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Meta Platforms, Inc. et al. vs. Eight kHz, LLC

Explore the PTAB proceeding IPR2023-01023 filed by Meta Platforms, Inc. et al. on 2023-06-09. This includes filing dates, application numbers, tech centers, patent numbers, and current case status.

Proceeding Overview

Proceeding Number

IPR2023-01023

Filing Date

2023-06-09

Accorded Filing Date

2023-06-09

Institution Decision Date

2024-01-09

Last Modified Date

2026-07-22

Proceeding Type

IPR

Termination Date

2025-01-06

Trial Status

Final Written Decision

Parties & Counsel

Petitioner

Meta Platforms, Inc. et al.

Represented By

Osman, Ingeet al

Patent Owner / Respondent

Eight kHz, LLC

Represented By

Robinson, Ericket al

Tribunal & Venue

Tribunal

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (USPTO)

Technology Center

TC 2600 - Communications

Patent Information

1 Patent Involved

Respondent Application Number 16938936

Respondent Patent Number 10798509

External Links

Espacenet

Google Patents

Respondent Inventor Philip Scott Lyren et al

Respondent Tech Center TC 2600 - Communications

Address and Attorney/Agent Information

1 Registered Practitioner

Power of Attorney & Correspondence

Firm / Entity Name PHILIP S. LYREN, PC

Customer Number —

Address 289 Woodland Avenue, Wadsworth, OH, 44281, UNITED STATES

Attorney / Agent Information

Reg #	Name	Phone
40709	Philip Lyren	832-236-5529

Proceeding Documents

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Fed. Cir. Order Dismissing Appeal OTHER

2026-05-04 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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Patent Owner's Notice of Cross-Appeal NOTICE

2025-03-20 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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Petitioners' Notice of Appeal NOTICE

2025-03-07 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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Final Written Decision: original FINAL

2025-01-06 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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Order: Granting Order to Withdraw Counsel ORDER

2025-01-06 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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Patent Owner's Sixth Updated Mandatory Notices NOTICE

2024-11-27 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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Patent Owner's Unopposed Motion for Withdrawal of Counsel MOTION

2024-11-27 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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Record of Oral Hearing OTHER

2024-11-26 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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Patent Owner's Demonstratives OTHER

2024-10-16 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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ORDER Granting Patent Owner’s Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission of Erik Dykema 37 C.F.R. § 42.10 ORDER

2024-10-16 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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Petitioners' Demonstratives - Part 2 OTHER

2024-10-16 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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Petitioners' Demonstratives - Part 1 OTHER

2024-10-16 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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Patent Owner's Fifth Updated Power of Attorney NOTICE

2024-10-11 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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Patent Owner's Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission of Erik Dykema MOTION

2024-10-11 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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2013

Declaration of Erik Dykema (PHV Application) Exhibit

2024-10-11 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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Patent Owner's Fifth Updated Mandatory Notices NOTICE

2024-10-11 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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LEAP Practitioner Request and Verification Form (Petitioner) NOTICE

2024-10-09 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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Parties' Joint Stipulation to Modify Schedule for Serving and Filing Demonstratives OTHER

2024-10-07 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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Patent Owner's Sur-Reply to Petitioner's Reply RESPONSE

2024-09-20 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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Order: Setting Oral Argument 37 C.F.R. sec. 42.70 ORDER

2024-09-11 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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Parties' Joint Stipulation to Change Portions of Due Dates 3 and 5 of the Scheduling Order OTHER

2024-09-11 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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Patent Owner's Fourth Updated Power of Attorney NOTICE

2024-08-28 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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Patent Owner's Fourth Updated Mandatory Notices NOTICE

2024-08-28 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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Patent Owner's Request for Oral Argument OTHER

2024-08-27 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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Petitioners' Request for Oral Argument OTHER

2024-08-27 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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Patent Owner's Objections to Petitioner's Evidence OTHER

2024-08-16 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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Patent Owner's Third Updated Power of Attorney NOTICE

2024-08-12 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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Patent Owner's Third Updated Mandatory Notices NOTICE

2024-08-12 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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Ex. 1148 Carter - Gaming the Design Exhibit

2024-08-09 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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Ex. 1169 Excerpt Chapter 1-2 Resident Evil 4 (2005) PC No Commentary Walkthrough and Gameplay 2 (video) Exhibit

2024-08-09 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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Ex. 1154 Robbie Dingo-Suzanne's Guitar-1 (video) Exhibit

2024-08-09 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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Ex. 1157 Stockburger - The Game Environment from an Auditive Perspective Exhibit

2024-08-09 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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Ex. 1143 Welch Dep Ex. 03 (Decl. of Dr. Gregory Welch) Exhibit

2024-08-09 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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Ex. 1147 Burdea-Multimodal Virtual Reality Exhibit

2024-08-09 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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Ex. 1152 Basic Building Demonstration-1 (video) Exhibit

2024-08-09 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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Ex. 1173 Supplemental Declaration of Dr. Gregory F. Welch Exhibit

2024-08-09 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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Ex. 1151 Second Life_The Official Guide (1 of 4) Exhibit

2024-08-09 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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Petitioners' Reply REPLYTOOPP

2024-08-09 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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Ex. 1150 - Piper Jaffray - Next Mega Tech Theme Is Virtual Reality Exhibit

2024-08-09 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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Ex. 1170 Transcript, Excerpt Chapter 1-2 Resident Evil 4 (2005) PC No Commentary Walkthrough and Gameplay 2 Exhibit

2024-08-09 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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Ex. 1165 Turn off annoying UI sounds - Second Life Video Tutorial (.mp4 video) Exhibit

2024-08-09 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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Ex. 1151 Second Life_The Official Guide (4 of 4) Exhibit

