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PTO Litigation Center Report – February 18, 2015
Wednesday, February 18, 2015

Listed below are all new filings before PTAB of requests for inter partes review (IPR) and covered business methods review (CBM).  Also listed are any newly-posted requests for ex partereexamination at the USPTO.  This listing is current as of 11 AM on Wednesday, February 18, 2015.

New IPR Requests

Trial Number – IPR2015-00731
Filing Date – 2/13/2015
Patent # – RE42,368
Title – RECONFIGURABLE OPTICAL ADD-DROP MULTIPLEXERS WITH SERVO CONTROL AND DYNAMIC SPECTRAL POWER MANAGEMENT CAPABILITIES
Patent Owner –  CAPELLA PHOTONICS, INC.
Petitioner – JDS UNIPHASE CORPORATION
Tech Center – 2800

Trial Number – IPR2015-00732
Filing Date – 2/13/2015
Patent # – 6,615,233
Title – APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING DOCUMENTS BETWEEN A SERVER COMPUTER AND A CLIENT COMPUTER
Patent Owner –  VANTAGE POINT TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Petitioner – Unified Patents Inc.
Tech Center – 2100

Trial Number – IPR2015-00736
Filing Date – 2/13/2015
Patent # – 7,707,591
Title – INTEGRATION OF AUDIO OR VIDEO PROGRAM WITH APPLICATION PROGRAM
Patent Owner –  CEDATECH HOLDINGS, LLC
Petitioner – RPX CORPORATION
Tech Center – 2100

Trial Number – IPR2015-00737
Filing Date – 2/13/2015
Patent # – 5,975,019
Title – CLUMPING ANIMAL LITTER
Patent Owner –  OIL-DRI CORPORATION OF AMERICA
Petitioner – NESTLÉ PURINA PETCARE COMPANY
Tech Center – 3600

Trial Number – IPR2015-00738
Filing Date – 2/14/2015
Patent # – 6,143,032
Title – INTERVERTEBRAL IMPLANT
Patent Owner –  TLIF, LLC
Petitioner – BIOMET SPINE, LLC
Tech Center – 3700

Trial Number – IPR2015-00739
Filing Date – 2/14/2015
Patent # – RE42,678
Title – RECONFIGURABLE OPTICAL ADD-DROP MULTIPLEXERS WITH SERVO CONTROL AND DYNAMIC SPECTRAL POWER MANAGEMENT CAPABILITIES
Patent Owner –  CAPELLA PHOTONICS, INC.
Petitioner – JDS UNIPHASE CORPORATION
Tech Center – 2800

Trial Number – IPR2015-00740
Filing Date – 2/14/2015
Patent # – 8,332,475
Title – MESSAGING SYSTEM AND METHOD
Patent Owner –  TRIPLAY COMMUNICATIONS LTD.
Petitioner – WhatsApp Inc.
Tech Center – 2400

Trial Number – IPR2015-00742
Filing Date – 2/16/2015
Patent # – 8,640,905
Title – CONTAINER
Patent Owner –  CML&J LLC
Petitioner – MILLERCOORS LLC
Tech Center – 3700

Trial Number – IPR2015-00729
Filing Date – 2/17/2015
Patent # – 7,280,097
Title – HUMAN INTERFACE INPUT ACCELERATION SYSTEM
Patent Owner –  APLIX IP HOLDINGS CORPORATION
Petitioner – SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT AMERICA LLC
Tech Center – 2600

Trial Number – IPR2015-00745
Filing Date – 2/17/2015
Patent # – 7,404,660
Title – LIGHT EMITTING PANEL ASSEMBLIES
Patent Owner –  INNOVATIVE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGIES LLC
Petitioner – SONY CORPORATION
Tech Center – 2800

Trial Number – IPR2015-00749
Filing Date – 2/17/2015
Patent # – 7,300,194
Title – LIGHT EMITTING PANEL ASSEMBLIES
Patent Owner –  INNOVATIVE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGIES LLC
Petitioner – SONY CORPORATION
Tech Center – 2800

