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Wearable devices — US PTAB Patent Cases

5 decisions indexed

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patent instituted · Jan 23, 2025

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al. v.Ouraring, Inc. et al.

· IPR2025-00147

The PTAB has instituted the IPR against Ouraring, Inc. et al., finding a reasonable likelihood of prevailing for Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al. on multiple grounds of obviousness (103). The institution decision targets 17 claims related to smart rings and biometric monitoring technology.

patent instituted · Sep 30, 2024

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al. v.Mullen Industries LLC

· IPR2024-01472

Samsung Electronics successfully petitioned to invalidate Mullen Industries' patent (11190633) covering wearable device notifications, leading the PTAB to institute IPR proceedings. The Board found a reasonable likelihood of obviousness across five grounds using combinations of prior art like Narayanaswami and Kita 514.

patent · Jun 28, 2024

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al. v.Oura Health Oy et al.

· IPR2024-01077

Samsung Electronics filed a Petition to challenge OuraRing's patent 10139859 in an IPR proceeding. The petitioner asserts that ten claims are obvious under 35 U.S.C. § 103 when combining prior art references Yuen, Schröder, and Mestas. This challenges the core structural elements of wearable biometric ring devices.

patent instituted · Jun 28, 2024

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al. v.Oura Health Oy et al.

· PGR2024-00039

Samsung Electronics successfully petitioned to challenge Ouraring's patent (11874702) in a PGR proceeding, leading the PTAB to grant institution. The Board determined that the challenges based on prior art met the institutional threshold for trial.

patent all challenged claims unpatentable · May 21, 2024

Good Sportsman Marketing, LLC v.--

· PGR2024-00034

Good Sportsman Marketing successfully convinced the PTAB that all 19 claims of patent 11736855 were unpatentable. The Board found the claims invalid under both obviousness (35 U.S.C. § 103) and various indefiniteness grounds (35 U.S.C. § 112(b)).

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