District court patent filings were substantially lulled this week, with about a third of what’s normal—33—filed to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s 32 petitions, propped up by lithium-ion battery company Amprius filing eight inter partes reviews (IPRs) against the Japanese Softbank (via Fortress IP)-owned Traverse CF non-practicing entity (NPE).
CBM Sunset: The little-used covered business methods (CBM) program sunsets today. As evidenced by the lack of any substantial rush to file any at the last minute, the proceeding had for years been eclipsed both by Federal Circuit rulings narrowing the scope of the program and by the explosion and success of subject matter challenges in the district courts. While there have been rumors of a last-minute attempt to revive the program, for now it seems destined for the dustbin of history.
USPTO Director Andrei Iancu himself has expressed his support for letting the program expire, commenting in a fireside chat yesterday that “It served its purpose. And now it can safely sunset. There are very few CBMs filed now.… Beyond that, it’s inherently problematic in that it isolates a particular area of technology, and…as a general principle, it’s not good and it’s not in the tradition of the American patent system to isolate for whatever purpose a particular area of technology.”
PTAB Discretionarily Denies IPR after $500 Million Jury Verdict—The PTAB denied consideration of one of the Unwired Planet/ Optis Wireless Inc./Brevets Capital patents that formed the basis of the recent first-back patent case in the Eastern District of Texas brought by Irell & Manella and McKool Smith—which resulted in at $506 million verdict. The PTAB panel invoked the Apple v. Fintiv factors and, though the trial date had already concluded, found that reviewing the petition on the merits would waste the Board’s time and resources. No consideration was given to other companies or industries that may face licensing demands in the future.
Devices Diversifying Divx: Earlier last year, the Softbank & Fortress IP-owned NPE Divx LLC sued streaming media companies Hulu and Netflix, who responded with a flurry of mostly instituted IPRs that have resulted in a stay of that litigation. Divx responded with a new suit against LG Electronics, Realtek Semiconductor, Samsung, and Mediatek asserting three new patents and one old one (the only patent not challenged in the previous round); the patents are on streaming-related chips and software components.
PTAB (32)
Case Number | Action | Owner | Petitioner | Patent |
IPR2020-01523 | Filed | JP Morgan Chase Bank | Apple Inc. | 8457703 |
PGR2020-00084 | Filed | Blackhawk Network Inc. | Interactive Communications International, Inc. | 10769894 |
PGR2020-00085 | Filed | Blackhawk Network Inc. | Interactive Communications International, Inc. | 10769894 |
IPR2020-01620 | Filed | Terves, LLC | Ecometal Inc. | 10329653 |
IPR2020-01607 | Filed | Nippon Telegraph Telephone Corporation |
MediaTek, Inc. MediaTek USA, Inc. |
7242720 |
IPR2020-01605 | Filed | Nordic Interactive Technologies LLC [Longhorn IP] | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Samsung Electronics America, Inc. |
7590097 |
IPR2020-01563 | Filed | Nevro Corp. | Boston Scientific Corporation Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation |
10076665 |
IPR2020-01587 | Filed | CF Traverse LLC [Softbank, Fortress] | Amprius, Inc., | 8652683 |
IPR2020-01615 | Filed | NCS Multistage Inc. | Nine Energy Services Inc., | 10465445 |
IPR2020-01598 | Filed | Maxell, Ltd. [Hitatchi] | Hisense Co., Ltd. | 9578369 |
IPR2020-01609 | Filed | Ancora Technologies, Inc. | TCT Mobile Inc Huizhou TCL Mobile Communication Co. Ltd. Shenzhen TCL Creative Cloud Technology Co., Ltd., |
6411941 |
IPR2020-01614 | Filed | Newpark Mats & Integrated Services LLC | YAK Acess, LLC | 9985390 |
IPR2020-01621 | Filed | Terves, LLC | Ecometal Inc. | 9903010 |
