Listed below are all new filings before PTAB of requests for inter partes review (IPR) and covered business methods review (CBM).  Since the last report, no new requests for ex parte reexamination at the USPTO have been posted.  This listing is current as of 9:45 AM on Wednesday, December 10, 2014.

New IPR Requests

Trial Number – IPR2015-00397
Filing Date – 12/9/2014
Patent # – 6,958,701
Title – TRANSPORTATION MONITORING SYSTEM FOR DETECTING THE APPROACH OF A SPECIFIC VEHICLE
Patent Owner –  EMPIRE IP LLC
Petitioner – MERCEDES-BENZ USA, LLC
Tech Center – 2600

New CBM Review Requests

Trial Number – CBM2015-00040
Filing Date – 12/9/2014
Patent # – 7,774,280
Title – SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING TRANSFER OF RIGHTS USING SHARED STATE VARIABLES
Patent Owner –  CONTENTGUARD HOLDINGS, INC.
Petitioner – GOOGLE INC.
Tech Center – 3600

Newly-Posted Reexam Requests

There have been no new reexam requests posted since the last report.