Year

IP Cases — 2025

5,670 decisions across all jurisdictions

By type: patent 5057 trademark 574 copyright 26 design 13

Page 124 of 189 · 5,670 total

patent terminated or settled · Apr 25, 2025

Apple Inc. v.Apex Beam Technologies LLC

· IPR2025-00910

Apple and Apex Beam Technologies jointly moved to terminate sixteen inter partes review proceedings after reaching a settlement. The PTAB granted the motion, treating the settlement agreements as confidential.

patent terminated or settled · Apr 25, 2025

Apple Inc. v.Apex Beam Technologies LLC

· IPR2025-00909

Apple and Apex Beam Technologies jointly moved to terminate sixteen IPRs after reaching a settlement. The Board granted the motion, citing good cause and confidentiality protections.

patent denied · Apr 25, 2025

Belden Inc. et al. v.CommScope, Inc. of North Carolina

· IPR2025-00833

CommScope successfully defends its flexible cable bag patent as the PTAB denies Belden’s request for director review of a denied institution.

patent · Apr 25, 2025

Belden Inc. et al. v.CommScope, Inc. of North Carolina

· IPR2025-00833

Belden and PPC Broadband seek Director Review of the PTAB’s denial to institute an IPR against CommScope’s flexible‑bag patent. They argue the Board mischaracterized an interference search as prior art and ignored material examiner error.

patent · Apr 25, 2025

Belden Inc. et al. v.CommScope, Inc. of North Carolina

· IPR2025-00833

Belden has requested Director Review of an IPR concerning CommScope’s patent 9,266,697. The patent owner may file a limited response within five business days.

patent denied · Apr 25, 2025

Belden Inc. et al. v.CommScope, Inc. of North Carolina

· IPR2025-00833

The USPTO Director denied Belden's request for review of the earlier decision denying institution of CommScope's patent 9,266,697. The denial upholds the original institution refusal.

patent · Apr 25, 2025

Apple Inc. v.Apex Beam Technologies LLC

· IPR2025-00911

Apple has filed an IPR petition seeking to invalidate Apex Beam’s 5G beam‑failure patent (U.S. 11637615). The challenger alleges obviousness over Cirik, Wu and InterDigital references, covering all 16 claims. The petition requests institution and argues no discretionary denial is warranted.

patent · Apr 25, 2025

Apple Inc. v.Apex Beam Technologies LLC

· IPR2025-00909

Apple files an IPR petition challenging Apex Beam’s U.S. Patent 10,986,695 covering uplink cancellation signaling. The petition asserts that all 20 claims are obvious over prior‑art references Ying, Yang, Kim and Boroujeni. Detailed technical comparisons are provided to support the unpatentability argument.

patent · Apr 25, 2025

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. et al. v.VB Assets, LLC

· IPR2025-00866

Samsung has filed an IPR petition challenging all 36 claims of VB Assets’ ’681 patent covering a cooperative conversational voice interface. The petition asserts obviousness over multiple prior‑art references, including SmartKom, Kobsa, Barbara, Ross, O’Neill and Franco.

patent · Apr 25, 2025

Belden Inc. et al. v.CommScope, Inc. of North Carolina

· IPR2025-00833

Belden and PPC Broadband petition PTAB to invalidate claims 9‑13 of CommScope’s cable payout bag patent, arguing obviousness over eight prior‑art combinations and improper claim constructions.

patent · Apr 25, 2025

Mercedes-Benz Group AG et al. v.Phelan Group, LLC

· IPR2025-00930

Mercedes‑Benz has filed an IPR petition seeking cancellation of all 20 claims of U.S. Patent 11,472,427, asserting that the driver‑authentication system is anticipated or obvious over Murphy, Arshad, Adams, Wu and Petrik references.

patent · Apr 25, 2025

Lenovo (United States) Inc. et al. v.Collision Communications, Inc.

