With the Thanksgiving holiday, Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) (18) filings were down, but district court patent filings held steady at 62, with (again) an astounding number of closed or terminated cases (almost 100), many voluntarily dismissed without prejudice.
Patent Dropped from ITC Case Reverses Board’s Fintiv Denial: As reported last week, in Google LLC v. EcoFactor, Inc. IPR, IPR2021-00982, the Board originally denied the petition, citing Fintiv and the statutory timing of International Trade Commission (ITC) investigations. Subsequently, though, the Board was made aware that the patent had been dropped from the ITC case, and reversed its earlier discretionary denial, thus instituting the case. It’s the first time I’m aware of that the Board has reversed a denial of institution, not on request for rehearing, but sua sponte after the discretionary reasons for denial evaporated (as they often do).
Raymond Anthony Joao’s Bad Bet: The likely-patent-ineligible assertions in the wake of the Covered Business Method’s demise and the Waco court’s avowed prohibition on acting on the issue are legion; this week, another Raymond Anthony Joao subsidiary, Beteiro LLC, filed suit against nine betting companies on a small suite of more recently-issued patents with obvious ineligibility concerns—those patents being directed to broad computer-implemented wagering, betting, or lottery software. The companies include betting companies Pointsbet and DraftKings as well as casino companies and the Hard Rock Café. The four patents spring from U.S. 9,965,920.
NPE Smart Lock LLC Adopts Confidential Anticounterfeiting Tactics in Patent Suit: In a move sure to turn some heads, the East Patent Texas Management company’s subsidiary, Smart Lock LLC, after having asserted patents against various U.S. companies, has adopted procedural efforts akin to those used in Trademark counterfeiting cases to go after foreign defendants accused of infringing their patent. That method includes filing an anonymous schedule of likely-ephemeral foreign defendants at filing, coupled with an emergency ex parte temporary restraining order, arguing that the foreign defendant is likely to abscond with any sales and be impossible to recover from without emergency action.
PTAB (18)
Case Number | Action | Owner | Petitioner | Patent |
IPR2022-00205 | Filed | Stratosaudio, Inc. | Mazda Motor of America, Inc. Subaru of America, Inc. Volvo Car USA, LLC |
8903307 |
IPR2022-00087 | Filed | Unirac, Inc. | Ecofasten Solar, LLC Esdec, Inc. |
9057542 |
IPR2022-00228 | Filed | Sable Networks, Inc. | Splunk Inc. | 8243593 |
IPR2022-00204 | Filed | Stratosaudio, Inc. | Mazda Motor of America, Inc. Subaru of America, Inc. Volvo Car USA, LLC |
8688028 |
IPR2022-00143 | Filed | Lynk Labs, Inc. | Home Depot U.S.A., Inc. | 10932341 |
IPR2022-00216 | Filed | Northwestern University | ABB Inc. Kuka AG Reis Robotics USA Inc. |
6907317 |
IPR2022-00131 | Filed | BillJCo LLC | Apple, Inc | 8639267 |
IPR2022-00206 | Filed | Oil-Dri Corp. of Am. | AMCOL INTERNATIONAL CORP | 9439393 |
IPR2021-01330 | Filed | StreamScale, Inc. | Intel Corporation | 8683296 |
PGR2022-00010 | Filed | Fujifilm Electronic Materials U.S.A. Inc. | Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co., Ltd. | 10927329 |
