GCE Gas Control Equipment Inc. vs. VBOX, Inc. et al.

Explore the PTAB proceeding IPR2023-00326 filed by GCE Gas Control Equipment Inc. on 2022-12-23. This includes filing dates, application numbers, tech centers, patent numbers, and current case status.

Proceeding Overview

Proceeding Number

IPR2023-00326

Filing Date

2022-12-23

Accorded Filing Date

2022-12-23

Institution Decision Date

2023-06-28

Last Modified Date

2024-11-25

Proceeding Type

IPR

Termination Date

2024-06-18

Trial Status

Final Written Decision - Appealed

Parties & Counsel

Petitioner

GCE Gas Control Equipment Inc.

Represented By

Masters, Robertet al

Patent Owner / Respondent

VBOX, Inc. et al.

Represented By

Murphy, Timothyet al

Tribunal & Venue

Tribunal

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (USPTO)

Technology Center

TC 1700 - Chemical & Materials Engineering

Patent Information

1 Patent Involved

Respondent Application Number 15931716

Respondent Patent Number 11389614

External Links

Espacenet

Google Patents

Respondent Inventor Theodore W. Jagger et al

Respondent Tech Center TC 1700 - Chemical & Materials Engineering

Address and Attorney/Agent Information

20 Registered Practitioners

Power of Attorney & Correspondence

Firm / Entity Name CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P.C.

Customer Number 26096

Address 400 WEST MAPLE ROAD, SUITE 350, BIRMINGHAM, MI, 48009, UNITED STATES

Attorney / Agent Information

Reg #	Name	Phone
33080	Theodore Olds	248-988-8692
37139	David Gaskey	248-988-8360
37794	John Carlson	248-988-8681
42777	Kerrie Laba	248-988-8360
44130	William Gottschalk	248-988-8360
45864	Karin Butchko	248-988-8360
46174	John Siragusa	248-988-8360
47209	Anthony Cho	248-988-8360
53154	Matthew Koziarz	248-988-8360
57916	Benjamin Coon	248-988-8360
58138	Todd Barrett	248-988-8360
59497	Timothy Bradley	248-988-8360
64613	Timothy Murphy	248-283-0732
66186	Brian Tobin	248-988-8360
66503	David Atallah	248-283-0729
70374	Michael Szypa Jr.	248-988-8360
70788	Stephen Sequin Jr.	248-988-8684
79754	Michael Schwartz	248-885-2661
81133	Joshua Patrick	248-988-8360
82210	Robert Norman	734-751-1386

Proceeding Documents

119

Federal Circuit mandate OTHER

2024-11-25 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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Petitioner's Notice of Appeal NOTICE

2024-08-16 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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JUDGMENT Final Written Decision Determining Some Challenged Claims Unpatentable 35 U.S.C. § 318(a) FINAL

2024-06-18 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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Updated Mandatory Notice NOTICE

2024-05-17 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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Other: Hearing transcript OTHER

2024-04-10 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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GCE Gas Control Equipment Inc. vs. VBOX, Inc. et al.

Proceeding Overview

Parties & Counsel

Petitioner

GCE Gas Control Equipment Inc.

Represented By

Patent Owner / Respondent

VBOX, Inc. et al.

Represented By

Tribunal & Venue

Patent Information

Address and Attorney/Agent Information

Power of Attorney & Correspondence

Attorney / Agent Information

Proceeding Documents

Federal Circuit mandate OTHER

Petitioner's Notice of Appeal NOTICE

JUDGMENT Final Written Decision Determining Some Challenged Claims Unpatentable 35 U.S.C. § 318(a) FINAL

