonable likelihood of prevailing on grounds of obviousness. The denial hinged on the Petitioner's inability to provide sufficient motivation to combine prior art references for authentication and credential management claims.

patent instituted · Jan 30, 2024

Apple Inc. v.Carbyne Biometrics, LLC

· IPR2024-00331

The PTAB granted institution for Apple Inc.'s IPR challenge against Carbyne Biometrics, LLC's biometric fraud detection patent. The Board found a reasonable likelihood of unpatentability based on obviousness over combinations of prior art references like Stone and Hoyos. This decision sets the stage for a trial focusing on how existing financial security methods could be combined to achieve the claimed results.

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