IPR2020-01584 | Filed | Vigilant Solutions, LLC | Rekor Systems, Inc Rekor Recognition Systems, Inc. Openalpr Software Solutions, LLC |
8781169 |
IPR2020-01586 | Filed | CF Traverse LLC [Softbank, Fortress] | Amprius, Inc., | 8420258 |
IPR2020-01562 | Filed | Nevro Corp. | Boston Scientific Corporation Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation |
9002460 |
IPR2020-01540 | Filed | Joseph Wiesel | Apple Inc. | 7020514 |
IPR2020-01617 | Filed | Newpark Mats & Integrated Services LLC [Newpark Resources Inc.] | YAK Access, LLC | 10340637 |
IPR2020-01588 | Filed | CF Traverse LLC [Softbank, Fortress] | Amprius, Inc., | 8658310 |
IPR2020-01582 | Filed | Avago Technologies International Sales Pte. Limited, | Netflix, Inc. | 8572138 |
IPR2020-01420 | Filed | Smart Shooter Ltd. | Israel Weapon Industries Ltd | 10097764 |
IPR2020-01589 | Filed | CF Traverse LLC [Softbank, Fortress] | Amprius, Inc. | 9979017 |
IPR2020-01597 | Filed | Xilinx, Inc. | Analog Devices, Inc. | 7224184 |
IPR2020-01601 | Filed | Xilinx, Inc. | Analog Devices, Inc. | 7015838 |
IPR2020-01600 | Filed | Maxell, Ltd. [Hitatchi] | Hisense Co., Ltd. | 10327029 |
IPR2020-01546 | Filed | Solas Oled Ltd [Magnetar Capital] | Apple Inc. | 7573068 |
IPR2020-01580 | Filed | Enventure Global Technology, Inc. [Halliburton] | Weatherford U.S., LP | 6409175 |
IPR2020-01610 | Filed | Neodron Ltd. [Magnetar Capital] | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Samsung Electronics America, Inc. |
7821502 |
IPR2020-01603 | Filed | Nordic Interactive Technologies LLC [Longhorn IP] | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Samsung Electronics America, Inc. |
6345095 |
IPR2020-01599 | Filed | Xilinx, Inc. | Analog Devices, Inc. | 7088767 |
IPR2020-01595 | Filed | STC.UNM [University of New Mexico] | Quest Diagnostics Incorporated | 7666683 |
PGR2020-00035 | Not Instituted – Merits | Ingevity South Carolina, LLC | BASF Corporation | 10323553 |
IPR2020-00532 | Not Instituted – Merits | Pact XPP Schweiz AG | Intel Corporation | 8471593 |
IPR2020-00614 | Not Instituted – Merits | Divx, LLC [Fortress IP, Softbank] | Netflix, Inc. Hulu, LLC |
7295673 |
IPR2020-00537 | Not Instituted – Merits | Pact XPP Schweiz AG | Intel Corporation | 7928763 |
IPR2020-00642 | Not Instituted – Procedural | Unwired Planet International Limited, [Optis, Brevet Capital] | Apple Inc. | 9001774 |
IPR2020-00337 | Instituted | Packet Intelligence LLC | Juniper Networks, Inc. Palo Alto Networks, Inc. |
6771646 |
IPR2020-00540 | Instituted | Pact XPP Schweiz AG | Intel Corporation | 9037807 |
IPR2020-00338 | Instituted | Packet Intelligence LLC | Juniper Networks, Inc. Palo Alto Networks, Inc. |
6839751 |
IPR2020-00752 | Instituted | Sherwood Sensing Solutions LLC [Acacia Research] | Frymaster LLC Henny Penny Corporation |
10285539 |
IPR2020-00541 | Instituted | Pact XPP Schweiz AG | Intel Corporation | 9075605 |
PGR2020-00037 | Instituted | Ingevity South Carolina, LLC | BASF Corporation | 10323553 |
IPR2020-00649 | Instituted | P Tech, LLC | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | 9192395 |
IPR2020-00650 | Instituted | P Tech, LLC | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | 9149281 |
IPR2020-00486 | Instituted | Packet Intelligence LLC | Juniper Networks, Inc. Palo Alto Networks, Inc. |
6954789 |
IPR2020-00339 | Instituted | Packet Intelligence LLC | Juniper Networks, Inc. Palo Alto Networks, Inc. |
6954789 |
PGR2020-00033 | Instituted | Basf Plant Science Company GmbH | Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation | 10301638 |
IPR2020-00539 | Instituted | Pact XPP Schweiz AG | Intel Corporation | 9552047 |
IPR2020-00336 | Instituted | Packet Intelligence LLC | Juniper Networks, Inc. Palo Alto Networks, Inc. |
6665725 |
IPR2020-00542 | Instituted | Pact XPP Schweiz AG | Intel Corporation | 9170812 |
IPR2020-00452 | Instituted | Michigan Motor Technologies LLC | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. | 6561166 |
