Apple Inc. vs. THL Holding Company, LLC

Explore the PTAB proceeding IPR2024-00397 filed by Apple Inc. on 2024-01-19. This includes filing dates, application numbers, tech centers, patent numbers, and current case status.

Proceeding Overview

Proceeding Number

IPR2024-00397

Filing Date

2024-01-19

Accorded Filing Date

2024-01-19

Institution Decision Date

2024-07-25

Last Modified Date

2024-09-20

Proceeding Type

IPR

Termination Date

2024-07-25

Trial Status

Institution Denied

Parties & Counsel

Petitioner

Apple Inc.

Represented By

Bailey, Jenniferet al

Patent Owner / Respondent

THL Holding Company, LLC

Represented By

LeRoy, Johnet al

Tribunal & Venue

Tribunal

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (USPTO)

Technology Center

TC 2600 - Communications

Patent Information

1 Patent Involved

Respondent Application Number 14044202

Respondent Patent Number 8768381

External Links

Espacenet

Google Patents

Respondent Inventor John W. Howard et al

Respondent Tech Center TC 2600 - Communications

Address and Attorney/Agent Information

3 Registered Practitioners

Power of Attorney & Correspondence

Firm / Entity Name GARLICK & MARKISON

Customer Number 34399

Address 1802 Pleasant Valley Rd., Ste. 400 #135, Garland, TX, 75040, UNITED STATES

Attorney / Agent Information

Reg #	Name	Phone
36542	Kelly Hale	949-300-8856
36693	Bruce Stuckman	512-487-7241
74651	Katherine Stuckman	512-925-1503

Proceeding Documents

Notice: refund approved NOTICE

2024-09-20 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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Petitioner’s Request for Refund of Post-Institution Fees OTHER

2024-09-11 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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Institution Decision: Deny DECISION

2024-07-25 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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Power of Attorney NOTICE

2024-02-08 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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Notice : Mandatory Notice NOTICE

2024-02-08 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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Apple Inc. vs. THL Holding Company, LLC

Proceeding Overview

Parties & Counsel

Petitioner

Apple Inc.

Represented By

Patent Owner / Respondent

THL Holding Company, LLC

Represented By

Tribunal & Venue

Patent Information

Address and Attorney/Agent Information

Power of Attorney & Correspondence

Attorney / Agent Information

Proceeding Documents

Notice: refund approved NOTICE

Petitioner’s Request for Refund of Post-Institution Fees OTHER

Institution Decision: Deny DECISION

Power of Attorney NOTICE

Notice : Mandatory Notice NOTICE

NOTICE OF FILING DATE ACCORDED TO PETITION NOTICE

EX1024-Steve Kolokowsky and Trevor Davis, Touchscreens 101: Understanding T Exhibit

EX1019-Jeffrey Hightower and Gaetano Borriello, A Survey and Taxonomy of Lo Exhibit

EX1002-File History of U.S. Patent No. 8,768,381 Exhibit

EX1005-U.S. Patent Publication No. 2008/0320587A1 to Vauclair et al. Exhibit

EX1013-Roy Want, The Active Badge Location System, ACM Transactions on Exhibit

EX1021-Guifx, Touchscreens That Changed the World, https://www.guifx.com/to Exhibit

Petition for Inter Partes Review of US Patent No. 8768381 PETITION

EX1007-U.S. Patent No. 7,353,034 to Haney Exhibit

EX1009-THL’s Opening Claim Construction Brief dated September 14, 2023 Exhibit

EX1001-U.S. Patent No. 8,768,381 to Howard et al. Exhibit

EX1032-Josef Hallberg, Marcus Nilsson, Kåre Synnes, Positioning with Blueto Exhibit

EX1012-A Comprehensive Look into the RTLS System, https://www.mokosmart.com Exhibit

EX1033-Julie A. Kientz, Where’s My Stuff? Design and Evaluation of a Mobile Exhibit

EX1020-PARC History – A Legacy of Innovation and Inventing the Future, http Exhibit

EX1022-iPhone User’s Guide, Apple Inc. (2007) Exhibit

EX1037-iPhone 3G User’s Guide, Apple Inc. (2008) Exhibit

EX1008-U.S. Patent Publication No. 2004/0252030 to Trimble et al. Exhibit

EX1006-U.S. Patent Publication No. 2008/0125040A1 to Kalayjian Exhibit

EX1014-Paramvir Bahl, An In-Building RF-based User Location and Tracking Sy Exhibit

Petitioner's Power of Attorney for Inter Partes Review NOTICE

EX1038-Microsoft Computer Dictionary, Microsoft Press (5th ed. 2002) Exhibit

EX1026-The History of Bluetooth, The History of Bluetooth - Auris, Inc (the Exhibit

EX1011-Hui Liu, Houshang Darabi, Pat Banerjee, and Jing Liu, Survey of Wire Exhibit

EX1018-Kaveh Pahlavan, Indoor Geolocation Science and Technology Exhibit

EX1025-U.S. Patent Publication No. 2006/0026521A1 to Hotelling et al. Exhibit

EX1004-U.S. Patent Publication No. 2007/0197229A1 to Kalliola et al. Exhibit

EX1010-ISO/IEC 24730-2:2006(E) Information technology – Real-time locating Exhibit

EX1034-Rudolf F. Graf, Modern Dictionary of Electronics, Newnes (7th editio Exhibit

EX1031-Varun Almaulu and David Cheng, Bluetooth Triangulator, Department of Exhibit

EX1015-Gwen Moritz, Larry W. Fullerton: World Class Innovator, Arkansas Bus Exhibit

EX1023-Majority of smart phones now have touch screens, https://www.canalys Exhibit

EX1003-Declaration of Dr. R. Michael Buehrer Exhibit

EX1017-IEEE Std. 802.15.4a-2007, entitled “IEEE Standard for Information te Exhibit

EX1016-Bob Paddock, A Guide to online information about: Radio Frequency Id Exhibit

EX1035-Harry Newton, Newton’s Telecom Dictionary, CMP Books (20th edition, Exhibit

EX1029-IEEE Std. 802.15.1-2005, entitled “IEEE Standard for Information tec Exhibit

EX1039-THL Infringment Contentions Exhibit

EX1028-How does Bluetooth work?, Scientific American https://www.scientific Exhibit

EX1036-WO 2009/130509A2 to Elsom-Cook Exhibit

EX1030-Specification of the Bluetooth System, Bluetooth Core Specification Exhibit

EX1027-Ericsson T39 User’s Guide First Edition, Ericsson Mobile Communicati Exhibit