Samsung filed 23 petitions at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board in June, well ahead of second-placed Toshiba, TRW Automotive and Verizon, which each had 10.
The petitions Samsung was involved in were filed against patents owned by Gold Charm, IXI, Parthenon Unified Memory Architecture, and Elbrus International.
Toshiba was involved in 10 of the same petitions as Samsung, all challenging Gold Charm patents. Gold Charm, a subsidiary of Hon Hai, filed three lawsuits against Mitsubishi, Funai and Toshiba in the District of Delaware in June last year alleging infringement of display technology patents.
TRW Automotive is the most active petition filer in the automotive industry. Its 10 IPR petitions in June brings its total number of petitions filed to 50. All 10 of the June petitions challenged patents owned by Magna Electronics.
These petitions helped Magna take the top spot for the most-targeted company during the month, with four IPR petitions from Valeo North America pushing the number of petitions against its patents to 14 during the month. Magna sued TRW, Valeo and Hyundai in 2013.
Other automotive companies were busy during June. The third-most-targeted company was Joao Control & Monitoring Systems, with nine IPR petitions targeting its patents filed by Nissan and Terremark North America.
The automotive industry has been increasingly active at the PTAB. In April, the most-targeted company was Signal IP, which has sued a number of car makers.
The majority of automotive litigation involves patents focused on safety or car multimedia/infotainment. The car sellers tend to be the ones that are sued rather than the suppliers. (See our Automotive industry tries to put the brakes on NPEs article for more details).
The second-most targeted company in June was Gold Charm, which had 11 petitions challenging its patents in total.
Finnegan was comfortably the most-popular law firm for filing petitions in June. Its 22 petitions filed were well ahead of Sterne Kessler’s 13 and Fish & Richardson’s 12.
We have listed the law firms listed as representing the patent owners on June PTAB filings. However, there is a lag before these are named so this list is not for every petition that was filed during the month.
PETITIONERS IN JUNE, INCLUDES IPR, CBM AND PGR |
|
Company |
Count |
Samsung |
23 |
Toshiba |
10 |
TRW Automotive US LLC |
10 |
Verizon |
10 |
Funai Corporation, Inc. |
9 |
Daimler |
8 |
Mercedes-Benz |
8 |
LG Electronics |
7 |
Robert Bosch |
7 |
Terremark North America LLC |
7 |
Apple Inc. |
6 |
CoxCom, LLC |
6 |
Dropcam, Inc. |
6 |
Google Inc. |
6 |
iControl Networks, Inc. |
6 |
Nest Labs, Inc. |
6 |
NVIDIA Corporation |
6 |
Time Warner Cable |
6 |
Apotex |
5 |
Globus Medical, Inc. |
5 |
HTC America, Inc. |
5 |
ASML Holding Co. (photolithography) |
4 |
CaptionCall, LLC |
4 |
Cisco Systems, Inc. |
4 |
Connaught Electronics Ltd. |
4 |
Excelitas Technologies Corp (incl Qioptiq Photonics) |
4 |
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (any of global subdiv) |
4 |
Honeywell International Inc. |
4 |
PNC Bank, NA |
4 |
Sony Corporation |
4 |
Sorenson Communications, Inc. |
4 |
SunTrust Bank |
4 |
SunTrust Mortgage, Inc. |
4 |
Valeo |
4 |
Amazon.com |
3 |
American Megatrends, Inc. |
3 |
Avaya Inc. |
3 |
Bungie, Inc. |
3 |
Genband Co. |
3 |
GIGA-BYTE Technology Co., Ltd. |
3 |
Hewlett-Packard Company |
3 |
IBM |
3 |
JPMorgan Chase |
3 |
Microsoft Corporation |
3 |
Micro-Star International Co. Ltd. |
3 |
OEP Capital Advisors, LP |
3 |
Pharmacosmos A/S |
3 |
Presidio Components, Inc. |
3 |
