iListed below are all new filings before the PTAB of petitions for inter partes review (IPR) and covered business methods review (CBM). Since the last report, no new requests for ex parte reexamination at the USPTO have been posted. This listing is current as of 10 AM on Tuesday, September 6, 2016.
New IPR Petitions
Trial Number – IPR2016-01380
Filing Date – 9/2/2016
Patent # – 9,303,501
Title – METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WELLBORE FLUID TREATMENT
Patent Owner – PACKERS PLUS ENERGY SERVICES INC.
Petitioner – BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED; BAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATIONS, INC.
Tech Center – 3600
Trial Number – IPR2016-01609
Filing Date – 9/2/2016
Patent # – 8,454,186
Title – MODULAR LIGHTED TREE WITH TRUNK ELECTICAL CONNECTORS
Patent Owner – WILLIS ELECTRIC CO., LTD
Petitioner – Polygroup Limited (MCO)
Tech Center – 2800
Trial Number – IPR2016-01610
Filing Date – 9/2/2016
Patent # – 8,454,186
Title – MODULAR LIGHTED TREE WITH TRUNK ELECTICAL CONNECTORS
Patent Owner – WILLIS ELECTRIC CO., LTD
Petitioner – Polygroup Limited (MCO)
Tech Center – 2800
Trial Number – IPR2016-01615
Filing Date – 9/2/2016
Patent # – 8,936,379
Title – MODULAR LIGHTED TREE
Patent Owner – WILLIS ELECTRIC CO., LTD
Petitioner – Polygroup Limited (MCO)
Tech Center – 2800
Trial Number – IPR2016-01617
Filing Date – 9/2/2016
Patent # – 8,936,379
Title – MODULAR LIGHTED TREE
Patent Owner – WILLIS ELECTRIC CO., LTD
Petitioner – Polygroup Limited (MCO)
Tech Center – 2800
Trial Number – IPR2016-01710
Filing Date – 9/2/2016
Patent # – 7,490,037
Title – METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENCODING SIGNALS
Patent Owner – DIGITAL AUDIO ENCODING SYSTEMS, LLC
Petitioner – UNIFIED PATENTS INC.
Tech Center – 2600
Trial Number – IPR2016-01713
Filing Date – 9/2/2016
Patent # – 7,743,864
Title – TANDEM FOUR-WHEEL VEHICLE
Patent Owner – ARCTIC CAT INC.
Petitioner – POLARIS INDUSTRIES INC.
Tech Center – 3600
Trial Number – IPR2016-01720
Filing Date – 9/2/2016
Patent # – 8,527,407
Title – PROCESS AND METHOD FOR CONDUCTING ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS USING WIRELESS AND CELLULAR DEVICES
Patent Owner – PURPLE LEAF, LLC
Petitioner – Askeladden LLC
Tech Center – 3600
Trial Number – IPR2016-01721
Filing Date – 9/2/2016
Patent # – 8,527,407
Title – PROCESS AND METHOD FOR CONDUCTING ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS USING WIRELESS AND CELLULAR DEVICES
Patent Owner – PURPLE LEAF, LLC
Petitioner – Askeladden LLC
Tech Center – 3600
Trial Number – IPR2016-01722
Filing Date – 9/2/2016
Patent # – 8,744,963
Title – METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING AN AMOUNT TO BE PAID
Patent Owner – PURPLE LEAF, LLC
Petitioner – Askeladden LLC
Tech Center – 3600
Trial Number – IPR2016-01723
Filing Date – 9/2/2016
Patent # – 9,189,437
Title – ANALOG DATA GENERATING AND PROCESSING DEVICE HAVING A MULTI-USE AUTOMATIC PROCESSOR
Patent Owner – PAPST LICENSING GMBH & CO. KG
Petitioner – Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.; Samsung Electronics America, Inc.
Tech Center – 2100
New CBM Review Petitions
There have been no new petitions for CBM review since the last report.
Newly-Posted Reexam Requests
There have been no new reexam requests posted since the last report.
