Google LLC v. Secure Communication Technologies, LLC

Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company et al.vsMES, Inc.

Berkshire Hathaway Energy and its affiliates have filed an IPR petition challenging 29 claims of a mercury‑removal patent, arguing obviousness and lack of priority support. The petition relies on prior art from early‑2000s conference papers and patents. Institution of the proceeding is pending.

TikTok Inc. et al.vsCellspin Soft, Inc.

TikTok Inc. challenged Cellspin Soft, Inc.'s patent (US 11659381) in a Petition, arguing that the claims are obvious over combinations of prior art references including Hiroishi, Kahn, and Bluetooth. The PTAB found sufficient grounds for institution, noting that both discretionary tests favored proceeding with the case.

QIAGEN Sciences, LLCvsTecan Group AG

QIAGEN’s response defends the PTAB’s institution of unpatentability findings for its NGS enrichment patents, rejecting Tecan’s arguments for a discretionary denial under §325(d). The petitioner emphasizes material error, proper nexus analysis, and lack of procedural abuse.

ETN CAPITAL, LLC d/b/a BEECH LANEvsFBA Operating Co.

The IPR concerning patent 10,890,925 was terminated after the parties reached a settlement. The Board granted the joint motion to terminate and ordered the settlement agreement to be treated as confidential business information.

ITM Isotope Technologies Munich SEvsThe Johns Hopkins University et al.

ITM Isotope Technologies and Johns Hopkins settled their PTAB post‑grant review, filing a joint request to keep the settlement documents confidential under 35 U.S.C. §327(b). The Board was asked to treat the agreement and upstream consent as business confidential information.