Listed below are all new filings before PTAB of petitions 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 12 PM on Tuesday, December 12, 2017.

New IPR Petitions

Trial Number – IPR2018-00199
Filing Date – 12/11/2017
Patent # – 7,092,671
Title – METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR WIRELESSLY AUTODIALING A TELEPHONE NUMBER FROM A RECORD STORED ON A PERSONAL INFORMATION DEVICE
Patent Owner –  UNILOC LUXEMBOURG S.A.
Petitioner – UNIFIED PATENTS INC.
Tech Center – 2600

Trial Number – IPR2018-00283
Filing Date – 12/11/2017
Patent # – 9,353,220
Title – PROCESS FOR MAKING POLYARYLETHERS AND USE IN MEMBRANE PREPARATION
Patent Owner –  FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE HOLDINGS, INC.
Petitioner – BASF SE
Tech Center – 1700

Trial Number – IPR2018-00290
Filing Date – 12/11/2017
Patent # – 8,846,100
Title – CONTROLLED DOSE DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM
Patent Owner –  SHIRE LLC
Petitioner – KVK-Tech, Inc.
Tech Center – 1600

Trial Number – IPR2018-00293
Filing Date – 12/11/2017
Patent # – 9,173,857
Title – CONTROLLED DOSE DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM
Patent Owner –  SHIRE LLC
Petitioner – KVK-Tech, 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 – PGR2018-00017
Filing Date – 12/11/2017
Patent # – 9,593,973
Title – MEASURING TRANSDUCER OF VIBRATION-TYPE AS WELL AS MEASURING SYSTEM FORMED THERWITH
Patent Owner –  ENDRESS + HAUSER FLOWTEC AG
Petitioner – MICRO MOTION, INC.
Tech Center – 2800

Newly-Posted Reexam Requests

Control # – 90/020,121
Date – 12/1/2017
Patent # – 8,204,717
Inventor –  MCLAUGHLIN, Paul F. et al.
Assignee –  HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
Title – CLOUD COMPUTING AS A BASIS FOR EQUIPMENT HEALTH MONITORING SERVICE
Co-pending Litigation – No co-pending litigation provided.

Control # – 90/014,053
Date – 12/11/2017
Patent # – 8,915,382
Inventor –  TOTMAN, Peter
Assignee –  PDT ORIGINAL DESIGNS, LLC
Title – APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR SUPPORTING A SKI
Co-pending Litigation – PDT Original Designs, LLC v. Hangemright.com, LLC, IDD-4-17-cv-00315