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Wireless communications — US PTAB Patent Cases

830 decisions indexed

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patent · May 18, 2024

Texas Instruments Incorporated v.ParkerVision, Inc.

· IPR2024-00936

Texas Instruments Incorporated initiated an IPR challenging ParkerVision's frequency down-conversion receiver claims based on obviousness (103). The petitioner asserts that various combinations of prior art references, including Tayloe and Macnally, render the claimed apparatus obvious.

patent instituted · May 18, 2024

Texas Instruments Incorporated v.ParkerVision, Inc.

· IPR2024-00935

Texas Instruments Incorporated successfully challenged ParkerVision's patent claims regarding RF signal processing via an IPR petition. The Board found a reasonable likelihood of prevailing on at least one claim, leading to the institution of the case for substantive analysis.

patent instituted · May 18, 2024

Texas Instruments Incorporated v.ParkerVision, Inc.

· IPR2024-00934

Texas Instruments (TI) successfully secured the institution of its IPR against ParkerVision, Inc., establishing a reasonable likelihood of prevailing on obviousness grounds. The Board found that TI's evidence was sufficient at this stage to overcome arguments regarding inherency and simulation data reliability.

patent · May 17, 2024

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. et al. v.Maxell, Ltd.

· IPR2024-00906

Maxell has filed a Request for Director Review, arguing the PTAB erred in instituting an IPR against Samsung by ignoring the Fintiv factors and the rescinded 2022 Guidance Memo. The company seeks a denial of institution and an extension of the filing deadline.

patent · May 17, 2024

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. et al. v.Maxell, Ltd.

· IPR2024-00906

Maxell argues Samsung’s IPR petition should be denied because the prior art was already considered and the petition lacks a reasonable likelihood of success, invoking discretionary denial factors.

patent · May 7, 2024

Apple Inc. v.S.M.R Innovations LTD et al.

· IPR2024-01048

Apple has filed a request for rehearing, arguing that the PTAB abused its discretion in instituting an IPR on patent 10,547,648. The owners claim the Board relied on unmapped prior art and misread claim language.

patent · May 7, 2024

Amazon.com, Inc. et al. v.Nokia Technologies Oy

· IPR2024-01139

Amazon and Nokia have settled their IPR over Nokia's wireless‑technology patent and jointly request that the settlement documents be kept confidential, asking the PTAB to terminate the proceeding.

patent terminated or settled · May 7, 2024

Amazon.com, Inc. et al. v.Nokia Technologies Oy

· IPR2024-01139

Amazon and Nokia settled their dispute over U.S. Patent 6,950,469, leading to a joint motion that terminated four related inter partes review proceedings. The Board granted the termination and ordered the settlement documents to be kept confidential.

patent · May 7, 2024

Apple Inc. v.S.M.R Innovations LTD et al.

· IPR2024-01048

Apple seeks Director review to overturn a PTAB decision that found its HomeRF‑based cellular‑call routing patent obvious. The Patent Owners contend the Board introduced a new adaptation rationale not raised by Apple, violating procedural rules.

patent · May 7, 2024

Apple Inc. v.S.M.R Innovations LTD et al.

· IPR2024-01048

Apple filed an authorized response opposing the patent owner’s Director Review Request to vacate the PTAB’s institution of IPR2024-01048. Apple contends the Board correctly treated the method steps as order‑agnostic and that the prior art analysis remains sound.

patent instituted · May 7, 2024

Amazon.com, Inc. et al. v.Nokia Technologies Oy

· IPR2024-01141

The PTAB instituted an IPR challenge against Nokia's patent (8036273), allowing Amazon to proceed with its obviousness arguments. The Board found that the combination of prior art references TML6 and Fandrianto plausibly teaches the claimed sub-pixel interpolation methods.

patent instituted · May 7, 2024

Amazon.com, Inc. et al. v.Nokia Technologies Oy

· IPR2024-01140

Amazon successfully petitioned to institute IPR against Nokia's patent (7280599) regarding video compression and sub-pixel interpolation. The Board found sufficient evidence of obviousness over prior art references TML6 and Fandrianto, leading to the institution of all 51 challenged claims.

patent instituted · May 7, 2024

Amazon.com, Inc. et al. v.Nokia Technologies Oy

· IPR2024-01139

Amazon successfully petitioned the PTAB to challenge Nokia's video compression patents based on obviousness over prior art references TML6 and Fandrianto. The Board granted institution, finding that the Petitioner met the reasonable likelihood standard for unpatentability. This decision sets a significant precedent in challenging complex technical claims using combined software/hardware disclosures.

patent denied · May 7, 2024

Apple Inc. v.S.M.R Innovations LTD et al.

· IPR2024-01050

The PTAB denied Apple's IPR petition against S.M.R Innovations, finding no reasonable likelihood that the 'apparatus for rerouting data' patent would be invalidated based on prior art references like Chihara and BluetoothSpec.

patent instituted · May 7, 2024

Apple Inc. v.S.M.R Innovations LTD et al.

· IPR2024-01048

Apple Inc.'s IPR challenge against S.M.R Innovations LTD et al. was instituted by the PTAB on grounds of obviousness (§ 103). The Board found a reasonable likelihood of prevailing regarding several claims, focusing on how prior art combines to teach all limitations of the asserted claims in data routing and multimedia transmission technology.

patent denied · May 7, 2024

Apple Inc. v.S.M.R Innovations LTD et al.

