Industry Sector

Packaging — US PTAB Patent Cases

5 decisions indexed

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patent all challenged claims unpatentable

MPL Brands NV, Inc. v.BuzzBallz, LLC

· PGR2024-00035

MPL Brands NV successfully convinced the PTAB that all 20 claimed claims of the patent were unpatentable. The Board found obviousness over multiple prior art references, including PCAN, Metzger, and Kaminski, in a final decision.

patent final

MPL Brands NV, Inc. v.BuzzBallz, LLC

· IPR2024-01098

The PTAB issued a final written decision finding all six claims of the '904 patent unpatentable. The Board determined that the claimed features were anticipated or obvious over prior art references (Kick, Ackermann, Kaminski, Hutchinson).

patent instituted

MPL Brands NV, Inc. v.BuzzBallz, LLC

· IPR2024-01098

MPL Brands NV successfully petitioned to institute IPR against BuzzBallz, LLC regarding container design patents. The Board found a reasonable likelihood of unpatentability based on anticipation and obviousness over prior art references like Kick. Trial is now pending for the challenged claims.

patent instituted

Multi-Color Corporation v.Brook & Whittle Ltd.

· PGR2025-00025

Multi-Color Corporation successfully petitioned the PTAB to institute review of claims 1-19 against Brook & Whittle Ltd.'s patent. The Board adopted a specific, technical construction for 'recyclable' based on prosecution history and found sufficient evidence across grounds including anticipation (102), obviousness (103), and indefiniteness (112).

patent null

MPL Brands NV, Inc. v.BuzzBallz, LLC

· IPR2024-01098

MPL Brands NV challenges BuzzBallz's '904 patent covering beverage containers, asserting claims 1-6 are obvious or anticipated by prior art like Kick and Ackermann/Kaminski combinations. The petition also raises issues regarding improper introduction of volume limitations during prosecution.

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