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Networking — US PTAB Patent Cases

63 decisions indexed

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patent denied · Dec 17, 2025

Microsoft Corporation v.Sandpiper CDN, LLC

· IPR2026-00174

The PTAB denied Google’s petitions for Director Review of institution decisions in four IPRs against Sandpiper CDN, keeping the institutions intact.

patent denied · Nov 4, 2025

American Airlines, Inc. et al. v.Intellectual Ventures I LLC

· IPR2025-00786

American Airlines and Southwest Airlines failed to invalidate Intellectual Ventures I LLC's patent covering virtual community networks and IP routing. The PTAB denied the petition, finding that the petitioner could not persuasively demonstrate obviousness over prior art references like Caronni-I and RFC-1383.

patent · Jul 8, 2025

Red Hat, Inc. v.Competitive Access Systems, Inc.

· IPR2025-01380

Red Hat has filed a petition for inter partes review of U.S. Patent 9,350,649, asserting that all 23 claims are obvious over prior‑art bandwidth‑aggregation references such as Kotzin and Phatak. The petition seeks cancellation of the claims under 35 U.S.C. §103.

patent · May 23, 2025

Google LLC v.Sandpiper CDN, LLC

· IPR2025-01010

Google LLC filed an IPR petition seeking to invalidate all 15 claims of Sandpiper CDN’s ’322 patent covering CDN edge‑server selection. The petition relies on Verma and other prior‑art references under §§102 and 103.

patent instituted · Apr 15, 2025

Google LLC v.Sandpiper CDN, LLC

· IPR2025-00826

Google LLC successfully had its IPR institution decision upheld, advancing the case against Sandpiper CDN, LLC's patent 9021112. The Board found that Petitioner showed a reasonable likelihood of prevailing on at least one challenged claim.

patent · Apr 14, 2025

Google LLC v.Sandpiper CDN, LLC

· IPR2025-00806

Google LLC has filed a petition for inter partes review seeking cancellation of all 20 claims of Sandpiper CDN’s ’517 patent covering a GUI‑based DNS policy system. The petition argues the claims are obvious over several prior‑art references and that the examiner never considered these references. Institutional factors are presented to favor instituting the review.

patent instituted · Apr 14, 2025

Google LLC v.Sandpiper CDN, LLC

· IPR2025-00806

Google LLC successfully petitioned to institute an IPR against Sandpiper CDN, LLC regarding patent 8645517. The Board found sufficient evidence of obviousness under 35 U.S.C. § 103 based on combinations of prior art references. This moves the dispute into a trial phase at the PTAB.

patent instituted · Mar 24, 2025

Google LLC et al. v.Withrow Networks Inc.

· IPR2025-00775

The PTAB denied Google’s request for Director Review of the institution decision in IPR2025-00775, leaving Withrow Networks’ patent 10,771,849 B2 instituted.

patent instituted · Feb 17, 2025

Microsoft Corporation v.Edge Networking Systems, LLC

· IPR2025-00618

Microsoft Corporation successfully secured institution at the PTAB for its IPR against Edge Networking Systems, LLC. The Board found a reasonable likelihood of prevailing on key claims based on obviousness grounds (102 and 103).

patent denied · Feb 17, 2025

Microsoft Corporation v.Edge Networking Systems, LLC

· IPR2025-00619

The PTAB denied Microsoft's Inter Partes Review against Edge Networking Systems, LLC. The Board found that the Petitioner failed to provide sufficient evidence showing how prior art teaches or suggests the required 'sandboxing operating system.'

patent denied · Feb 17, 2025

Microsoft Corporation v.Edge Networking Systems, LLC

· IPR2025-00617

Microsoft Corporation's attempt to invalidate Edge Networking Systems' patent (10893095) regarding Software Defined Networks was denied by the PTAB. The Board found that Microsoft failed to adequately demonstrate obviousness over prior art, specifically concerning 'sandboxing operating system' principles.

patent · Jan 8, 2025

Red Hat, Inc. v.Competitive Access Systems, Inc.

· IPR2025-01370

Red Hat has filed an IPR petition seeking cancellation of all 20 claims of Competitive Access Systems’ ’343 patent, alleging obviousness over prior‑art bandwidth‑aggregation technologies.

patent · Nov 15, 2024

Cisco Systems, Inc. v.WSOU Investments LLC d/b/a Brazos Licensing and Development

· IPR2025-00188

Cisco’s IPR against WSOU’s ’691 patent was instituted, but the patent owner seeks Director Review, alleging the Panel ignored discretionary‑denial briefing and misapplied the Sotera stipulation analysis. The request aims to have the institution decision vacated.

patent · Nov 15, 2024

Cisco Systems, Inc. v.WSOU Investments LLC d/b/a Brazos Licensing and Development

· IPR2025-00188

Cisco’s request for rehearing of the Director Review decision in IPR2025-00188 was denied, maintaining the denial of institution of the inter partes review against patent 8,982,691.

patent · Nov 15, 2024

Cisco Systems, Inc. v.WSOU Investments LLC d/b/a Brazos Licensing and Development

· IPR2025-00188

Cisco has filed an IPR petition seeking to invalidate claims 1‑10 of WSOU’s ’691 MPLS patent, asserting obviousness over multiple prior‑art references and arguing against discretionary denial.

patent null · Sep 2, 2024

Juniper Networks, Inc v.Monarch Networking Solutions LLC

· IPR2024-00565

Juniper Networks challenges the validity of Monarch Networking Solutions' '845 patent, asserting that claims related to IPv6/IPv4 transition and NAT are obvious under 35 U.S.C. § 103. The petitioner relies on combinations of prior art references (Li, Li-2, Paunikar, Wu) to demonstrate the lack of nonobviousness in networking technology.

patent denied · Sep 2, 2024

DISH Network L.L.C. et al. v.Entropic Communications LLC

· IPR2024-00562

DISH Network L.L.C.'s attempt to invalidate 40 claims of Entropic Communications' patent (8363681) was denied by the PTAB. The Board found insufficient evidence that the claimed clock synchronization methods were obvious over prior art, including IEEE802.3ah and Shvodian.

patent null · Aug 3, 2024

CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. et al. v.InfoExpress Inc.

