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 12 PM on Wednesday, February 22, 2017.
New IPR Petitions
Trial Number – IPR2017-00927
Filing Date – 2/21/2017
Patent # – 8,218,481
Title – METHOD OF TRANSMITTING DATA IN A MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
Patent Owner – EVOLVED WIRELESS LLC
Petitioner – APPLE INC.; MICROSOFT CORPORATION; MICROSOFT MOBILE OY; MICROSOFT MOBILE INC. (f/k/a NOKIA INC.)
Tech Center – 2400
Trial Number – IPR2017-00930
Filing Date – 2/21/2017
Patent # – 8,170,884
Title – USE OF VOICE-TO-REMAINING AUDIO (VRA) IN CONSUMER APPLICATIONS
Patent Owner – BENHOV GMBH, LLC
Petitioner – K/S HIMPP
Tech Center – 2600
Trial Number – IPR2017-00934
Filing Date – 2/21/2017
Patent # – 8,768,147
Title – SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTERACTIVE PROGRAM GUIDES WITH PERSONAL VIDEO RECORDING FEATURES
Patent Owner – ROVI GUIDES, INC.
Petitioner – COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC
Tech Center – 2400
Trial Number – IPR2017-00958
Filing Date – 2/21/2017
Patent # – 7,023,034
Title – SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE WITH IMPROVED IMAGE SENSITIVITY
Patent Owner – PANASONIC CORPORATION
Petitioner – Sony Corporation
Tech Center – 2800
Trial Number – IPR2017-00959
Filing Date – 2/21/2017
Patent # – 8,591,897
Title – ANTI-ERBB2 ANTIBODY ADJUVANT THERAPY
Patent Owner – GENENTECH, INC.
Petitioner – Celltrion, Inc.
Tech Center – 1600
Trial Number – IPR2017-00960
Filing Date – 2/21/2017
Patent # – 7,023,034
Title – SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE WITH IMPROVED IMAGE SENSITIVITY
Patent Owner – PANASONIC CORPORATION
Petitioner – Sony Corporation
Tech Center – 2800
Trial Number – IPR2017-00961
Filing Date – 2/21/2017
Patent # – 8,940,437
Title – METHOD OF FABRICATING STRUCTURED PARTICLES COMPOSED OF SILICON OR A SILICON-BASED MATERIAL AND THEIR USE IN LITHIUM RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES
Patent Owner – NEXEON LTD.
Petitioner – OneD Material LLC
Tech Center – 1700
Trial Number – IPR2017-00962
Filing Date – 2/21/2017
Patent # – 7,585,140
Title – VEHICLE AND CARGO TRANSPORT RATCHETING TIE DOWN APPARATUS AND SYSTEM
Patent Owner – COTTRELL, INC.
Petitioner – BOYDSTUN EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING, LLC
Tech Center – 3600
New CBM Review Petitions
There have been no new petitions for CBM review since the last report.
Newly-Posted Reexam Requests
Control # – 90/013,910
Date – 2/21/2017
Patent # – 6,505,240
Inventor – BLUMENAU, Trevor I.
Assignee – TREVOR BLUMENAU, LLC
Title – AMELIORATING BANDWIDTH REQUIREMENTS FOR THE SIMULTANEOUS PROVISION OF MULTIPLE SETS OF CONTENT OVER A NETWORK
Co-pending Litigation – No co-pending litigation provided.