iListed below are all new filings before the PTAB of petitions for inter partes review (IPR) and covered business methods review (CBM). Also listed are any newly-posted requests for ex parte reexamination at the USPTO. This listing is current as of 10 AM on Tuesday, April 19, 2016.
New IPR Petitions
Trial Number – IPR2016-00800
Filing Date – 4/18/2016
Patent # – 8,454,186
Title – MODULAR LIGHTED TREE WITH TRUNK ELECTICAL CONNECTORS
Patent Owner – WILLIS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
Petitioner – Polygroup Limited (MCO)
Tech Center – 2800
Trial Number – IPR2016-00801
Filing Date – 4/18/2016
Patent # – 8,454,187
Title – MODULAR LIGHTED TREE
Patent Owner – WILLIS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
Petitioner – Polygroup Limited (MCO)
Tech Center – 2800
Trial Number – IPR2016-00840
Filing Date – 4/18/2016
Patent # – RE45,398
Title – SYSTEM FOR TRACKING AND ANALYZING WELDING ACTIVITY
Patent Owner – LINCOLN GLOBAL, INC.
Petitioner – SEABERY NORTH AMERICA
Tech Center – 2800
Trial Number – IPR2016-00910
Filing Date – 4/18/2016
Patent # – 7,434,974
Title – LIGHT EMITTING PANEL ASSEMBLIES
Patent Owner – INNOVATIVE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGIES LLC
Petitioner – VIZIO, Inc.
Tech Center – 2800
Trial Number – IPR2016-00911
Filing Date – 4/18/2016
Patent # – 7,458,114
Title – CLIPS FOR MOUNTING ACCESSORIES TO PLAY YARDS AND METHODS OF OPERATING THE SAME
Patent Owner – KOLCRAFT ENTERPRISES, INC.
Petitioner – GRACO CHILDREN’S PRODUCTS INC.
Tech Center – 3600
Trial Number – IPR2016-00912
Filing Date – 4/18/2016
Patent # – 8,815,236
Title – METHOD FOR TREATING MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS AND CROHN’S DISEASE
Patent Owner – BIOGEN MA INC.
Petitioner – SWISS PHARMA INTERNATIONAL AG
Tech Center – 1600
Trial Number – IPR2016-00913
Filing Date – 4/18/2016
Patent # – 7,325,986
Title – PRINTHEAD ASSEMBLY WITH STACKED INK DISTRIBUTION SHEETS
Patent Owner – MEMJET TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
Petitioner – HP INC.
Tech Center – 2800
Trial Number – IPR2016-00914
Filing Date – 4/18/2016
Patent # – 7,537,370
Title – LIGHT EMITTING PANEL ASSEMBLIES
Patent Owner – INNOVATIVE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGIES LLC
Petitioner – VIZIO, Inc.
Tech Center – 2800
Trial Number – IPR2016-00915
Filing Date – 4/18/2016
Patent # – 8,349,321
Title – IMMUNOGLOBULIN FORMULATION AND METHOD OF PREPARATION THEREOF
Patent Owner – BIOGEN MA INC.
Petitioner – SWISS PHARMA INTERNATIONAL AG
Tech Center – 1600
Trial Number – IPR2016-00916
Filing Date – 4/18/2016
Patent # – 8,900,577
Title – IMMUNOGLOBULIN FORMULATION AND METHOD OF PREPARATION THEREOF
Patent Owner – BIOGEN MA INC.
Petitioner – SWISS PHARMA INTERNATIONAL AG
Tech Center – 1600
New CBM Review Petitions
Trial Number – CBM2016-00055
Filing Date – 4/18/2016
Patent # – 5,987,434
Title – APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSACTING MARKETING AND SALES OF FINANCIAL PRODUCTS
Patent Owner – PHOENIX LICENSING, LLC
Petitioner – Acxiom Corporation; TIAA-CREF Life Insurance Company; Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America
Tech Center – 3600
Newly-Posted Reexam Requests
Control # – 90/013,726
Date – 4/18/2016
Patent # – 5,878,368
Inventor – DEGRAFF, Brent L.
Assignee – BEACON NAVIGATION GMBH
Title – NAVIGATION SYSTEM WITH USER DEFINABLE COST VALUES
Co-pending Litigation – 13 Active Litigations in E.D. MI
Control # – 90/013,727
Date – 4/18/2016
Patent # – 6,029,111
Inventor – CROYLE, Steven R.
Assignee – BEACON NAVIGATION GMBH
Title – VEHICLE NAVIGATION SYSTEM AND METHOD USING GPS VELOCITIES
Co-pending Litigation – 16 Active Litigations in E.D. MI
