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Wireless communications — US PTAB Patent Cases

1,362 decisions indexed

Page 33 of 46 · 1,362 total

patent instituted · Jul 22, 2024

MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC. et al. v.Stellar, LLC

· IPR2024-01206

The PTAB instituted the IPR trial on all grounds for Motorola Solutions against Stellar LLC, finding persuasive arguments that claims are unpatentable over various prior art combinations. The Board found specific teachings in Yerazunis and Fiore supported the obviousness of key claims regarding surveillance data recording.

patent denied · Jul 22, 2024

MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC. et al. v.Stellar, LLC

· IPR2024-01206

The Director granted review of an institution decision and subsequently denied the IPR for Motorola Solutions against Stellar, LLC. The denial was based on Fintiv factors favoring dismissal due to extensive prior litigation in district court.

patent instituted · Jul 22, 2024

MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC. et al. v.Stellar, LLC

· IPR2024-01205

MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC. successfully convinced the PTAB to institute IPR proceedings against Stellar, LLC regarding patent 7593034. The Board found a reasonable likelihood of unpatentability under 35 U.S.C. § 103 based on combinations of prior art references like Yerazunis and Fiore. This moves the dispute into substantive trial phase.

patent denied · Jul 22, 2024

MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC. et al. v.Stellar, LLC

· IPR2024-01205

The Director denied institution of IPRs in four related proceedings involving Motorola Solutions and Stellar, citing the substantial investment already made in a parallel district court infringement trial.

patent · Jul 19, 2024

AT&T Enterprises, LLC et al. v.Innovative Sonic Limited

· IPR2024-01143

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.

patent denied · Jul 19, 2024

AT&T Enterprises, LLC et al. v.Innovative Sonic Limited

· IPR2024-01143

The PTAB denied AT&T and other petitioners' challenges to Innovative Sonic Limited's wireless patent, finding no reasonable likelihood of success. The Board rejected arguments that 3GPP specifications anticipated or rendered obvious the claimed error handling method.

patent null · Jul 17, 2024

At&T Enterprises, LLC et al. v.Innovative Sonic Limited

· IPR2024-01145

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.

patent denied · Jul 17, 2024

At&T Enterprises, LLC et al. v.Innovative Sonic Limited

· IPR2024-01145

The PTAB denied the petition to invalidate claims related to small cell enhancements, finding that the petitioner failed to demonstrate a reasonable likelihood of prevailing. The Board rejected arguments based on anticipation and obviousness, particularly concerning technical limitations in resource scheduling.

patent denied · Jul 11, 2024

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al. v.KP INNOVATIONS 2, LLC

· IPR2025-00101

Samsung’s request for Director Review of the denial of its IPR was rejected, leaving the Board’s earlier decision intact. The Patent Owner contended the petitioner introduced new arguments and failed to provide claim constructions, justifying the denial.

patent · Jul 10, 2024

Google LLC et al. v.Mullen Industries LLC

· IPR2025-00018

Google and co‑petitioners seek rehearing of the Director’s order that denied institution of an IPR against Mullen’s 2021 wireless‑technology patent. They argue the Director misapplied discretionary denial standards, ignored the Sotera stipulation, and retroactively applied policy changes. The petition asks the Board to reinstate the original institution decision.

patent · Jul 10, 2024

MediaTek Inc. v.DAEDALUS PRIME LLC

· IPR2024-01488

MediaTek and Daedalus Prime have settled their IPR dispute and filed a joint motion to have the settlement agreement treated as business confidential information under 35 USC 317(b). The Board is asked to keep the agreement separate from the patent file and limit access.

patent instituted · Jul 10, 2024

Google LLC et al. v.Mullen Industries LLC

· IPR2025-00019

Google and co‑petitioners filed an authorized response urging the PTAB to uphold the institution of IPR2025‑00019 against Mullen Industries’ patent 9,204,283. The brief emphasizes minimal claim overlap, strong petition merits, and the inapplicability of discretionary denial under § 314(a).

patent · Jul 10, 2024

Google LLC et al. v.Mullen Industries LLC

· IPR2025-00019

Mullen Industries seeks Director Review to overturn the PTAB’s decision instituting an IPR against its wireless‑device‑location patent. The request argues the Board misapplied Fintiv factors and that the IPR would duplicate parallel district‑court litigation.

patent · Jul 10, 2024

Google LLC et al. v.Mullen Industries LLC

· IPR2025-00018

Mullen Industries seeks Director Review to overturn the PTAB’s decision to institute an IPR against its 11,122,418 patent. The owner contends the Board misapplied Fintiv factors and should deny institution under 35 U.S.C. § 314(a).

patent instituted · Jul 10, 2024

Google LLC et al. v.Mullen Industries LLC

· IPR2025-00018

Google and Samsung argue that the IPR covering Mullen Industries’ ’418 patent should remain instituted, emphasizing lack of overlap with district‑court litigation and strong merits. They contend that denying the petition would violate due process under §314(a).

