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KONDA v. FLEX LOGIX TECHNOLOGIES, INC. May 6, 2022

Flex Logix challenged various claims of Konda’s U.S. Patent No. 8,269,523, titled “VLSI Layouts of Fully Connected Generalized Networks” in two inter partes reviews. For all challenged claims, Flex asserted unpatentability based on the teachings of a provisional application filed by Konda, which, Flex argued,...

Flex Logix challenged various claims of Konda’s U.S. Patent No. 8,269,523, titled “VLSI Layouts of...

AURIS HEALTH, INC. v. INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS May 2, 2022

Auris petitioned for inter partes review of certain claims of Intuitive’s U.S. Patent No. 6,522,906 directed to systems and methods for performing robotically-assisted surgery using a master control, asserting six combinations of four prior art references to support its unpatentability contentions. In this non-precedential opinion

Auris petitioned for inter partes review of certain claims of Intuitive’s U.S. Patent No.

SUNOCO PARTNERS MARKETING v. U.S. VENTURE, INC. April 29, 2022

Sunoco sued Venture, alleging that its operation of butane-blending systems infringed claims of four of Sunoco’s U.S. Patents. Venture counterclaimed that the asserted patents are not infringed, are invalid, and are unenforceable. After construing the claims, the district court ruled on various summary judgment motions and held a bench trial, ultimately awarding Sunoco $2...

Sunoco sued Venture, alleging that its operation of butane-blending systems infringed claims of four of Sunoco’s U.S. Patents. Venture counterclaimed...