Omega Liner Company, Inc. vs. Buergofol GmbH

Explore the PTAB proceeding IPR2023-01372 filed by Omega Liner Company, Inc. on 2023-09-12. This includes filing dates, application numbers, tech centers, patent numbers, and current case status.

Proceeding Overview

Proceeding Number

IPR2023-01372

Filing Date

2023-09-12

Accorded Filing Date

2023-09-12

Institution Decision Date

2024-03-19

Last Modified Date

2025-05-15

Proceeding Type

IPR

Termination Date

2025-03-14

Trial Status

Final Written Decision - Appealed

Parties & Counsel

Petitioner

Omega Liner Company, Inc.

Represented By

Neustel, Michaelet al

Patent Owner / Respondent

Buergofol GmbH

Represented By

Doody, Patricket 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 14204205

Respondent Patent Number 9657882

External Links

Espacenet

Google Patents

Respondent Inventor Kurt Stark et al

Respondent Tech Center TC 1700 - Chemical & Materials Engineering

Address and Attorney/Agent Information

81 Registered Practitioners

Power of Attorney & Correspondence

Firm / Entity Name DORITY & MANNING, P.A.

Customer Number 22827

Address POST OFFICE BOX 1449, GREENVILLE, SC, 29602-1449, UNITED STATES

Attorney / Agent Information

Reg #	Name	Phone
29609	James Bagarazzi	864-271-1592
31226	Richard Moose	864-271-1592
35070	Stephen Bondura	864-271-1592
37647	Eric Jensen	864-271-592
38024	Timothy Cassidy	864-271-1592
43486	James Baudino	864-271-1592
45675	Jason Johnston	864-271-1592
47178	Tim Williams	864-271-1592
52312	Jennifer Ulsh	864-271-1592
54599	Neil Batavia	800-815-6705
54768	David Cromer	864-271-1592
55462	Steven Moore	864-271-1592
56405	Alan Marshall	864-271-1592
60114	Robert Williams	864-271-1592
60382	J Workman	864-271-1592
60619	Scott Cole	864-271-1592
61527	Jeremy Stroh	800-815-6705
62037	Michael Gagliano	864-271-1592
62286	Seth Jones	864-271-1592
62943	James Burns Iii	864-271-1592
63096	Thomas Huycke	864-271-1592
63559	Justen Fauth	864-271-1592
64391	Jason Jennings	864-271-1592
65453	Joseph Probst	864-271-1592
67106	Maegen Stokes	804-271-1592
67161	John White Jr.	864-271-1592
67429	Jeffrey Patterson	206-910-6234
67591	Wesley Greenwell	864-271-1592
67645	Erik Sivertson	864-271-1592
68765	John Hailey Iii	864-271-1592
69584	Bethany Whelan	864-271-1592
69682	Yama Nezam	864-271-1592
70705	Anand Patel	864-271-1592
70858	Matthew Deiulio	864-271-1592
70875	Jordan Cox	702-469-0472
71280	Michael Templeton	330-697-3492
71471	Heidi Hood	864-271-1592
71674	Helen Zhang	864-271-1592
72539	Peter Keros	864-271-1592
73051	Laura Kohli	864-527-1560
74000	Matthew Sutch	864-271-1592
74033	Yusuf Hasan	864-271-1592
74719	Nathan Smith	864-271-1592
75960	Aaron Stonehocker	650-440-6537
76141	Jason Pittman	864-271-1592
76499	Kristen Tuiletufuga	864-271-1592
77420	James Noel	864-271-1592
77453	Michael Walters	256-653-8197
77671	Kathrynn Lyddane	864-271-1592
78027	Nicholas Mcdonald	864-527-1573
78219	Spenser Schwabe	864-271-1592
78427	Lucas Jensen	864-271-1592
78850	Samuel Newberry	309-333-3531
79225	Nicholas Desetto	864-271-1592
79625	Liam Christ	864-271-1592
79738	William Waite	864-271-1592
79852	David Griffith Iii	864-271-1592
79977	Lillian Fant	864-616-5721
80106	Derion Reid	864-271-1592
80226	Logan Riley	864-271-1592
80246	Seth Mancuso	724-831-8028
80301	Peyton Guest	864-271-1592
81180	Justin Brown	864-527-1536
81194	Samuel Beckworth	864-271-1592
81234	Jonathan Gundana	864-271-1592
81264	Evan Martin	864-271-1592
81355	Samuel Sturman	864-271-1592
81846	Warren Conway Esq.	864-271-1592
82125	Caroline Smith	304-541-6594
82333	Bryson Glenn	800-815-6705
82478	William Macilwinen	864-271-1592
82527	Stuart Taylor	864-271-1592
82592	Shelby Maier	864-271-1592
82618	Dominic Knisely	864-271-1592
82661	Andrea Idler	864-271-1592
82715	Clara Hanger	864-271-1592
82741	Gillian Cox	512-994-6655
82961	Tanner Long	252-886-0447
83095	Jaden Stutts	864-271-1592
83147	Sean Quinn	864-271-1592
L0946	Lawrence Nwaesei	864-721-1592