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. |
2 |
Amgen Inc. |
2 |
ATI Technologies ULC |
2 |
CeramTec GmbH |
2 |
Crestron Electronics, Inc. |
2 |
Fox / Twenty-First Century Fox Inc. (incl Intermix Media) |
2 |
Game Show Network, LLC |
2 |
Huawei |
2 |
Johns Manville, Inc. |
2 |
Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation |
2 |
Nissan Motor Company, Ltd. |
2 |
One World Technologies, Inc. |
2 |
Panacea Biotec, Ltd. |
2 |
Sensus USA, Inc. |
2 |
Techtronic Industries Co., Ltd. |
2 |
Toyota Motor Corporation |
2 |
UniKey Technologies, Inc. |
2 |
American Express Company |
1 |
Atlas Copco Airpower |
1 |
Avocent Huntsville Corp. |
1 |
Biomet, Inc. |
1 |
Christie Digital Systems |
1 |
Coalition for Affordable Drugs VII LLC |
1 |
Dell Inc. |
1 |
DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. |
1 |
Digital Ally, Inc. |
1 |
DirecTV |
1 |
Drew Industries Incorporated |
1 |
Edge Endo, LLC (endontics) |
1 |
Elekta, Inc. |
1 |
Emerson Electric Co. |
1 |
Ericsson Inc. |
1 |
Finjan, Inc. |
1 |
GamFox / Twenty-First Century Fox Inc. (incl Intermix Media) |
1 |
Gaztransport & Technigaz |
1 |
Guidance Endo, LLC |
1 |
Hulu, LLC |
1 |
Inguran, LLC |
1 |
International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. |
1 |
JT International SA |
1 |
Kamstrup Inc. |
1 |
Kamstrup Inc. |
1 |
Legacy Separators, LLC |
1 |
Legend3D, Inc. |
1 |
Liebert Corporation |
1 |
Lippert Components, Inc. |
1 |
Lloyd Gladstone |
1 |
MCI Communications Services, Inc. |
1 |
Mylan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
1 |
Netflix, Inc. |
1 |
PhishMe, Inc. |
1 |
PixArt Imaging, Inc. |
1 |
Porsche |
1 |
Prong, Inc. |
1 |
ServiceNow, Inc. |
1 |
Shenzhen Liown Electronics Company Ltd. |
1 |
Smith & Nephew, Inc. |
1 |
Spotify USA, Inc. |
1 |
Square, Inc. |
1 |
Telebrands Corporation |
1 |
The Boeing Company |
1 |
Ube Maxell Co., Ltd. |
1 |
Unified Patents, Inc. |
1 |
US Endodontics, LLC |
1 |
Vimeo, LLC |
1 |
Wenzhou Yuxiang Pet Product Co., Ltd. |
1 |
XY, LLC |
1 |
Yishai Z Pliner |
1 |
Zhejiang Yankon Group, Ltd. |
1 |
Zimmer, Inc. |
1 |
ZTE Corporation |
1 |
Source: Docket Navigator |
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RESPONDENTS IN JUNE, INCLUDES IPR, CBM AND PGR |
|
Company |
Count |
Magna Electronics, Inc. |
14 |
Gold Charm Limited |
11 |
Joao Control & Monitoring Systems, LLC |
9 |
Orbital Fluid Technologies, Inc. |
7 |
e.Digital Corporation |
6 |
Samsung |
6 |
Allergan |
5 |
Bonutti Skeletal Innovations LLC |
5 |
IXI IP, LLC |
5 |
Parthenon Unified Memory Architecture LLC |
5 |
Straight Path IP Group, Inc. |
5 |
CapTel, Inc. |
4 |
Energetiq Technology, Inc. (photonics) |
4 |
Jacobs Vehicle Systems, Inc. |
4 |
Parus Holdings, Inc. |
4 |
Ultratec, Inc. |
4 |
American Technical Ceramics Corp. |
3 |
AVX Corporation |
3 |
Bradium Technologies LLC |
3 |
Cree, Inc. |
3 |
Kinglite Holdings, Inc. |
3 |
Luitpold Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
3 |
Metaswitch Networks Ltd. |
3 |
MiiCs & Partners, America, Inc. |
3 |
Philips Corporation |
3 |
SimpleAir, Inc. |
3 |
Spherix Incorporated |
3 |
Worlds, Inc. |
3 |
AbbVie Biotechnology Limited |
2 |
Assa Abloy AB |
2 |
Bally Gaming, Inc. |
2 |
Cellport Systems, Inc. |
2 |
CeraMedic LLC |
2 |
Certified Measurement LLC |
2 |
Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited |
2 |
Elbrus International Limited |
2 |
Intellectual Ventures I LLC |
2 |
Intellectual Ventures II LLC |
2 |
Intuitive Building Controls, Inc. |
2 |
Irwin Industrial Tool Company |
2 |
Knauf Insulation, LLC |
2 |
LG Electronics |
2 |
Memory Integrity, LLC |
2 |
Ube Industries, Ltd. |