Trial Number – IPR2015-00752
Filing Date – 2/17/2015
Patent # – 8,215,816
Title – LIGHT EMITTING PANEL ASSEMBLIES
Patent Owner –  INNOVATIVE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGIES LLC
Petitioner – SONY CORPORATION
Tech Center – 2800

Trial Number – IPR2015-00753
Filing Date – 2/17/2015
Patent # – 7,537,370
Title – LIGHT EMITTING PANEL ASSEMBLIES
Patent Owner –  INNOVATIVE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGIES LLC
Petitioner – SONY CORPORATION
Tech Center – 2800

Trial Number – IPR2015-00754
Filing Date – 2/17/2015
Patent # – 8,592,454
Title – NITROGEN-CONTAINING HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUND AND USE OF SAME
Patent Owner –  TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY LIMITED
Petitioner – ARRAY BIOPHARMA INC.
Tech Center – 1600

Trial Number – IPR2015-00708
Filing Date – 2/18/2015
Patent # – 6,889,620
Title – METHOD FOR PRESCRIBING SITE-SPECIFIC FERTILIZER APPLICATION IN AGRICULTURAL FIELDS
Patent Owner –  FARMER’S EDGE PRECISION CONSULTING INC.
Petitioner – GEOSYS-INTL, INC.
Tech Center – 3600

Trial Number – IPR2015-00709
Filing Date – 2/18/2015
Patent # – 7,171,912
Title – METHOD FOR PRESCRIBING SITE-SPECIFIC FERTILIZER APPLICATION IN AGRICULTURAL FIELDS
Patent Owner –  FARMER’S EDGE PRECISION CONSULTING INC.
Petitioner – GEOSYS-INTL, INC.
Tech Center – 3600

Trial Number – IPR2015-00711
Filing Date – 2/18/2015
Patent # – 7,343,867
Title – METHOD FOR PRESCRIBING SITE-SPECIFIC FERTILIZER APPLICATION IN AGRICULTURAL FIELDS
Patent Owner –  FARMER’S EDGE PRECISION CONSULTING INC.
Petitioner – GEOSYS-INTL, INC.
Tech Center – 3600

New CBM Review Requests

Trial Number – CBM2015-00077
Filing Date – 2/14/2015
Patent # – 7,925,981
Title – SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING WEB SERVICES VIA A FRAMEWORK OF INTERFACES
Patent Owner –  HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
Petitioner – ServiceNow, Inc.
Tech Center – 2400

Trial Number – CBM2015-00078
Filing Date – 2/16/2015
Patent # – 6,218,930
Title – APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REMOTELY POWERING ACCESS EQUIPMENT OVER A 10/100 SWITCHED ETHERNET NETWORK
Patent Owner –  NETWORK-1 SECURITY SOLUTIONS, INC.
Petitioner – Sony Corporation of America
Tech Center – 2700

Newly-Posted Reexam Requests

Control # – 90/013,444
Date – 2/16/2015
Patent # – 6,218,930
Inventor –  KATZENBERG, Boris et al.
Assignee –  NETWORK-1 SECURITY SOLUTIONS, INC.
Title – APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REMOTELY POWERING ACCESS EQUIPMENT OVER A 10/100 SWITCHED ETHERNET NETWORK
Co-pending Litigation – Network-1 Technologies, Inc. v. Alcatei-Lucent USA Inc., et al., Case No. 6:11-cv-492-LED (E. D. Tex. filed Sept. 15, 2011)

Control # – 90/013,445
Date – 2/17/2015
Patent # – 6,011,040
Inventor –  MULLER, Hans Rudolf et al.
Assignee –  MERCK & CIE
Title – USE OF TETRAHYDROFOLATES IN NATURAL STEREOISOMERIC FORM FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATION SUITABLE FOR INFLUENCING THE HOMOCYSTEINE LEVEL, PARTICULARLY FOR ASSISTING THE REMETHYLATION OF HOMOCYSTEINE
Co-pending Litigation – Merck & CIE, South Alabama Medical Science Foundation and Pamlab LLC vs. Macoven Pharmaceuticals, Gnosis S.p.A., Gnosis US.A., Inc. and Gnosis Bioresearch S.A., Case No. 6:12-00027-LED (E.D. Texas)

