Listed below are all new filings before PTAB of petitions for inter partes review (IPR), covered business methods review (CBM), and post grant review (PGR).  Also listed are any newly-posted requests for ex parte reexamination at the USPTO.  This listing is current as of 11 AM on Wednesday, October 18, 2017.

New IPR Petitions

Trial Number – IPR2018-00087
Filing Date – 10/17/2017
Patent # – 6,388,330
Title – LOW DIELECTRIC CONSTANT ETCH STOP LAYERS IN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT INTERCONNECTS
Patent Owner –  LONE STAR SILICON INNOVATIONS LLC
Petitioner – TOSHIBA CORPORATION; TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION
Tech Center – 2800

New CBM Review Petitions

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

New PGR Petitions

Trial Number – PGR2018-00004
Filing Date – 10/17/2017
Patent # – 9,659,472
Title – PROGRAMMABLE SECURITY SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROTECTING MERCHANDISE
Patent Owner –  INVUE SECURITY PRODUCTS INC.
Petitioner – MOBILE TECH, INC.
Tech Center – 2600

Newly-Posted Reexam Requests

Control # – 90/014,037
Date – 10/17/2017
Patent # – 9,260,323
Inventor –  BOODAGHIANS, Razmik B. et al.
Assignee –  MAG AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES LLC
Title – POINT OF USE WATER TREATMENT DEVICE
Co-pending Litigation – No co-pending litigation provided.