Listed below are all new filings before the PTAB of petitions for inter partes review (IPR) and covered business methods review (CBM).  Since the last report, no new requests for ex parte reexamination at the USPTO have been posted.  This listing is current as of 9:45 AM on Friday, August 18, 2017.

New IPR Petitions

Trial Number – IPR2017-01936
Filing Date – 8/17/2017
Patent # – 8,300,156
Title – REMOTE CONTROL DEVICE WITH INTEGRATED DISPLAY SCREEN FOR CONTROLLING A DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER
Patent Owner –  ARRIS ENTERPRISES LLC
Petitioner – Sony Corporation
Tech Center – 2400

Trial Number – IPR2017-01970
Filing Date – 8/17/2017
Patent # – RE45,126
Title – RADIO COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD, RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, RECORDING MEDIUM, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM
Patent Owner –  SONY CORPORATION
Petitioner – ARRIS International plc; ARRIS Group, Inc.; ARRIS Technology, Inc.; ARRIS Enterprises, LLC; ARRIS Solutions, Inc.; ARRIS Global Ltd.; ARRIS U.S. Holdings, Inc.
Tech Center – 2600

New CBM Review Petitions

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

Newly-Posted Reexam Requests

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