In its Decision, the Board denied institution of inter partes review of claims 1-4, 6-11, 27-47, and 51-64 of the ’511 patent, as amended by ex parte reexamination certificate, because Petitioner had failed to demonstrate a reasonable likelihood of prevailing in showing unpatentability of any of the challenged claims. The ’511 patent “relates to controlling a plurality of remote devices via a host computer connected to a wide area network (WAN).
Petitioner challenged the claims based on a single obviousness ground based on Kantronics, AX.25 Protocol, and Ultrix. Petitioner argued that the remote TNC 600 and the local TNC 700 in Kantronics teach “the plurality of wireless transceivers;” that the remote TNC 600 in Kantronics receives a sensor data signal from a tank sensor and transmits an original data message; and that the local TNC 700 in Kantronics teaches the claimed “site controller.” However, for each argument the Board found that the Petition failed to provide a specific explanation or identify specific evidence showing all of the requirements of those terms in claim 1.
FieldComm Group v. Sipco, LLC, IPR2015-00663
Paper 11: Decision Denying Institution of Inter Partes Review
Dated: June 23, 2015
Patents: 7,103,511
Before: Bryan F. Moore, Michael J. Fitzpatrick, and Robert J. Weinschenk
Written by: Weinschenk
Related proceedings: several co-pending district court cases; IPR2015-00659 (US 7,697,492 B2); and IPR2015-00668 (US 6,437,692 B1)