Proceeding Documents

200

Patent Owner's Notice of Appeal from PTAB Decision NOTICE

2025-05-15 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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Order Conduct of the Proceeding ORDER

2025-05-01 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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ORDER Denying Patent Owner’s Motion to Seal Exhibits 2036–2039 (Paper 74) Ordering Patent Order to Show Cause With Respect to Exhibits 2044–2047 35 U.S.C. § 316; 37 C.F.R. §§ 42.14, 42.20(c), 42.54(a) ORDER

2025-04-01 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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Order Denying Petitioner’s Motion for Sanctions (Paper 71) ORDER

2025-03-14 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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Judgment Final Written Decision FINAL

2025-03-14 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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Omega Liner Company, Inc. vs. Buergofol GmbH

Proceeding Overview

Parties & Counsel

Petitioner

Omega Liner Company, Inc.

Represented By

Patent Owner / Respondent

Buergofol GmbH

Represented By

Tribunal & Venue

Patent Information

Address and Attorney/Agent Information

Power of Attorney & Correspondence

Attorney / Agent Information

Proceeding Documents

Patent Owner's Notice of Appeal from PTAB Decision NOTICE

Order Conduct of the Proceeding ORDER

ORDER Denying Patent Owner’s Motion to Seal Exhibits 2036–2039 (Paper 74) Ordering Patent Order to Show Cause With Respect to Exhibits 2044–2047 35 U.S.C. § 316; 37 C.F.R. §§ 42.14, 42.20(c), 42.54(a) ORDER

Order Denying Petitioner’s Motion for Sanctions (Paper 71) ORDER

Judgment Final Written Decision FINAL

Panel Change Order ORDER

Other: Hearing transcript OTHER

Petitioner's Opposition to PO's Motion to Seal EX2036-2039 OPPOSITION

Ex. 3010 Exhibit

Certified English language translation of EX2038 - Customer Visit Report dated June 5, 2012 regarding tearing problems Exhibit

Certified English language translation of EX2037 - Buergofol email correspondence dated June 4, 2012 between Dr. Stark and Dr. Boutrid Exhibit

Certified English language translation of EX2036 - Buergofol email correspondence dated June 1, 2012 from Dr. Stark to Dr. Schleicher (Redacted) Exhibit

Certified English language translation of EX2039 - Customer Visit Report dated September 13, 2012 regarding new inner tube film and noting it should separate too well because it could cause a fire (Redacted) Exhibit

Patent Owner’s Submission of Certified Translations Pursuant to Paper No. 78 OTHER

Certified English language translation of EX2039 - Customer Visit Report dated September 13, 2012 regarding new inner tube film and noting it should separate too well because it could cause a fire Exhibit

Certified English language translation of EX2038 - Customer Visit Report dated June 5, 2012 regarding tearing problems (Redacted) Exhibit

Patent Owner’s Updated Exhibit List OTHER

Certified English language translation of EX2036 - Buergofol email correspondence dated June 1, 2012 from Dr. Stark to Dr. Schleicher Exhibit

Certified English language translation of EX2037 - Buergofol email correspondence dated June 4, 2012 between Dr. Stark and Dr. Boutrid (Redacted) Exhibit