IPR2019-00988 | Final Written Decision | DoDots Licensing Solutions LLC [Strategic Intellectual Solutions LLC, David White] | Lenovo (United States) Inc. Motorola Mobility LLC Lenovo Holding Company, Inc., |
9369545 |
District Court (33)
Case Number | Action | Plaintiff | Defendant | Patent |
6:20-cv-01646 | Filed | Rifle, Inc Rifle Holdings, LLC Rifle Paper Co |
Petco Animal Supplies Stores, Inc. | |
6:20-cv-00819 | Filed | Flexiworld Technologies, Inc. | Roku, Inc. | 10346114 8989064 10740066 |
1:20-cv-05314 | Filed | Oakley, Inc. | The Partnerships and Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule “A” | D659180 |
1:20-cv-01203 | Filed | DIVX, LLC [Fortress IP, Softbank] | TCL Electronics Holdings Limited MStar Semiconductor, Inc. TCL Smart Device (Vietnam) Co. Ltd. TTE Technology, Inc. TCL Corporation et al. |
8832297 10484749 10412141 10212486 |
1:20-cv-12470 | Filed | Alkermes, Inc. | Teva Pharmaceutical | 7919499 |
1:20-cv-02356 | Filed | Somero Enterprises | Ligchine International Corp. | 8038366 |
2:20-cv-01344 | Filed | Omega Patents, LLC [Kenneth Flick] | Firsttech, LLC | 7305293 RE47225 RE47354 8032278 |
1:20-cv-05416 | Filed | Illinois Tool Works Inc. | LISI Automotive, SA Termax, LLC |
10683882 |
1:20-cv-00937 | Filed | Slyce Acquisition Inc. Slyce Canada Inc |
Syte – Visual Conception Ltd. | |
6:20-cv-00830 | Filed | RecursiveWeb, LLC | AirCheck of Texas, Inc. | |
6:20-cv-00831 | Filed | RecursiveWeb, LLC | Cision Ltd. | |
6:20-cv-00834 | Filed | Slyce Acquisition Inc. Slyce Canada Inc |
Syte – Visual Conception Ltd. | |
2:20-cv-00297 | Filed | U.S. Silica Company | Amberger-Kaolinwerke Eduard Kick GmbH & Co. KG | |
3:20-cv-06322 | Filed | ONSCREEN DYNAMICS, LLC | Elo Touch Solutions, Inc. | 9395917 |
2:20-cv-00635 | Filed | Datrec | AdvancedMD | |
1:20-cv-01197 | Filed | Tonal Systems, Inc. | ICON Health & Fitness, Inc. | 10709925 10758767 |
2:20-cv-04399 | Filed | LUMITECH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, LLC | IKEA North America Services, LLC | 9206723 9574723 |
6:20-cv-00818 | Filed | eCeipt LLC [IP Valuation Partners] | Ulta Beauty, Inc. | 8643875 |
4:20-cv-00679 | Filed | Biomedcraft Designs, Inc. | Karl Storz Endoscopy-America, Inc. Karl Storz SE & Co. KG |
10299855 8974455 8231622 8187272 |
1:20-cv-01202 | Filed | DIVX, LLC [Fortress IP, Softbank] | Realtek Semiconductor Corp. LG Corp. |
10212486 8832297 10484749 10412141 |
6:20-cv-00822 | Filed | Embedded Software LLC | Ansys, Inc. | 7069546 |
1:20-cv-01215 | Filed | Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Intercept Pharma Europe, LTD. |
Optimus Drugs Private Ltd. Optimus Pharma Pvt. Ltd. |
|
3:20-cv-01367 | Filed | Dongtai Metal Goods Co., Ltd. | Arturo Salice S.p.A. | |
2:20-cv-00301 | Filed | DIVX, LLC [Fortress IP, Softbank] | Samsung Electronics HCMC CE Complex, Co., Ltd. Samsung Group |
10212486 8832297 |
6:20-cv-00827 | Filed | Dali Wireless, Inc. | Corning, Inc. | 9826508 9769766 |
1:20-cv-02032 | Filed | Norsync Technology AS | Oracle | 7502791 |
3:20-cv-01786 | Filed | NANTKWEST, Inc. | Fox Chase Cancer Center Foundation John Doe NANTKWEST, Inc. Institute for Cancer Research |
|
2:20-cv-00296 | Filed | IGO, Inc. | Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC | 7904738 7977823 |
2:20-cv-00298 | Filed | U.S. Silica Co. | Amberger-Kaolinwerke Eduard Kick GmbH & Co. KG | 9303407 9714512 10145115 8865303 |
2:20-cv-12470 | Filed | Alkermes, Inc. | Teva Pharmaceutical | 7919499 |
6:20-cv-00828 | Filed | Chemoil Corporation | Profuel, LLC | 10604403 10752491 |
1:20-cv-01214 | Filed | Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Intercept Pharma Europe, LTD. |
MSN LABORATORIES PVT., LTD. MSN Life Sciences Private Ltd. MSN PHARMACEUTICALS, Inc. |
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1:20-cv-01063 | Filed | RecursiveWeb, LLC | CARMA International, Inc. |
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