Industry Sector

Drinkware — US PTAB Patent Cases

6 decisions indexed

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patent · Sep 30, 2024

Trove Brands, LLC v.CamelBak Products, LLC

· IPR2024-01501

Trove Brands has filed an IPR petition seeking cancellation of nine claims of CamelBak’s 9,782,028 drink‑container patent, alleging obviousness over Kiyota, Ribarits and Choi references and arguing that the term “user release mechanism” is means‑plus‑function.

patent denied · Sep 30, 2024

Trove Brands, LLC v.CamelBak Products, LLC

· IPR2024-01501

Trove Brands' IPR challenge against CamelBak Products regarding a drinkware patent was denied by the PTAB. The Board found that the Petitioner failed to establish a reasonable likelihood of prevailing on any ground, despite arguments concerning functional equivalence in user release mechanisms over prior art like Kiyota and Ribarits.

patent denied · Jul 11, 2024

Trove Brands, LLC v.CamelBak Products, LLC

· IPR2025-00155

Trove Brands' IPR petition against CamelBak Products regarding mouthpiece and cap assemblies was denied by the PTAB. The Board found that petitioner failed to meet the statutory threshold for institution, specifically rejecting obviousness grounds under 35 U.S.C. § 103.

patent · May 11, 2024

TROVE BRANDS, LLC v.CamelBak Products, LLC

· IPR2025-00146

Trove Brands has filed an IPR petition seeking to invalidate CamelBak's 10,165,879 patent covering removable cap assemblies for drink containers, alleging obviousness over multiple prior‑art references and arguing against discretionary denial.

patent · May 11, 2024

TROVE BRANDS, LLC v.CamelBak Products, LLC

· IPR2025-00140

Trove Brands has filed an IPR petition seeking to invalidate CamelBak’s 11,851,250 drink‑bottle patent, asserting that the claims are obvious over several prior‑art cap‑assembly references.

patent instituted · May 11, 2024

TROVE BRANDS, LLC v.CamelBak Products, LLC

· IPR2025-00140

TROVE BRANDS successfully convinced the PTAB to institute an IPR against CamelBak Products' drinkware patent. The Board found a reasonable likelihood of prevailing on obviousness grounds (103) over prior art references including Nakajima and Ribarits. This decision sets up a detailed examination of complex mechanical features in beverage containers.

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