Exhibit 3009 Exhibit

Order: ORDER Granting Patent Owner’s Motion to Substitute (Paper 76); and Granting Patent Owner’s Request to File Certified English Translations of Exhibits 2036–2039 37 C.F.R. §§ 42.5, 42.6(a)(2)(iv), 42.65(b)(1), 42.65(b)(2) ORDER

Petitioner's Reply in Support of Motion for Sanctions (Paper 71) REPLY

Patent Owner's Corrected Opposition to Petitioner's Motion for Sanctions OTHER

Patent Owner's Motion to Substitute MOTION

Declaration of Christina Koppe-Zagouras in Response to Petitioner's Motion for Sanctions Exhibit

Buergofol email correspondence dated June 1, 2012 from Dr. Stark to Dr. Schleicher Exhibit

Patent Owner’s Motion to Seal Exhibits 2036, 2037, 2038 and 2039 MOTION

August 23, 2024 letter from Petitioner’s counsel to Patent Owner Counsel Exhibit

Customer Visit Report dated June 5, 2012 regarding tearing problems Exhibit

Declaration of Gregor Schleicher in Response to Petitioner's Motion for Sanctions Exhibit

Customer Visit Report dated September 13, 2012 regarding new inner tube film and noting it should separate too well because it could cause a fire Exhibit

Patent Owner's Updated Exhibit List dated 1-7-2025 OTHER

Declaration of Patrick Doody in Response to Petitioner's Motion for Sanctions Exhibit

E-mail exchanges between Dr. Stark and Petitioner’s Counsel Exhibit

Declaration of Dr. Abdel-Kader Boutrid in Response to Petitioner's Motion for Sanctions Exhibit

September 10, 2024 letter from Patent Owner Counsel to Petitioner Counsel Exhibit

Buergofol email correspondence dated June 4, 2012 between Dr. Stark and Dr. Boutrid Exhibit

Customer Visit Report dated September 13, 2012 regarding new inner tube film and noting it should separate too well because it could cause a fire Exhibit

Buergofol email correspondence dated June 1, 2012 from Dr. Stark to Dr. Schleicher Exhibit

Patent Owner’s Opposition to Petitioner’s Motion for Sanctions OPPOSITION

Customer Visit Report dated June 5, 2012 regarding tearing problems Exhibit

Buergofol email correspondence dated June 4, 2012 between Dr. Stark and Dr. Boutrid Exhibit

Exhibit 3008 Exhibit

PO's Jan. 30, 2023 Email to Dr. Stark Exhibit

Granting Petitioner’s Request to File a Motion for Sanctions; Denying Patent Owner’s Request to File a Motion for Sanctions 37 C.F.R. §§ 42.11(a), 42.41(b)(1)(iii) ORDER

Petitioner's Updated Exhibit List NOTICE

PO's Jan. 30, 2023 Letter to Petitioner's Counsel Exhibit

Exhibit 3007 Exhibit

PO's Response to RFP Nos. 307-309 (Aug. 1, 2024) Exhibit

Petitioner's Motion for Sanctions MOTION

Notice of Filing Petitioner's Demonstrative Exhibits NOTICE

Petitioner's Demonstrative Exhibits Exhibit

Notice of Filing of Patent Owner's Demonstrative Exhibits NOTICE

Patent Owner's Demonstrative Exhibits Exhibit

Patent Owner’s Reply to Petitioner’s Opposition to Patent Owner’s Motion to Exclude REPLY

Petitioner's Reply in Support of Motion to Exclude Evidence (EX2004) REPLY

Petitioner's Reply in Support of Motion to Exclude Evidence (EX2001) REPLY

Petitioner's Reply in Support of Motion to Exclude Evidence (EX2003) REPLY

Notice of Filing Partial Transcript of Dec. 6, 2024 Conference Call with Board NOTICE

Partial Transcript of Dec. 6, 2024 Hearing with Board Exhibit

Petitioner's Opposition to PO's Motion to Exclude (Paper 51) OPPOSITION

Petitioner's Updated Exhibit List NOTICE

Patent Owner’s Opposition to Petitioner’s Motion to Exclude Evidence (EX2001) OPPOSITION

Patent Owner’s Opposition to Petitioner’s Motion to Exclude Evidence (EX2003) OPPOSITION

Petitioner's Opposition to PO's Motion to Seal EX1070-1072 (Paper 55) OPPOSITION