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Telecommunications — US PTAB Patent Cases

59 decisions indexed

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patent denied

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

· IPR2024-00462

DISH Network LLC's IPR petition against Entropic Communications, LLC was denied by the PTAB. The Board found insufficient evidence to support the petitioner's argument that combining prior art systems would render the patent obvious.

patent instituted

Comcast Corporation et al. v.Entropic Communications LLC

· IPR2024-00446

Comcast Cable Communications successfully petitioned to institute IPR against Entropic Communications, LLC regarding claims in patent 8223775. The Board found sufficient evidence of obviousness over various prior art combinations, including Rabenko and Kim, particularly concerning modular hardware upgrades.

patent final

Google LLC v.Proxense, LLC

· IPR2024-00783

The PTAB found all 20 challenged claims unpatentable over various combinations of prior art references. The Board adopted the Petitioner's view that the terms used in the patent provided sufficiently definite structure and that the combination of existing technology rendered the claimed invention obvious.

patent final

Cisco Systems, Inc. v.Portsmouth Network Corporation

· IPR2024-01450

The PTAB rejected Cisco's IPR challenge against the '088 patent, finding no grounds for obviousness over prior art references Dziong and Sathyanath. The Board construed the key term "other connections" narrowly to mean established connections with allocated bandwidth, favoring the Patent Owner's interpretation.

patent null

JACS Solutions, Inc. v.Global Tel*Link Corporation d/b/a ViaPath Technologies

· IPR2024-00484

JACS Solutions challenges Global Tel*Link's '9030292 Patent, asserting that 29 claims are obvious under 35 U.S.C. § 103. The petitioner argues that the claimed features of secure facility monitoring systems are predictable combinations of existing prior art in telecommunications and security technology.

patent null

Meta Platforms, Inc. v.Sitnet, LLC

· IPR2024-00530

Meta Platforms, Inc. challenged Sitnet, LLC's patent (9877345), arguing that the claims are obvious over prior art references like Gage, Mitchell, Shida, and Sinha. The petition details multiple grounds of obviousness based on combining known concepts in situational awareness systems.

patent null

Meta Platforms, Inc. v.Sitnet, LLC

· IPR2024-00531

Meta Platforms challenges Sitnet's patent via an IPR petition, arguing the claims are obvious over combinations of prior art references. The petitioner asserts that known concepts regarding location tracking and message boards render the claimed invention predictable and trivial to implement.

patent instituted

Juniper Networks, Inc. v.Monarch Networking Solutions LLC

· IPR2024-00561

Juniper Networks challenged U.S. Patent 8,130,775 in an IPR, arguing that claims 1 and 6 were obvious over combinations of Wainner, Bocci, and Kamite. The Board found the merits strong and ruled to institute the proceeding, noting prior art was not substantively analyzed by the Examiner.

patent null

Juniper Networks, Inc. v.Monarch Networking Solutions LLC

· IPR2024-00561

Juniper Networks challenged U.S. Patent 8,130,775 in an IPR petition, arguing that claims 1 and 6 are obvious based on prior art combinations. The petitioner asserts that combining Wainner/Bocci or Kamite/Bocci renders the claimed network technology conventional and predictable.

patent final

Juniper Networks, Inc. v.Monarch Networking Solutions LLC

· IPR2024-00485

The PTAB issued a final decision finding all 10 claims unpatentable based on obviousness over prior art references Li and Wu. The Board adopted the Petitioner's definition of 'domain,' which was crucial to establishing the combination of teachings from both sources.

patent denied

Microchip Technology, Inc. v.Aptiv Technologies AG et al.

· IPR2024-00494

The PTAB denied Microchip Technology's IPR against Aptiv Technologies, finding the Petitioner failed to meet the reasonable likelihood standard due to contingent and unsupported claim construction arguments.

patent denied

Apple Inc. v.HBCU Messaging US LP

· IPR2026-00104

The PTAB denied the institution of an IPR petition filed by Apple Inc. against HBCU Messaging US LP, finding that Apple failed to show a reasonable likelihood of prevailing on the challenged claims.

patent instituted

Juniper Networks, Inc. v.Portsmouth Network Corporation

· IPR2024-00989

The PTAB instituted the IPR petition filed by Juniper Networks against Portsmouth Network Corporation, finding a reasonable likelihood of prevailing on multiple grounds. The Board specifically accepted arguments that challenged claims 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, and others based on obviousness over Blease in view of Weyman and Hu.

patent Final Written Decision

Meta Platforms, Inc. v.Sitnet, LLC

· IPR2024-00530

The PTAB issued a Final Written Decision finding that the patent claims were unpatentable by a preponderance of the evidence. The Board found obviousness over single and combined prior art references (Gage/Mitchell) for original claims, and also determined substitute claims failed both 103 and 101 standards.

patent instituted

Juniper Networks, Inc v.Monarch Networking Solutions LLC

· IPR2024-00565

Juniper Networks successfully petitioned to challenge Monarch Networking Solutions' patent on grounds of obviousness (35 U.S.C. § 103). The Board found a reasonable likelihood of success, leading to the institution of the IPR proceedings against claims 1 and 5-8.

patent instituted

Roku, Inc. v.VideoLabs, Inc.