Updated Mandatory Notice NOTICE

Other: Hearing transcript OTHER

Petitioner's Updated Exhibit List NOTICE

Exhibit 1079 - Petitioner's Demonstrative Exhibits Exhibit

Patent Owner's Demonstrative Exhibits Exhibit

Patent Owner's Updated Exhibit List NOTICE

Order: Hearing Order ORDER

Petitioner's Request for Oral Argument OTHER

PO's Request for Oral Argument OTHER

PO's Sur-Reply RESPONSE

Ex 2009 - Transcript of Second Deposition of Knaebel Exhibit

Patent Owner's Updated Exhibit List NOTICE

Errata sheet to the deposition transcript of Orhan Talu, Ph.D. Exhibit

Knaebel Deposition Notice NOTICE

EX1077 - Excerpts from Newtonian Physics by Benjamin Crowell, Edition 2.0 (August 13, 2000) (including internet archive copies of web version available as of April 2001) Exhibit

EX1076 - 3B’s Infringement Contentions for U.S. Patent No. 10,357,628 in Related District Court Matter Exhibit

EX1074 - Deposition Transcript of Dr. Orhan Talu (December 1, 2023) Exhibit

Petitioner's Reply to Patent Owner's Response to Petition REPLYTOOPP

EX1078 - Declaration of Kent S. Knaebel, Ph.D., December 21, 2023 Exhibit

EX1072 - 3B's June 21, 2023 Responsive Claim Construction Brief (Dkt. 41) in the Related District Court Matter Exhibit

EX1070 - 3B’s May 22, 2023 Opening Claim Construction Brief (Dkt. 36) in Related District Court Matter Exhibit

EX1075 - File History of U.S. Patent No. 7,604,005 (Application No. 11/054,615) Exhibit

EX1071 - GCE's May 22, 2023 Opening Claim Construction Brief (Dkt. 38) in the Related District Court Matter Exhibit

EX1073 - GCE's June 21, 2023 Responsive Claim Construction Brief (Dkt. 42) in the Related District Court Matter Exhibit

Notice of Deposition of Oran Talu, Ph.D. NOTICE

Notice of Joint Stipulation to Modify the Scheduling Order NOTICE

Ex 2002 - Talu CV Exhibit

Ex 2001 - Declaration or Orhan Talu, Ph.D. Exhibit

Ex 2006 - GAO-23-105336 Exhibit

Ex 2004 - From Drawing Board Article... Dep Exhibit 5.pdf Exhibit

Ex 2007 - Transcript of Geoffrey Deane, Ph.D. Exhibit

Ex 2003 - Transcript of Deposition of Kent Knaebel, Ph.D. Exhibit

Patent Owner Response RESPONSE

Ex 2005 - US5226933 Dep Exhibit 6 Exhibit

Knaebel Deposition Notice NOTICE

Institution Decision: Granting Institution of Inter Partes Review 35 U.S.C. sec. 314 DECISION

Order: SCHEDULING ORDER ORDER

Patent Owner's Sur-Reply RESPONSE

Email from Board Authorizing Reply to POPR Exhibit

Petitioner's Updated Exhibit List NOTICE

Petitioner's Reply to Patent Owner's Preliminary Response REPLYTOOPP

POPR POPR

Petitioner's Updated Mandatory Notices NOTICE

Notice: Notice filing date accorded NOTICE

Notice : Mandatory Notice NOTICE

Notice : Mandatory Notice NOTICE

EX1027 - US4916630 (Miller 630) Exhibit

EX1019 - US7144446 (Lessi) Exhibit

EX1053 - US 10,357,628 - FH (628 Patent FH) Exhibit

EX1017 - US4404005 (Hamlin) Exhibit

EX1010 - US20060117957A1 (McCombs 957) Exhibit

EX1029 - US6471744 (Hill 744) Exhibit

EX1059 - The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language Exhibit

EX1064 - Judicial Caseload Profile for D. Md. Exhibit

EX1037 - US6544318 (Dee 318) Exhibit

EX1049 - US 07,954,490 - FH (490 Patent FH) Exhibit

EX1018 - US4065272 (Armond) Exhibit

EX1033 - US6547851 (Warren 851) Exhibit

EX1061 - Bloomsbury English Dictionary Exhibit

EX1054 - US 10,357,628 (628 Patent) Exhibit

EX1022 - US4094775 (Mueller) Exhibit

EX1031 - US5429666 (Agrawal 666) Exhibit