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Facebook Request For Reexamination of Data Review Patent Among Those Requested Week Of 10/10/12

Here is the latest installment of Reexamination Requests from Scott Daniels, of Reexamination Alert and Practice Center Contributor…

A Markman hearing is currently scheduled for the beginning of November in Indacon’s case against Facebook for infringement of two patents related to storing and reviewing data.  But on FridayFacebook requested reexamination of one of the Indacon patents (see inter partes Request No. (9)) and on the same day, asked Judge Orlando Garcia of the Western District of Texas to stay the infringement action “until Indacon files its response to the PTO’s first Office Action in the reexamination.”  At that time, Facebooksays, Judge Garcia could assess the effect that the reexamination might have on the case and whether the case should be stayed pending completion of the reexamination.  Facebook focused on the imminent Markman hearing, noting that the reexamination could provide additional evidence that might affect Judge Garcia’s claim construction of both patents-in-suit.  “No matter what the outcome of the reexamination, claim construction will surely be affected.”

In 2007 the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) issued a general exclusion order prohibiting the entry into the United States of ink cartridges that infringed any of ten Seiko Epson patents, plus a cease and desist order stopping the sale of infringing ink cartridges already in the United States.  The principal target of these orders was Ninestar Technology.  In March Ninestar asked the ITC for an advisory opinion whether its R-Series ink cartridges infringe any of the ten Seiko Epson patents.  Ninestar has now expanded its challenge to the Seiko Epson patents by requesting reexamination of the ‘053 patent (see inter partes Request No. (1)).  It will be interesting to see how Ninestar coordinates its challenges to that patent at the ITC and at the PTO, respectively. (more…)

Challenge To Intel Data Evaluation Patent Among Reexamination Requests Filed Week of 10/3/11

Here is the latest installment of Reexamination Requests from Scott Daniels, of Reexamination Alert and Practice Center Contributor…

IBM requested reexamination of an Acqis computer security patent (see inter partes Request No. (3)). Acqis won a judgment against IBM earlier this year for $12 million in damages and $18.5 million in costs after a jury verdict of infringement of three other patents.  On ThursdayIBM filed a declaratory judgment action against Acqis regarding the ‘814 patent. (more…)

Sony Attack On Walker Digital Patent Among Reexamination Requests for Week of 9/26/11

Here is the latest installment of Reexamination Requests from Scott Daniels, of Reexamination Alert and Practice Center Contributor…

Earlier this year Walker Digital (of Priceline.com fame) sued Sony and others for infringement a patent claiming an apparatus for providing information to a customer about a video program.  Sony has now replied to that suit by requesting reexamination of theWalker patent (see ex parte Request No. (10)).

Reexamination was also requested for three more Round Rock Research patents, related to different technologies (see ex parteRequest Nos. (2), (3) & (4)).  Round Rock bought the three patents from Micron.  It is not yet clear who has filed these reexamination requests for patents not involved in litigation. (more…)

Reexamination Requests Against MobilMedia And Round Rock Among Those Filed Week of 9/19/11

Here is the latest installment of Reexamination Requests from Scott Daniels, of Reexamination Alert and Practice Center Contributor…

Last week saw a request filed by RIM against a MobileMedia patent, one of a number of mobile phone patents currently being litigated by the companies in the Eastern District of Texas (see ex parte Request No. (13)).  The MobileMedia patent, like several of those patents-in-suit, was originally assigned to Nokia.

An unnamed party filed a request against a Round Rock Researchpatent for electronic tracking (see ex parte Request No. (12)).

And CareFusion filed two requests against Vesta Medical patents for medical waste disposal systems (see ex parte Request Nos. (10) & (11)).  CareFusion set a record, we think, in August when it requested reexamination of 27 Vesta patents. (more…)

Requests For Reexamination Of Four Round Rock Patents Among Those Filed Week of 9/12/11

Here is the latest installment of Reexamination Requests from Scott Daniels, of Reexamination Alert and Practice Center Contributor…

Requests for reexamination were filed against four RFID patents owned by patent-holding/enforcement company Round Rock Research (see ex parte Request Nos. (1), (2), (4), & (5)).  The requests do not indicate who filed them, and the patents does not appear to be the subject of pending litigation, raising the prospect of a party simply targeting Round Rock patents.Rou

Earlier this year, Universal Electronics sued Logitech in the Central District of California for infringement of three touch-pad patents. Logitech has now replied by seeking reexamination of those patents (see inter partes Request Nos. (7), (8) & (9)).

Google, Apple and Quattro teamed up to request reexamination of a StreetSpace patent for online advertising (see inter partesRequest No. (10)).  The parties are currently in litigation over that patent in the Southern District of California.

And yet another reexamination request was filed in the long, on-going war between Abbott Diabetes Care and DexCom over analyte measuring devices (see ex parte Request No. (9)). (more…)