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 parte reexamination at the USPTO have been posted.  This listing is current as of 10 AM on Monday, April 17, 2017.

New IPR Petitions

Trial Number – IPR2017-01201
Filing Date – 4/14/2017
Patent # – 9,545,468
Title – GUIDABLE INTRAVASCULAR BLOOD PUMP AND RELATED METHODS
Patent Owner –  MAQUET CARDIOVASCULAR, LLC
Petitioner – Abiomed, Inc.; Abiomed R&D, Inc.
Tech Center – 3700

Trial Number – IPR2017-01202
Filing Date – 4/14/2017
Patent # – 9,545,468
Title – GUIDABLE INTRAVASCULAR BLOOD PUMP AND RELATED METHODS
Patent Owner –  MAQUET CARDIOVASCULAR, LLC
Petitioner – Abiomed, Inc.; Abiomed R&D, Inc.
Tech Center – 3700

Trial Number – IPR2017-01203
Filing Date – 4/14/2017
Patent # – 9,545,468
Title – GUIDABLE INTRAVASCULAR BLOOD PUMP AND RELATED METHODS
Patent Owner –  MAQUET CARDIOVASCULAR, LLC
Petitioner – Abiomed, Inc.; Abiomed R&D, Inc.
Tech Center – 3700

Trial Number – IPR2017-01258
Filing Date – 4/14/2017
Patent # – 7,195,472
Title – APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR THE NON-DESTRUCTIVE SEPARATION OF HARDENED MATERIAL LAYERS FROM A FLAT CONSTRUCTION PLANE
Patent Owner –  ENVISIONTEC, INC.
Petitioner – FORMLABS INC.
Tech Center – 1700

Trial Number – IPR2017-01277
Filing Date – 4/14/2017
Patent # – 6,345,779
Title – DATA STORAGE CARTRIDGE HAVING A RETAINER FOR A LEADER PIN
Patent Owner –  SONY CORPORATION
Petitioner – Fujifilm Corporation
Tech Center – 3600

Trial Number – IPR2017-01278
Filing Date – 4/14/2017
Patent # – 6,820,204
Title – SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SELECTIVE INFORMATION EXCHANGE
Patent Owner –  ZKEY INVESTMENTS LLC
Petitioner – Facebook, Inc.
Tech Center – 2100

Trial Number – IPR2017-01204
Filing Date – 4/15/2017
Patent # – 9,561,314
Title – GUIDABLE INTRAVASCULAR BLOOD PUMP AND RELATED METHODS
Patent Owner –  MAQUET CARDIOVASCULAR, LLC
Petitioner – Abiomed, Inc.; Abiomed R&D, Inc.
Tech Center – 3700

Trial Number – IPR2017-01205
Filing Date – 4/15/2017
Patent # – 9,561,314
Title – GUIDABLE INTRAVASCULAR BLOOD PUMP AND RELATED METHODS
Patent Owner –  MAQUET CARDIOVASCULAR, LLC
Petitioner – Abiomed, Inc.; Abiomed R&D, Inc.
Tech Center – 3700

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.