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, April 21, 2017.

New IPR Petitions

Trial Number – IPR2017-01272
Filing Date – 4/20/2017
Patent # – 9,211,920
Title – MAGNETICALLY COUPLED ACCESSORY FOR A SELF-PROPELLED DEVICE
Patent Owner –  SPHERO, INC.
Petitioner – SPIN MASTER LTD.
Tech Center – 3600

Trial Number – IPR2017-01305
Filing Date – 4/20/2017
Patent # – 8,791,581
Title – THREE DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURE MEMORY
Patent Owner –  ELM 3DS INNOVATONS, LLC
Petitioner – SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Tech Center – 2800

New CBM Review Petitions

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

Newly-Posted Reexam Requests

Control # – 90/013,943
Date – 4/20/2017
Patent # – 9,206,646
Inventor –  JOHNSON, Tommy et al.
Assignee – BULLDOG CHEMICALS, LLC
Title – METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DRILLING WELLS
Co-pending Litigation – No co-pending litigation provided.