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Corning Files Eight Inter Partes Review Requests, Week of November 12, 2012
| November 19, 2012
Corning Inc. instantly became the new league leader in the number of inter partes review requests, when it filed against eight DSM IP Assets B.V. last week (see inter partes review Request Nos. (1) to (7)). Each DSM patent relates to curable coating compositions for optic fibers. It is not yet clear whether there is litigation between the companies, and as late as last year, Corning and DSM appeared to be partners, announcing a “more than 30 year supply relationship and track record [between the companies] in providing telecom operators with world-leading optical fiber products.”
An as yet undisclosed party requested reexamination of U.S. Patent No. 5,641,805 for ophthalmic compositions (see ex parte Request No. (2)). The ‘805 patent was the subject of a CAFC decision last year and is owned by Kyowa and Alcon.
The following inter partes review requests were filed:
(1) IPR2013-00043 (electronically filed) – U.S. Patent No. 7,171,103 entitled COATED OPTICAL FIBERS and owned by DSM IP Assets B.V. Filed November 15, 2012 by Corning Incorporated.
(2) IPR2013-00044 (electronically filed) – U.S. Patent No. 6,961,508 entitled COATED OPTICAL FIBERS and owned by DSM IP Assets B.V. Filed November 15, 2012 by Corning Incorporated.
(3) IPR2013-00045 (electronically filed) – U.S. Patent No. 6,339,666 entitled Radiation-curable optical glass fiber coating compositions, coated optical glass fibers, and optical glass fiber assemblies and owned by DSM IP Assets B.V. Filed November 15, 2012 by Corning Incorporated.
(4) IPR2013-00046 (electronically filed) – U.S. Patent No. 6,110,593 entitled RADIATION-CURABLE OPTICAL FIBER PRIMARY COATING SYSTEM and owned by DSM IP Assets B.V. Filed November 15, 2012 by Corning Incorporated.
(5) IPR2013-00047 (electronically filed) – U.S. Patent No. 6,438,306 entitled RADIATION CURABLE RESIN COMPOSITION and owned by DSM IP Assets B.V. Filed November 15, 2012 by Corning Incorporated.
(6) IPR2013-00048 & IPR2013-00049 (electronically filed) – U.S. Patent No. 6,298,189 entitled RADIATION-CURABLE OPTICAL GLASS FIBER COATING COMPOSITIONS, COATED OPTICAL GLASS FIBERS, AND OPTICAL GLASS FIBER ASSEMBLIES and owned by DSM IP Assets B.V. Filed November 16, 2012 by Corning Incorporated.
(7) IPR2013-00050 (electronically filed) – U.S. Patent No. 6,323,255 entitled RADIATION-CURABLE COMPOSITION and owned by DSM IP Assets B.V. Filed November 16, 2012 by Corning Incorporated.
The following ex parte requests were filed:
(1) 90/012,719 (electronically filed) – U.S. Patent No. 6,088,326 entitled PROCESSING DATA TRANSMITTED AND RECEIVED OVER A WIRELESS LINK CONNECTING A CENTRAL TERMINAL AND A SUBSCRIBER TERMINAL OF A WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM and owned by Airspan Communications. Filed November 14, 2012.
(2) 90/012,720 (electronically filed) – U.S. Patent No. 5,641,805 entitled TOPICAL OPHTHALMIC FORMULATIONS FOR TREATING ALLERGIC EYE DISEASES and owned by Kyowa Hakko Kirin and Alcon. Filed November 16, 2012.
(3) 90/012,721 (electronically filed) – U.S. Patent No. 5,632,272 entitled SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS and owned by Massimo Corporation. Filed November 16, 2012.
