Ericsson Inc et al. v. Headwater Partners II LLC

Twitch Interactive, Inc. et al.vsRazdog Holdings LLC

Twitch Interactive successfully challenged a patent claim in the PTAB, demonstrating a reasonable likelihood of prevailing on obviousness grounds. The Board adopted Petitioner's narrow construction of 'real time,' favoring transmission upon availability without significant delay over strict human-perception timing.

Nintendo Co., Ltd. et al.vsMalikie Innovations Ltd.

Nintendo has filed an IPR petition seeking to invalidate six claims of Malikie Innovations' handheld directional‑input patent, arguing obviousness over a suite of prior‑art references.

Amazon.com, Inc. et al.vsAudio Pod IP, LLC

Amazon and its affiliates have filed a Request for Director Review seeking reversal of a discretionary denial that applied a new six‑year settled‑expectations standard to block their IPR petition against Audio Pod IP’s patent. They argue the standard violates the AIA, the APA, and due‑process rights. The Board has not yet ruled on the merits.

Microchip Technology, Inc.vsAptiv Technologies AG et al.

The Director denied Microchip Technology's request for review of the institution decisions that had denied institution of its IPRs against Aptiv's vehicle communication patent. The denial leaves the institution denials intact.

Google LLC et al.vsMullen Industries LLC

Google and Samsung have petitioned the PTAB to invalidate claims 15‑41 of Mullen Industries’ ’117 patent covering wireless device location sharing, citing multiple prior‑art combinations under §103.