Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. et al. v. Longhorn Automotive Group LLC

Illumina, Inc.vsMolecular Loop Biosciences, Inc.

The PTAB issued a Final Written Decision rejecting the Petitioner's challenge to claims 1-8 of U.S. Patent No. 11041852. The Board adopted the Patent Owner’s narrow construction of 'cross-over error,' limiting it specifically to errors during cluster amplification, and found no anticipation or obviousness over cited prior art.

Samsung Electronics America, Inc. et al.vsCollision Communications, Inc.

Samsung Electronics America, Inc. faced denial in an IPR proceeding against Collision Communications, Inc., regarding wireless communication patents. The Board found no reasonable likelihood that Samsung could overcome the obviousness challenges under 35 U.S.C. § 103.

RJ MachinevsArmaturenfabrik Franz Schneider GMBH + Co. KG

The PTAB denied institution of an IPR petition filed by RJ Machine Company against Armaturenfabrik Franz Schneider GMBH + Co. KG. The denial was based on the Petitioner's failure to comply with 37 C.F.R. § 42.104(b)(3), particularly concerning the means-plus-function claim construction of 'sealing means.'

TransCore, LP et al.vsHand Held Products, Inc.

TransCore, LP has filed an opening petition challenging 20 claims related to passive RFID tag backscatter communication. The petitioner asserts that the claimed methods for improving range and power harvesting are obvious over existing prior art, including Boyer textbooks and various industry handbooks.

Juniper Networks, Inc.vsPortsmouth Network Corporation

The PTAB granted institution for an IPR concerning network reconfiguration protocols, finding a reasonable likelihood of prevailing on the grounds of obviousness (103). The patent relates to methods for rapid link failure recovery in Switching/Routing Protocols (STP).