Listed below are all new filings before PTAB of petitions for inter partes review (IPR), covered business methods review (CBM), and post grant review (PGR).  Also listed are any newly-posted requests for ex parte reexamination at the USPTO.  This listing is current as of 12:45 PM on Wednesday, January 17. 2018.

New IPR Petitions

Trial Number – IPR2018-00461
Filing Date – 1/11/2018
Patent # – 8,624,550
Title – MULTIFUNCTIONAL CHARGER SYSTEM AND METHOD
Patent Owner –  FUNDAMENTAL INNOVATION SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL LLC
Petitioner – LG Electronics, Inc.; LG Electronics U.S.A. Inc.; LG Electronics Mobilecomm U.S.A. Inc.; LG Electronics Mobile Research U.S.A. LLC; LG Electronics Alabama, Inc.
Tech Center – 2800

Trial Number – IPR2018-00465
Filing Date – 1/11/2018
Patent # – 8,624,550
Title – MULTIFUNCTIONAL CHARGER SYSTEM AND METHOD
Patent Owner –  FUNDAMENTAL INNOVATION SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL LLC
Petitioner – HUAWEI DEVICE CO., LTD.
Tech Center – 2800

Trial Number – IPR2018-00490
Filing Date – 1/15/2018
Patent # – 9,500,664
Title – DROPLET GENERATION FOR DROPLET-BASED ASSAYS
Patent Owner –  BIO-RAD LABORATORIES, INC.
Petitioner – 10X GENOMICS, INC.
Tech Center – 1700

Trial Number – IPR2018-00494
Filing Date – 1/15/2018
Patent # – 9,420,075
Title – VIRTUAL REALITY VIEWER AND INPUT MECHANISM
Patent Owner –  DODOCASE, INC.
Petitioner – MERCHSOURCE, LLC
Tech Center – 2600

Trial Number – IPR2018-00505
Filing Date – 1/15/2018
Patent # – 8,147,077
Title – EXTERIOR SIDEVIEW MIRROR SYSTEM
Patent Owner –  MAGNA MIRRORS OF AMERICA, INC.
Petitioner – SMR Automotive Systems USA, Inc.
Tech Center – 2800

Trial Number – IPR2018-00482
Filing Date – 1/16/2018
Patent # – 7,818,399
Title – METHODS OF EXPANDING COMMERCIAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR INTERNET WEBSITES THROUGH COORDINATED OFFSITE MARKETING
Patent Owner –  DDR HOLDINGS, LLC
Petitioner – PRICELINE.COM LLC; BOOKING.COM B.V.; TOURICO HOLIDAYS, INC.; TICKETNETWORK, INC.; TRAVEL HOLDINGS, INC.
Tech Center – 2400

New CBM Review Petitions

Trial Number – CBM2018-00018
Filing Date – 1/15/2018
Patent # – 9,239,993
Title – METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRONIC TICKETS WITH VISUAL DISPLAY
Patent Owner –  BYTEMARK INC.
Petitioner – XEROX CORP.; ACS TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS, INC.; XEROX TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS, INC.; CONDUENT INC.; NEW JERSEY TRANSIT CORP.
Tech Center – 3600

New PGR Petitions

Trial Number – PGR2018-00019
Filing Date – 1/15/2018
Patent # – 9,723,117
Title – VIRTUAL REALITY VIEWER AND INPUT MECHANISM
Patent Owner –  DODOCASE, INC.
Petitioner – MERCHSOURCE, LLC
Tech Center – 2600

Newly-Posted Reexam Requests

Control # – 90/014,067
Date – 1/16/2018
Patent # – 9,869,459
Inventor –  LENTINE, Lou
Assignee –  TELEBRANDS CORP.
Title – LANDSCAPE LIGHT
Co-pending Litigation – No co-pending litigation provided.