Hyundai Requests Second IPR Against Clear with Computers Patent, Week of March 4, 2013
| March 11, 2013
Clear With Computers’ U.S. Patent No. 8,121,904 claims an “electronic system for creating customized product proposals stores a plurality of pictures and text segments to be used as building blocks in creating the proposal.” Clear With Computers has sued Hyundai for infringing the ‘904 patent, and last week Hyundai replied by filing two inter partes review petitions against the patent (see inter partes review Request No. (3)). The current petition challenges claims 1-21 of the ‘904 Patent. Hyundai had previously requested reexamination of claims 22-40 the same patent (see IPR 2013-00104). Hyundai’s dual filings demonstrate the technique of sidestepping the page limit on petitions by requesting multiple IPR trials.
The following inter partes review requests were filed:
(1) IPR2013-00174 (electronically filed) – U.S. Patent No. 6,217,049 entitled BICYCLE SUSPENSION SYSTEM WITH SPRING PRELOAD ADJUSTER AND HYDRAULIC LOCKOUT DEVICE and owned by SRAM Corp. Filed March 4, 2013 by HBPSI – Hong Kong Ltd. The ‘049 patent is currently the subject matter of a litigation styled SRAM v. Hayes Bicycle Group, Inc. (Case No. 1:12-cv-03628 (N.D. Ill.)).
(2) IPR2013-00175 (electronically filed) – U.S. Patent No. 7,633,673 entitled SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING INFRARED LIGHT FOR USE IN MEDICAL PROCEDURES and owned by Cheetah Omni, LLC. Filed March 4, 2013 by BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration, Inc. The ‘673 patent is currently the subject matter of a litigation styled Cheetah Omni, LLC v. U.S. (Case No. 1:11-cv-00255-FMA (Fed. Cl.)).
(3) IPR2013-00176 (electronically filed) – U.S. Patent No. 8,121,904 entitled ELECTRONIC PROPOSAL PREPARATION SYSTEM and owned by Clear With Computers, LLC. Filed March 4, 2013 by Hyundai Motor America, Inc. The ‘904 patent is currently the subject matter of a litigation styled Clear With Computers, LLC v. Hyundai Motor America, Inc. (Case No. 6:12-CV-77-LED (E.D. Tex.)); Clear With Computers, LLC v. Hyundai Motor America, Inc. (Case No. 6:09-CV-479-LED (Fed. Cir.)).
(4) IPR2013-00178 (electronically filed) – U.S. Patent No. 8212094 entitled PROCESS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF DIESEL RANGE HYDROCARBONS and owned by Neste Oil Filed March 8, 2013 by Syntroleum Corp. The ‘094 patent is currently the subject matter of a litigation styled Neste Oil, Oyj v. Dynamic Fuels, LLC, Syntroleum Corporation, and Tyson Foods Inc. (Case No. 1:12-cv-01744 (D. Del.)).
(5) IPR2013-00179 (electronically filed) – U.S. Patent No. 7,712,683 entitled DIFFUSION DEVICE WITH REPLACEABLE CARTRIDGE and owned by Prolitec, Inc. Filed March 7, 2013 by ScentAir Technologies, Inc. The ‘683 patent is currently the subject matter of a litigation styled Prolitec, Inc. v. ScentAir Technologies, Inc. (Case No. 2:12-cv-483-RTR (E.D. Wis.)).
(6) IPR2013-00180 (electronically filed) – U.S. Patent No. 7,930,068 entitled SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING OPERATION OF A LIQUID DIFFUSION APPLIANCE and owned by Prolitec, Inc. Filed March 7, 2013 by ScentAir Technologies, Inc. The ‘068 patent is currently the subject matter of a litigation styled Prolitec, Inc. v. ScentAir Technologies, Inc. (Case No. 2:12-cv-483-RTR (E.D. Wis.)).
The following ex parte requests were filed:
(1) 90/012,804 (electronically filed) – U.S. Patent No. 6,905,353 entitled ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY WITH PICK UP CAP PROTECTING CONTACTS and owned by Hon Hai Precision Ind. Col., Ltd. Filed March 5, 2013.