IPR2022-00203 | Filed | Stratosaudio, Inc. | Mazda Motor of America, Inc. Subaru of America, Inc. Volvo Car USA, LLC |
8166081 |
IPR2022-00229 | Filed | Decapolis LLC [Raymond Anthony Joao] | eClinicalWorks, LLC Medical Software Solutions, Inc NextGen Healthcare, Inc |
7464040 |
PGR2022-00008 | Filed | Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited | China Lithium Battery Technology Co., Ltd. | 10930932 |
IPR2022-00211 | Filed | Intellectual Ventures II, LLC [Intellectual Ventures] | Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company | 7783788 |
IPR2022-00201 | Filed | Chugai Seiyaku Kabushiki Kaisha; Hoffman-La Roche Inc. | Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC’ Fresenius Kabi SwissBioSim GmbH |
9750752 |
IPR2022-00217 | Filed | Guada Technologies LLC [IP Edge] | Ohio Farmers Insurance Company Pregis LLC |
7231379 |
IPR2022-00235 | Filed | Feinics Amatech Teoranta | Infineon Technologies AG | 9195932 |
IPR2021-01408 | Filed | StreamScale, Inc | Intel Corporation | 8683296 |
IPR2021-01003 | Not Instituted – Merits | Alcon, Inc. Alcon Lensx, Inc. |
Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc. | 8398236 |
IPR2021-00913 | Not Instituted – Merits | Fortinet, Inc. | Forescout Technologies, Inc. | 9369299 |
IPR2021-01015 | Not Instituted – Merits | Metrc LLC | Vyripharm Enterprises, Inc. | 9959438 |
IPR2021-00912 | Not Instituted – Merits | Fortinet, Inc. | Forescout Technologies, Inc. | 9369299 |
IPR2021-00939 | Not Instituted – Merits | Appliance Computing III, Inc. | Matterport, Inc. | 10102673 |
IPR2021-00915 | Not Instituted – Merits | Fortinet, Inc. | Forescout Technologies, Inc. | 9948662 |
IPR2021-00982 | Instituted | Ecofactor, Inc. | Google LLC | 10612983 |
IPR2021-00935 | Instituted | Commvault Systems, Inc. | Cohesity, Inc. | 8762335 |
IPR2021-00986 | Instituted | Palo Alto Research Center Inc. Palo Alto Research Center, Inc. |
Snap, Inc. | 9208439 |
IPR2021-00883 | Instituted | Wrinkl Inc. | Facebook, Inc. Meta Platforms, Inc. |
10728192 |
IPR2021-00882 | Instituted | Wrinkl Inc. | Facebook, Inc. Meta Platforms, Inc. |
9860198 |
IPR2021-00768 | Instituted | WSOU Investments, LLC d/b/a Brazos Licensing and Development | Juniper Networks, Inc. | 7483998 |
IPR2021-00987 | Instituted | Palo Alto Research Center Inc. | Snap, Inc. | 8489599 |
IPR2021-01090 | Instituted | Demaray LLC | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd | 7544276 |
IPR2021-00990 | Instituted | Parkervision, Inc. | TCL Industries Holdings Co., Ltd Hisense Company, Ltd |
7110444 |
IPR2021-00917 | Instituted | Gesture Technology Partners, LLC | Unified Patents, LLC | 7933431 |
IPR2021-00769 | Instituted | WSOU Investments, LLC d/b/a Brazos Licensing and Development | Juniper Networks, Inc. | 8284656 |
IPR2021-00934 | Instituted | Commvault Systems, Inc. | Cohesity, Inc. | 7725671 |
IPR2021-00103 | Instituted | Demaray LLC | Applied Materials, Inc. Intel Corporation Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd |
7544276 |
IPR2021-00968 | Instituted | Principal Lighting Group, LLC | Grimco, Inc. | 9311835 |
IPR2021-00449 | Final Written Decision | CARAVAN CANOPY INTERNATIONAL, INC Caravan Canopy International, Inc. |
