Listed below are all new filings before PTAB of requests 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 10 AM on Friday, November 18, 2016.

New IPR Petitions

Trial Number – IPR2017-00287
Filing Date – 11/17/2016
Patent # – 9,125,939
Title – CARBOSTYRIL DERIVATIVES AND MOOD STABILIZERS FOR TREATING MOOD DISORDERS
Patent Owner –  OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
Petitioner – Alkermes Pharma Ireland Ltd.; Alkermes, Inc.
Tech Center – 1600

New CBM Review Petitions

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

New PGR Petitions

Trial Number – PGR2017-00004
Filing Date – 11/17/2016
Patent # – D764,823
Title – CHAISE LOUNGE
Patent Owner –  FATBOY THE ORIGINAL B.V.
Petitioner – EMRG, LLC
Tech Center – 2900

Trial Number – PGR2017-00005
Filing Date – 11/17/2016
Patent # – 9,307,386
Title – MULTIFUNCTION WIRELESS DEVICE
Patent Owner –  GLOBAL TEL*LINK CORP.
Petitioner – SECURUS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Tech Center – 2600

Newly-Posted Reexam Requests

There have been no new reexam requests posted since the last report.