iListed 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, October 31, 2016.
New IPR Petitions
Trial Number – IPR2017-00138
Filing Date – 10/28/2016
Patent # – 8,576,389
Title – MULTIPLE-ACQUISITION OTDR METHOD AND DEVICE
Patent Owner – EXFO INC.
Petitioner – VIAVI SOLUTIONS INC.
Petitioner’s Legal Rep. – Brown Rudnick LLP
Tech Center – 2800
Trial Number – IPR2017-00139
Filing Date – 10/28/2016
Patent # – 9,170,173
Title – MULTIPLE-ACQUISITION OTDR METHOD AND DEVICE
Patent Owner – EXFO INC.
Petitioner – VIAVI SOLUTIONS INC.
Petitioner’s Legal Rep. – Brown Rudnick LLP
Tech Center – 2400
Trial Number – IPR2017-00144
Filing Date – 10/28/2016
Patent # – 7,200,582
Title – CONFIGURATION MODEL CONSISTENCY CHECKING USING FLEXIBLE RULE SPACE SUBSETS
Patent Owner – VERSATA DEVELOPMENT GROUP, INC.
Petitioner – FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Petitioner’s Legal Rep. – Brooks Kushman
Tech Center – 2100
Trial Number – IPR2017-00146
Filing Date – 10/28/2016
Patent # – 5,825,651
Title – METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAINTAINING AND CONFIGURING SYSTEMS
Patent Owner – VERSATA DEVELOPMENT GROUP, INC.
Petitioner – FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Petitioner’s Legal Rep. – Brooks Kushman
Tech Center – 2700
Trial Number – IPR2017-00147
Filing Date – 10/28/2016
Patent # – 7,464,064
Title – CONFIGURATION MODEL CONSISTENCY CHECKING USING FLEXIBLE RULE SPACE SUBSETS
Patent Owner – VERSATA DEVELOPMENT GROUP, INC.
Petitioner – FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Petitioner’s Legal Rep. – Brooks Kushman
Tech Center – 2100
Trial Number – IPR2017-00148
Filing Date – 10/28/2016
Patent # – 6,405,308
Title – METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAINTAINING AND CONFIGURING SYSTEMS
Patent Owner – VERSATA DEVELOPMENT GROUP, INC.
Petitioner – FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Petitioner’s Legal Rep. – Brooks Kushman
Tech Center – 2100
Trial Number – IPR2017-00149
Filing Date – 10/28/2016
Patent # – 6,675,294
Title – METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAINTAINING AND CONFIGURING SYSTEMS
Patent Owner – VERSATA DEVELOPMENT GROUP, INC.
Petitioner – FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Petitioner’s Legal Rep. – Brooks Kushman
Tech Center – 2100
Trial Number – IPR2017-00150
Filing Date – 10/28/2016
Patent # – 7,882,057
Title – COMPLEX CONFIGURATION PROCESSING USING CONFIGURATION SUB-MODELS
Patent Owner – VERSATA DEVELOPMENT GROUP, INC.
Petitioner – FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Petitioner’s Legal Rep. – Brooks Kushman
Tech Center – 2100
Trial Number – IPR2017-00151
Filing Date – 10/28/2016
Patent # – 7,882,057
Title – COMPLEX CONFIGURATION PROCESSING USING CONFIGURATION SUB-MODELS
Patent Owner – VERSATA DEVELOPMENT GROUP, INC.
Petitioner – FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Petitioner’s Legal Rep. – Brooks Kushman
Tech Center – 2100
Trial Number – IPR2017-00152
Filing Date – 10/28/2016
Patent # – 7,780,890
Title – ADVANCED GEL SHEET PRODUCTION
Patent Owner – ASPEN AEROGELS, INC.
Petitioner – GUANGDONG ALISON HI-TECH CO., LTD.
