Institution Decisions

In International Business Machines Corporation v. Intellectual Ventures II LLC, IPR2014-00587, Paper 13 (September 24, 2014), the Board instituted inter partes review of claim 1 (the only claim) of U.S. Patent No. 6,826,694.

In Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd. v. Tela Innovations. Inc., IPR2014-00094, the Board granted the joint motion of the parties to terminate the proceeding.

In EBAY Inc.v. Moneycat Ltd., CBM2014-00091, Paper 12 (September 24, 2014), the Board instituted a covered business method review of claims 1, 2, 4–8, 10, and 11 of U.S. Patent No. 8,051,011 (all of the challenged claims).

In EBAY Inc.v. Moneycat Ltd., CBM2014-00092, Paper 12 (September 24, 2014), the Board instituted a covered business method review of claims 1, 2, and 4–11 of U.S. Patent No. 7,590,602 (all of the challenged claims).

In EBAY Inc.v. Moneycat Ltd., CBM2014-00093, Paper 14 (September 24, 2014), the Board instituted a covered business method review of claims 1–3, 5–11, and 13–23 of U.S. Patent No. 8,195,578 (but not as to challenged claims 4 and 12).

Dispositions

In Pentair Ltd. v. Hayward Industries, Inc., IPR2014-00187, Paper 21 (September 24, 2014), the Board entered final decision on the patent owner motion that claims 1, 2, and 9 of U.S. Patent No. 8,281,425 were unpatentable.