· IPR2024-01049

The PTAB denied Apple's IPR challenge against Patent 8,711,866 B2, finding that the petitioner failed to demonstrate a reasonable likelihood of success on its grounds of obviousness.

patent denied · May 7, 2024

Apple Inc. v.S.M.R Innovations LTD et al.

· IPR2024-01047

Apple Inc.'s IPR challenge against S.M.R Innovations LTD was denied by the PTAB, finding that Petitioner failed to meet the standard for institution on obviousness grounds (103). The Board specifically found that prior art references did not teach scanning for pre-identified compatible devices as required by the claims.

patent final · May 7, 2024

Apple Inc. v.S.M.R Innovations LTD et al.

· IPR2024-01048

The PTAB found the Petitioner (Apple Inc.) successfully demonstrated unpatentability of 12 claims against S.M.R Innovations LTD et al. The Board determined that the combination of prior art references taught or suggested all limitations for multiple challenged claims, particularly under § 103.

patent instituted · May 4, 2024

TikTok Inc. et al. v.Cellspin Soft, Inc.

· IPR2024-00769

TikTok and its affiliates successfully petitioned for institution in an IPR against Cellspin Soft regarding wireless communication patents. The Board found a reasonable likelihood of unpatentability based on obviousness over multiple prior art references, including Singh129/Singh906 and Kahn/Bluetooth.

patent Final Written Decision · May 4, 2024

Apple Inc. v.Poniatowski, Paul et al.

· IPR2024-00731

The PTAB issued a Final Written Decision finding all 27 challenged claims of Patent 8,270,578 B2 unpatentable under 35 U.S.C. § 103. The Board accepted the Petitioner's arguments regarding claim construction and found that prior art references (Wang, Dua, Yong) taught the subject matter through obvious combinations.

patent · May 3, 2024

AT&T Corp et al. v.Daingean Technologies Ltd.

· IPR2024-00310

Daingean Technologies defends its 5G random‑access patent against an IPR petition by AT&T and partners, arguing that the cited Lee1 and Lee2 references do not disclose the claimed power‑control features. The patent owner seeks denial of institution.

patent terminated or settled · May 3, 2024

MediaTek Inc. et al. v.MOSAID Technologies Inc.

· IPR2024-00599

MediaTek and MOSAID reached a settlement that led to the joint termination of four inter partes review proceedings. The Board granted confidentiality treatment for the settlement agreement.

patent instituted · May 3, 2024

AT&T Corp et al. v.Daingean Technologies Ltd.

· IPR2024-00310

AT&T Mobility and others successfully petitioned to challenge Daingean Technologies' patent claims related to random access procedures. The Board found a reasonable likelihood of unpatentability based on obviousness over prior art references Lee1 and Lee2 for claims 4, 5, 6, and 8.

patent Final Written Decision · May 3, 2024

AT&T Corp et al. v.Daingean Technologies Ltd.

· IPR2024-00310

The Board issued a Final Written Decision finding all challenged claims unpatentable. The patent relates to random access procedures in LTE/5G apparatuses and involved significant claim construction regarding power ramping functions.

patent null · May 2, 2024

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

· IPR2024-00546

DISH Network challenges the validity of patent 8621539, arguing that its claims are obvious by combining prior art from Hou, Konschak, and Dapper. The petitioner asserts that known techniques in broadband cable networking render the claimed methods predictable improvements.

patent denied · May 2, 2024

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

· IPR2024-00546

The PTAB denied the institution of IPR for DISH Network against Entropic Communications, finding that the Petitioner failed to show a reasonable likelihood of prevailing on any ground. The dispute centers on whether specific probe packet techniques in coaxial networks are obvious.

patent denied · May 1, 2024

Ericsson Inc. et al. v.XR COMMUNICATIONS LLC

· IPR2024-00314

Ericsson filed a Director Review request after the PTAB denied instituting its IPR against XR Communications’ wireless patent. The petition argues the Board erred on claim construction and denied a hearing on a sua sponte construction, violating precedent.

patent · May 1, 2024

Ericsson Inc. et al. v.XR COMMUNICATIONS LLC

· IPR2024-00314

Ericsson and Nokia request Director review of a PTAB decision that denied institution of an IPR on their 5G‑related patent, arguing the Board added an unsupported ‘pre‑equalization’ step in claim construction. They seek vacatur of the denial and to proceed with the review.

patent denied · May 1, 2024

Ericsson Inc. et al. v.XR COMMUNICATIONS LLC

· IPR2024-00314

Ericsson and Nokia's IPR petition against XR Communications LLC was denied by the PTAB, failing to demonstrate a reasonable likelihood of success on obviousness grounds. The Board found that the petitioner did not persuasively show that prior art constituted 'pre-equalization.'

patent denied · Apr 26, 2024

Microsoft Corporation v.Proxense, LLC

· IPR2024-00846

The PTAB denied Apple’s request for Director Review of the Final Written Decision in IPR2024-00233 concerning Patent 8,886,954. The Board found no merit to overturn the prior ruling.

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