Ericsson Inc. et al. v. Active Wireless Technologies LLC

CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. et al.vsInfoExpress Inc.

CISCO and FORTINET successfully petitioned to challenge InfoExpress's network security patents, leading the PTAB to institute proceedings on all claims. The Board agreed with the Petitioner that combining Krantz and Herrmann would render the challenged claims obvious under 35 U.S.C. § 103.

Google LLC et al.vsART RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY, LLC

Google has filed an IPR petition seeking cancellation of claims 1 and 5‑11 of ART Research’s ’442 patent covering video‑annotation interfaces, alleging obviousness over multiple prior‑art references.

SHENZHEN QIANFENYI INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.vsWacom Co. Ltd.

Shenzhen Qianfenyi (Maxeye) has filed an IPR petition seeking to invalidate Wacom’s ’220 patent on active‑stylus communication, asserting that all challenged claims are anticipated or obvious over six prior‑art references.

Klein Tools, Inc.vsMilwaukee Electric Tool Corporation et al.

Klein Tools petitions PTAB to invalidate Milwaukee’s 11,952,167 toolbox patent, asserting that its 16 claims are obvious over decades‑old container designs. The petition lists eight grounds of obviousness, each combining Burchia, Metabowerke and other prior art references.

Klein Tools, Inc.vsMilwaukee Electric Tool Corporation et al.

The Director denied the Inter Partes Review (IPR) for Klein Tools against Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation, vacating the prior decision to grant institution. The denial was based on a holistic review of Fintiv factors favoring system efficiency.