2 |
AL-KO Kober LLC |
1 |
Alstom Holdings |
1 |
AstraZeneca AB |
1 |
BMC Software, Inc. |
1 |
Cascades Projection LLC |
1 |
Celgard Inc. |
1 |
Chantiers de L'Atlantique SA |
1 |
Chestnut Hill Sound, Inc. |
1 |
Cordelia Lighting, Inc. |
1 |
Cyber Switching Patents, LLC |
1 |
Disney Enterprises, Inc. |
1 |
Entry Systems, LLC |
1 |
Eugene Dolgoff |
1 |
e-Watch, Inc. |
1 |
Fontem Holdings 1 BV |
1 |
Gold Standard Instruments LLC |
1 |
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. |
1 |
Horizon Pharma, Inc. |
1 |
iMTX Strategic, LLC |
1 |
Kaeser Kompressoren SE |
1 |
Luminara Worldwide, LLC |
1 |
Miitors Aps |
1 |
Navico, Inc. |
1 |
NXP Semiconductors USA, Inc. |
1 |
Paradyne Corporation |
1 |
Petmatrix LLC |
1 |
PhishLine, LLC |
1 |
Pozen Inc. |
1 |
Premium Genetics (UK) Ltd. |
1 |
Prime Focus Creative Services Canada, Inc. |
1 |
Rothschild Digital Media Innovations, LLC |
1 |
Seymour Levine |
1 |
Signal IP, Inc. |
1 |
Signature Systems, LLC |
1 |
Societe par Actions Simplifiee |
1 |
Sophos Limited |
1 |
SyncPoint Imaging, LLC |
1 |
Tinnus Enterprises, LLC |
1 |
TransVideo Electronics, Ltd. |
1 |
Unwired Planet, LLC |
1 |
Utility Associates, Inc. |
1 |
Varian Medical Systems, Inc. |
1 |
Yeoshua Sorias |
1 |
ZoomEssence, Inc. |
1 |
Source: Docket Navigator |
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PETITIONER LAW FIRMS IN JUNE |
|
Law firm |
Count |
Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner |
22 |
Sterne Kessler Goldstein & Fox |
13 |
Fish & Richardson |
12 |
Baker Botts |
11 |
Covington & Burling |
11 |
Venable |
11 |
Dorsey & Whitney |
10 |
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton |
10 |
Lathrop & Gage |
10 |
Law Offices of Marc R. Labgold, PC |
9 |
Paul Hastings |
7 |
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan |
7 |
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr |
7 |
K&L Gates |
6 |
Latham & Watkins |
6 |
Harness Dickey & Pierce |
5 |
Perkins Coie |
5 |
Sidley Austin |
5 |
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati |
5 |
Osha Liang |
4 |
Arnold & Porter |
3 |
Fenwick & West |
3 |
Hill Kertscher & Wharton |
3 |
Kenyon & Kenyon |
3 |
Kirkland & Ellis |
3 |
Norton Rose Fulbright |
3 |
Wood Herron & Evans |
3 |
Erise IP |
2 |
Feldman Gale |
2 |
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear |
2 |
Locke Lord |
2 |
Marshall Gerstein & Borun |
2 |
Mayer Brown |
2 |
Michael Best & Friedrich |
2 |
Novak Druce Connolly Bove + Quigg |
2 |
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman |
2 |
Proskauer Rose |
2 |
Winston & Strawn |
2 |
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld |
1 |
ARC IP Law |
1 |
Barnes & Thornburg |
1 |
Bookoff McAndrews |
1 |
CipherLaw |
1 |
Conley Rose |
1 |
Cooley |
1 |
Cooper & Dunham |
1 |
Creston Electronics, Inc. |
1 |
Crestron Electronics, Inc. |
1 |
Davidson Berquist Jackson & Gowdey |
1 |
Farella Braun + Martel |
1 |
Frommer Lawrence & Haug |
1 |
Hall Estill Hardwick Gable Golden & Nelson |
1 |
Haynes and Boone |
1 |
Hogan Lovells |
1 |
Kaye Scholer |
1 |
LeClair Ryan |
1 |
Licata & Tyrrell |
1 |
Maynard Cooper & Gale |
1 |
McDermott Will & Emery |
1 |
Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer Baratz |
1 |
Procopio Cory Hargreaves & Savitch |
1 |
Robins Kaplan |
1 |
Sill Cummis & Gross |
1 |
Snell & Wilmer |
1 |
Westerman Hattori Daniels & Adrian |
1 |
Workman Nydegger |
1 |
Source: Docket Navigator |
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RESPONDENT LAW FIRMS IN JUNE |
|
Law firm |
Count |
Desmarais |
6 |
Paul Hastings |
6 |
Fish & Richardson |
5 |
