Happy Holidays! Thanksgiving has come and gone. A light week last week headed into the holidays saw 20 Patent Trial and Appeal Board filings (two more against MemoryWeb, and a lot of one-offs, including one by gaming company Zynga against IGT). District courts saw 58 patent filings, with a whopping 115 terminations again this week—at least a few attributable to transfers, but many, many more attributable to file-and-settle settlements headed into the end of a very lucrative year in monetization, as quarterly statement-minded licensing entities look to wrap things up before the holidays.
Now that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s glut of internally held inter partes reviews (IPRs) and covered business method (CBM) proceedings post-Arthrex are moving, there were a few grants of director review in cases going as far back as early 2020, including in CBMs on Section 101 eligibility issues; so far, the Director has granted two (out of roughly 50 ruled on), with another 60 or so pending review.
Joao Entity Sues University of Texas, El Paso: Frequent NPE Raymond Anthony Joao has filed a recent suit against, inter alia, the University of Texas, El Paso and UT San Antonio in Judge Albright’s Waco court, alleging infringement of a pair of patents direct to the seemingly abstract computer-implemented idea of selling tickets online. The case, filed under the sub Alvao Digital LLC, is 6:21-cv-01208, and asserts patents 10,185,918 and much older parent 7,899,717.
Joao Entity Sues Yet Another Health Care Provider: Meanwhile, longtime “gig economy” patent portfolio assertion by Greatgigz Solutions LLC continued to assert against healthcare providers, this time targeting Nextcare Holdings, Inc. They’re just the latest in a string of companies sued in what started as an assertion against gig economy apps, but quickly bled into the healthcare industry.
Cedar Lane’s Endless Road: Cedar Lane, an entity whose portfolio consists entirely of over 100 Intellectual Ventures selloffs of various scope and subject matter, continues to roll in the Western District’s Waco court, filing another five cases this week against small companies for file-and-settle nuisance amounts. Cedar Lane is now second only to WSOU in overall filings there.
PTAB (20)
|
Case Number |
Action |
Owner |
Petitioner |
Patent |
IPR2022-00111 |
Filed |
MemoryWeb LLC |
Apple Inc. |
11017020 |
IPR2022-00186 |
Filed |
Esco Group LLC |
Deere & Company |
8844175 |
IPR2022-00209 |
Filed |
Future Link Systems, LLC |
Apple, Inc |
7917680 |
IPR2022-00218 |
Filed |
CARL ZEISS X-RAY MICROSCOPY, INC |
SIGRAY, INC |
7400704 |
IPR2022-00200 |
Filed |
IGT |
Zynga Inc. |
8795064 |
IPR2022-00213 |
Filed |
Jawbone Innovations, LLC |
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. |
8280072 |
IPR2022-00196 |
Filed |
Apalone, Inc. |
Certor Sports, LLC
Schutt Sports, LLC |
10617167 |
IPR2022-00191 |
Filed |
Osteomed LLC |
Stryker Corporation
Wright Medical Technology, Inc. |
9763716 |
IPR2022-00189 |
Filed |
Osteomed LLC |
Stryker Corporation
Wright Medical Technology, Inc. |
8529608 |
IPR2022-00122 |
Filed |
Invincible IP LLC |
Unified Patents, LLC |
9678774 |
IPR2022-00187 |
Filed |
Esco Group LLC |
Deere & Company |
10273662 |
IPR2022-00210 |
Filed |
Phoji, Inc. |
Atlassian, Inc. |
9565149 |
IPR2022-00199 |
Filed |
IGT |
Zynga Inc. |
7168089 |
PGR2022-00006 |
Filed |
MemoryWeb LLC |
Apple Inc. |
11017020 |
IPR2022-00224 |
Filed |
StratosAudio, Inc. |
Hyundai Motor America |
9355405 |
IPR2022-00076 |
Filed |
United Services Automobile Association |
PNC Bank, N.A. |
10769598 |
IPR2022-00182 |
Filed |
Centripetal Networks, Inc. |
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. |
9917856 |
IPR2022-00190 |
Filed |
Osteomed LLC |
Stryker Corporation
Wright Medical Technology, Inc. |
9351776 |
IPR2022-00202 |
Filed |
Ingenioshare, LLC |
Epic Games, nc. |
10142810 |
IPR2022-00188 |
Filed |
Koss Corporation |
Apple, Inc |
10469934 |
IPR2021-00851 |
Not Instituted – Merits |
Longhorn Vaccines & Diagnostics, LLC |
Spectrum Solutions LLC |
8415330 |
IPR2021-00937 |
Not Instituted – Merits |
Appliance Computing III, Inc. |
Matterport, Inc. |
10510111 |
IPR2021-00936 |
Not Instituted – Merits |
Appliance Computing III, Inc. |
Matterport, Inc. |
9836885 |
IPR2021-00842 |
Not Instituted – Merits |
Dali Wireless Inc. |
Corning Optical Communications LLC |
10433261 |
IPR2021-00871 |
Not Instituted – Merits |
Teladoc Health Inc.
Jonata Sub Two Inc.
