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HP Request for Reexamination of Nomadix Internet-User Redirection Patent, among the Requests Filed Week of November 14, 2011
| November 21, 2011
Two years ago, Nomadix sued Hewlett-Packard and a host of other companies for infringement of six Internet-systems patents. HP has now requested reexamination of one of those patents, U.S. Patent No. 6,633,894 (see inter partes Request No. (12)). An earlier reexamination of Nomadix’s ‘894 patent resulted in confirmation of the patentability of each claim without amendment.
A10 Networks has requested reexamination of four more Brocade server patents last week (see inter partes Request Nos. (4), (6), (8) & (9)).
On Friday reexamination was also requested against David Breed’s car occupant restraint patent, U.S. Patent No. 6,942,248 owned by Automotive Technologies International (see ex parte Request No. (9)). ATI has alleged infringement of the ‘248 patent by Honda and Hyundai, among others.
The following inter partes requests were filed:
(1) 95/001,819 (electronically filed) – (electronically filed) – U.S. Patent No. 8,057,825 entitled KRILL EXTRACTS FOR TREATMENT OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES and owned by Neptune Technologies and Bioresources. Filed November 15, 2011, by Aker BioMarine ASA.
(2) 95/001,820 (electronically filed) – U.S. Patent No. 6,313,077 entitled USE OF POLYALPHAOLEFINS (PAO) DERIVED FROM DODECENE OR TETRADECENE TO IMPROVE THERMAL STABILITY IN ENGINE OIL IN AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE and owned by Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. Filed November 17, 2011, by Ineos.
(3) 95/001,821 (electronically filed) – U.S. Patent No. 8,009,042 entitled RADIO-FREQUENCY LIGHTING CONTROL SYSTEM WITH OCCUPANCY SENSING and owned by Lutron Electronics. Filed November 17, 2011, by Crestron Electronics.
(4) 95/001,822 (electronically filed) – U.S. Patent No. 7,840,678 entitled HOST-LEVEL POLICIES FOR GLOBAL SERVER LOAD BALANCING and owned by Brocade Communications Systems. Filed November 17, 2011, by A10 Networks. The ‘678 patent is currently the subject of a litigation styled Brocade Comm. Sys. et al. v. A10 Networks (Case No. 5:10-cv-3428 (N.D. Cal.)).
(5) 95/001,823 (electronically filed) – U.S. Patent No. 7,945,146 entitled TANKLESS HOT WATER HEATER WITH POWER MODULATION and owned by Ecosmart USA. Filed November 18, 2011.
(6) 95/001,824 (electronically filed) – U.S. Patent No. 7,657,629 entitled GLOBAL SERVER LOAD BALANCING and owned by Brocade Communications Systems. Filed November 17, 2011, by A10. The ‘629 patent is currently the subject of a litigation styled Brocade Comm. Sys. et al. v. A10 Networks (Case No. 5:10-cv-3428 (N.D. Cal.)).
(7) 95/001,825 (electronically filed) – U.S. Patent No. 6,734,926 entitled DISPLAY APPARATUS WITH A REDUCED THICKNESS and owned by Chi Mei Innolux. Filed November 17, 2011, by LG Display. The ‘926 patent is currently the subject of a litigation styled LG Phillips LCD v. Chi Mei Optoelectronics et al. (Case No. 1:06-cv-726 (D. Del.)).
(8) 95/001,826 (electronically filed) – U.S. Patent No. 7,899,899 entitled CONFIGURABLE GEOGRAPHIC PREFIXES FOR GLOBAL SERVER LOAD BALANCING and owned by Brocade. Filed November 18, 2011, by A10 Networks. The ‘899 patent is currently the subject of a litigation styled Brocade Comm. Sys. et al. v. A10 Networks (Case No. 5:10-cv-3428 (N.D. Cal.)).
(9) 95/001,827 (electronically filed) – U.S. Patent No. 7,756,965 entitled CONFIGURABLE GEOGRAPHIC PREFIXES FOR GLOBAL SERVER LOAD BALANCING and owned by Brocade. Filed November 18, 2011, by A10 Networks. The ‘965 patent is currently the subject of a litigation styled Brocade Comm. Sys. et al. v. A10 Networks (Case No. 5:10-cv-3428 (N.D. Cal.)).
(10) 95/001,829 (electronically filed) – U.S. Patent No. 7,954,538 entitled CORING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A ONE-PIECE DIE CAST ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR BODY and owned by Arlington Industries. Filed November 18, 2011, by Bridgeport Fittings.
(11) 95/001,830 (electronically filed) – U.S. Patent No. 7,882,886 entitled CORING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A ONE-PIECE DIE CAST ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR BODY and owned by Arlington Industries. Filed November 18, 2011, by Bridgeport Fittings.