patent terminated or settled · Jul 10, 2024

MediaTek Inc. v.DAEDALUS PRIME LLC

· IPR2024-01488

MediaTek and Daedalus Prime have settled all disputes surrounding U.S. Patent 10,740,281. The parties filed a joint motion to terminate the inter partes review, citing the settlement and the lack of a merits decision. The Board is asked to end the proceeding under 35 U.S.C. §317.

patent · Jul 10, 2024

Google LLC et al. v.Mullen Industries LLC

· IPR2025-00018

Google and Samsung have filed an IPR petition seeking cancellation of all 30 claims of Mullen Industries’ location‑sharing patent, arguing anticipation and obviousness over Sheha and a new set of Randall‑based grounds. The petition asserts no discretionary denial grounds and requests institution.

patent · Jul 10, 2024

Google LLC et al. v.Mullen Industries LLC

· IPR2025-00019

Google and Samsung have filed an IPR petition seeking cancellation of all twenty claims of Mullen Industries’ location‑sharing patent, asserting obviousness over multiple prior‑art combinations and arguing no discretionary denial grounds exist.

patent instituted · Jul 10, 2024

Google LLC et al. v.Mullen Industries LLC

· IPR2025-00019

Google LLC et al. successfully convinced the PTAB to institute IPR proceedings against Mullen Industries LLC's patent on location services, despite initial concerns about discretionary denial. The Board found that Petitioner demonstrated a reasonable likelihood of prevailing based on strong arguments regarding prior art obviousness and key claim construction terms.

patent · Jul 6, 2024

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al. v.Empire Technology Development LLC

· IPR2024-00897

Empire Technology defends the PTAB’s claim construction for patent 8,565,331, asserting that “subsequently received signals” must be decoded after updating the channel estimate and that the Haustein reference does not teach the asserted limitations.

patent · Jul 6, 2024

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al. v.Empire Technology Development LLC

· IPR2024-00897

Samsung has filed a Director Review request to overturn a PTAB denial of institution for its wireless‑channel‑estimation patent, arguing procedural and substantive errors.

patent null · Jul 6, 2024

Google LLC et al. v.Headwater Research LLC

· IPR2024-00945

Google and others filed a Petition challenging the validity of Headwater Research LLC's patent on wireless end-user device traffic control policies. The challenge asserts that the claimed features are obvious based on combinations of prior art references, including Rao, Montemurro, Freund, and Araujo.

patent null · Jul 6, 2024

Google LLC et al. v.Headwater Research LLC

· IPR2024-00944

Google filed a Petition for Inter Partes Review against Headwater Research LLC's patent covering network capacity management and traffic prioritization. The petition asserts that the claims are anticipated or rendered obvious by combinations of prior art references, including Rao, Fadell, and Freund.

patent null · Jul 6, 2024

Google LLC et al. v.Headwater Research LLC

· IPR2024-00942

A coalition of tech giants and wireless carriers, including Google LLC and Verizon Wireless, has filed an IPR petition against Headwater Research's '541 patent. The petitioners challenge the validity based on anticipation (102) and obviousness (103), citing combinations of prior art references.

patent null · Jul 6, 2024

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al. v.Empire Technology Development LLC

· IPR2024-00897

Samsung Electronics filed an IPR petition challenging Empire Technology Development LLC's patent related to channel estimation in MIMO-OFDM systems. The petitioner argues that the claimed invention is obvious over several distinct prior art references, including Haustein and Tang.

patent denied · Jul 6, 2024

Google LLC et al. v.Headwater Research LLC

· IPR2024-00945

Google's attempt to invalidate a wireless traffic control patent was denied by the PTAB, as the petitioner failed to meet the 'reasonable likelihood' standard for obviousness. The Board found that the prior art did not sufficiently teach or suggest the specific differential traffic policies claimed in the patent.

patent denied · Jul 6, 2024

Google LLC et al. v.Headwater Research LLC

· IPR2024-00944

Google's IPR challenge against Headwater Research failed at the institution stage, with the PTAB denying the petition. The Board found that Google did not demonstrate a reasonable likelihood of prevailing on unpatentability over prior art Rao and 6 US 8,028,060 B1 for claims 79 and 83.

patent instituted · Jul 6, 2024

Google LLC et al. v.Headwater Research LLC

· IPR2024-00942

Google LLC et al. successfully secured institution in an IPR against Headwater Research LLC's '541 patent regarding device-assisted services for network capacity control. The Board found sufficient evidence that the remaining claims are unpatentable under 35 U.S.C. §§ 102 and 103, based on prior art including Rao.

patent instituted · Jul 6, 2024

Google LLC et al. v.Headwater Research LLC

· IPR2024-00943

Google LLC successfully secured institution in its IPR against Headwater Research LLC regarding wireless network capacity management claims. The Board found a reasonable likelihood of prevailing on multiple claims based on obviousness over prior art references Rao and Fadell.

patent denied · Jul 6, 2024

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al. v.Empire Technology Development LLC

· IPR2024-00897

The PTAB denied institution of an IPR challenging five claims related to channel estimation in MIMO systems. The Board found that the petitioner failed to demonstrate a reasonable likelihood of prevailing against obviousness grounds over multiple prior art references.

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