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 10 AM on Tuesday, September 30, 2014.
New IPR Requests
Trial Number – IPR2014-01550
Filing Date – 9/29/2014
Patent # – 7,820,425
Title – METHOD OF CRYOPRESERVING SELECTED SPERM CELLS
Patent Owner – XY, LLC
Petitioner – ABS Global, Inc.
Tech Center – 1600
Trial Number – IPR2014-01562
Filing Date – 9/29/2014
Patent # – 6,977,944
Title – TRANSMISSION PROTECTION FOR COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS HAVING STATIONS OPERATING WITH DIFFERENT MODULATION FORMATS
Patent Owner – INTELLECTUAL VENTURES I LLC
Petitioner – Marvell Semiconductor, Inc.
Tech Center – 2600
Trial Number – IPR2014-01564
Filing Date – 9/29/2014
Patent # – 5,867,686
Title – HIGH SPEED REAL-TIME INFORMATION STORAGE SYSTEM
Patent Owner – DATA SPEED TECHNOLOGY LLC
Petitioner – Unified Patents Inc.
Tech Center – 2700
Trial Number – IPR2014-01565
Filing Date – 9/29/2014
Patent # – RE44,412
Title – DIGITAL HOME NETWORKS HAVING A CONTROL POINT LOCATED ON A WIDE AREA NETWORK
Patent Owner – AYLUS NETWORKS, INC.
Petitioner – Apple Inc.
Tech Center – 2400
Trial Number – IPR2014-01566
Filing Date – 9/29/2014
Patent # – RE44,412
Title – DIGITAL HOME NETWORKS HAVING A CONTROL POINT LOCATED ON A WIDE AREA NETWORK
Patent Owner – AYLUS NETWORKS, INC.
Petitioner – Apple Inc.
Tech Center – 2400
Trial Number – IPR2014-01554
Filing Date – 9/30/2014
Patent # – 6,037,307
Title – CATALYST/SORBER FOR TREATING SULFUR COMPOUND CONTAINING EFFLUENT
Patent Owner – EMERACHEM HOLDINGS, LLC
Petitioner – VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA, INC.
Tech Center – 1700
New CBM Review Requests
There have been no new requests for CBM review since the last report.
Newly-Posted Reexam Requests
Control # – 90/013,354
Date – 9/25/2014
Patent # – 7,277,294
Inventor – CARLSON, Kurt Nels
Assignee – Electro-Mechanical Corporation
Title – CONTACTOR DRAW OUT TRAY
Co-pending Litigation – No co-pending litigation provided.
Control # – 90/013,355
Date – 9/28/2014
Patent # – 8,455,190
Inventor – MAKRIGIORGOS, Gerassimos
Assignee – DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE, INC.
Title – ENRICHMENT OF A TARGET SEQUENCE
Co-pending Litigation – No documents posted on USPTO site.