· IPR2025-00927

Lenovo and Motorola have filed an IPR petition challenging the ‘492 patent covering a hybrid turbo‑MUD system. They assert that the asserted claims are obvious over a combination of prior‑art MUD references. The petition seeks institution of the review and argues against discretionary denial.

patent · Apr 25, 2025

Apple Inc. v.Apex Beam Technologies LLC

· IPR2025-00910

Apple petitions the PTAB to invalidate Apex Beam's 5G beam‑failure and LBT‑failure recovery patent, arguing obviousness over Cirik, Wu, and InterDigital.

patent instituted · Apr 25, 2025

Mercedes-Benz Group AG et al. v.Phelan Group, LLC

· IPR2025-00930

Mercedes-Benz Group AG successfully petitioned to institute an IPR against Phelan Group, LLC's driver monitoring patent (11472427), arguing the technology is anticipated and obvious in light of prior art.

patent instituted · Apr 25, 2025

Apple Inc. v.Apex Beam Technologies LLC

· IPR2025-00911

Apple Inc. successfully challenged Apex Beam Technologies LLC's patent claims in a PTAB Institution Decision, arguing the wireless communications technology is obvious under 35 U.S.C. § 103. The Board instituted review on all 16 claimed limitations based on combinations of prior art references including Cirik and Wu.

patent instituted · Apr 25, 2025

Apple Inc. v.Apex Beam Technologies LLC

· IPR2025-00910

Apple Inc. successfully overcame the Patent Owner's attempt to deny the IPR, leading to the institution of the case against Apex Beam Technologies LLC. The Board found a reasonable likelihood that Apple can prove obviousness over combinations of prior art references like Cirik and Wu.

patent instituted · Apr 25, 2025

Apple Inc. v.Apex Beam Technologies LLC

· IPR2025-00909

Apple Inc.'s IPR against Apex Beam Technologies LLC's '695 patent covering 5G NR uplink cancellation has been instituted. The Board found a reasonable likelihood of success on the obviousness grounds over prior art references Ying and Yang for Claim 1, setting up a trial on all 20 claims.

copyright plaintiff favorable · Apr 25, 2025

Ustad Faiyaz Wasifuddin Dagar v.Mr. A.R. Rahman & Ors.

Delhi High Court · 114335576

Ustad Faiyaz Wasifuddin Dagar filed a suit seeking recognition of copyright and injunction against Mr. A.R. Rahman and others regarding the musical composition 'Shiva Stuti'. The plaintiff alleged that his ancestral work was being used in the song 'Veera Raja Veera' without proper attribution or authorization. The Delhi High Court, while addressing an interim application, found prima facie evidence of copyright infringement. Consequently, the court directed mandatory changes to credit slides on online platforms and ordered a substantial deposit from the defendants.

trademark plaintiff favorable · Apr 25, 2025

Vineet Kapur v.Registrar Of Trade Marks

Delhi High Court · 102916826

The Delhi High Court allowed Vineet Kapur's appeal against the Registrar of Trade Marks' refusal to register the numerical mark '2929' for cosmetics. The court held that a combination of numbers can function as an inherently distinctive and arbitrary trademark, provided it is not descriptive or common in trade. By setting aside the rejection, the Court directed the application to proceed to advertisement, reinforcing the principle that numerals are capable of serving as effective source identifiers.

trademark plaintiff favorable · Apr 25, 2025

M/S. Modern Snacks Private Limited v.Kamran Ghani And Anr.

