Wireless communications — US PTAB Patent Cases
415 decisions indexed
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MediaTek Inc. et al. v.ParkerVision, Inc.
MediaTek Inc. petitioned to invalidate ParkerVision's '686 Patent claims based on obviousness (§103). The petition asserts that the claimed multi-platform communication modules are predictable combinations of prior art references, including Nevo and Avitabile, and Young/Estabrook.
Uber Technologies, Inc. v.Envosys, LLC
Uber Technologies filed a petition challenging Envosys's patent claims related to location tracking and dispatch systems. The petitioner asserts that the claims are obvious over various combinations of prior art, including vehicle dispatch and victim-offender tracking technologies. Uber contends these grounds are highly likely to prevail in the PTAB proceedings.
Uber Technologies, Inc. v.Enovsys, LLC
Uber Technologies filed a Petition challenging the validity of Enovsys's Proximity Alert Patent (6756918) based on obviousness (35 U.S.C. § 103). The petitioner argues that existing prior art, including Layson references and Taylor/Fast teachings, renders the claimed location tracking methods unpatentable. This challenges a key patent in the victim-offender monitoring space.
Ericsson Inc. et al. v.XR COMMUNICATIONS LLC
Ericsson Inc. et al. filed an Initial Petition for Inter Partes Review (IPR) against XR Communications LLC's patent related to wireless communications. The petition challenges key claims under 35 U.S.C. § 103, asserting that the technology is obvious over prior art references Trigui and Rudrapatna. The grounds focus on the predictability of adopting a 'cross' connect approach for MIMO transceivers.
Ericsson Inc. et al. v.Active Wireless Technologies LLC
Ericsson filed a Petition challenging Active Wireless Technologies' patent on 5G HARQ-ACK feedback mechanisms. They assert that the claims are obvious over prior art references Wang and Yang under 35 U.S.C. § 103. The petition also argues against discretionary denial of institution.
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al. v.Cerence Operating Company et al.
Samsung challenged Cerence's patent 7,395,078 regarding voice messaging over SMS channels by asserting obviousness (103). Petitioners presented multiple grounds combining prior art references (Dolan, Freedman, Halonen) to demonstrate the claimed methods were taught or suggested.
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al. v.Cerence Operating Company et al.
Samsung, Google, and others petitioned to challenge Cerence Operating Company's patent on SMS voice messaging technology. The PTAB found sufficient grounds for institution under 35 U.S.C. § 103, meaning the obviousness arguments will proceed to a hearing. This action targets claims related to audio compression and synthesis within mobile communications.
Ericsson Inc. et al. v.Active Wireless Technologies LLC
Ericsson and Nokia filed a Petition challenging the validity of U.S. Patent No. 10,601,566, asserting that its PUCCH configuration claims are obvious over existing LTE and NR prior art. The petition targets multiple claims by combining references such as Kim, Gao, R1-1710555, and Huang.
Ericsson Inc. et al. v.Active Wireless Technologies LLC
Ericsson and Nokia filed a Petition challenging claims related to Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) Single-Cell Multicast Service (SC-PTM). The petitioners assert that the challenged technology is obvious over various combinations of prior art, including Shin '094 and 3GPP standards.
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al. v.ASUS Technology Licensing Inc.
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. has filed an IPR petition challenging ASUS's '052 patent claims related to random access procedures in LTE/5G technology. The challenge asserts that the claimed elements are anticipated or rendered obvious by prior art references, including Tang, Löhr, and Tirronen.
Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless et al. v.Headwater Research LLC
Petitioner Cellco/Verizon Wireless has filed an IPR challenging U.S. Patent No. 8,924,543 concerning network service plan provisioning. The challenge asserts that the claims are obvious over prior art references Poh and Maes under 35 U.S.C. § 103. Given the strong merits demonstrated by the petition, the PTAB has instituted the review proceedings.
Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless et al. v.Headwater Research LLC
Verizon Wireless filed an IPR petition challenging 40 claims of a network service plan provisioning system, asserting obviousness over prior art references Poh, Maes, and Burnett. The challenge centers on whether combining these existing technologies would motivate the claimed dynamic policy updates in wireless networks.
Amazon.com, Inc. et al. v.Nokia Technologies Oy
Amazon challenged Nokia's patent (U.S. Patent No. 7,689,939) before the PTAB, arguing that claims related to mobile device user interfaces are obvious under Section 103. The challenger asserts that combining prior art teachings regarding limited access and UI enhancements results in predictable features.
NPX USA, Inc. et al. v.Bell Northern Research, LLC
NPX USA challenges Bell Northern Research's patent covering ELTS technology under 35 U.S.C. § 103. The petitioner argues that combining various prior art references, including Jones and Zelst/Boer, renders the claimed features obvious in the context of WiFi standards. This IPR targets 19 claims related to OFDM training sequences.
Apple Inc. v.S.M.R Innovations LTD et al.
Apple Inc. filed an Inter Partes Review challenging U.S. Patent No. 9,699,223, arguing that the claims are obvious over various combinations of prior art in media streaming and routing. The petition focuses on combining Zhang's framework with Moore's concepts to enable enhanced user control and device selection capabilities.
