Industry Sector

Mobile Communications — US PTAB Patent Cases

6 decisions indexed

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Apple Inc. v.Varia Holdings LLC

· IPR2024-01364

The PTAB found all 39 claims of patent 8127984 unpatentable under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a). The Board concluded that the claimed 'functional emulation' was obvious when combining prior art references like Willgert and Mooney.

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Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al. v.Cerence Operating Company et al.

· IPR2024-00979

Samsung Electronics successfully petitioned for institution of IPR against Cerence Operating Company, arguing that the patent claims related to SMS audio messaging were obvious over prior art references including Dolan and Freedman. The PTAB found a reasonable likelihood of prevailing on at least one claim, moving the case into active litigation.

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Apple Inc. v.Varia Holdings LLC

· IPR2024-01363

The PTAB found all 32 claims unpatentable under 35 U.S.C. § 103 (obviousness). The Board concluded that the combination of Willgert and Mooney, often combined with Holloway and Pitroda, rendered the claimed RFID emulation/voice calling technology obvious to a person of ordinary skill in the art.

patent instituted

Apple Inc. v.Varia Holdings LLC

· IPR2024-01362

Apple Inc. successfully petitioned the PTAB against Varia Holdings LLC's RFID patent, demonstrating a reasonable likelihood that at least one claim was unpatentable. The Board granted institution based on obviousness over prior art references like Willgert and Mooney.

patent instituted

Apple Inc. v.Varia Holdings LLC

· IPR2024-01363

Apple Inc. successfully petitioned the PTAB, leading to the institution of an IPR against Varia Holdings LLC's patent (9405947). The Board found a reasonable likelihood that several claims are unpatentable over prior art combinations.

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Apple Inc. v.Varia Holdings LLC

· IPR2024-01364

Apple Inc.'s IPR challenge against Varia Holdings LLC regarding RFID/Bluetooth integration has been instituted by the PTAB. The Board found sufficient grounds to proceed, focusing on obviousness over prior art combining Bluetooth transceivers and headsets.

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