Z-Shade Co., Ltd. Costco Wholesale Corporation Lowe’s Home Centers, LLC Shelterlogic Corp. Walmart Inc. |
5944040 |
IPR2020-01020 | Final Written Decision | Arbor Global Strategies LLC | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. |
RE42035 |
IPR2020-01021 | Final Written Decision | Arbor Global Strategies LLC | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. |
7282951 |
IPR2020-01022 | Final Written Decision | Arbor Global Strategies LLC | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd Pantech Co., Ltd. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. |
6781226 |
IPR2021-00356 | Final Written Decision | Monterey Research, LLC | STMicroelectronics, Inc. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. |
6534805 |
IPR2020-00912 | Final Written Decision | Masimo Corporation | Sotera Wireless, Inc. | 10213108 |
IPR2020-01015 | Final Written Decision | Masimo Corporation | Sotera Wireless, Inc. | 9795300 |
IPR2020-00954 | Final Written Decision | Masimo Corporation | Sotera Wireless, Inc. | 9788735 |
IPR2020-01054 | Final Written Decision | Masimo Corporation | Sotera Wireless, Inc. | 9872623 |
IPR2021-00391 | Final Written Decision | Arbor Global Strategies, LLC | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd |
RE42035 |
IPR2020-00922 | Final Written Decision | BOT M8, LLC | Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC | 8078540 |
IPR2020-01026 | Final Written Decision | Caravan Canopy International, Inc. | Walmart Inc. Z-Shade Co., Ltd. Costco Wholesale Corporation Lowe’s Home Centers, LLC Shelterlogic Corp. |
5944040 |
IPR2021-00394 | Final Written Decision | Arbor Global Strategies LLC | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd |
7282951 |
IPR2020-00990 | Final Written Decision | Monterey Research, LLC | Advance Micro Devices, Inc Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. STMicroelectronics, Inc. |
6534805 |
IPR2021-00393 | Final Written Decision | Arbor Global Strategies LLC | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd |
6781226 |
IPR2020-00943 | Final Written Decision | Sap SE | Teradata Corporation | 7617179 |
District Court (62)
Case Number | Action | Plaintiff | Defendant | Patent |
1:21-cv-06269 | Filed | Dyson Technology Ltd | The Partnerships and Unincorporated Associations Identified On Schedule A | D715996 |
2:21-cv-20148 | Filed | Beteiro LLC [Raymond Anthony Joao] | Draftkings Inc | 10043341 9965920 10147266 10255755 |
2:21-cv-20153 | Filed | Beteiro LLC [Raymond Anthony Joao] | Pointsbet Usa Inc | |
2:21-cv-20156 | Filed | Beteiro LLC [Raymond Anthony Joao] | Mgm Resorts International Entain PLC Betmgm LLC |
10043341 10255755 6104815 6508709 6443841 6106815 10147266 9965920 6113493 |
3:21-cv-01976 | Filed | Leave It Leash LLC | John Doe Katherine Cooke Elizabeth Cooke Tail Chasers LLC |
11076579 10231434 |
6:21-cv-01217 | Filed | Atlas Global Technologies LLC | Oneplus Technology Shenzen Co Ltd | 9825738 9848442 9763259 10153886 9912513 10020919 9917679 10756851 |
1:21-cv-01661 | Filed | Harmony Licensing LLC [IP Edge] | Juniper Systems | RE42219 |
1:21-cv-01667 | Filed | Colonial Licensing LLC [IP Edge] | Viavi Solutions Inc | 8970710 |
1:21-cv-01671 | Filed | Novar Licensing LLC [IP Edge] | Cirrus Logic Inc | 8229104 |