Teladoc Health, Inc. |
American Well Corporation |
10059000 |
IPR2021-00865 |
Not Instituted – Merits |
Evrythng Limited |
Avery Dennison RFID Company
Avery Dennison Retail Information Services LLC |
9582595 |
IPR2021-00834 |
Instituted |
Ahern Rentals, Inc. |
Equipmentshare.Com Inc. |
9193330 |
IPR2021-00838 |
Instituted |
Hopnic Laboratory Co., Ltd. |
Costa Del Mar, Inc. |
7506977 |
IPR2021-00926 |
Instituted |
Uniqure Biopharma BV |
Pfizer, Inc. |
9982248 |
IPR2021-00928 |
Instituted |
Uniqure Biopharma BV |
Pfizer, Inc. |
10465180 |
IPR2021-00927 |
Instituted |
Linquet Technologies, Inc. |
Tile, Inc. |
10163318 |
IPR2021-00836 |
Instituted |
Jonata Sub Two Inc
Teladoc Health, Inc. |
American Well Corporation |
10483007 |
IPR2021-00900 |
Instituted |
Kinectus LLC |
Bumble Trading Inc.
Bumble Trading LLC |
10575145 |
IPR2021-00624 |
Instituted |
Capella Photonics, Inc. |
Ciena Corporation |
RE47906 |
IPR2021-00760 |
Instituted |
WSOU Investments, LLC d/b/a Brazos Licensing and Development [WSOU Holdings, Inc., Craig Etchegoyen] |
Microsoft Corporation |
7706519 |
IPR2021-00544 |
Instituted |
iRobot Corporation |
SharkNinja Operating LLC
SharkNinja Management LLC
SharkNinja Sales Company |
9884423 |
IPR2021-00130 |
Instituted |
Monterey Research, LLC [Vector Capital] |
Qualcomm Incorporated
STMicroelectronics, Inc. |
6459625 |
IPR2021-00854 |
Instituted |
Longhorn Vaccines & Diagnostics, LLC |
Spectrum Solutions LLC |
8669240 |
IPR2021-00751 |
Instituted |
WSOU Investments, LLC d/b/a Brazos Licensing and Development [WSOU Holdings, Inc., Craig Etchegoyen] |
Microsoft Corporation |
8274902 |
IPR2021-00848 |
Instituted |
Peloton Interactive, Inc. |
Echelon Fitness Multimedia, LLC |
10639521 |
IPR2021-00925 |
Instituted |
Uniqure Biopharma BV |
Pfizer, Inc. |
9982248 |
PGR2021-00083 |
Instituted |
E & E Co., Ltd. |
London Luxury LLC |
10820376 |
IPR2021-00861 |
Instituted |
Teradata US Inc. |
Sap SE |
9851923 |
IPR2021-00855 |
Instituted |
Teradata US Inc. |
Sap SE |
6763357 |
IPR2021-00864 |
Instituted |
Ocean Semiconductor LLC [Fullbrite Capital Partners, LLC] |
Western Digital Technologies, Inc |
6660651 |
IPR2021-00914 |
Instituted |
Fortinet, Inc. |
Forescout Technologies, Inc. |
8458314 |
IPR2021-01230 |
Instituted |
Monterey Research, LLC [Vector Capital] |
STMicroelectronics, Inc. |
6459625 |
IPR2021-00841 |
Instituted |
AMO Development, LLC [Johnson & Johnson] |
Alcon, Inc.
Alcon Lensx, Inc.
Alcon Vision, LLC
Alcon Laboratories, Inc.
Alcon Research, LLC |
9474648 |
IPR2021-00929 |
Instituted |
Ocean Semiconductor LLC [Fullbrite Capital Partners, LLC] |
Western Digital Technologies, Inc |
7080330 |
IPR2021-00901 |
Instituted |
Kinectus LLC |
Bumble Trading Inc.
Bumble Trading LLC |
9584464 |
IPR2021-00863 |
Instituted |
Teradata US Inc. |
Sap SE |
9720623 |
IPR2021-00833 |
Instituted |
Teladoc Health Inc
Jonata Sub Two Inc
Teladoc Health, Inc. |
American Well Corporation |
8670017 |
PGR2021-00082 |
Adverse Judgment |
Jenam Tech, LLC |
Google LLC |
10742774 |
IPR2020-01052 |
Final Written Decision |
Ultravision Technologies, LLC |
Glux Visual Effects Tech (Shenzhen) Co.
Leyard Optoelectronic Co.
Shenzhen Liantronics Co., Ltd.
Unilumin Group Co., Ltd. |
9047791 |
IPR2020-00937 |
Final Written Decision |
Truinject Corp. |
SHDS, Inc
Galderma Laboratories LP |
10290232 |
IPR2020-00908 |
Final Written Decision |
Document Security Systems, Inc. |
Nichia Corporation |
6879040 |
IPR2020-00938 |
Final Written Decision |
Document Security Systems, Inc. |
Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
North America Seoul Semiconductor, Inc. |
7315119 |
IPR2020-00920 |
Final Written Decision |
RAI Strategic Holdings, Inc. |
Philip Morris Products, S.A. |
8314591 |
IPR2020-00935 |
Final Written Decision |
Truinject Corp. |
SHDS, Inc
Galderma Laboratories LP |
10290231 |
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District Court (58)
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November 26, 2021 02:48 pmUnified Patents.
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And taking. And taking. And taking.
Happy Holidays indeed.