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USPTO post-grant petitions database

Managing IP's regularly updated database of USPTO post-grant petitions, including links to patents, patent owners and description of the challenged technology

Inter partes review petitions

Petitioner

Garmin International

Reference

IPR2012-00001

Patent owner

Cuozzo Speed Technologies

Patent title

Speed limit indicator and method for displaying speed and the relevant speed limit

Patent number

6778074

Firm for petitioner

Hovey Williams

Filing date

September 16 2012

Petitioner

Macauto USA

Reference

IPR2012-00004

Patent owner

Baumeister & Ostler GmbH

Patent title

Roll-up blind with stowable guiding members for the window of a vehicle

Patent number

6422291

Firm for petitioner

Patton Boggs

Firm for respondent

Leydig Voit & Mayer

Filing date

September 16 2012

Petitioner

Nichia Corporation

Reference

IPR2012-00005

Patent owner

Emcore Corporation

Patent title/number

Contact to n-GaN with Au termination

Patent number

6653215

Firm for petitioner

Foley & Lardner

Firm for respondent

Fay Sharpe Fagan Minnich & McKee

Filing date

September 16 2012

Petitioner

Illumina

References

IPR2012-00006; IPR2012-00007

Patent owners

Columbia University

Patent titles

Massive parallel method for decoding DNA and RNA

Patent numbers

7790869 and 7713698

Firm for petitioner

Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren

Firm for respondent

Medlen and Carroll

Filing date

September 16 2012

Petitioner

Intellectual Ventures

References

IPR2012-00018; IPR2012-00019; IPR2012-00020; IPR2012-00023

Patent owner

Xilinix

Patent titles

Configuration of a multi-die integrated circuit; Interposing structure; Shielding for integrated capacitors; Interposer for redistributing signals

Patent numbers

8058897; 7566960; 7994609; 8062968

Firm for petitioner

Sterne Kessler Goldstein & Fox

Filing date

September 17 2012

Petitioner

Ariosa Diagnostics

References

IPR2012-00022

Patent owner

Isis Innovation Limited

Patent titles

Non-invasive prenatal diagnosis

Patent numbers

6258540

Firm for petitioner

Oblon Spivak McLelland Maier & Neustadt

Firm for respondent

Volpe & Koenig

Filing date

September 17 2012


Petitioner

Microsoft

References

IPR2012-00026

Patent owner

ProxyConn, Inc

Patent titles

System and method for data access

Patent numbers

6757717

Firm for petitioner

Klarquist Sparkman

Firm for respondent

Coudert Brothers; Russ August & Kabatt

Filing date

September 18 2012


Petitioner

Idle Free Systems

References

IPR2012-00027

Patent owner

Bergstrom, Inc

Patent titles

Vehicle air conditioning and heating method providing engine on and engine off operation

Patent numbers

7591303

Firm for petitioner

Foley & Lardner

Firm for respondent

Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren

Filing date

September 18 2012


Petitioner

Sony Corporation

References

IPR2012-00033

Patent owner

Tessera

Patent titles

Method of making a compliant multichip package

Patent numbers

6054337

Firm for petitioner

Foley & Lardner

Filing date

September 24 2012


Petitioner

Nissan North America

References

IPR2012-00035; IPR2012-00037

Patent owner

Board of Regents, University of Texas System

Patent titles

Nanophase diamond films

Patent numbers

5411797 ; 5478650  

Firm for petitioner

Steptoe & Johnson

Firms for respondent

Jackson Walker; Capshaw Derieux; Fulbright & Jaworski

Filing date

September 27 2012


Petitioner

Synopsys

References

IPR2012-00041; IPR2012-00042

Patent owner

Mentor Graphics Corporation

Patent titles

'882: Regionally time multiplexed emulation system;

'376: Method and apparatus for gate-level simulation of synthesized register transfer level designs with source-level debugging

Patent numbers

6947882; 6240376  

Firm for petitioner

Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe

Firm for respondent   

Banner & Witcoff

Filing date

September 27 2012


Covered business method petitions

Petitioner

SAP America

Reference

CBM2012-00001

Patent owner

Trilogy Development Group

Patent title

Method and apparatus for pricing products in multi-level product and organizational groups

Patent number

5878400

Firm for petitioner

Finnegan

Firms for respondent

Hamilton & Terrile; McKool Smith

Filing date

September 16 2012


Petitioner

Liberty Mutual Insurance Company

Reference

CBM2012-00002; CBM2012-00003; CBM2012-00004

Patent owner

Progressive Casualty Insurance Company

Patent titles

Motor vehicle monitoring system for determining a cost of insurance; Vehicle monitoring system

Patent numbers

6064970; 8140358

Firm for petitioner

Ropes & Gray

Filing date

September 16 2012

Petitioner

CRS Advanced Technology

Reference

CBM2012-00005

Patent owner

Frontline Data

Patent titles

System and method for performing substitute fulfillment information compilation and notification

Patent numbers

6675151

Firm for petitioner

Finnegan

Firms for respondent

Woodcock Washburn; Tewes Law Group

Filing date

September 21 2012

Petitioner

Interthinx

Reference

CBM2012-00007

Patent owner

HNC Inc

Patent titles

Real estate appraisal using predictive modeling

Patent numbers

5361201

Firm for petitioner

McCarter & English

Filing date

September 19 2012


Petitioner

Liberty Mutual Insurance Company

Reference

CBM2012-00010; CBM2012-00011

Patent owner

Progressive Casualty Insurance Company

Patent titles

Apparatus for internet on-line insurance policy service

Patent numbers

7124088

Firm for petitioner

Ropes & Gray

Filing date

September 29 2012


Last updated October 9 2012

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