(12) 95/001,831 (electronically filed) – U.S. Patent No. 6,633,894 entitled SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REDIRECTING USERS HAVING TRANSPARENT COMPUTER ACCESS TO A NETWORK USING A GATEWAY DEVICE HAVING REDIRECTION CAPABILITY and owned by Nomadix. Filed November 18, 2011, by Hewlett-Packard. The ‘894 patent is currently the subject of a litigation styled Nomadix v. Hewlett-Packard et al. (Case No. 09-cv-8441 (C.D. Cal.)).
The following ex parte requests were filed:
(1) 90/012,007 (electronically filed) – (electronically filed) – U.S. Patent No. 5,537,162 entitled METHOD FOR OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHIC FUNDUS IMAGING WITHOUT VIGNETTING and owned by Carl Zeiss. Filed November 14, 2011, by Optovue.
(2) 90/012,008 (electronically filed) – U.S. Patent No. 5,931,160 entitled VENTILATOR CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD and owned by Ventronics. Filed November 15, 2011, likely by Drager. The ‘160 patent is currently the subject of litigations styled Ventronics Systems v. Dräger Medical GmbH et al. (Case No. 1:11-cv-582 (E.D. Tex.)); Ventronics Systems v. Dräger Medical GmbH et al. (Case No. 1:11-cv-1114 (D. Del.)).
(3) 90/012,009 (electronically filed) – U.S. Patent No. 6,224,723 entitled ELECTROWINNING ANODES WHICH RAPIDLY PRODUCE A PROTECTIVE OXIDE COATING and owned by RSR Technologies. Filed November 15, 2011.
(4) 90/012,010 (electronically filed) – U.S. Patent No. entitled CONTAINER WITH RECYCLED PLASTIC and owned by Deutsche Bank Trust. Filed November 16, 2011.
(5) 90/012,011 (electronically filed) – U.S. Patent No. entitled CONTAINER WITH RECYCLED PLASTIC and owned by Deutsche Bank Trust. Filed November 16, 2011.
(6) 90/012,012 (electronically filed) – U.S. Patent No. 7,880,342 entitled DC BUS REGULATOR and owned by Transocean Sedco Forex Ventures. Filed November 17, 2011.
(7) 90/012,013 (electronically filed) – U.S. Patent No. 6,678,248 entitled POLICY BASED QUALITY OF SERVICE and owned by Extreme Networks. Filed November 17, 2011.
(8) 90/012,014 (electronically filed) – U.S. Patent No. 7,899,330 entitled COMPACT HIGH-RESOLUTION TUNABLE OPTICAL FILTER USING OPTICAL DIFFRACTION ELEMENT AND A MIRROR and owned by Dicon Fiberoptics. Filed November 18, 2011.
(9) 90/912,015 (electronically filed) – U.S. Patent No. 6,942,248 entitled OCCUPANT RESTRAINT DEVICE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD and owned by Automotive Technologies International. Filed November 18, 2011. ‘248 patent is currently the subject of litigations styled ATI v. American Honda Motor et al. (Case No. 06-cv-187 (D. Del.)); ATI v. Hyundai Motor America et al. (Case No. 06-cv-187 (D. Del.))
(10) 90/012,016 (electronically filed) – U.S. Patent No. 5,599,529 entitled DISPERSIONS and owned by ICI Uniqema. Filed November 18, 2011.
(11) 90/012,017 (electronically filed) – U.S. Patent No. 7,769,681 entitled COMPUTER SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NETWORKED INTERCHANGE OF DATA AND INFORMATION FOR MEMBERS OF THE REAL ESTATE FINANCIAL AND RELATED TRANSACTIONAL SERVICES INDUSTRY and owned by Industry Access. Filed November 18, 2011, likely by CoreLogic. The ‘681 patent is currently the subject of a litigation styled Industry Access v. CoreLogic (Case No. 11-cv-473 (C.D. Cal.)).
(12) 90/009,966 (paper filed) – (electronically filed) – U.S. Patent No. 7,824,186 entitled USB CONNECTOR AND USB DEVICE and owned by Huawei Device. Filed November 2, 2011.
(13) 90/009,967 (paper filed) – U.S. Patent No. 6,858,098 entitled PROCESSING SOLUTION FOR FORMING HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM FREE AND CORROSION RESISTANT CONVERSION FILM ON ZINC OR ZINC ALLOY PLATING LAYERS, HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM FREE AND CORROSION RESISTANT CONVERSION FILM, METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME and owned by Dipsol Chemicals. Filed November 8, 2011.
(14) 90/009,969 (paper filed) – U.S. Patent No. 7,914,627 entitled PROCESSING SOLUTION FOR FORMING HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM FREE AND CORROSION and owned by Dipsol Chemicals. Filed November 8, 2011.
(15) 90/009,970 (paper filed) – (electronically filed) – U.S. Patent No. 5,995,947 entitled INTERACTIVE MORTGAGE AND LOAN INFORMATION AND REAL-TIME TRADING SYSTEM and owned by IMX Mortgage Exchange. Filed November 9, 2011.