Delhi High Court · 110372013

The Delhi High Court allowed a rectification petition filed by M/S. Modern Snacks Private Limited against Kamran Ghani, leading to the cancellation of the respondent's trademark 'MARDEM'. The petitioner successfully argued that their established mark 'MODERN' was deceptively and identically similar to 'MARDEM', causing likelihood of confusion in Class 30 (snacks). This judgment reinforces the principle that prior use and strong goodwill can be grounds for cancelling a later registration if it is confusingly similar.

patent LITIGATION · Apr 24, 2025

Rädlinger Maschinenbau GmbH v.Henle Baumaschinentechnik GmbH

Düsseldorf (DE) Local Division · UPC-000752

Procedural order of the Local Chamber Düsseldorf concerning EP 3 770 330 B1, in which the court granted the claimant's application for an extension of time limits under Rule 9(3) RoP. The claimant had received a USB stick containing key annexes (MW 3 to MW 5, MW 17, and MW 27) only on April 15, 2025, nearly two weeks after the defendant's late submission to the court registry, justifying the extension of deadlines for reply to the statement of defense and counterclaim for revocation from May 28, 2025 to June 16, 2025.

patent LITIGATION · Apr 24, 2025

Seoul Viosys Co., Ltd v.Laser Components SAS

Paris (FR) Local Division · UPC-000751

Seoul Viosys Co., Ltd, a Korean LED chip manufacturer and proprietor of European Patent EP 3 404 726 relating to ultraviolet light-emitting devices, brought an infringement action against Laser Components SAS before the Local Division Paris of the Unified Patent Court. The court found that Laser Components' UVC LED chips (PKB-H02-F35, PKC-H02-F35, and PKD-H02-F35) infringed claims 1 and 18 of the patent, and granted injunctive relief, corrective measures, and information disclosure orders, while reserving the question of damages.

patent denied · Apr 24, 2025

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. et al. v.Longhorn Automotive Group LLC

· IPR2025-00925

Volkswagen challenged the validity of a GPS security patent, but the Board denied its request for Director Review, upholding the institution denial. The Patent Owner successfully argued that the Board considered the full prosecution record and settled expectations justified the denial.

patent · Apr 24, 2025

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. et al. v.Longhorn Automotive Group LLC

· IPR2025-00925

Volkswagen seeks Director Review of a PTAB decision that denied institution of an IPR against Longhorn’s vehicle‑encryption patent. The petitioner argues the Board erred by relying on an interview summary, ignored prior art, and violated due‑process requirements.

patent denied · Apr 24, 2025

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. et al. v.Longhorn Automotive Group LLC

· IPR2025-00925

The USPTO denied Volkswagen’s request for Director Review of the decision that refused to institute the IPR against Longhorn Automotive’s patent 8,085,192.

patent mixed - some claims cancelled, some upheld · Apr 24, 2025

uPI Semiconductor Inc. v.Force MOS Technology Co. Ltd.

· IPR2025-00920

The PTAB found claims 1 and 3–5 of Force MOS’s 7,812,409 patent unpatentable as obvious over Kobayashi and Hshieh, while claims 2 and 6 remained patentable.

patent · Apr 24, 2025

uPI Semiconductor Inc. v.Force MOS Technology Co. Ltd.

· IPR2025-00920

Force MOS Technology seeks Director review of a PTAB decision that found claims 1 and 3‑5 of its power MOSFET patent unpatentable. The Patent Owner contends the Board created new arguments, misapplied Fintiv guidance, and violated due‑process rights, urging reversal.

patent · Apr 24, 2025

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. et al. v.Longhorn Automotive Group LLC

· IPR2025-00925

Court decision.

patent · Apr 24, 2025

OnePlus Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. et al. v.Pantech Corporation

· IPR2025-00762

Pantech defends its 2020 dual‑connectivity patent against OnePlus’s IPR petition, arguing that the cited references do not teach the claimed in‑sequence timer and that no obviousness motivation exists.

patent · Apr 24, 2025

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. et al. v.Longhorn Automotive Group LLC

· IPR2025-00925

Volkswagen has filed an IPR petition seeking to invalidate Longhorn Automotive’s 8,085,192 patent covering vehicle location data storage. The petition relies on prior‑art references Fish, Ziv, Gehlot and Stevenson to argue obviousness under § 103.

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