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 Tuesday, November 17, 2015.

New IPR Petitions

Trial Number – IPR2016-00194
Filing Date – 11/16/2015
Patent # – 8,011,458
Title – STEERING AND DRIVING SYSTEMS AND RELATED VEHICLES
Patent Owner –  MTD PRODUCTS, INC.
Petitioner – THE TORO COMPANY
Tech Center – 3600

Trial Number – IPR2016-00195
Filing Date – 11/16/2015
Patent # – 8,868,060
Title – METHOD, NETWORK AND DEVICE FOR INFORMATION PROVISION BY USING PAGING AND CELL BROADCAST SERVICES
Patent Owner –  CELLULAR COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT LLC
Petitioner – LG Electronics, Inc.
Tech Center – 2600

Trial Number – IPR2016-00196
Filing Date – 11/16/2015
Patent # – 7,241,034
Title – AUTOMATIC DIRECTIONAL CONTROL SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE HEADLIGHTS
Patent Owner –  APAPTIVE HEADLAMP SOLUTIONS INC.
Petitioner – BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC
Tech Center – 2800

New CBM Review Petitions

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

Newly-Posted Reexam Requests

Control # – 90/013,630
Date – 11/16/2015
Patent # – 7,741,465
Inventor –  ESHHAR, Zelig et al.
Assignee –  CABARET BIOTECH LTD.
Title – CHIMERIC RECEPTOR GENES AND CELLS TRANSFORMED THEREWITH
Co-pending Litigation – No co-pending litigation provided.