Pepper Hamilton |
5 |
Proskauer Rose |
4 |
Quarles & Brady |
4 |
Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney |
3 |
Davidson Berquist Jackson & Gowdey |
3 |
Day Pitney |
3 |
Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky & Popeo |
3 |
Nutter McClennen & Fish |
3 |
Sterne Kessler Goldstein & Fox |
3 |
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr |
3 |
Farney Daniels |
2 |
Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner |
2 |
Ascenda Law Group |
1 |
Cooley |
1 |
DiNovo Price Ellwanger & Hardy |
1 |
Fish & Tsang |
1 |
Goodwin Procter |
1 |
Greenberg Traurig |
1 |
Irell & Manella |
1 |
IVC Patent Agency |
1 |
Krueger Iselin |
1 |
Law Offices of Robert C. Curfiss |
1 |
McCarter & English |
1 |
McKool Smith |
1 |
Ostrolenk Faber |
1 |
Pia Anderson Dorius Reynard & Moss |
1 |
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan |
1 |
Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren |
1 |
Ropes & Gray |
1 |
Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner |
1 |
Sughrue Mion |
1 |
Vinson & Elkins |
1 |
Source: Docket Navigator |
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PETITIONER ATTORNEYS LISTED IN MORE THAN TWO JUNE FILINGS |
|
Attorney, firm |
Count |
Andrea G Reister, Covington & Burling |
11 |
Frank C Cimino, Jr., Venable |
11 |
Jay I Alexander, Covington & Burling |
11 |
Lionel M Lavenue, Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner |
11 |
A Justin Poplin, Lathrop & Gage |
10 |
Adam Floyd, Dorsey & Whitney |
10 |
Allan J Sternstein, Lathrop & Gage |
10 |
Clinton L Conner, Dorsey & Whitney |
10 |
Dan Cleveland, Jr., Lathrop & Gage |
10 |
Joshua L Goldberg, Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner |
10 |
Paul T Meiklejohn, Dorsey & Whitney |
10 |
Timothy K Sendek, Lathrop & Gage |
10 |
Marc R Labgold, Law Offices of Marc R. Labgold, PC |
9 |
Steve B Kelber, Law Offices of Marc R. Labgold, PC |
9 |
W Karl Renner, Fish & Richardson |
9 |
D Clay Holloway, Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton |
8 |
Aaron L Parker, Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner |
7 |
Brett N Watkins, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan |
7 |
Brian W Oaks, Baker Botts |
7 |
Darren M Jiron, Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner |
7 |
David L Cavanaugh, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr |
7 |
Edward J DeFranco, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan |
7 |
Megan S Woodworth, Venable |
7 |
Naveen Modi, Paul Hastings |
7 |
Rajeev Gupta, Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner |
7 |
Clement J Naples, Latham & Watkins |
6 |
Jackson H Ho, K&L Gates |
6 |
Julie M Holloway, Latham & Watkins |
6 |
Kara A Specht, Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner |
6 |
Michael V Messinger, Sterne Kessler Goldstein & Fox |
6 |
Michelle K Holoubek, Sterne Kessler Goldstein & Fox |
6 |
Robert Steinberg, Latham & Watkins |
6 |
Vaibhav P Kadaba, Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton |
6 |
Allan M Soobert, Paul Hastings |
5 |
Cameron A Zinsli, Sidley Austin |
5 |
David C Reese, Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner |
5 |
David P Utykanski, Harness Dickey & Pierce |
5 |
Eldora L Ellison, Sterne Kessler Goldstein & Fox |
5 |
George D Moustakas, Harness Dickey & Pierce |
5 |
Gregory S Discher, Covington & Burling |
5 |
Joseph A Micallef, Sidley Austin |
5 |
Michael T Rosato, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati |
5 |
Ralph W Powers, III, Sterne Kessler Goldstein & Fox |
5 |
Aly Z Dossa, Osha Liang |
4 |
