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 parte reexamination at the USPTO.  This listing is current as of 10 AM on Tuesday, October 20, 2015.

New IPR Petitions

Trial Number – IPR2016-00009
Filing Date – 10/19/2015
Patent # – 6,923,949
Title – SYNTHESIS OF ZSM-48 CRYSTALS WITH HETEROSTRUCTURAL, NON ZSM-48, SEEDING
Patent Owner –  EXXONMOBIL RESEARCH & ENGINEERING CO.
Petitioner – SHELL OIL COMPANY
Tech Center – 1700

Trial Number – IPR2016-00050
Filing Date – 10/19/2015
Patent # – 6,633,550
Title – RADIO TRANSCEIVER ON A CHIP
Patent Owner –  TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET L M ERICSSON (PUBL)
Petitioner – Apple Inc.
Tech Center – 2600

New CBM Review Petitions

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

Newly-Posted Reexam Requests

Control # – 90/013,610
Date – 10/19/2015
Patent # – 7,198,706
Inventor –  LEWIS, Michael E.
Assignee –  CANADIAN AUTO PRESERVATION INC.
Title – METHOD FOR INHIBITING CORROSION OF METAL
Co-pending Litigation – No co-pending litigation provided.

Control # – 90/013,611
Date – 10/19/2015
Patent # – 8,182,906
Inventor –  SMITH, Dennis C.
Assignee –  A. SCHULMAN, INC.
Title – MULTILAYER CLEAR OVER COLOR POLYOLEFIN SHEETS AND LAYERED BACKING STRUCTURE
Co-pending Litigation – A. Schulman, Inc. v. PolyOne Corporation, Case No.1 :15-cv-01760-PAG (N.D.Ohio)

Control # – 90/013,612
Date – 10/19/2015
Patent # – 8,007,902
Inventor –  SMITH, Dennis C.
Assignee –  A. SCHULMAN, INC.
Title – MULTILAYER CLEAR OVER COLOR POLYOLEFIN SHEETS AND LAYERED BACKING STRUCTURE
Co-pending Litigation – A. Schulman, Inc. v. PolyOne Corporation, Case No.1 :15-cv-01760-PAG (N.D.Ohio)