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Wireless communications — US PTAB Patent Cases

1,362 decisions indexed

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patent instituted · Apr 19, 2024

Google LLC v.Proxense, LLC

· IPR2024-00783

Apple was granted a PTAB order instituting inter partes review of all 20 claims of the ‘289 patent and joining the ongoing Google IPR. The Board found the petition identical to the earlier Google filing and approved joinder without adding new grounds.

patent terminated or settled · Apr 19, 2024

Google LLC v.Proxense, LLC

· IPR2024-00782

Google and Proxense have settled their dispute over U.S. Patent 8,646,042 and jointly moved to terminate the pending IPR. The Board is asked to end the proceeding on grounds of settlement and judicial economy.

patent · Apr 19, 2024

Google LLC v.Proxense, LLC

· IPR2024-00782

Google and Proxense filed a joint request to keep their settlement agreement confidential and to terminate the IPR. The parties rely on 35 U.S.C. §317(b) and related CFR rules to limit public disclosure.

patent · Apr 19, 2024

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

· IPR2024-00777

Maxell seeks Director Review to overturn the PTAB’s institution of an IPR against Samsung, arguing the Board ignored Fintiv factors and misapplied §314(a) after a guidance memo was rescinded. The petition highlights parallel district‑court litigation and requests denial of institution.

patent terminated or settled · Apr 19, 2024

Google LLC v.Proxense, LLC

· IPR2024-00784

Google and Proxense settled their dispute, leading the PTAB to terminate the IPR over Proxense’s Bluetooth proximity patent.

patent denied · Apr 19, 2024

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

· IPR2024-00735

Samsung seeks Director review of the PTAB’s Final Written Decision finding Maxell’s claims unpatentable, arguing the Board ignored Samsung’s narrow “character” construction used in a district‑court jury trial. The Board denied the request, leaving the unpatentability findings in place.

patent · Apr 19, 2024

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

· IPR2024-00735

Maxell seeks Director Review to overturn the PTAB’s institution of an IPR against Samsung’s home‑networking patent, arguing the Board misapplied discretionary denial standards and ignored key Fintiv factors.

patent null · Apr 19, 2024

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al. v.Broadphone, LLC

· IPR2024-00821

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. initiated a Petition challenging Broadphone, LLC's patent 8594698 at the PTAB. The petitioner argues that claim 23 is obvious over Spain-I when combined with Hunzinger and Nanda. This challenge relates to mobile location determination technology in wireless communications.

patent null · Apr 19, 2024

Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless et al. v.Headwater Partners I LLC

· IPR2024-00809

Verizon Wireless and Cellco filed an IPR challenging U.S. Patent No. 9,198,042 on grounds of obviousness under 35 U.S.C. § 103. The petition targets claims 1-18, arguing that the patent is anticipated by prior art references including Limont and Wright.

patent null · Apr 19, 2024

Google LLC v.Proxense, LLC

· IPR2024-00783

Google challenges Proxense's patent claims in a PTAB petition, arguing the technology is obvious over various prior art references. The petitioner contends that existing hybrid devices integrating secure memory and reader circuits render the claimed digital key/reader systems unpatentable.

patent null · Apr 19, 2024

Google LLC v.Proxense, LLC

· IPR2024-00782

Google challenges Proxense's RFID authentication patents (8646042) in a Petition, arguing the claims are obvious over prior art. The petitioner asserts that existing technology discloses core elements of hybrid devices and proximity token systems. This proceeding is part of ongoing litigation between the parties.

patent instituted · Apr 19, 2024

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al. v.Broadphone, LLC

· IPR2024-00821

The PTAB granted institution of IPR for Samsung against Broadphone regarding U.S. Patent No. 8,594,698, specifically targeting Claim 23 based on obviousness.

patent instituted · Apr 19, 2024

Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless et al. v.Headwater Partners I LLC

· IPR2024-00809

The PTAB instituted the IPR challenge against Verizon Wireless's patent (9198042), finding a reasonable likelihood of prevailing on grounds of obviousness. The Board accepted Petitioner's arguments that prior art references could be combined to teach secure execution environments for mobile data services.

patent instituted · Apr 19, 2024

Google LLC v.Proxense, LLC

· IPR2024-00784

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.

patent instituted · Apr 19, 2024

Google LLC v.Proxense, LLC

· IPR2024-00783

Google LLC successfully argued that the challenged claims were obvious over multiple combinations of prior art (Dua, Giobbi ’157, Kotola, Buer). The PTAB instituted the IPR on all 20 challenged claims after rejecting the Patent Owner's narrow claim construction arguments. This sets up a significant trial phase regarding wireless security and digital key technology.

patent instituted · Apr 19, 2024

Google LLC v.Proxense, LLC

· IPR2024-00782

Google LLC successfully secured institution in the IPR against Proxense, LLC regarding hybrid device technology. The Board found a reasonable likelihood of prevailing on obviousness grounds (35 U.S.C. § 103) across multiple claims. This decision validates Google's position that the challenged patent is anticipated by prior art combinations.

