CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. vs. UMBRA TECHNOLOGIES LTD.

Explore the PTAB proceeding IPR2024-00344 filed by CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. on 2024-01-29. This includes filing dates, application numbers, tech centers, patent numbers, and current case status.

Proceeding Overview

Proceeding Number

IPR2024-00344

Filing Date

2024-01-29

Accorded Filing Date

2024-01-29

Institution Decision Date

2024-07-16

Last Modified Date

2025-11-19

Proceeding Type

IPR

Termination Date

2025-07-11

Trial Status

Final Written Decision - Appealed

Parties & Counsel

Petitioner

CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.

Represented By

McPherson, Patricket al

Patent Owner / Respondent

UMBRA TECHNOLOGIES LTD.

Represented By

Shapiro, Jasonet al

Tribunal & Venue

Tribunal

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (USPTO)

Technology Center

TC 2400 - Computer Networks, Multiplex & Cybersecurity

Patent Information

1 Patent Involved

Respondent Application Number 16095908

Respondent Patent Number 11146632

External Links

Espacenet

Google Patents

Respondent Inventor Joseph E. RUBENSTEIN

Respondent Tech Center TC 2400 - Computer Networks, Multiplex & Cybersecurity

Address and Attorney/Agent Information

6 Registered Practitioners

Power of Attorney & Correspondence

Firm / Entity Name Gardella Alciati

Customer Number 146018

Address 80 M Street SE, 1st Floor, Washington, DC, 20003, UNITED STATES

Attorney / Agent Information

Reg #	Name	Phone
40013	James Harris	408-462-8539
41053	Patrick Halloran	610-984-4751
45429	Michael Stimson	608-440-1665
46045	Greg Gardella	703-740-4540
67737	Joseph Hodler	718-938-3503
78453	Alexis Ritzer	703-740-5612

Proceeding Documents

Patent Owner Notice of Appeal NOTICE

2025-11-19 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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Order Denying Director Review of Final Written Decision MOTION

2025-09-18 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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Authorized Response to Director Review Request OTHER

2025-08-19 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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3100

Exhibit 3100 Exhibit

2025-08-12 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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Patent Owner's Request for Director Review of Final Written Decision REQUEST

2025-08-11 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. vs. UMBRA TECHNOLOGIES LTD.

Proceeding Overview

Parties & Counsel

Petitioner

CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.

Represented By

Patent Owner / Respondent

UMBRA TECHNOLOGIES LTD.

Represented By

Tribunal & Venue

Patent Information

Address and Attorney/Agent Information

Power of Attorney & Correspondence

Attorney / Agent Information

Proceeding Documents

Patent Owner Notice of Appeal NOTICE

Order Denying Director Review of Final Written Decision MOTION

Authorized Response to Director Review Request OTHER

Exhibit 3100 Exhibit

Patent Owner's Request for Director Review of Final Written Decision REQUEST

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

Other: Hearing transcript OTHER

Petitioner's Trial Demonstratives Exhibit

Patent Owner's Demonstratives OTHER

Order: Setting Oral Argument ORDER

Ex 3002 Exhibit

Petitioner's Request for Oral Hearing OTHER

2014 Exhibit

Patent Owner's Sur-reply OTHER

2013 Exhibit

Petitioner's Reply to Patent Owner's Response REPLYTOOPP

Patent Owner's Response to Petition for Inter Partes Review RESPONSE

Exhibit 2012 Exhibit

Exhibit 2011 Exhibit

Order: Granting Motion to Withdraw Counsel ORDER

PATENT OWNER'S UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR SUBSTITUTION AND WITHDRAWAL OF COUNSEL MOTION

Patent Owner's Notice of Deposition of Dr. Reddy NOTICE

Joint Stipulation to Modify Due Dates 1, 2, & 3 NOTICE

Patent Owner's Updated Mandatory Notice NOTICE

Patent Owner's Updated Power of Attorney NOTICE

Institution Decision: Grant DECISION

Order: Scheduling Order ORDER

Patent Owner's Updated Exhibit List NOTICE

Ex. 2010 - 2024-06-10 Board Conference Call Transcript Exhibit

Patent Owner's Submission of Transcript OTHER

Patent Owner's Sur-Reply OTHER

Petitioners Reply to POPR OTHER

Exhibit 3001 Exhibit

Order: ORDER Conduct of the Proceedings 37 C.F.R. § 42.5(a) ORDER

Patent Owner's Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice of W. Cook Alciati MOTION

Ex. 2001 - Declaration of W. Cook Alciati ISO of PHV Motion Exhibit

Patent Owner's Updated Exhibit List NOTICE

Ex. 2006 - MS Computer Dictionary Fifth Edition (Page 54) Exhibit

Ex. 2005 - US20140310243A1 Exhibit

Ex. 2008 - UMBRA Letter to Cisco dated April 8, 2024 Exhibit

Ex. 2003 - US20120196646A1 Exhibit

Ex. 2004 - US9736870B1 Exhibit

Ex. 2009 - UMBRA's Revised Infringement Chart Exhibit

Ex. 2002 - Transactions on Networking Exhibit

Ex. 2007 - PCMag Definitions of beacon and beaconing Exhibit

Patent Owner's Preliminary Response POPR

Notice: Notice filing date accorded NOTICE

EX-1007 U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2016/0100027 Exhibit

EX-1004 U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61739685 Exhibit

EX-1006 UMBRA Technologies Ltd.'s First Infringement Analysis Exhibit

EX-1002 Prosecution History of the '632 Patent (File History) Exhibit

EX-1005 U.S. Patent No. 9582421 Exhibit

EX-1010 Li et al., Small Files Problems in Parallel File System Exhibit

Notice : Power of Attorney NOTICE

EX-1008 U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2011/0145367 Exhibit

EX-1012 James O'Reilly, Network Storage Tools and Technologies Exhibit

EX-1003 Declaration of Petitioner's Expert Dr. A.L. Narasimha Reddy Exhibit

Petition : as filed PETITION

EX-1011 Marc Farley, Storage Networking Fundamentals Exhibit

EX-1009 Kassick et al., Dynamic I/O Reconfiguration for NFS-Based Parallel Exhibit

EX-1001 U.S. Patent No. 11,146,632 Exhibit