PTO Litigation Report – May 19, 2017
Friday, May 19, 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 9 AM on Friday, May 19, 2017.

New IPR Petitions

Trial Number – IPR2017-01449
Filing Date – 5/18/2017
Patent # – 8,494,967
Title – METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRONIC TICKETS WITH VISUAL DISPLAY
Patent Owner –  BYTEMARK, INC.
Petitioner – MASABI LTD.
Tech Center – 3600

Trial Number – IPR2017-01450
Filing Date – 5/18/2017
Patent # – 9,414,121
Title – SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING AN ON-DEMAND ENTERTAINMENT SERVICE
Patent Owner –  MUSIC CHOICE
Petitioner – Stingray Digital Group Inc.
Tech Center – 2400

Trial Number – IPR2017-01451
Filing Date – 5/18/2017
Patent # – 7,856,360
Title – SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING A SERVICE TO VENUES WHERE PEOPLE AGGREGATE
Patent Owner –  GROUPON, INC.
Petitioner – INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP.
Tech Center – 3600

Trial Number – IPR2017-01452
Filing Date – 5/18/2017
Patent # – 7,856,360
Title – SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING A SERVICE TO VENUES WHERE PEOPLE AGGREGATE
Patent Owner –  GROUPON, INC.
Petitioner – INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP.
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 # – 90/013,957
Date – 5/18/2017
Patent # – D783,352
Inventor –  MCGRATH, Paul
Assignee – TRISTAR PRODUCTS, INC.
Title – FRY BASKET
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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