Listed 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 partereexamination at the USPTO.  This listing is current as of 10 AM on Tuesday, November 29, 2016.

New IPR Petitions

Trial Number – IPR2017-00340
Filing Date – 11/28/2016
Patent # – 8,950,404
Title – HEADGEAR FOR MASKS
Patent Owner –  RESMED LIMITED
Petitioner – FISHER & PAYKEL HEALTHCARE LIMITED
Tech Center – 3700

Trial Number – IPR2017-00341
Filing Date – 11/28/2016
Patent # – 9,393,639
Title – SPOT WELDING CAP CHANGER
Patent Owner –  002152706 ONTARIO LTD.
Petitioner – CHANGER & DRESSER, INC.
Tech Center – 1700

Trial Number – IPR2017-00342
Filing Date – 11/28/2016
Patent # – 9,326,551
Title – ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE
Patent Owner –  FONTEM HOLDINGS 1 B.V.
Petitioner – NU MARK LLC
Tech Center – 1700

Trial Number – IPR2017-00344
Filing Date – 11/29/2016
Patent # – 9,396,631
Title – PROGRAMMABLE SECURITY SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROTECTING MERCHANDISE
Patent Owner –  INVUE SECURITY PRODUCTS INC.
Petitioner – MOBILE TECH, INC.
Tech Center – 2600

Trial Number – IPR2017-00345
Filing Date – 11/29/2016
Patent # – 9,396,631
Title – PROGRAMMABLE SECURITY SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROTECTING MERCHANDISE
Patent Owner –  INVUE SECURITY PRODUCTS INC.
Petitioner – MOBILE TECH, INC.
Tech Center – 2600

New CBM Review Petitions

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

Newly-Posted Reexam Requests

Control # – 90/013,865
Date – 11/28/2016
Patent # – 8,512,512
Inventor –  PSCHORN, Thomas et al.
Assignee –  ANDRITZ INC.
Title – SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREEXTRACTION OF HEMICELLULOSE THROUGH USING A CONTINUOUS PREHYDROLYSIS AND STEAM EXPLOSION PRETREATMENT PROCESS
Co-pending Litigation – No co-pending litigation provided.