6:21-cv-01227 | Filed | Lennon Image Technologies LLC [Empire IP] | Chanel Sa Inc | 6624843 |
5:21-cv-01115 | Filed | Magnesium Machine LLC | Terves LLC | 10689740 10329653 |
2:21-cv-00430 | Filed | Atlas Global Technologies LLC [Acacia Research Corp] | Tp-link Corporation Ltd Tp-link Technologies Co Tp-link International Ltd |
9825738 9763259 9531520 9912513 9532187 10020919 10756851 9917679 |
1:21-cv-06238 | Filed | Swirlate Ip LLC [IP Edge] | Talk-a-phone LLC | 7154861 7154961 7567622 |
1:21-cv-06261 | Filed | Smart Lock LLC [East Patent Texas Management] | The Partnerships And Unincorporated Associations Identified In Schedule A | 7012503 |
1:21-cv-20155 | Filed | Beteiro LLC [Raymond Anthony Joao] | Pointsbet Usa Inc | 10043341 9965920 10147266 10255755 |
2:21-cv-02548 | Filed | Way Too Cool LLC William G Gardner Iii |
Engenious Designs LLC | 7781751 |
1:21-cv-01646 | Filed | Triumph Ip LLC [IP Edge] | Qiagen Sciences LLC | 7177291 |
6:21-cv-01222 | Filed | Greatgigz Solutions LLC [Raymond Anthony Joao] | Integrity Urgent Care Management – China Spring LLC Integrity Urgent Care Management – Copperas Cove LLC |
6332125 6370510 7490086 5164897 9760864 4625081 6324538 5832497 5978768 6385620 10096000 7148991 6457005 6363376 6662194 6873964 6381592 6567784 |
5:21-cv-01173 | Filed | Huntleigh Technology Limited Arjo Inc |
Kevin Wilson Eric Barta Turn Medical LLC Tara Psencik Chris Niederkrom |
7219379 7017211 6934986 6671905 7914611 10568435 |
5:21-cv-01985 | Filed | Graco Childrens Products Inc | Baby Trend Inc | 9414694 9706855 |
5:21-cv-01983 | Filed | Wonderland Nurserygoods Co Ltd | Baby Trend Inc | 6979017 |
1:21-cv-01657 | Filed | Coretek Licensing LLC [IP Edge] | Preply Inc | 9369575 8861512 9591551 9173154 |
1:21-cv-01658 | Filed | Coretek Licensing LLC [IP Edge] | Windstream Holdings Inc | 9369575 8861512 9591551 9173154 |
1:21-cv-06303 | Filed | Headwaters Inc | The Partnerships and Unincorporated Associations Identified On Schedule A | 6919053 9737895 |
1:21-cv-01659 | Filed | Harmony Licensing LLC [IP Edge] | Westell Technologies | RE42219 |
1:21-cv-01663 | Filed | Mz Audio Sciences LLC | Sony Corp Sony Group Corporation Japan Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc Sony Dadc Us Inc |
7289961 |
1:21-cv-01669 | Filed | Novar Licensing LLC [IP Edge] | 3m Company | 8229104 |
1:21-cv-01672 | Filed | Novar Licensing LLC [IP Edge] | National Instruments Corp | 8229104 |
1:21-cv-03170 | Filed | Colonial Licensing LLC [IP Edge] | Centripetal Networks Inc | 8970710 |
1:21-cv-01241 | Filed | Weber Knapp Company | Dominus Capital Lp Premier Specialty Brands LLC Dba Kamado Joe Masterbuilt Manufacturing LLC |
D818341 10753135 11142934 D818342 10221603 |
4:21-cv-03873 | Filed | Plotagraph Inc | Lightricks Ltd | 10621469 10558342 10346017 |
6:21-cv-01225 | Filed | Ozmo Licensing LLC [IP Edge] | Acer Inc | 11012934 8599814 11122504 9264991 10873906 |
2:21-cv-06613 | Filed | Sulzer Mixpac Ag | Kettenbach Lp Kettenbach Gmbh And Co Kg Xinial Systems Gmbh And Co Kg |
2485852 4051261 5688539 4059599 9010578 4884886 |
1:21-cv-20157 | Filed | Beteiro LLC [Raymond Anthony Joao] | Hard Rock Tristate Ac LLC Boardwalk 1000 LLC |
10043341 9965920 10147266 10255755 |
