Listed below are all new filings before PTAB of requests for inter partes review (IPR), covered business methods review (CBM), and post grant review (PGR). Also listed are any newly-posted requests for ex parte reexamination at the USPTO. This listing is current as of 9:30 AM on Thursday, August 25, 2016.
New IPR Petitions
Trial Number – IPR2016-01667
Filing Date – 8/24/2016
Patent # – 7,976,838
Title – THERAPY OF AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE IN A PATIENT WITH AN INADEQUATE RESPONSE TO A TNF-ALPHA INHIBITOR
Patent Owner – GENENTECH, INC.
Petitioner – Celltrion, Inc.
Tech Center – 1600
Trial Number – IPR2016-01668
Filing Date – 8/24/2016
Patent # – 9,364,027
Title – ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE
Patent Owner – FONTEM HOLDINGS 1 B.V.
Petitioner – Nu Mark LLC
Tech Center – 1700
Trial Number – IPR2016-01674
Filing Date – 8/24/2016
Patent # – 6,491,589
Title – MOBILE WATER RIDE HAVING SLUICE SLIDE-OVER COVER
Patent Owner – LIGHT WAVE, LTD.
Petitioner – PACIFIC SURF DESIGNS, INC.
Tech Center – 3700
Trial Number – IPR2016-01677
Filing Date – 8/24/2016
Patent # – RE43,106
Title – OPTICAL PICKUP COMPATIBLE WITH A DIGITAL VERSATILE DISK AND A RECORDABLE COMPACT DISK USING A HOLOGRAPHIC RING LENS
Patent Owner – TOSHIBA SAMSUNG STORAGE TECHNOLOGY KOREA CORPORATION
Petitioner – LG ELECTRONICS, INC.; LG ELECTRONICS U.S.A., INC.
Tech Center – 2600
Trial Number – IPR2016-01678
Filing Date – 8/24/2016
Patent # – RE43,106
Title – OPTICAL PICKUP COMPATIBLE WITH A DIGITAL VERSATILE DISK AND A RECORDABLE COMPACT DISK USING A HOLOGRAPHIC RING LENS
Patent Owner – TOSHIBA SAMSUNG STORAGE TECHNOLOGY KOREA CORPORATION
Petitioner – LG ELECTRONICS, INC.; LG ELECTRONICS U.S.A., INC.
Tech Center – 2600
New CBM Review Petitions
There have been no new petitions for CBM review since the last report.
New PGR Petitions
Trial Number – PGR2016-00037
Filing Date – 8/24/2016
Patent # – 9,197,745
Title – COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND RELATED METHODS FOR AUTOMATICALLY CONNECTING TO A CAPTIONING COMMUNICATION SERVICE TO RECEIVE TEXT CAPTIONS FOLLOWING AN INTERRUPTION DURING A CALL
Patent Owner – CAPTIONCALL, LLC
Petitioner – ULTRATEC, INC.
Tech Center – 2600
Newly-Posted Reexam Requests
There have been no new reexam requests posted since the last report.