- Ipr2026-00148InstitutedPTAB · Apr 28, 2026 · IPR2026-00148 · APJ John A Squires · IPR · Institution
The Director granted institution of IPR2026-00148 after finding a reasonable likelihood of success on at least one challenged claim and no other non-discretionary basis for denial.
RulingsInstitution decision- PTAB / AIA Trials › Institution threshold (reasonable likelihood / more likely than not)InstitutedInstituted
“petitioner has shown a reasonable likelihood of prevailing with respect to at least one of the claims challenged in the petition, and no other non-discretionary considerations warrant denial of institution. Accordingly, institution of inter partes review is granted in the following proceedings:” slip op. at 2
NonePatents in suitUS 11,190,590 - Ipr2026-00129InstitutedPTAB · Apr 28, 2026 · IPR2026-00129 · APJ John A Squires · IPR · Institution
The Director granted institution of IPR2026-00129 after finding a reasonable likelihood of prevailing on at least one challenged claim and no other nondiscretionary basis to deny institution.
RulingsInstitution decision- PTAB / AIA Trials › Institution threshold (reasonable likelihood / more likely than not)InstitutedInstituted
“petitioner has shown a reasonable likelihood of prevailing with respect to at least one of the claims challenged in the petition, and no other non-discretionary considerations warrant denial of institution. Accordingly, institution of inter partes review is granted in the following proceedings:” slip op. at 2
NonePatents in suitUS 12,158,250 - Ipr2026-00106InstitutedPTAB · Apr 28, 2026 · IPR2026-00106 · APJ John A Squires · IPR · Institution
The Director granted institution of IPR2026-00106 after finding a reasonable likelihood of prevailing on at least one challenged claim and no non-discretionary basis to deny institution.
RulingsInstitution decision- PTAB / AIA Trials › Institution threshold (reasonable likelihood / more likely than not)InstitutedInstituted
“petitioner has shown a reasonable likelihood of prevailing with respect to at least one of the claims challenged in the petition, and no other non-discretionary considerations warrant denial of institution. Accordingly, institution of inter partes review is granted in the following proceedings:” slip op. at 2
NonePatents in suitUS 10,321,320 - Ipr2026-00130InstitutedPTAB · Apr 22, 2026 · IPR2026-00130 · APJ John A Squires · IPR · Institution
Institution is granted in IPR2026-00130 because the petition shows a reasonable likelihood of prevailing on at least one challenged claim and no non-discretionary considerations warrant denial.
RulingsInstitution decision- PTAB / AIA Trials › Institution threshold (reasonable likelihood / more likely than not)InstitutedInstituted
“petitioner has shown a reasonable likelihood of prevailing with respect to at least one of the claims challenged in the petition, and no other non- discretionary considerations warrant denial of institution. Accordingly, institution of inter partes review is granted in the following proceedings: IPR2026-00095 IPR2026-00121 IPR2026-00130 IPR2026-00100 IPR2026-00124” slip op. at 1
NonePatents in suitUS 9,318,609 - Ipr2026-00100InstitutedPTAB · Apr 22, 2026 · IPR2026-00100 · APJ John A Squires · IPR · Director review
The Director granted institution of IPR2026-00100 after finding a reasonable likelihood of prevailing on at least one challenged claim and no other basis to deny institution.
RulingsDirector review decision- Director reviewDirector review, grantedGranted
“petitioner has shown a reasonable likelihood of prevailing with respect to at least one of the claims challenged in the petition, and no other non- discretionary considerations warrant denial of institution. Accordingly, institution of inter partes review is granted in the following proceedings: IPR2026-00095 IPR2026-00121 IPR2026-00130 IPR2026-00100 IPR2026-00124” slip op. at 1
- PTAB / AIA Trials › Institution threshold (reasonable likelihood / more likely than not)InstitutedInstituted
“petitioner has shown a reasonable likelihood of prevailing with respect to at least one of the claims challenged in the petition, and no other non- discretionary considerations warrant denial of institution. Accordingly, institution of inter partes review is granted in the following proceedings: IPR2026-00095 IPR2026-00121 IPR2026-00130 IPR2026-00100 IPR2026-00124” slip op. at 1
NonePatents in suitUS 10,117,290 - Ipr2026-00095InstitutedPTAB · Apr 22, 2026 · IPR2026-00095 · APJ John A Squires · IPR · Institution
The Director granted institution of IPR2026-00095 after finding a reasonable likelihood of prevailing on at least one challenged claim and no other non-discretionary reason to deny institution.