2:21-cv-20155 | Filed | Beteiro LLC [Raymond Anthony Joao] | Pointsbet Usa Inc | 10043341 9965920 10147266 10255755 |
1:21-cv-01642 | Filed | Sito Mobile Rd Ip LLC Sito Mobile Ltd |
True Crime Network LLC | 9026673 7054949 10171846 9350777 9135636 8825887 9135635 9591360 9380088 7689706 9756362 10009637 |
1:21-cv-03154 | Filed | Cedar Lane Technologies Inc | Wideopenwest Inc | 8165867 6978475 6629077 |
2:21-cv-05160 | Filed | Cedar Lane Technologies Inc | Basler Inc | 8537242 6972790 6473527 |
1:21-cv-01660 | Filed | Harmony Licensing LLC [IP Edge] | Hhcs Handheld Usa Inc | RE42219 |
1:21-cv-01662 | Filed | Harmony Licensing LLC [IP Edge] | Inseego Corp | RE42219 |
1:21-cv-01664 | Filed | Benderloch Technologies LLC [IP Edge] | Grass Valley Usa LLC | 7272296 |
1:21-cv-01305 | Filed | Gilbert P Hyatt | Andrew Hirshfeld | 4476494 |
6:21-cv-01214 | Filed | Display Technologies LLC [Leigh Rothschild, Patent Asset Management] | BMW | 9300723 |
1:21-cv-01641 | Filed | Sito Mobile Rd Ip LLC Sito Mobile Ltd |
The Young Turks Inc | 9026673 7054949 9350777 9135636 9135635 7689706 |
1:21-cv-20156 | Filed | Beteiro LLC [Raymond Anthony Joao] | Mgm Resorts International Entain PLC Betmgm LLC |
10043341 9965920 10147266 10255755 |
1:21-cv-01648 | Filed | Digi Portal LLC [IP Edge] | Steven Madden Ltd | 7565359 8352854 9626342 5983227 7171414 |
1:21-cv-09645 | Filed | Chikezie Ottah | Verifone System Inc | 7152840 |
4:21-cv-00931 | Filed | Colonial Licensing LLC [IP Edge] | Exfo America Inc | 8970710 |
2:21-cv-06609 | Filed | Sulzer Mixpac Ag | Kettenbach Lp Kettenbach Gmbh And Co Kg Xinial Systems Gmbh And Co Kg |
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2:21-cv-01724 | Filed | The University Of Pittsburgh – Of The Commonwealth System Of Higher Education | Kryo Inc Ebb Therapeutics LLC |
9089400 9492313 9669185 |
1:21-cv-20158 | Filed | Beteiro LLC [Raymond Anthony Joao] | Hillside New Jersey LLC | 10043341 9965920 10147266 10255755 |
1:21-cv-20148 | Filed | Beteiro LLC [Raymond Anthony Joao] | Draftkings Inc | 10043341 9965920 10147266 10255755 |
1:21-cv-01652 | Filed | Tranquility Ip LLC [IP Edge] | Fortinet Inc | 8272037 |
1:21-cv-01651 | Filed | Tranquility Ip LLC [IP Edge] | Forescout Technologies Inc | 8272037 |
1:21-cv-01653 | Filed | Tranquility Ip LLC [IP Edge] | Unify Inc | 8272037 |
1:21-cv-01656 | Filed | Novartis | Sun Pharmaceutical | 9890141 9085553 11058677 9353088 8927574 |
3:21-cv-09138 | Filed | Largan Precision Co Ltd | Motorola Mobility LLC | 10209487 8514499 9784948 10564397 9696519 8310767 |
1:21-cv-01666 | Filed | Benderloch Technologies LLC [IP Edge] | Avid Technologies Inc | 7272296 |
1:21-cv-01673 | Filed | Novar Licensing LLC [IP Edge] | Nuvoton Technology Corporation Of America | 8229104 |
6:21-cv-01226 | Filed | Aperture Net LLC [IP Edge] | Itron Inc | 6711204 |
1:21-cv-10071 | Filed | Peloton Interactive Inc | Lululemon Athletica Inc | D903233 D709668 D923914 D798539 D836291 D759942 |
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Pro Se
December 2, 2021 11:55 pm@1 – Scary for Fortinet, Inc knowing that upon confirmation and appointment, any IPR submitted again will be ripe for an “inside job”.
Josh Malone
December 1, 2021 10:52 pmKathi Vidal is listed as counsel for the three Forescout IPRs. How is that going to work?