PTO Litigation Report – March 6, 2017
Monday, March 6, 2017

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 10 AM on Monday, March 6, 2017.

New IPR Petitions

Trial Number – IPR2017-00981

Filing Date – 3/3/2017

Patent # – 7,092,801

Title – TRAIN CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING A TRAIN OR TRAINS

Patent Owner –  SIEMENS INDUSTRY, INC.

Petitioner – WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

Tech Center – 3600

Trial Number – IPR2017-01003

Filing Date – 3/3/2017

Patent # – 8,135,860

Title – CONTENT INTERPOLATING WEB PROXY SERVER

Patent Owner –  SOUND VIEW INNOVATIONS, LLC

Petitioner – Facebook, Inc.

Tech Center – 2400

Trial Number – IPR2017-01018

Filing Date – 3/3/2017

Patent # – 7,043,040

Title – HEARING AID APPARATUS

Patent Owner –  COCHLEAR BONE ANCHORED SOLUTIONS AB

Petitioner – OTICON MEDICAL AB; OTICON MEDICAL LLC; WILLIAM DEMANT HOLDING A/S

Tech Center – 2600

Trial Number – IPR2017-01019

Filing Date – 3/3/2017

Patent # – 7,043,040

Title – HEARING AID APPARATUS

Patent Owner –  COCHLEAR BONE ANCHORED SOLUTIONS AB

Petitioner – OTICON MEDICAL AB; OTICON MEDICAL LLC; WILLIAM DEMANT HOLDING A/S

Tech Center – 2600

Trial Number – IPR2017-01020

Filing Date – 3/3/2017

Patent # – 7,824,290

Title – ROTATIONAL POWER DISTRIBUTION AND CONTROL SYSTEM

Patent Owner –  ERNIE BROOKINS

Petitioner – CATERPILLAR INC.

Tech Center – 3600

Trial Number – IPR2017-01022

Filing Date – 3/3/2017

Patent # – RE45,542

Title – METHOD AND A SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING THE POWER CONSUMPTION IN CONNECTION WITH AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE

Patent Owner –  MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES LLC

Petitioner – SanDisk LLC

Tech Center – 2100

Trial Number – IPR2017-01023

Filing Date – 3/3/2017

Patent # – 6,712,832

Title – LOW-PRESSURE MEDICAL BALLOONS AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME

Patent Owner –  TILAK M. SHAH

Petitioner – Obalon Therapeutics, Inc.

Tech Center – 3700

Trial Number – IPR2017-01024

Filing Date – 3/3/2017

Patent # – 6,509,841

Title – SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMMUNICATION BETWEEN REMOTE LOCATIONS

Patent Owner –  ACOUSTIC TECHNOLOGY, INC.

Petitioner – SILVER SPRING NETWORKS, INC.

Tech Center – 2600

Trial Number – IPR2017-01030

Filing Date – 3/3/2017

Patent # – 5,986,574

Title – SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMMUNICATION BETWEEN REMOTE LOCATIONS

Patent Owner –  ACOUSTIC TECHNOLOGY, INC.

Petitioner – SILVER SPRING NETWORKS, INC.

Tech Center – 2700

Trial Number – IPR2017-01031

Filing Date – 3/3/2017

Patent # – 5,986,574

Title – SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMMUNICATION BETWEEN REMOTE LOCATIONS

Patent Owner –  ACOUSTIC TECHNOLOGY, INC.

Petitioner – SILVER SPRING NETWORKS, INC.

Tech Center – 2700

New CBM Review Petitions

There have been no new petitions for CBM review since the last report.

Newly-Posted Reexam Requests

Control # – 90/013,919

Date – 3/3/2017

Patent # – 9,310,024

Inventor –  PLUMMER, Darrill et al.

Assignee –  SCOTT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Title – METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FILLING A GAS CYLINDER

Co-pending Litigation – No co-pending litigation provided.

Control # – 90/013,920

Date – 3/3/2017

Patent # – D778,664

Inventor –  MIRCHANDANI, Keith et al.

Assignee –  TRISTAR PRODUCTS, INC.

Title – PAN

Co-pending Litigation – TRISTAR PRODUCTS INC. v. TELEBRANDS CORP. et al., NJD-1-17-cv-01206; TRISTAR PRODUCTS INC. v. E. MISHAN & SONS INC., NJD-1-17-cv-01204

 

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