In its Decision, the Board instituted covered business method patent review of all of the challenged claims (claims 1-8) of the ’883 Patent and granted Petitioner’s Motion for Joinder. The ’883 Patent relates to an affiliate manipulation system that permits consumers, Internet Service Providers, search engines, and intermediaries to maximize affiliate program participation in transactions by or through them. Continue reading
Category Archives: Motion for Joinder
Denying Last-Day Motion for Joinder IPR2015-00271
In its Decision, the Board denied Petitioner’s motion for joinder and Petition for inter partes review of claims 1-23 of U.S. Pat. No. 5,513,129. Petitioner sought to join challenges against the ‘129 patent in a pending proceeding against the ‘129 patent, Ubisoft Ent. SA v. Princeton Digital Image Corp., Case IPR2014-00635 and filed its motion for joinder one month to the day after the Ubisoft IPR was instituted. Continue reading
Motion for Joinder Granted IPR2015-00611
In its Decision, the Board instituted an inter partes review of claims 1-31 of U.S. Patent No. 7,643,168 and granted Petitioner’s Motion for Joinder.
Joinder Denied When New Declaration Used In New Petition IPR2015-01184
In its Decision, the Board denied institution of inter partes review (IPR) of claims 1, 8-13, 15, 16, 18-21, and 23-30 of the ’212 patent. The Board also denied Petitioner’s motion for joinder with Sony Mobile Communications (USA) Inc. (“Sony”) v. Adaptix, Inc., IPR2014-01525. Continue reading
Denying Institution IPR2015-00762
In its Decision, the Board denied Petitioner’s Motion for Joinder, and did not institute inter partes review of any of the challenged claims (1-3, 8, 9, 12, 16, and 19) of the ’349 Patent. The ’349 Patent relates to heating, ventilating, and/or air conditioning (“HVAC”) systems. Continue reading
Denying Joinder Where Agreement to File Consolidated Papers Was Not Obtained IPR2015-00550
In its Decision, the Board exercised its discretion under 35 U.S.C. § 315(c) to deny Petitioner’s Motion to Join the Petition to IPR2014-00876 and denied institution of the instant proceeding. Petitioner timely filed its Motion for Joinder within one month of the institution of trial in IPR2014-00876 (“the Apotex IPR”). Both Patent Owner in the instant proceeding and the petitioner in the Apotex IPR filed oppositions to the Motion for Joinder. The Board determined that the reasons for joinder “do not outweigh meaningful reasons not to allow joinder.”
Denying Institution of Petition Based on Previously Submitted Art IPR2015-00555
In its Decision, the Board denied institution of inter partes review of claim 21 of the ’228 because Petitioner had failed to allege that the applied art was not known or available to Petitioner at the time of a prior related proceeding of the ’228 patent. The Board also denied Petitioner’s request for joinder of IPR2014-00892 (IPR ’892). Continue reading
Decision Denying Motion for Joinder IPR2015-00521
In its Decision, the Board denied Petitioner’s Motion for Joinder. Petitioner filed a Petitioner requesting an inter partes review of claims 1, 11, 16, 18, and 22-24 of U.S. Patent No. 7,801,304 along with a Motion for Joinder seeking to join the instant proceeding with Amazon.com, Inc. and Amazon Web Services, LLC v. Personalized Media Comm., LLC, IPR2014-01532.
Granting Joinder and Instituting Review of Second Petition by Same Party IPR2015-00057
In its Decision, the Board granted institution of inter partes review of claims 10, 17, and 18 of the ’550 patent. The Board granted Petitioner’s Motion for Joinder to join the instant proceeding with another proceeding filed by Petitioner, IPR2014-00513 (“the ’513 proceeding”). Continue reading
Granting Motion for Joinder IPR2015-00057
In its Decision, the Board found that Petitioner had established a reasonable likelihood of prevailing with respect to claim 10, but not with respect to claims 17 and 18. The Board also granted Petitioner’s Motion for Joinder with IPR2014-00513 (“the ’513 proceeding”). In addition to the ’513 proceeding, Petitioner challenged the ’550 patent in a Petition that was ultimately not instituted by the Board. IPR2014-00512 (“the ’512 Petition”). Continue reading