• Microsoft Corporation v. Litl, LLCInstitution denied
  PTAB · Nov 29, 2021 · IPR2021-01011 · APJ Garth D Baer · IPR · Institution

  The Board denied institution because Patent Owner disclaimed all challenged claims 1–36, and the Board’s rules bar institution on disclaimed claims.

  RulingsInstitution decision

  • Adverse judgmentAdverse judgmentDenied

    “November 22, 2021, after Petitioner filed its Petition, Patent Owner filed a statutory disclaimer, disclaiming claims 1–36 of the ’957 patent. Ex. 2008. Under our rules, “[n]o inter partes review will be instituted based on disclaimed claims.” 37 C.F.R. § 42.107(e); see Gen. Elec. Co. v. United Techs. Corp., IPR2017-00491, Paper 9 (PTAB July 6, 2017) (explaining how Rule 42.107(e) operates in the case of a pre-institution disclaimer of all claims) (precedential). Because we cannot institute trial on disclaimed claims and Patent Owner has disclaimed all of the challenged claims, we do not institute an inter partes review of claims 1–36. III. ORDER Accordingly, it is: ORDERED that the Petition is denied as to the challenged claims of the ʼ957 patent; and FURTHER ORDERED that no inter partes review is instituted.” slip op. at 2

  Discretionary denial
  Patents in suitUS 8,577,957
• Apple Inc. / HTC Corporation et al. v. Invt Spe LLCInstitution denied
  PTAB · Jan 15, 2020 · IPR2019-01574 · APJ Scott Raevsky · IPR · Institution

  The Board denied institution because Patent Owner statutorily disclaimed challenged claims 16 and 19.

  RulingsInstitution decision

  • Adverse judgmentAdverse judgmentDenied

    “the ’949 patent. Ex. 2001. Under 37 C.F.R. § 42.107(e), “patent owner may file a statutory disclaimer under 35 U.S.C. 253(a) in compliance with § 1.321(a) of this chapter, disclaiming one or more claims in the patent,” and “[n]o inter partes review will be instituted based on disclaimed claims.” A disclaimer under 35 U.S.C. § 253(a) is “considered as part of the original” slip op. at 2

  Discretionary denial
  Patents in suitUS 7,339,949

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