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Computer File Synchronization Patent among the Targets, Week of December 3, 2012
| December 11, 2012
Oracle, that is enmeshed in an infringement action brought by Clouding IP, has requested inter partes review of one of the patents in that action, U.S. Patent No. 6,738,799 (see inter partes review Request No. (4)). Oracle also indicated that review requests against the other patents in that case are on the way. Apple has also been sued for infringement of the ‘799 patent.
The following inter partes reviewrequests were filed:
(1) IPR2013-00069 (electronically filed) – U.S. Patent No. 7,663,061 entitled HIGH PERFORMANCE DATA CABLE and owned by Belden, Inc. Filed December 3, 2012 by Nexans, Inc.
(2) IPR2013-00071 (electronically filed) – U.S. Patent No. 6,218,930 entitled APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REMOTELY POWERING ACCESS EQUIPMENT OVER A 10/100 SWITCHED ETHERNET NETWORK and owned by Network-1 Security Solutions, Inc. Filed December 5, 2012 by Avaya, Inc. The ‘930 patent is currently the subject of a litigation styled Network-1 Security Solutions, Inc. v. Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc., et al. (Case No. 6:11 cv492 (E.D. Tex.)).
(3) IPR2013-00072 (electronically filed) – U.S. Patent No. D617,465 entitled DRINKING CUP and owned by Luv n’ Care, Ltd. Filed December 5, 2012 by Munchkin, Inc. and Toys “R” Us, Inc. The ‘465 patent is currently the subject of a litigation styled Luv N’ Care, Ltd. v. Toys “R” Us, Inc. (Case No. 1:12-cv-00228-LLS (S.D.N.Y.)).
(4) IPR2013-00073 (electronically filed) – U.S. Patent No. 6,738,799 entitled METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR FILE SYNCHRONIZATION AND UPDATING USING A SIGNATURE LIST and owned by Clouding IP, LLC. Filed December 8, 2012 by Oracle. The ‘799 patent is currently the subject of a litigation styled Clouding IP, LLC v. Oracle Corp. (Case No. 1:12-cv-00642 (D. Del.)); Stec IP v. Apple (Case No. 1:12-cv-00638 (D. Del.)). Ten other patents were asserted in the litigation, and Oracle indicated that petitions for inter partes reviews of these patents will be filed in the forthcoming weeks.
The following ex parterequests were filed:
(1) 90/012,730 (electronically filed) – U.S. Patent No. 8,026,479 entitled SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ANALYZING SUBSTANCES USING A MASS SPECTROMETER and owned by DH Technologies Development Pte. Ltd.. Filed December 3, 2012.
(2) 90/012,731 (electronically filed) – U.S. Patent No. 7,431,737 entitled SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MOTION-CONTROLLED FOOT UNIT and owned by Ossur HF. Filed December 5, 2012.
(3) 90/012,732 (electronically filed) – U.S. Patent No. 7,896,927 entitled SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ACTUATING A PROSTHETIC ANKLE BASED ON A RELAXED POSITION and owned by Ossur HF. Filed December 5, 2012.
(4) 90/012,733 (electronically filed) – U.S. Patent No. 5,979,616 entitled TILT CONTROL APPARATUS FOR VEHICLES and owned by Cloud Farm Associates L.P. Filed December 5, 2012.
(5) 90/012,734 (electronically filed) – U.S. Patent No. 6,552,109 entitled GELATINOUS ELASTOMER COMPOSITIONS AND ARTICLES and owned by Applied Elastometrics, Inc. Filed December 7, 2012 by The Ohio Willow Wood Company. The ‘109 patent is currently the subject of a litigation styled Alps South, LLC v. The Ohio Willow Wood Company (Case No. 8:08-cv-01893 (M.D. Fla.)).