Petitioner’s Legal Rep. – Mayer Brown LLP
Tech Center – 1700
Trial Number – IPR2017-00153
Filing Date – 10/28/2016
Patent # – 6,545,207
Title – ELECTRIC DRUM STROKE COUNTING MACHINE
Patent Owner – MCAFEE ENTERPRISES, INC
Petitioner – YAMAHA CORPORATION OF AMERICA
Petitioner’s Legal Rep. – MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP
Tech Center – 2800
Trial Number – IPR2017-00155
Filing Date – 10/28/2016
Patent # – 8,079,086
Title – MALICIOUS MOBILE CODE RUNTIME MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHODS
Patent Owner – FINJAN, INC.
Petitioner – FIREEYE, INC.
Petitioner’s Legal Rep. – DLA Piper
Tech Center – 2400
Trial Number – IPR2017-00157
Filing Date – 10/28/2016
Patent # – 8,225,408
Title – METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ADAPTIVE RULE-BASED CONTENT SCANNERS
Patent Owner – FINJAN, INC.
Petitioner – FIREEYE, INC.
Petitioner’s Legal Rep. – DLA Piper
Tech Center – 2400
Trial Number – IPR2017-00159
Filing Date – 10/28/2016
Patent # – 9,273,455
Title – CLOSET COLLAR ADAPTATIONS
Patent Owner – DANCO, INC
Petitioner – LAVELLE INDUSTRIES, INC.
Petitioner’s Legal Rep. – Davis & Kuelthau, s.c.
Tech Center – 3700
New CBM Review Petitions
Trial Number – CBM2017-00008
Filing Date – 10/28/2016
Patent # – 6,430,603
Title – SYSTEM FOR DIRECT PLACEMENT OF COMMERCIAL ADVERTISING, PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS AND OTHER CONTENT ON ELECTRONIC BILLBOARD DISPLAYS
Patent Owner – T-REX PROPERTY AB
Petitioner – Broadsign International, LLC
Petitioner’s Legal Rep. – Brown Rudnick LLP
Tech Center – 2100
Newly-Posted Reexam Requests
Control # – 90/013,847
Date – 10/28/2016
Patent # – 8,491,155
Inventor – CHERRY II, James W. et al.
Assignee – TECHSHOT, INC.
Title – SOLID STATE LIGHTING SYSTEM
Co-pending Litigation – No co-pending litigation provided.
Control # – 90/013,848
Date – 10/28/2016
Patent # – D543,764
Inventor – THRUSH, Bruce A.
Assignee – THRUSH, Bruce A.
Title – RESILIENT MAT
Co-pending Litigation – 3 Litigations in C.D. Cal.
Control # – 90/013,849
Date – 10/28/2016
Patent # – D532,238
Inventor – THRUSH, Bruce A.
Assignee – THRUSH, Bruce A.
Title – FLOOR MATTING
Co-pending Litigation – 3 Litigations in C.D. Cal.
Control # – 90/013,850
Date – 10/28/2016
Patent # – 5,803,377
Inventor – FARRELL, James J.
Assignee – F’REAL FOODS, LLC
Title – APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MAKING FROZEN DRINKS
Co-pending Litigation – f’real Foods LLC v. Hamilton Beach Brands Inc. et al., DED-1-14-cv-01270; f’real Foods, LLC et al v. Hamilton Beach Brands, Inc. et al., DED-1-16-cv-00041
Control # – 90/013,851
Date – 10/28/2016
Patent # – 8,032,278
Inventor – FLICK, Kenneth E.
Assignee – OMEGA PATENTS, L.L.C.
Title – VEHICLE TRACKING UNIT WITH DOWNLOADABLE CODES AND ASSOCIATED METHODS
Co-pending Litigation – Omega Patents, LLC v. Calamp Corp., FLMD-6-13-cv-01950
Control # – 90/013,852
Date – 10/28/2016
Patent # – 9,289,085
Inventor – THRUSH, Bruce A.
Assignee – THRUSH, Bruce A.
Title – FLOOR MATTING
Co-pending Litigation – 3 Litigations in C.D. Cal.