2024-08-09 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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Ex. 1155 Transcript, Robbie Dingo-Suzanne's Guitar-1 Exhibit

2024-08-09 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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Ex. 1165 Turn off annoying UI sounds - Second Life Video Tutorial (video) Exhibit

2024-08-09 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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Ex. 1162 Resident Evil 4 - Wikipedia Exhibit

2024-08-09 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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Ex. 1168 Transcript, Excerpt Chapter 1-1 Resident Evil 4 (2005) PC No Commentary Walkthrough and Gameplay 1 Exhibit

2024-08-09 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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Ex. 1159 Client sounds - Second Life Wiki Exhibit

2024-08-09 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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Ex. 1149 Chen - An Evaluation of the Learnability of the Justice Bao Button-Less Interface Exhibit

2024-08-09 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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Ex. 1151 Second Life_The Official Guide (3 of 4) Exhibit

2024-08-09 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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Ex. 1166 Transcript, Turn off annoying UI sounds - Second Life Video Tutorial Exhibit

2024-08-09 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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Ex. 1160 List of DooM2 Sounds - Doom Editing Help - Doomworld Exhibit

2024-08-09 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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Ex. 1171 Errata Sheet G. Welch Dep. Exhibit

2024-08-09 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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Ex. 1142 U.S. Patent No. 10,917,737 Exhibit

2024-08-09 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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Ex. 1153 Transcript, Basic Building Demonstration Exhibit

2024-08-09 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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Ex. 1164 Transcript, How to Use Oculus Rift with Second Life 1 Exhibit

2024-08-09 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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Ex. 1172 Allen - Beyond 15 Minutes of Thought Exhibit

2024-08-09 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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Ex. 1156 Shneiderman - Designing Menu Selection Systems Exhibit

2024-08-09 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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Ex. 1146 Begault 1993 - Headphone Localization of Speech Exhibit

2024-08-09 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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Ex. 1161 OldDoom - Music and Sounds Exhibit

2024-08-09 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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Ex. 1151 Second Life_The Official Guide (2 of 4) Exhibit

2024-08-09 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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Ex. 1163 How to Use Oculus Rift with Second Life 1mbps (video) Exhibit

2024-08-09 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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Ex. 1163 How to Use Oculus Rift with Second Life 1mbps (.mp4 video) Exhibit

2024-08-09 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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Ex. 1167 Excerpt Chapter 1-1 Resident Evil 4 (2005) PC No Commentary Walkthrough and Gameplay 1 (video) Exhibit

2024-08-09 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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Ex. 1158 Wenzel 1992 - Localization in Virtual Acoustic Displays Exhibit

2024-08-09 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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ORDER Authorizing Withdrawal of Counsel 37 C.F.R. § 42.10 ORDER

2024-08-06 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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Patent Owner's Unopposed Motion to Withdraw as Counsel OTHER

2024-07-31 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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ORDER Authorizing Withdrawal of Counsel 37 C.F.R. § 42.10 ORDER

2024-07-24 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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Petitioner's Unopposed Motion to Withdraw Backup Counsel MOTION

2024-07-19 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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Ex. 1145 Email from Board Exhibit

2024-07-19 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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Petitioners' Updated Mandatory Notices NOTICE

2024-07-11 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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Patent Owner's Response RESPONSE

2024-05-17 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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2012

Exhibit 2012 Exhibit

2024-05-17 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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Patent Owner's Notice of Deposition of Dr. Gregory F. Welch NOTICE

2024-04-30 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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Parties' Joint Stipulation to Change Due Dates 1 and 2 of the Scheduling Order OTHER

2024-04-02 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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Parties' Joint Stipulation to Change Due Dates 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6 of the Scheduling Order OTHER

2024-03-15 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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Patent Owner’s Second Updated Mandatory Notice NOTICE

2024-03-07 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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Patent Owner's Second Updated Power of Attorney NOTICE

2024-03-07 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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Petitioners' Updated Mandatory Notices NOTICE

2024-02-21 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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Joint Stipulation to Extend Portions of Due Dates 1-3 OTHER

2024-02-01 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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Patent Owner's Objections to Petitioner's Evidence OTHER

2024-01-24 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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Petitioner's Objections to Patent Owner's Evidence OTHER

2024-01-23 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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Scheduling Order ORDER

2024-01-09 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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Institution Decision DECISION

2024-01-09 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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Patent Owner's Sur-Reply in Support of Preliminary Response RESPONSE

2023-11-13 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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2011

Exhibit 2011 Exhibit

2023-11-13 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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2010

Exhibit 2010 Exhibit

2023-11-13 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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Ex. 1144 - Email from Board Authorizing Replies Exhibit

2023-11-06 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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

2023-11-06 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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Ex. 1141 - Defendants' Stipulation Regarding Invalidity Challenges Exhibit

2023-11-06 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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Patent Owner Preliminary Response POPR

2023-10-12 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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2009

Exhibit 2009 Exhibit

2023-10-12 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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2004

Exhibit 2004 Exhibit

2023-10-12 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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2001

Exhibit 2001 Exhibit

2023-10-12 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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2003

Exhibit 2003 Exhibit

2023-10-12 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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2005

Exhibit 2005 Exhibit

2023-10-12 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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2007

Exhibit 2007 Exhibit

2023-10-12 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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2008

Exhibit 2008 Exhibit

2023-10-12 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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2002

Exhibit 2002 Exhibit

2023-10-12 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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2006

Exhibit 2006 Exhibit

2023-10-12 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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Notice: Notice filing date accorded NOTICE

2023-07-12 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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Notice : Patent Owner's Mandatory Notice NOTICE

2023-06-30 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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Notice : Patent Owner's Power of Attorney NOTICE

2023-06-30 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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