patent final · Apr 19, 2024

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al. v.Broadphone, LLC

· IPR2024-00821

The PTAB issued a Final Written Decision finding independent claim 23 of the '698 patent unpatentable over Spain-I, Hunzinger, and Nanda. The Board adopted the petitioner's plain meaning for key claim terms related to signal strength comparisons.

patent final · Apr 19, 2024

Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless et al. v.Headwater Partners I LLC

· IPR2024-00809

The Board found all 18 challenged claims unpatentable under 35 U.S.C. § 103 (obviousness). The Petitioner successfully argued that the combination of prior art references, including Limont, Wright, and Xu, disclosed the claimed invention. This final decision provides a strong defense against infringement claims in wireless communications technology.

patent final · Apr 19, 2024

Google LLC v.Proxense, LLC

· IPR2024-00782

The Board found all challenged claims unpatentable, primarily based on obviousness (35 U.S.C. § 103). The Petitioner successfully demonstrated that the claimed hybrid device and its methods were predictable combinations of prior art references like Buer, Lee, Nishikawa, and Dua.

patent terminated or settled · Apr 17, 2024

Qorvo, Inc. v.Cornell Research Foundation Inc.

· IPR2024-00758

Qorvo and Cornell Research Foundation settled their dispute over U.S. Patent 7,250,360, leading the PTAB to terminate the inter partes review by joint motion. The settlement agreement was ordered kept confidential.

patent · Apr 12, 2024

Rode Microphones, LLC et al. v.Zaxcom, Inc.

· IPR2025-00231

Rode Microphones and Freedman Electronics seek Director Review of the PTAB’s decision to institute an IPR against Zaxcom’s 7,929,902 patent. They argue the Board ignored Guidance, settled expectations, and failed to rule on a motion to terminate, warranting denial of institution.

patent · Apr 12, 2024

Rode Microphones, LLC et al. v.Zaxcom, Inc.

· IPR2025-00232

Director Review requests have been filed for three IPRs involving Rode Microphones and Zaxcom’s wireless microphone patent. Rode must respond within five business days with a brief, issue‑limited filing.

patent · Apr 11, 2024

TCL Electronics Holdings Ltd. (f/k/a TCL Multimedia Technology Holdings, Ltd.) v.Maxell, Ltd.

· IPR2025-00120

Maxell, Ltd. filed a sur‑reply urging the PTAB to deny TCL Electronics' IPR, arguing the petitioner's single ground is cumulative, lacks material error, and fails claim‑construction analysis. The owner contends the Board should reject institution.

patent · Apr 11, 2024

Apple Inc. v.Proxense, LLC

· IPR2025-00074

Apple has filed an IPR petition challenging all 20 claims of Proxense’s ’289 patent, asserting obviousness over multiple prior‑art references and arguing that discretionary denial is unwarranted.

patent all challenged claims unpatentable · Apr 11, 2024

Apple Inc. v.Proxense, LLC

· IPR2025-00075

Apple Inc. successfully convinced the PTAB that Proxense, LLC’s patent claims were obvious over multiple combinations of prior art references (Dua, Giobbi '157, Kotola). The Board found all 20 challenged claims unpatentable under 35 U.S.C. § 103.

patent denied · Apr 9, 2024

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd et al. v.Secure Wi-Fi LLC

· IPR2024-01369

The PTAB denied Samsung's request for Director Review of the decisions denying institution of four IPRs targeting Secure Wi‑Fi patents, leaving the institution denials in place.

patent denied · Apr 9, 2024

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd et al. v.Secure Wi-Fi LLC

· IPR2024-01368

The PTAB denied Samsung's request for Director Review of the institution decision in IPR2024‑01368, leaving the earlier denial of institution in place.

patent · Apr 9, 2024

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd et al. v.Secure Wi-Fi LLC

· IPR2024-01369

Samsung has filed a Request for Director Review to overturn a PTAB discretionary denial that applied retroactively after the Vidal memo was rescinded. The petition argues due‑process violations and arbitrary weighting of Fintiv factors. Samsung seeks to submit a Sotera stipulation and have the institution decision vacated.

patent · Apr 9, 2024

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd et al. v.Secure Wi-Fi LLC

· IPR2024-01368

Samsung has filed a Director Review request to overturn a PTAB institution denial that relied on a rescinded Vidal memo. The petitioner contends lack of notice of retroactive effect and arbitrary weighting of Fintiv factors, seeking to submit a Sotera stipulation.

patent · Apr 9, 2024

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd et al. v.Secure Wi-Fi LLC

· IPR2024-01367

Samsung has filed a Petition for Director Review after the PTAB denied institution of its IPR on the ‘384 Wi‑Fi patent. The challenger contends the retroactive rescission of the Vidal memo and the Board’s Fintiv factor analysis violated due process.

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