· IPR2024-00540

CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. filed an IPR petition challenging claims of InfoExpress Inc.'s patent (8,347,350), arguing they are obvious under 35 U.S.C. § 103. The challenge relies on combining prior art references Krantz and Herrmann to demonstrate predictable network access control features.

patent · Aug 2, 2024

Juniper Networks, Inc. v.Monarch Networking Solutions LLC

· IPR2024-00561

Monarch’s response to Juniper’s IPR argues that the challenged claims of U.S. Patent 8,130,775 are not obvious, emphasizing that prior‑art references do not disclose a shared link between two pseudo‑wires.

patent · Aug 2, 2024

Juniper Networks, Inc. v.Monarch Networking Solutions LLC

· IPR2024-00561

Monarch Networking’s sur‑reply defends the validity of its MPLS‑pseudowire patent against Juniper’s IPR petition, arguing the prior art does not disclose the claimed shared‑link architecture.

patent · Aug 2, 2024

Juniper Networks, Inc. v.Monarch Networking Solutions LLC

· IPR2024-00561

Monarch’s preliminary response urges the PTAB to deny Juniper’s IPR petition, arguing the cited references do not teach a shared link between two pseudo‑wires and that the petition repeats arguments already considered by the USPTO.

patent instituted · Aug 2, 2024

Juniper Networks, Inc. v.Monarch Networking Solutions LLC

· IPR2024-00561

Juniper Networks successfully petitioned to institute IPR against Monarch Networking Solutions LLC regarding packet switching claims (Claims 1 and 6). The Board found sufficient evidence of obviousness over combinations of prior art references, including Wainner/Bocci and Kamite/Bocci.

patent final · Aug 2, 2024

Juniper Networks, Inc. v.Monarch Networking Solutions LLC

· IPR2024-00561

The PTAB issued a Final Written Decision finding that claims 1 and 6 of the patent were unpatentable over prior art references Wainner and Bocci. The Board agreed with the Petitioner's argument that combining these references rendered the claimed method obvious, particularly regarding shared link functionality in pseudo-wires.

patent null · Jul 19, 2024

Reolink Innovation Inc. et al. v.THROUGH TEK TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD. et al.

· IPR2024-01193

Petitioner Reolink Innovation Inc. challenged U.S. Patent No. 10,602,448 covering remote wakeup systems in a PTAB petition. The challenge asserts that the patent is unpatentable under 35 U.S.C. §102 and §103 based on various combinations of prior art references (Zhang, Zill, Liu).

patent · Jul 19, 2024

Reolink Innovation Inc. et al. v.THROUGH TEK TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD. et al.

· IPR2024-01192

Reolink Innovation Inc. has filed an IPR Petition challenging patents held by THROUGH TEK TECHNOLOGY regarding Peer-to-Peer (P2P) connectivity for video streaming. The petitioner argues that the challenged claims are obvious over various combinations of prior art, including Lorex Manual and Kim941.

patent null · Jun 17, 2024

Cisco Systems, Inc. v.Video Solutions Pte. Ltd.

· IPR2024-00922

Cisco Systems filed an Initial Petition for Inter Partes Review challenging Video Solutions Pte. Ltd.'s patent (8446823) on grounds of obviousness under 35 U.S.C. §103. The petitioner argues that the claimed methods for managing traffic peaks and delay sensitivity in videoconferencing are predictable combinations of known prior art techniques. This challenge targets core data flow control mechanisms used in multi-party packet networks.

patent null · Jun 5, 2024

Juniper Networks, Inc. v.Orckit Corporation

· IPR2024-00895

Juniper Networks challenges Orckit Corporation's patent via IPR, arguing that the claimed Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) and Software Defined Networking (SDN) methods are obvious. The Petitioner asserts that combining prior art teachings from Lefebvre, Chua, and Rash renders the claims unpatentable under 35 U.S.C. § 103.

patent · May 31, 2024

Juniper Networks, Inc. v.Portsmouth Network Corporation

· IPR2024-00989

Juniper Networks filed a Petition to challenge U.S. Patent No. 8,014,394 held by Portsmouth Network Corporation. The petition asserts that several claims related to multicast routing and switch fabric are obvious over prior art references Blease, Weyman, Hu, Deng, and Rao under 35 U.S.C. § 103. This proceeding addresses the core validity of networking technology patents.

patent null · May 31, 2024

Juniper Networks, Inc. v.Portsmouth Network Corporation

· IPR2024-00913

Juniper Networks has filed an Inter Partes Review (IPR) challenging U.S. Patent No. 8,014,394 held by Portsmouth Network Corporation. The petitioner asserts that the patent claims related to multicast routing and stream management are obvious over existing prior art references. This challenge targets core network fabric technology.

patent Final Written Decision · May 31, 2024

Juniper Networks, Inc. v.Portsmouth Network Corporation

· IPR2024-00913

The PTAB issued a Final Written Decision finding that ten of the fifteen challenged claims were unpatentable under 35 U.S.C. § 103 based on various combinations of prior art references (Blease, Weyman, Hu, Deng). The Board found sufficient motivation to combine Blease and Weyman for distributed architecture features, while also finding that combining Blease/Weyman with Hu was plausible for bandwidth efficiency improvements.

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