Control # – 90/013,447
Date – 2/17/2015
Patent # – 6,254,904
Inventor –  BAILEY, Steven W. et al.
Assignee –  SOUTH ALABAMA MEDICAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Title – FOOD AND VITAMIN PREPARATIONS CONTAINING THE NATURAL ISOMER OF REDUCED FOLATES
Co-pending Litigation – Merck & CIE, South Alabama Medical Science Foundation and Pamlab LLC vs. Macoven Pharmaceuticals, Gnosis S.p.A., Gnosis US.A., Inc. and Gnosis Bioresearch S.A., Case No. 6:12-00027-LED (E.D. Texas)

Control # – 90/013,449
Date – 2/17/2015
Patent # – 5,648,024
Inventor –  GALAS, Stephen
Assignee –  BAYER CROPSCIENCE N.V.
Title – APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RELEASABLY FUSING MOLD LENS PIECES
Co-pending Litigation – Bayer CropScience AG, Bayer CropScience NV v. Dow AgroSciences LLC et al., Civil Action No. 2:12-cv-00047-RAJ-TEM

Control # – 90/013,451
Date – 2/17/2015
Patent # – 7,674,490
Inventor –  BAILEY, Steven W. et al.
Assignee –  SOUTH ALABAMA MEDICAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Title – FOOD AND VITAMIN PREPARATIONS CONTAINING THE NATURAL ISOMER OF REDUCED FOLATES
Co-pending Litigation – Merck & CIE, South Alabama Medical Science Foundation and Pamlab LLC vs. Macoven Pharmaceuticals, Gnosis S.p.A., Gnosis US.A., Inc. and Gnosis Bioresearch S.A., Case No. 6:12-00027-LED (E.D. Texas)

Control # – 90/013,452
Date – 2/17/2015
Patent # – 5,561,236
Inventor –  LEEMANS, Jan et al.
Assignee –  BAYER CROPSCIENCE N.V.
Title – GENETICALLY ENGINEERED PLANT CELLS AND PLANTS EXHIBITING RESISTANCE TO GLUTAMINE SYNTHETASE INHIBITORS, DNA FRAGMENTS AND RECOMBINANTS FOR USE IN THE PRODUCTION OF SAID CELLS AND PLANTS
Co-pending Litigation – Bayer CropScience AG, Bayer CropScience NV v. Dow AgroSciences LLC et al., Civil Action No. 2:12-cv-00047-RAJ-TEM

Control # – 90/013,453
Date – 2/17/2015
Patent # – 5,648,477
Inventor –  LEEMANS, Jan et al.
Assignee –  BAYER CROPSCIENCE N.V.
Title – GENETICALLY ENGINEERED PLANT CELLS AND PLANTS EXHIBITING RESISITANCE TO GLUTAMINE SYNTHETASE INHIBITORS, DNA FRAGMENTS AND RECOMBINANTS FOR USE IN THE PRODUCTION OF SAID CELLS AND PLANTS
Co-pending Litigation – Bayer CropScience AG, Bayer CropScience NV v. Dow AgroSciences LLC et al., Civil Action No. 2:12-cv-00047-RAJ-TEM

Control # – 90/013,454
Date – 2/18/2015
Patent # – 5,749,905
Inventor –  GLINER, Bradford E. et al.
Assignee –  PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION
Title – ELECTROTHERAPY METHOD UTILIZING PATIENT DEPENDENT ELECTRICAL PARAMETERS
Co-pending Litigation – Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV/Philips Electronics North America Corporation v Zoll Medical Corporation,USDC for District of MA, Civil No. 1 0-cv-11 041-NMG; Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV/Philips Electronics North America Corporation v Zoll Lifecor Corp, USDC for Western Dist. of PA, Civil No. 12-1369

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