Bing Ai, Perkins Coie |
4 |
Donald R Steinberg, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr |
4 |
Guang-Yu Zhu, Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner |
4 |
Jerry Suva, II, Baker Botts |
4 |
Michael H Smith, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr |
4 |
Patrick J McKeever, Perkins Coie |
4 |
Peter C Schechter, Osha Liang |
4 |
Seema Mehta, Osha Liang |
4 |
Tammy J Terry, Osha Liang |
4 |
Barton E Showalter, Baker Botts |
3 |
Brent P Ray, Kirkland & Ellis |
3 |
Brett A Schatz, Wood Herron & Evans |
3 |
Chad C Walters, Baker Botts |
3 |
Christopher O Green, Fish & Richardson |
3 |
David A Simons, K&L Gates |
3 |
David D Schumann, Fenwick & West |
3 |
Dorothy P Whelan, Fish & Richardson |
3 |
Gregory F Ahrens, Wood Herron & Evans |
3 |
Gregory Ourada, Hill Kertscher & Wharton |
3 |
J David Hadden, Fenwick & West |
3 |
Jason D Kipnis, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr |
3 |
Jennifer A Sklenar, Arnold & Porter |
3 |
Jonathan L Falkler, Venable |
3 |
Kenneth Robert Adamo, Kirkland & Ellis |
3 |
Kevin E Greene, Fish & Richardson |
3 |
Lisa B Kole, Baker Botts |
3 |
Matthew A Argenti, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati |
3 |
Matthew C Bernstein, Perkins Coie |
3 |
Patrick J Hoeffner, Law Offices of Marc R. Labgold, PC |
3 |
Paul A Ragusa, Baker Botts |
3 |
Roberto J Devoto, Fish & Richardson |
3 |
Saina S Shamilov, Fenwick & West |
3 |
Steven Lendaris, Baker Botts |
3 |
Vinay Sathe, Perkins Coie |
3 |
Vivek A Ganti, Hill Kertscher & Wharton |
3 |
Wallace W Wu, Arnold & Porter |
3 |
Source: Docket Navigator |
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RESPONDENT ATTORNEYS LISTED IN MORE THAN TWO JUNE PETITIONS AS OF JULY 1 |
|
Attorney, firm |
Count |
Andrew G Heinz , Desmarais |
6 |
Joseph E Palys , Paul Hastings |
6 |
Kevin K McNish , Desmarais |
6 |
Naveen Modi , Paul Hastings |
6 |
Andrew W Schultz , Pepper Hamilton |
5 |
David Magee , Pepper Hamilton |
5 |
Dorothy P Whelan , Fish & Richardson |
5 |
Michael J Kane , Fish & Richardson |
5 |
Joseph A Capraro, Jr. , Proskauer Rose |
4 |
Michael A Jaskolski , Quarles & Brady |
4 |
Michael J Curley , Quarles & Brady |
4 |
Nikia L Gray , Quarles & Brady |
4 |
Stephen J Gardner , Quarles & Brady |
4 |
Steven M Bauer , Proskauer Rose |
4 |
Andrej Barbic , Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr |
3 |
Andrew M Riddles , Day Pitney |
3 |
Brad M Scheller , Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky & Popeo |
3 |
Brian R Pollack , Day Pitney |
3 |
Cecilia Zhang Stiber , Day Pitney |
3 |
Charles F Wieland, III , Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney |
3 |
Cynthia D Vreeland , Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr |
3 |
Donald L Jackson , Davidson Berquist Jackson & Gowdey |
3 |
Emily R Whelan , Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr |
3 |
Lana A Gladstein , Nutter McClennen & Fish |
3 |
Marvin S Gittes , Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky & Popeo |
3 |
Michael R Casey , Davidson Berquist Jackson & Gowdey |
3 |
Peter F Snell , Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky & Popeo |
3 |
Peter M Dichiara , Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr |
3 |
Robert G Mukai , Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney |
3 |
Ronald E Cahill , Nutter McClennen & Fish |
3 |
Timur E Slonim , Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky & Popeo |
3 |
Wayne M Helge , Davidson Berquist Jackson & Gowdey |
3 |
Source: Docket Navigator |
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