RulingsInstitution decision- PTAB / AIA Trials › Institution threshold (reasonable likelihood / more likely than not)InstitutedInstituted
“petitioner has shown a reasonable likelihood of prevailing with respect to at least one of the claims challenged in the petition, and no other non- discretionary considerations warrant denial of institution. Accordingly, institution of inter partes review is granted in the following proceedings: IPR2026-00095 IPR2026-00121 IPR2026-00130 IPR2026-00100 IPR2026-00124” slip op. at 1
NonePatents in suitUS 8,478,903 - PTAB · Apr 15, 2026 · IPR2025-00103 · APJ Gregg I Anderson · IPR · Institution
The Board instituted IPR of claims 1–15 on all asserted grounds, finding a reasonable likelihood that Petitioner would prevail on each obviousness challenge.
RulingsInstitution decision- PTAB / AIA Trials › Institution threshold (reasonable likelihood / more likely than not)InstitutedInstituted
“Based on the current record and for the reasons explained below, we institute an inter partes review of claims 1–15 of the ’766 patent on all challenges in the Petition. Upon consideration of the Petition and the evidence of record, for the reasons given below we determine there is a reasonable likelihood that Petitioner would prevail in establishing the unpatentability of at least one challenged claim of the ’766 patent. Accordingly, we institute an inter partes review of claims 1–15 of the ’766 patent based upon the asserted grounds of unpatentability set forth in the Petition. Pet. 1.” slip op. at 2
- Disclosure Requirements (§112) › Written description (Ariad)Not entitled to earlier dateOther
“If Petitioner succeeds in establishing these limitations lack written description support in the priority applications, then the challenged claims will not receive the benefit of the priority applications’ earlier filing dates and Singh129 will qualify as prior art. On the present record, we are not directed to adequate written description support for the limitations reciting receiving data from a “shortrange wireless enabled data capture device” or “use[s] HTTP” to upload/transfer “new-data along with user information” to a user data publishing website, and wherein “the user information corresponds to a user identifier.” See Pet. 12. Even if support for these limitations is found in Singh906, beyond the initial incorporation by reference, “Singh906 is not mentioned or otherwise referenced in the specification” of the ’766 patent, and on the current record, we are not otherwise apprised of disclosure within the four corners of the specification that demonstrates possession of the system or mobile application as claimed. For the above reasons, we determine that Petitioner has demonstrated a reasonable likelihood that the challenged claims lack adequate written description support, and thus that Singh129 qualifies as prior art to the challenged claims.” slip op. at 23
- Novelty / Anticipation (§102) › Prior-art status of a reference › Patents / published applications (effective date, provisional support)Reference is prior artOther
“If Petitioner succeeds in establishing these limitations lack written description support in the priority applications, then the challenged claims will not receive the benefit of the priority applications’ earlier filing dates and Singh129 will qualify as prior art. On the present record, we are not directed to adequate written description support for the limitations reciting receiving data from a “shortrange wireless enabled data capture device” or “use[s] HTTP” to upload/transfer “new-data along with user information” to a user data publishing website, and wherein “the user information corresponds to a user identifier.” See Pet. 12. Even if support for these limitations is found in Singh906, beyond the initial incorporation by reference, “Singh906 is not mentioned or otherwise referenced in the specification” of the ’766 patent, and on the current record, we are not otherwise apprised of disclosure within the four corners of the specification that demonstrates possession of the system or mobile application as claimed. For the above reasons, we determine that Petitioner has demonstrated a reasonable likelihood that the challenged claims lack adequate written description support, and thus that Singh129 qualifies as prior art to the challenged claims.” slip op. at 23
- Obviousness (§103) › Motivation to combine / reasonable expectation of successMotivation foundReasonable expectation foundInstituted
