Listed below are all new filings before the PTAB of petitions for inter partes review (IPR) and covered business methods review (CBM).  Also listed are any newly-posted requests for ex partereexamination at the USPTO.  This listing is current as of 9 AM on Friday, July 14, 2017.

New IPR Petitions

Trial Number – IPR2017-01692
Filing Date – 7/13/2017
Patent # – 6,138,147
Title – METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPLEMENTING SEAMLESS PLAYBACK OF CONTINUOUS MEDIA FEEDS
Patent Owner –  ARRIS SOLUTIONS, INC.; ALCATEL LUCENT
Petitioner – Sony Corporation
Tech Center – 2700

Trial Number – IPR2017-01721
Filing Date – 7/13/2017
Patent # – 5,991,399
Title – METHOD FOR SECURELY DISTRIBUTING A CONDITONAL USE PRIVATE KEY TO A TRUSTED ENTITY ON A REMOTE SYSTEM
Patent Owner –  PLANO ENCRYPTION TECHNOLOGIES LLC
Petitioner – STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY
Tech Center – 3600

Trial Number – IPR2017-01767
Filing Date – 7/13/2017
Patent # – 9,254,278
Title – METHODS OF THERAPEUTIC MONITORING OF NITROGEN SCAVENGING DRUGS
Patent Owner –  HORIZON THERAPEUTICS, LLC
Petitioner – PAR PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Tech Center – 1600

Trial Number – IPR2017-01768
Filing Date – 7/13/2017
Patent # – 9,095,559
Title – METHODS OF THERAPEUTIC MONITORING OF NITROGEN SCAVENGING DRUGS
Patent Owner –  HORIZON THERAPEUTICS, LLC
Petitioner – PAR PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Tech Center – 1600

Trial Number – IPR2017-01769
Filing Date – 7/13/2017
Patent # – 9,326,966
Title – METHODS OF THERAPEUTIC MONITORING OF NITROGEN SCAVENGING DRUGS
Patent Owner –  HORIZON THERAPEUTICS, LLC
Petitioner – PAR PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
Tech Center – 1600

New CBM Review Petitions

There have been no new petitions for CBM review since the last report.

Newly-Posted Reexam Requests

Control # – 90/013,983
Date – 7/13/2017
Patent # – 6,853,798
Inventor –  WEISS, Jonathan D.
Assignee – U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Title – DOWNHOLE GEOTHERMAL WELL SENSORS COMPRISING A HYDROGEN-RESISTANT OPTICAL FIBER
Co-pending Litigation – No co-pending litigation provided.

Control # – 90/013,984
Date – 7/13/2017
Patent # – 9,546,775
Inventor –  KHUBANI, Ajit et al.
Assignee – TELEBRANDS CORP.
Title – DECORATIVE LIGHTING APPARATUS HAVING TWO LASER LIGHT SOURCES
Co-pending Litigation – Telebrands Corp. v. Tekno Products Inc. et al., NYSD-1-16-cv-09015, and five additional litigations.