Listed below are all new filings before PTAB of requests for inter partes review (IPR) and covered business methods review (CBM). Also listed are any newly-posted requests for ex parte reexamination at the USPTO. This listing is current as of 10 AM on Thursday
New IPR Requests
Trial Number – IPR2014-00751
Filing Date – 5/14/2014
Patent # – 7,468,661
Title – SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING AND CONTROLLING REMOTE DEVICES
Assignee – SIPCO, LLC
Petitioner – HART Communication Foundation
Status – Pending
Tech Center – 2600
Trial Number – IPR2014-00753
Filing Date – 5/14/2014
Patent # – 5,755,725
Title – COMPUTER-ASSISTED MICROSURGERY EQUIPMENT AND METHODS AND METHODS FOR USE WITH SAID EQUIPMENT
Assignee – SARIF BIOMEDICAL LLC
Petitioner – Brainlab, AG & Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
Status – Pending
Tech Center – 3700
Trial Number – IPR2014-00754
Filing Date – 5/14/2014
Patent # – 8,403,815
Title – STATIONARY EXERCISE APPARATUS
Assignee – JOHNSON HEALTH TECH CO., LTD.
Petitioner – DYACO INTERNATIONAL INC.
Status – Pending
Tech Center – 3700
Trial Number – IPR2014-00755
Filing Date – 5/14/2014
Patent # – 7,654,936
Title – STATIONARY EXERCISE APPARATUS
Assignee – JOHNSON HEALTH TECH CO., LTD.
Petitioner – DYACO INTERNATIONAL INC.
Status – Pending
Tech Center – 3700
New CBM Review Requests
There have been no new requests for CBM review since the last report.
Newly-Posted Reexam Requests
Control # – 90/013,240
Date – 5/14/2014
Patent # – 8,188,012
Inventor – WEERASOORIYA, Upali P.
Assignee – BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
Title – PROCESS OF USING HARD BRINE AT HIGH ALKALINITY FOR ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY (EOR) APPLICATIONS
Co-pending Litigation – No co-pending litigation provided.
Control # – 90/013,241
Date – 5/14/2014
Patent # – 8,038,640
Inventor – ORR, Troy J.
Assignee – FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE HOLDINGS, INC.
Title – DIAPHRAGM PUMP AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS
Co-pending Litigation – No documents posted on USPTO site.