“Petitioner argues that a person of ordinary skill in the art would have been motivated to look to the features of both Singh129 and Singh906 when considering an improved publishing system. Pet. 16. Further, Petitioner points out that Singh129 incorporates by reference the ’802 application, published as Singh906. Id. According to Petitioner, a person of ordinary skill in the art would have been motivated to modify Singh129’s system to add Singh906’s user authentication credentials to Singh129’s user preferences to give the “user more control over the publishing of their multimedia content.” Id. at 17 (citing Ex. 1030 ¶ 456). Petitioner cites four additional reasons for a person of ordinary skill in the art to modify Singh129 with Singh906 including solving a known problem, avoiding sending authentication credentials to publish content, virtual spaces provided for clients in Singh906, and that authentication credentials would have been an obvious design choice. Id. at 17–18 (citing Ex. 1009 ¶ 47, Figs. 2, 5; Ex. 1010 ¶¶ 17, 18, 27; Ex. 1030 ¶¶ 457–461). Petitioner also asserts a person of ordinary skill in the art would have had a reasonable expectation of success for the modification of Singh129 with Singh906. Pet. 18. Petitioner argues “the proposed combination would have required no more than the application of known techniques (using authentication credentials and HTTP in accordance with Singh906) to a known system (Singh129’s system) in the same field of endeavor (media publishing) and from the same assignee (CellSpinSoft) to obtain the benefits described above.” Id. (citing Ex. 1030 ¶ 461). Based on the record before us, we find sufficient the argument and evidence that the combination of Singh129 and Singh906 teaches or suggests all of the limitations of claim 1, and that a person of ordinary skill in the art would have had reason to combine features from Singh906 into Singh129 with a reasonable expectation of success, for the reasons discussed in the Petition. See Pet. 16–19. We have also reviewed Petitioner’s contentions with respect to dependent claims 2–15, and find the same for these claims. See id. at 28–38.” slip op. at 25
§ 102 anticipation§ 103 obviousness§ 112 disclosurecites Phillips · KSR · GrahamPatents in suitUS 9,900,766 - PTAB · Apr 15, 2026 · IPR2025-00102 · APJ Cynthia M Hardman · IPR · Institution
The Board instituted review of claims 1–10 on both obviousness grounds, finding a reasonable likelihood that Petitioners would prevail.
RulingsInstitution decision- PTAB / AIA Trials › Institution threshold (reasonable likelihood / more likely than not)InstitutedInstituted
“We have authority under 35 U.S.C. § 314(a), which provides that an inter partes review may not be instituted “unless . . . there is a reasonable likelihood that the petitioner would prevail with respect to at least 1 of the claims challenged in the petition.” For the reasons explained below, we institute an inter partes review of claims 1–10 of the ’121 patent on all challenges in the Petition.” slip op. at 2
- Skill levelSkill level petitioner adoptedDecided for petitioner
“understanding of a person of ordinary skill in the art at the time the invention was made. See Graham, 383 U.S. at 17–18. Petitioners contend that a person of ordinary skill in the art (sometimes abbreviated herein as “POSITA”) would have had: at least a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or computer science, and two years of experience in the field consumer electronics, with exposure to digital camera technology and wireless communications. Superior education could compensate for a deficiency in work experience, and vice-versa. Pet. 6 (citations omitted) (citing Ex. 1030 (Lett Decl.) ¶¶ 94–95). Because Petitioners’ proposed level of ordinary skill in the art appears to be consistent with the cited prior art and is undisputed on this record, we adopt it for purposes of this Decision. See Okajima v. Bourdeau, 261 F.3d 1350, 1355 (Fed. Cir. 2001) (indicating that the prior art itself may reflect an appropriate skill level).” slip op. at 12
- Claim Construction › Threshold & procedure › Whether a term needs construction (O2 Micro)No construction neededOther
“Petitioners assert that no express constructions are required to institute review and find the challenged claims unpatentable. See Pet. 7. We find it unnecessary to construe any claim term to decide whether Petitioners satisfy the “reasonable likelihood” standard for instituting trial. See Nidec Motor Corp. v. Zhongshan Broad Ocean Motor Co., 868 F.3d 1013, 1017 (Fed. Cir. 2017) (noting that “we need only construe terms ‘that are in controversy, and only to the extent necessary to resolve the controversy’” (quoting Vivid Techs., Inc. v. Am. Sci. & Eng’g, Inc., 200 F.3d 795, 803 (Fed. Cir. 1999))). Any final written decision entered in this case may include express claim constructions, or may include discussion of claim scope that differs from that provided in our analysis in this Decision. Any final claim constructions will be based on the full trial record.” slip op. at 13
- Obviousness (§103) › Graham factors (scope of art, differences, level of skill)Instituted
“E. Ground 1 – Alleged Obviousness Over Hiroishi, Kahn, Endsley, and Bluetooth Petitioners assert that claims 1–10 are unpatentable as obvious over the combination of Hiroishi, Kahn, Endsley, and Bluetooth. Pet. 16–65. After considering Petitioners’ arguments and cited evidence, we find that for purposes of institution, Petitioners have shown a reasonable likelihood of establishing that claims 1–10 are unpatentable as obvious over the combination of Hiroishi, Kahn, Endsley, and Bluetooth.” slip op. at 21
Claim construction§ 102 anticipation§ 103 obviousness§ 112 disclosurecites Phillips · KSR · GrahamPatents in suitUS 11,234,121 - PTAB · Apr 15, 2026 · IPR2025-00104 · APJ Michael A Valek · IPR · Institution
The Board instituted IPR on claims 1, 2, 4–7, and 9–18 based on all presented grounds, finding a reasonable likelihood of success on obviousness grounds 1A and 1B.
