Industry Sector

Digital media distribution — US PTAB Patent Cases

12 decisions indexed

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Hulu, LLC et al. v.Piranha Media Distribution, LLC

· IPR2024-01252

Hulu’s parallel IPR petitions against Piranha Media’s streaming‑technology patent were instituted despite a district court finding all claims invalid under §101. The patent owner seeks Director Review, arguing the panel should have denied institution under Fintiv guidance and the Trial Practice Guide.

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Hulu, LLC et al. v.Piranha Media Distribution, LLC

· IPR2024-01252

Hulu filed an authorized response opposing the patent owner’s request to deny institution of an IPR covering U.S. Patent 11,463,768. The Board applied Fintiv factors and found no basis to block institution, keeping the challenge alive.

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Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al. v.Truesight Communications LLC

· IPR2024-01477

Samsung has filed an IPR petition seeking cancellation of all 14 claims of Truesight’s ’803 patent, arguing that the claims are obvious over a combination of eight prior‑art references covering kiosk‑based streaming, authentication, and removable media.

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Apple Inc. v.Ziklag IP LLC

· IPR2025-00700

Apple has filed an IPR petition seeking to invalidate claims of the ’128 patent covering cable‑based music distribution, arguing the claims are obvious over prior art (Yurt and Logan) and that discretionary denial is improper.

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TikTok Inc. et al. v.NTECH Properties, Inc.

· IPR2024-01341

TikTok has petitioned the PTAB Director to review a panel's denial of institution for its challenge to a media‑feed aggregation patent, arguing the board’s reasoning conflicts with earlier decisions on identical claims.

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TikTok Inc. et al. v.NTECH Properties, Inc.

· IPR2024-01343

TikTok seeks Director review after the PTAB denied institution of its IPR against a media‑feed aggregation patent, alleging the board’s reasoning conflicts with earlier instituted petitions and misinterprets the Whitehead prior art.

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Google LLC et al. v.Truesight Communications LLC

· IPR2025-00025

The PTAB denied Samsung's petition for inter partes review of Truesight's '803 patent covering kiosk‑based media distribution. The Board applied the Fintiv discretionary factors and concluded that denying institution best served efficiency given the parallel district‑court litigation.

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Roku, Inc. v.VideoLabs, Inc.

· IPR2025-00071

Roku has filed a petition to institute IPR on VideoLabs' ’559 patent covering content‑flow control. The petition argues the claims are obvious over Kloba and Robbin and asserts no discretionary denial grounds.

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Disney Media and Entertainment Distribution, LLC v.Digital Media Technology Holdings, LLC

· IPR2024-00736

Disney challenges the Patent Owner’s request for Director Review, asserting that the Board’s claim constructions and prior‑art analysis were correct. The response contends the request adds no new arguments and should be denied.

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Transcend Information Inc. v.Truesight Communications LLC

· IPR2025-00723

Transcend Information has filed an IPR petition challenging all 18 claims of Truesight Communications' 2015 patent on secure SD‑card content transfer, asserting obviousness over multiple prior‑art references. The petition also argues that the Board should not deny institution despite related Texas litigation.

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Spotify AB et al. v.Tijerino, Manuel

· IPR2025-01280

Spotify has filed an IPR petition challenging all 17 claims of U.S. Patent 9,146,925, asserting that the claims are obvious over prior‑art jukebox systems and audio‑processing patents. The petition also argues against a § 314(a) or § 325(d) denial, citing favorable Fintiv factors.

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Disney Media and Entertainment Distribution, LLC v.Digital Media Technology Holdings, LLC

· IPR2024-00736

Disney challenges the PTAB’s finding of unpatentability for a movie‑distribution method, arguing the Board relied on an improper combination of prior art. The petition seeks Director review of the decision.

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