Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. et al. v. Mobile Data Technologies LLC

Curtis Industries, LLC et al.vsB & D TECHNOLOGIES LLC

Curtis Industries filed an IPR challenging U.S. Patent 10,632,815 regarding air-conditioned lawn mower cabs. The petition asserts obviousness based on combining prior art references like Toro Video and Judice to show that repositioning the A/C unit was a predictable design improvement.

NRG Energy, Inc. et al.vsMalikie Innovations Ltd.

The IPR concerning Patent 11,119,756 was terminated after Vivint Smart Home, NRG Energy and Malikie Innovations reached a confidential settlement before the trial was instituted.

Apple Inc.vsApex Beam Technologies LLC

Apple Inc. successfully demonstrated a reasonable likelihood of prevailing in its IPR against Apex Beam Technologies LLC regarding claims 1-20 of U.S. Patent No. 11139944. The Board found that the combination of 3GPP standards documents renders the claims obvious under 35 U.S.C. § 103, leading to institution of trial.

MPL Brands NV, Inc.vsBuzzBallz, LLC

MPL Brands has filed a Post‑Grant Review petition seeking cancellation of all 20 claims of BuzzBallz’s ’441 beverage‑container patent, alleging obviousness over multiple prior‑art cans and a lack of written description.

Sportradar AG et al.vsSportsCastr Inc. (d/b/a PANDA Interactive)

Sportradar has filed an IPR petition challenging 18 claims of SportsCastr’s live‑streaming patent, arguing obviousness over Ellis, Herzog, Spivey and Abulikemu and asserting that the examiner failed to consider key prior art.