· IPR2024-01025

Roku successfully petitioned for the institution of IPR against VideoLabs regarding claims related to Conditional Access and Digital Rights Management. The Board found that Petitioner's evidence sufficiently supported unpatentability under 35 U.S.C. §§ 102 and 103, advancing the dispute into the review phase.

patent instituted

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

· IPR2025-00188

Cisco Systems successfully petitioned the PTAB to institute an IPR against WSOU Investments regarding network protection claims (8982691). The Board found sufficient evidence of obviousness under 35 U.S.C. § 103, specifically finding that prior art references inherently disclose key claim limitations.

patent denied

Cambridge Mobile Telematics, Inc. v.Sfara, Inc.

· IPR2024-00952

The PTAB denied institution of IPR for Cambridge Mobile Telematics against Sfara, citing Petitioner's failure to provide a proper claim construction under 37 C.F.R. § 42.104(b)(3). Additionally, the Board found that key 'component' terms functioned as means-plus-function limitations lacking cognizable structure in the patent specification.

patent denied

Aylo Freesites Ltd et al. v.DISH Technologies L.L.C. et al.

· IPR2024-00940

The Director vacated the Final Written Decision and dismissed the IPR petition filed by Aylo Freesites Ltd against DISH Technologies L.L.C., finding that the petition was time-barred after correcting its list of Real Parties in Interest.

patent instituted

Juniper Networks, Inc. v.Portsmouth Network Corporation

· IPR2024-00913

Juniper Networks successfully navigated the PTAB's institution standards, leading to trial on numerous claims of Portsmouth Network Corporation's patent. The Board found a reasonable likelihood of prevailing based on obviousness grounds over Blease in view of Weyman and Hu.

patent denied

Uber Technologies, Inc. v.Enovsys, LLC

· IPR2024-00827

The PTAB denied institution of an IPR challenging claims related to location tracking and wireless systems. The Board found insufficient evidence that the challenged claims would be obvious over the cited prior art, particularly regarding specific limitations like 'tracking period' or 'tracking request.'

patent denied

Uber Technologies, Inc. v.Envosys, LLC

· IPR2024-00826

The PTAB denied institution of the IPR petition filed by Uber Technologies against Envosys, LLC, finding that the challenged claims were obvious over prior art. The Board rejected Petitioner's arguments regarding combining references to teach location tracking and geographic boundary disclosure.

patent denied

Uber Technologies, Inc. v.Envosys, LLC

· IPR2024-00825

Uber Technologies' IPR challenge against Envosys' location tracking patent was denied by the PTAB. The Board found that the petitioner failed to meet the burden of showing a reasonable likelihood of prevailing, particularly regarding the scope of geographic notification limitations.

patent denied

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

· IPR2024-00922

Cisco Systems lost its IPR challenge against Video Solutions Pte. Ltd., with the PTAB rejecting claims of obviousness over Larson and Cai. The Board found that Petitioner failed to provide sufficient technical explanation for how a person skilled in the art would combine prior art references.

patent denied

Cisco Systems, Inc. v.Portsmouth Network Corporation

· IPR2024-00954

Cisco Systems' attempt to overturn the denial of IPR institution against Portsmouth Network Corporation was rejected by the Delegated Review Panel. The DRP upheld the Board's implicit claim construction, finding that the claims covered all network nodes, not just downstream ones.

patent instituted

Meta Platforms, Inc. v.Sitnet, LLC

· IPR2024-00530

Meta Platforms, Inc. successfully secured institution of its Inter Partes Review against Sitnet's patent 9877345. The Board found that the petitioner met the likelihood standard for obviousness over multiple prior art references (Gage, Mitchell, Shida).

patent instituted

Juniper Networks, Inc. v.Monarch Networking Solutions LLC

· IPR2024-00485

Juniper Networks successfully petitioned to institute IPR against Monarch Networking Solutions' patent 8451844, arguing the claims are obvious over prior art related to IPv6 transition.

patent instituted

US Conec Ltd. v.Senko Advanced Components, Inc.

· IPR2024-00119

The PTAB instituted trial on all 17 claims of patent 11415760, finding a reasonable likelihood of unpatentability for many claims over Raven and Kuffel. The Board adopted the petitioner's definition of 'slidably received,' rejecting the Patent Owner's narrow interpretation.

patent all challenged claims unpatentable

Apple Inc. v.DH International Ltd

· IPR2025-00172

The PTAB determined that all 20 challenged claims of the '294 patent were unpatentable under 35 U.S.C. § 103, finding obviousness over combinations of Suga and Gorsuch. The Board successfully rejected the Patent Owner's attempts to narrow key claim terms, upholding the Petitioner's broad interpretation of functional language.

patent

US Conec Ltd. v.Senko Advanced Components, Inc.

· IPR2024-00119

US Conec Ltd. challenged 17 claims of Senko Advanced Components, Inc.'s patent using grounds of anticipation (102) and obviousness (103). The petitioner argues that the claimed optical fiber connectors are rendered obvious by various combinations of prior art references like Raven, Kuffel, Wong, and Gniadek. The case was dismissed without a final ruling due to a stipulation not to pursue district court grounds.

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