Apple Inc. vs. Speir Technologies Ltd.

Explore the PTAB proceeding IPR2023-00151 filed by Apple Inc. on 2022-11-30. This includes filing dates, application numbers, tech centers, patent numbers, and current case status.

Proceeding Overview

Proceeding Number

IPR2023-00151

Filing Date

2022-11-30

Accorded Filing Date

2022-11-30

Institution Decision Date

2023-06-09

Last Modified Date

2024-01-08

Proceeding Type

IPR

Termination Date

2024-01-08

Trial Status

Terminated-Settled

Parties & Counsel

Petitioner

Apple Inc.

Represented By

Renner, W. Karlet al

Patent Owner / Respondent

Speir Technologies Ltd.

Represented By

Cooper, Brettet al

Tribunal & Venue

Tribunal

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (USPTO)

Technology Center

TC 2600 - Communications

Patent Information

1 Patent Involved

Respondent Application Number 10767794

Respondent Patent Number 7110779

External Links

Espacenet

Google Patents

Respondent Inventor Thomas Jay Billhartz et al

Respondent Tech Center TC 2600 - Communications

Address and Attorney/Agent Information

11 Registered Practitioners

Power of Attorney & Correspondence

Firm / Entity Name ADD+G - 27975

Customer Number 27975

Address 1135 East State Road 434, Suite 2003, Winter Springs, FL, 32708, UNITED STATES

Attorney / Agent Information

Reg #	Name	Phone
25322	Herbert Allen Jr	407-841-2330
32180	Richard Warther	407-841-2330
34906	Christopher Regan	407-841-2330
36006	David Sigalow	407-841-2330
45236	John Woodson Ii	407-841-2330
46920	Matthew Mckinney	407-841-2330
54087	G Evander	321-727-9316
54732	Joel Landau	818-586-1377
58237	Jack Abid	407-841-2330
59291	David Carus	407-841-2330
69285	Angel Gerdzhikov	321-724-3654

Proceeding Documents

Termination Decision: TERMINATION Due to Settlement After Institution of Trial 35 U.S.C. § 317; 37 C.F.R. § 42.74 TERMINATE

2024-01-08 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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Joint Request to Treat Settlement Agreement Confidential OTHER

2023-12-19 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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Joint Motion to Terminate Proceeding MOTION

2023-12-19 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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Notice of Stipulation to Modify Due Dates NOTICE

2023-12-08 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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Notice of Stipulation to Modify Due Date NOTICE

2023-11-20 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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Apple Inc. vs. Speir Technologies Ltd.

Proceeding Overview

Parties & Counsel

Petitioner

Apple Inc.

Represented By

Patent Owner / Respondent

Speir Technologies Ltd.

Represented By

Tribunal & Venue

Patent Information

Address and Attorney/Agent Information

Power of Attorney & Correspondence

Attorney / Agent Information

Proceeding Documents

Termination Decision: TERMINATION Due to Settlement After Institution of Trial 35 U.S.C. § 317; 37 C.F.R. § 42.74 TERMINATE

Joint Request to Treat Settlement Agreement Confidential OTHER

Joint Motion to Terminate Proceeding MOTION

Notice of Stipulation to Modify Due Dates NOTICE

Notice of Stipulation to Modify Due Date NOTICE

Notice of Deposition of Mark P. Mahon, Ph.D. NOTICE

Ex. 2012 - Xiong - Digital Modulation Tech 2000 Exhibit

Ex. 2008 - Widrow-Stearns - Adaptive Signal Processing 1985 Exhibit

Ex. 2010 - Simon-Alouini - Digital Comms Over Fading Chans 2000 Exhibit

Ex. 2011 - Proakis - Digital Comms 2001 Exhibit

Ex. 2007 - Mark Mahon CV Aug 2023 Exhibit

Patent Owner's Response to Petition RESPONSE

Ex. 2005 - Dr. Zhi Ding Deposition Transcript Exhibit

Ex. 2006 - 2023-08-28 - IPR2023-00151 - Mahon Declaration Exhibit

Ex. 2013 - Swanson - Sig Proc for Intel Sensor Sys 2000 Exhibit

Ex. 2009 - Rappaport - Wireless Comms 1996 Exhibit

ORDER Granting Patent Owner’s Unopposed Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission of John Petrsoric 37 C.F.R. sec 42.10 ORDER

Patent Owner's Amended Power of Attorney NOTICE

Notice : Patent Owner's Amended Mandatory Notice NOTICE

Patent Owner's Motion for PHV - John Petrsoric MOTION

Ex. 2004 IPR2023-00151 Petrsoric Decl. ISO PHV Motion Exhibit

Patent Owner's Notice of Deposition NOTICE

Granting Institution of Inter Partes Review 35 U.S.C. § 314 DECISION

SCHEDULING ORDER ORDER

Patent Owner's Preliminary Response Sur-Reply OTHER

Petitioners Reply to Patent Owners Preliminary Response OTHER

Exhibit 3001 Exhibit

Ex. 2003 - Defendant's Amended Preliminary Invalidity Contentions Exhibit

Ex. 2001 - 2023-03-20 DI_091 Hearing continued to 3-30 Exhibit

Ex. 2002 - Speir v. Apple Docket Sheet Exhibit

Patent Owner's Preliminary Response POPR

Notice : Patent Owner's Mandatory Notice NOTICE

Notice : Speir Power of Attorney NOTICE

Notice : Patent Owner's Mandatory Notice NOTICE

Notice : Speir Power of Attorney NOTICE

Notice: NOTICE OF FILING DATE ACCORDED TO PETITION AND TIME FOR FILING PATENT OWNER PRELIMINARY RESPONSE NOTICE

Adaptive loading strategy_van der Perre Exhibit

Curriculum Vitae of Dr. Zhi Ding Exhibit

U.S. Patent 6,453,168 to McCrady Exhibit

WO2003098528 to Raphaeli Exhibit

U.S. Patent 6,070,079 to Kuwahara Exhibit

Declaration of Dr. Zhi Ding Exhibit

U.S. Patent 5,365,516 to Jandrell Exhibit

U.S. Patent 6,760,882 to Gesbert Exhibit

Petition : as filed Paper

U.S. Patent Publication 2005/0130634 to Godfrey Exhibit

Notice : Power of Attorney Paper

Speir’s Responsive Claim Construction Brief Exhibit

Eisenhart_Realistic Evaluation of the Precision Exhibit

Preliminary Disclosure of Asserted Claims Exhibit

U.S. Patent 7,058,414 to Rofheart Exhibit

U.S. Patent 5,929,806 to Birchler Exhibit

U.S. Patent App. Pub. 2002/0136226 to Christoffel Exhibit

U.S. Patent 7,110,779 to Thomas Jay Billhartz, et al. Exhibit

Complaint for Patent Infringement Exhibit

Federal Court Management Statistics Exhibit

Apple’s Opening Claim Construction Brief Exhibit

ANSI/IEEE Std 802.11_Part 2 Exhibit

U.S. Patent App. Pub. 2006/0234725 to Litwin Exhibit

U.S. Provisional No. 60/515,701_Godfrey-Provisional Exhibit

U.S. Patent 6,181,944 to Uebayashi Exhibit

Excerpts from the Prosecution History of the ’779 Patent Exhibit

Scheduling Order Exhibit

Hargrave Communications Dictionary Exhibit

The Authoritative Dictionary of IEEE Standards Terms Exhibit