June 2, 2014

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Petitions Filed

JST Performance, Inc. d/b/a/ Rigid Industries filed IPR2014-00874 challenging U.S. Patent No. 6,250,774 assigned to U .S. PHILIPS CORPORATION

Apotex Corp.filed IPR2014-00876 challenging U.S. Patent NO. 6,417,191 assigned to VIIV HEALTHCARE UK LIMITED.

Homeland Housewares, LLC filed IPR IPR2014-00877 challenging U.S. Pat. 7,581,688 assigned to WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd filed IPR2014-00878 challenging U.S. Pat. 8,227,969 assigned to ENPLAS CORPORATION.

Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd filed IPR2014-00879 challenging U.S. Pat. 7,798,679 assigned to SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA and ENPLAS CORPORATION

Institution Decisions

Zimmer Holdings, Inc. v. Bonutti Skeletal Innovations LLC, IPR2014-00321, Paper 13 (June 2, 2014), the Board instituted an Inter Partes Review as to claims 40-42 and 44-47, but not claim 43, of U.S. Patent No. 7,806,896.

Zimmer Holdings, Inc. v. Bonutti Skeletal Innovations, LLC, IPR2014-00191,  Paper 12 (June 2, 2014), the Board instituted an Inter Partes Review as to claims 15-22, 26-28, and 31-36, but not claims 23-25 of U.S. Patent No. 7,837,736.

Wright Medical Group, Inc.v. Bonutti Skeletal Innovations LLC, IPR2014-00354,  Paper 10 (June 2, 2014) the Board instituted an Inter Partes Review as to claims 1 and 40, but not claims 13 and 25, of U.S. Patent No. 7,806,896.

Micro Motion, Inc. v. Schneider Electric SA, IPR2014-00179, Paper 8 (June 2, 2014), the Board granted inter partes review of claims 1, 2, 5, 9-12, 15, and 19 of U.S. Patent No. 7,124,646.

Micro Motion, Inc. v. Schneider Electric SA, IPR2014-00178, Paper 8 (June 2, 2014), the Board granted inter partes review of claims 1-12 of U.S. Patent No. 7,136,761.

Micro Motion, Inc. v. Schneider Electric SA, IPR2014-00178, Paper 8 (June 2, 2014), the Board granted inter partes review of claims 17, 21, and 36, but not claims 24-26, of U.S. Patent No. 6,311,136.

Micro Motion, Inc. v. Schneider Electric SA, IPR2014-00167, Paper 10 (June 2, 2014), the Board granted inter partes review of claims 1, 6-8, 13-15, 20, and 21 of U.S. Patent No. 7,505,854.

Final Decisions

Apple Inc. v. Achates Reference Publishing, Inc., IPR2013-00080, Paper 90, June 2, 2014) the Board found that claims 1-12 and 17-19 (all of the challenged claims) of U.S. Patent No. 6,173,403 were unpatentable.

Apple Inc. v. Achates Reference Publishing, Inc., IPR2013-00081, Paper 80, June 2, 2014) the Board found that claims 1-4 (all of the challenged claims) of U.S. Patent No. 5,982,889 were unpatentable.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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About Bryan Wheelock

Education J.D., Washington University in St. Louis B.S.E. in Mechanical Engineering, Duke University Bryan Wheelock's practice includes preparation and prosecution of patent and trademark applications and drafting of intellectual property agreements, including non-compete agreements. He has brought and defended lawsuits in federal and state courts relating to intellectual property and has participated in seizures of counterfeit and infringing goods. Bryan prepares and prosecutes U.S. and foreign patent applications for medical devices, mechanical and electromechanical devices, manufacturing machinery and processes, metal alloys and other materials. He also does a substantial amount of patentability searching, trademark availability searching and patent and trademark infringement studies. In addition to his practice at Harness Dickey, Bryan is an Adjunct Professor at Washington University School of Law and Washington University School of Engineering.