TikTok Inc. v. DiStefano Website Innovations, LLC

Apple Inc.vsSmith Interface Technologies, LLC

Apple Inc. successfully secured institution of its IPR challenge against Smith Interface Technologies, LLC regarding touch screen interface claims. The Board found that the petitioner demonstrated sufficient motivation to combine prior art references for obviousness challenges under 35 U.S.C. § 103. This paves the way for a full trial on key mobile computing patents.

Apple Inc.vsSmith Interface Technologies, LLC

Petitioner Apple Inc. filed an IPR petition challenging 37 claims of Smith Interface Technologies' patent (10649580). The core argument is that the claimed touchscreen interaction and zooming widgets are obvious under 35 U.S.C. § 103, based on combinations of prior art from Ramos Paper, Ramos Video, Ording, and Hayward. Apple contends that known techniques were predictable solutions available to a Person Having Ordinary Skill in the Art.

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al.vsAdvanced Coding Technologies, LLC

Samsung challenged two claims of Advanced Coding Technologies' video coding patent based on obviousness (35 U.S.C. § 103). The PTAB found that the petitioner demonstrated a reasonable likelihood of prevailing, leading to institution of the IPR.

Under Armour, Inc.vsAthalonz, LLC

The PTAB found the challenged claims of Athalonz unpatentable as obvious over prior art (Kim). The Board adopted a construction that allowed the petitioner (Under Armour) to satisfy claim limitations by measuring heights relative to the sole's bottom surface.

VIZIO, Inc.vsMultimedia Technologies Pte. Ltd.

VIZIO challenges Multimedia Technologies' patent via an IPR petition, asserting multiple grounds of obviousness (103). The challenger combines several prior art references—including Melnychenko and Chen—to argue that the claimed metadata management features are predictable to a POSITA.