Qualcomm Incorporated et al. v.Network System Technologies, LLC
Qualcomm challenged Network System Technologies' patent claims related to resource management in Network on Chip (NoC) technology. The petitioner asserts that the claimed functionality is obvious over prior art references by combining known networking techniques.
AT&T Enterprises, LLC et al. v.ASUS Technology Licensing Inc.
Multiple major carriers, including AT&T and T-Mobile, have filed a Petition challenging ASUS Technology Licensing Inc.'s '868 patent on grounds of obviousness. The petitioners argue that the core concepts related to beam correspondence and higher layer signaling in 5G NR were anticipated or rendered obvious by prior art references Jung and Xiong. This challenge targets several claims relating to advanced wireless communication methods.
AT&T Enterprises, LLC et al. v.Innovative Sonic Limited
Major wireless carriers, including AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon, have filed an IPR petition challenging the validity of a patent related to Radio Link Control (RLC) protocols. Petitioners argue that the challenged claims are anticipated or rendered obvious by existing 3GPP communication standards. The core dispute centers on whether prior art correctly detects protocol errors in wireless transmissions.
AT&T Enterprises, LLC et al. v.Innovative Sonic Limited
Petitioners including AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon, Nokia, and Ericsson have filed an IPR challenging 22 claims of a patent related to Handover and Carrier Aggregation. The core argument is that the challenged claims are obvious when combining prior art references like Nokia or Ericsson with relevant 3GPP standards. This filing initiates a major challenge against the patent's validity.
At&T Enterprises, LLC et al. v.Innovative Sonic Limited
Major telecommunications companies, including AT&T, T-Mobile, Ericsson, and Nokia, have filed a petition challenging the validity of a cellular network patent (9560559). The challengers argue that the patented claims are anticipated or obvious based on combinations of prior art references like Centonza and industry standards.
MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC. et al. v.Stellar, LLC
Motorola Solutions challenged Stellar's U.S. Patent No. 7,593,034 in an IPR proceeding based on obviousness (35 U.S.C. § 103). The petitioner argues that the claimed features of the video surveillance apparatus are rendered obvious by various combinations of prior art references like Yerazunis and Fiore. This challenge targets multiple claims related to data recording, wireless interfaces, and file indexing.
MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC. et al. v.Stellar, LLC
Motorola Solutions has filed an IPR challenging U.S. Patent No. 9,485,471 owned by Stellar, LLC. The petitioner asserts that the claims are obvious under 35 U.S.C. § 103 based on various combinations of prior art references. This challenge targets key features related to video surveillance and data buffering.
MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC. et al. v.Stellar, LLC
Motorola Solutions challenged Stellar LLC's '882 patent in a petition for review, asserting that the core features of surveillance video recording systems are obvious in light of existing prior art. The petitioner argues that combining references like Yerazunis with Fiore renders claims related to loop recording and file-based indexing unpatentable.
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al. v.ASUS Technology Licensing Inc.
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. has filed a petition challenging 14 claims of ASUS Technology Licensing Inc.'s '658 patent, asserting obviousness under 35 U.S.C. § 103. The arguments center on combining various prior art references, including Lindh, Tooher, Kim, and 3GPP specifications, to demonstrate that the claimed LTE network methods were predictable.
Charter Communications, Inc. et al. v.Touchstream Technologies, Inc.
Charter Communications initiated an IPR challenging Touchstream Technologies' patent on media playback systems, arguing the claims are obvious under 35 U.S.C. § 103. The challenge centers on combining prior art references like Danciu and Mahajan to show predictable results in command translation.
Charter Communications, Inc. et al. v.Touchstream Technologies, Inc.
Charter Communications filed an IPR petition challenging 20 claims of Touchstream Technologies' '751 Patent, asserting obviousness under 35 U.S.C. § 103. The petitioner argues that combinations of prior art references (Danciu/Mahajan/Calvert and Aldrey/Mahajan) teach all elements of the claimed media playback features. This challenges the validity of key patents in the wireless communications space.
TCL Electronics Holdings Ltd. et al. v.Intellectual Ventures I LLC
TCL Electronics Holdings Ltd. has filed a petition challenging Intellectual Ventures I LLC's wireless communication patent (7623439) on grounds of obviousness. The challenge centers on whether a minor modification to OFDM cyclic delay diversity is inventive over existing prior art standards.
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. et al. v.ASUS Technology Licensing Inc.
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. has filed an IPR petition challenging U.S. Patent No. 10,785,759 owned by ASUS Technology Licensing Inc. The challenge asserts that the claims related to numerology bandwidth determination in wireless systems are obvious under 35 U.S.C. § 103. This initial filing details multiple grounds of obviousness, combining various prior art references including Noh, Tooher, Islam, Jiang, and Miao.
Google LLC v.Proxense, LLC
Google LLC successfully convinced the PTAB to institute IPR proceedings against Proxense, LLC's patent (10073960). The Board found a reasonable likelihood of success on multiple obviousness grounds, particularly regarding device authentication and secure memory.
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al. v.XiFi Networks R&D, Inc.
The PTAB granted institution for the PGR challenge against XiFi Networks' patent 12169756 involving Samsung Electronics, allowing the review to proceed despite a stay.
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