RulingsInstitution decision- PTAB / AIA Trials › Institution threshold (reasonable likelihood / more likely than not)InstitutedInstituted
“to show with particularity why the patent it challenges is unpatentable.” Harmonic Inc. v. Avid Tech., Inc., 815 F.3d 1356, 1363 (Fed. Cir. 2016) (citing 35 U.S.C. § 312(a)(3) (requiring inter partes review petitions to identify “with particularity . . . the evidence that supports the grounds for the challenge to each claim”)). The petitioner ultimately bears the burden of persuasion to prove unpatentability of each challenged claim by a preponderance of the evidence. 35 U.S.C. § 316(e). This burden never shifts to Patent Owner. See Dynamic Drinkware, LLC v. Nat’l Graphics, Inc., 800 F.3d 1375, 1378 (Fed. Cir. 2015). The Board may authorize an inter partes review if we determine that the information presented in the Petition shows a reasonable likelihood that the petitioner will prevail with respect to at least one of the claims challenged in the petition. 35 U.S.C. § 314(a).” slip op. at 9
- Skill levelSkill level petitioner adoptedDecided for petitioner
“(“POSITA”) would have “had at least a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or computer science, and two years of experience in the field [of] consumer electronics, with exposure to digital camera technology and wireless communications.” Pet. 5 (citing Ex. 1030 ¶¶ 94–95).” slip op. at 10
- Claim Construction › Threshold & procedure › Whether a term needs construction (O2 Micro)No construction neededOther
“We find it unnecessary to construe any claim term to decide whether Petitioners satisfy the “reasonable likelihood” standard for instituting trial. See Nidec Motor Corp. v. Zhongshan Broad Ocean Motor Co., 868 F.3d 1013, 1017 (Fed. Cir. 2017) (noting that “we need only construe terms ‘that are in controversy, and only to the extent necessary to resolve the controversy’” (quoting Vivid Techs., Inc. v. Am. Sci. & Eng’g, Inc., 200 F.3d 795, 803 (Fed. Cir. 1999))).” slip op. at 11
- Obviousness (§103) › Motivation to combine / reasonable expectation of successMotivation foundReasonable expectation foundInstituted
“claimed invention and the prior art are such that the claimed invention as a whole would have been obvious before the effective filing date of the claimed invention to a person having ordinary skill in the art to which the claimed invention pertains. 35 U.S.C. § 103; see also KSR Int’l Co. v. Teleflex Inc., 550 U.S. 398, 406 (2007). The question of obviousness is resolved on the basis of underlying factual determinations including (1) the scope and content of the prior art; (2) any differences between the claimed subject matter and the prior art; (3) the level of ordinary skill in the art; and (4) when in evidence, objective evidence of nonobviousness.10 Graham v. John Deere Co., 383 U.S. 1, 17–18 (1966). An obviousness determination requires finding a reason to combine accompanied by a reasonable expectation of achieving what is claimed in the challenged patent. See Intelligent Bio-Sys., Inc. v. Illumina Cambridge Ltd., 821 F.3d 1359, 1367 (Fed. Cir. 2016). “[A]ny need or problem known in the field of endeavor at the time of invention and addressed by the patent can provide a reason for combining the elements in the manner claimed.” KSR, 550 U.S. at 419–20.” slip op. at 10
Claim construction§ 103 obviousness§ 112 disclosurecites Phillips · KSR · GrahamPatents in suitUS 8,904,030 - Ipr2026-00013InstitutedPTAB · Apr 14, 2026 · IPR2026-00013 · APJ John A Squires · IPR · Institution
The Director granted institution of IPR2026-00013 after finding a reasonable likelihood of prevailing on at least one challenged claim and no other non-discretionary basis for denial.
RulingsInstitution decision- PTAB / AIA Trials › Institution threshold (reasonable likelihood / more likely than not)InstitutedInstituted
“petitioner has shown a reasonable likelihood of prevailing with respect to at least one of the claims challenged in the petition, and no other non-discretionary considerations warrant denial of institution. Accordingly, institution of inter partes review is granted in the following proceedings: IPR2026-00013 IPR2026-00050” slip op. at 2
NonePatents in suitUS 12,018,906
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