Listed 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 partereexamination at the USPTO have been posted.  This listing is current as of 9 AM on Wednesday, April 12, 2017.

New IPR Petitions

Trial Number – IPR2017-01216
Filing Date – 4/11/2017
Patent # – 8,636,178
Title – FLEXIBLE PANEL PITCHER
Patent Owner –  MICHAEL L. MCGINLEY
Petitioner – LUV N’ CARE, LTD.
Tech Center – 3700

Trial Number – IPR2017-01260
Filing Date – 4/11/2017
Patent # – 6,831,303
Title – LIGHT EMITTING DIODE LIGHT SOURCE
Patent Owner –  OPTOLUM, INC.
Petitioner – CREE, INC.
Tech Center – 2800

Trial Number – IPR2017-01261
Filing Date – 4/11/2017
Patent # – 7,242,028
Title – LIGHT EMITTING DIODE LIGHT SOURCE
Patent Owner –  OPTOLUM, INC.
Petitioner – CREE, INC.
Tech Center – 2800

Trial Number – IPR2017-01262
Filing Date – 4/11/2017
Patent # – 7,425,446
Title – ANTIBODY COMPOSITION-PRODUCING CELL
Patent Owner –  KYOWA HAKKO KIRIN CO., LTD.
Petitioner – ARAGEN BIOSCIENCE, INC.; TRANSPOSAGEN BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Tech Center – 1600

Trial Number – IPR2017-01263
Filing Date – 4/11/2017
Patent # – 6,996,461
Title – METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENSURING THAT A TRAIN DOES NOT PASS AN IMPROPERLY CONFIGURED DEVICE
Patent Owner –  SIEMENS INDUSTRY, INC.
Petitioner – WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
Tech Center – 3600

Trial Number – IPR2017-01264
Filing Date – 4/11/2017
Patent # – 8,798,647
Title – TRACKING PROXIMITY OF SERVICES PROVIDER TO SERVICES CONSUMER
Patent Owner –  X ONE, INC.
Petitioner – UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Tech Center – 2600

Trial Number – IPR2017-01265
Filing Date – 4/11/2017
Patent # – 8,955,867
Title – ALPINE SKI BINDING HEEL UNIT
Patent Owner –  KNEEBINDING, INC.
Petitioner – MARKER VOLKL USA, INC.
Tech Center – 3600

Trial Number – IPR2017-01267
Filing Date – 4/11/2017
Patent # – 7,029,774
Title – MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM WITH BACKSIDE TO DECREASE RECORDING SURFACE EMBOSSMENT
Patent Owner –  SONY CORPORATION
Petitioner – FUJIFILM Corporation
Tech Center – 1700

Trial Number – IPR2017-01268
Filing Date – 4/11/2017
Patent # – 7,029,774
Title – MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM WITH BACKSIDE TO DECREASE RECORDING SURFACE EMBOSSMENT
Patent Owner –  SONY CORPORATION
Petitioner – FUJIFILM Corporation
Tech Center – 1700

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.