Jumio Corporation v. FaceTec, Inc.

Harbor Freight Tools USA, Inc. et al.vsChampion Power Equipment, Inc.

Petitioners seek Director review after the USPTO denied institution of a multi‑fuel generator patent, arguing the decision conflicts with a prior institution of the parent ’034 patent. They assert the same obviousness grounds apply and that the denial is arbitrary and capricious.

Google LLC et al.vsMultifold International Incorporated Pte. Ltd.

Google and Motorola settled their IPR dispute with Multifold over U.S. Patent 9,792,007 B2. The Board granted a joint motion to terminate the proceeding and ordered the settlement agreements kept confidential.

Be Smarter, LLC et al.vsYondr, Inc.

Be Smarter and Yondr settled their post‑grant review dispute over patent 12,133,078. The parties filed a joint motion, and the PTAB terminated the proceeding without a final written decision.

ITM Isotope Technologies Munich SEvsThe Johns Hopkins University et al.

ITM Isotope Technologies and Johns Hopkins settled their dispute over U.S. Patent 11,938,201, leading the PTAB to grant a joint motion to terminate the post‑grant review.

Amazon.com Services LLCvsVB Assets, LLC

Amazon has filed an IPR petition seeking cancellation of all 19 claims of VB Assets’ ’025 patent covering voice‑driven song dedication, arguing the claims are obvious over existing speech‑interface and music‑dedication technologies.