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 parte reexamination at the USPTO.  This listing is current as of 9:30 AM on Wednesday, February 26, 2014.

New IPR Requests

Trial Number – IPR2014-00457
Filing Date – 2/25/2014
Patent # – 7,737,843
Title – PROGRAMMABLE ALARM MODULE AND SYSTEM FOR PROTECTING MERCHANDISE
Assignee –  INVUE SECURITY PRODUCTS INC.
Petitioner – KUM OH ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Status – Pending
Tech Center – 2600

New CBM Review Requests

There have been no new requests for CBM review since the last report.

Newly-Posted Reexam Requests

Control # – 90/013,163
Date – 2/25/2014
Patent # – 8,458,278
Inventor –  CHRISTIE, Gregory N. et al.
Assignee –  APPLE INC.
Title – METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING INFORMATION DURING AN INSTANT MESSAGING SESSION
Co-pending Litigation – No documents posted on USPTO site.

Control # – 90/013,164
Date – 2/25/2014
Patent # – 6,201,470
Inventor –  WITHINGTON, Deborah Jane
Assignee –  BRIGADE (BBS-TEK) LIMITED
Title – IMPROVEMENTS RELATING TO LOCATING DEVICES
Co-pending Litigation – No co-pending litigation provided.