Meta Platforms, Inc. vs. Sitnet, LLC

Explore the PTAB proceeding IPR2024-00612 filed by Meta Platforms, Inc. on 2024-03-04. This includes filing dates, application numbers, tech centers, patent numbers, and current case status.

Proceeding Overview

Proceeding Number

IPR2024-00612

Filing Date

2024-03-04

Accorded Filing Date

2024-03-04

Institution Decision Date

2024-09-11

Last Modified Date

2025-11-10

Proceeding Type

IPR

Termination Date

2025-09-08

Trial Status

Final Written Decision - Appealed

Parties & Counsel

Petitioner

Meta Platforms, Inc.

Represented By

Specht, Michaelet al

Patent Owner / Respondent

Sitnet, LLC

Represented By

Hecht, Davidet al

Tribunal & Venue

Tribunal

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (USPTO)

Technology Center

TC 3600 - Transportation, E-Commerce & Construction

Patent Information

1 Patent Involved

Respondent Application Number 11924748

Respondent Patent Number 8249932

External Links

Espacenet

Google Patents

Respondent Inventor Thomas Cona et al

Respondent Tech Center TC 3600 - Transportation, E-Commerce & Construction

Address and Attorney/Agent Information

40 Registered Practitioners

Power of Attorney & Correspondence

Firm / Entity Name HG Law LLP

Customer Number 1473

Address 75 Broad Street, Suite 510, New York, NY, 10004-3222, UNITED STATES

Attorney / Agent Information

Reg #	Name	Phone
27794	James Haley Jr	646-973-2502
31069	Jeffrey Ingerman	646-973-2500
43772	Karen Mangasarian	646-973-2514
45715	Firasat Ali	669-213-1072
46109	James Leiz	646-973-2504
47943	Alexander Shvarts	650-681-0772
52652	George Brieger	646-973-2547
53470	Robert Pilaud	503-228-9446
54582	Gregory Lundell	669-213-1065
63933	Brian Gummow	646-973-2500
66139	Jason Ingerman	646-973-2507
67542	Joseph Mcpartland	646-973-2561
67675	Maxim Rapoport	646-973-2511
68977	Andrew Lee	510-304-9211
71318	Kevin Rieffel	646-973-2500
72910	Geneva Lai	669-213-1082
73679	Thomas Trainor	646-973-2520
74501	Jennifer Galela	669-213-1083
74569	Daniel Organ	646-973-2506
75947	Ariel Diamond	646-973-2552
76504	William Ulrich	212-425-5288
76604	Donny Samporna	209-406-3376
77544	Anthony Boiano	646-973-2515
79057	Matthew Minnick	669-213-1078
79869	Mihaela Danca	646-973-2531
80042	Stacey Chung	646-973-2516
80314	Anthony Gee	669-213-1069
80755	Maha Saber	660-213-1063
80996	Gabrielle Prindle	669-213-1074
81758	Giacomo Di Liberto	646-973-2536
82232	Jake Rabinowitz	164-697-32549
82400	Erica Grant	669-213-1070
82464	Marcus Jellen	669-213-1064
82476	Catherine Keough	646-973-2509
82530	Olivia Brock	669-213-1050
82610	Paul Frech	669-213-1081
82671	Angelica Stuczynski	747-200-7043
82766	Priya Sriram	646-973-2523
82967	Anchal Agarwal	669-213-1050
83063	Yee Lau	972-800-4925

Proceeding Documents

Notice of Appeal NOTICE

2025-11-10 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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

2025-09-08 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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Other: Hearing transcript OTHER

2025-07-02 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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Patent Owner's Demonstratives OTHER

2025-06-06 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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EX1057 - Petitioner's Oral Hearing Demonstratives Exhibit

2025-06-06 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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Meta Platforms, Inc. vs. Sitnet, LLC

Proceeding Overview

Parties & Counsel

Petitioner

Meta Platforms, Inc.

Represented By

Patent Owner / Respondent

Sitnet, LLC

Represented By

Tribunal & Venue

Patent Information

Address and Attorney/Agent Information

Power of Attorney & Correspondence

Attorney / Agent Information

Proceeding Documents

Notice of Appeal NOTICE

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

Other: Hearing transcript OTHER

Patent Owner's Demonstratives OTHER

EX1057 - Petitioner's Oral Hearing Demonstratives Exhibit

Petitioner's Updated Exhibit List NOTICE

ORDER Setting Oral Argument 37 C.F.R. § 42.70 ORDER

Request for Oral Argument OTHER

Petitioner's Request for Oral Argument OTHER

Patent Owner's Sur-Reply OTHER

Petitioner's Reply to Patent Owner's Response REPLYTOOPP

EX1056 - Rubin Deposition Transcript (2025-02-07) Exhibit

Petitioner's Updated Mandatory Notices NOTICE

Petitioner's Notice of Deposition NOTICE

Petitioner's Objections to Patent Owner's Evidence OTHER

Patent Owner's Response RESPONSE

Supplemental Report of Dr. Aviel D. Rubin Exhibit

Notice of Deposition NOTICE

Petitioner's Objections to Patent Owner's Evidence OTHER

Order: SCHEDULING ORDER ORDER

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

Markman Hearing Transcript Exhibit

Patent Owner's Sur-Reply Preliminary Response OTHER

Claim Construction Order Exhibit

EX1055 - 1-23-cv-06389 Infringement Contentions Exhibit

EX1053 - Jansen Declaration in Support of Petitioner's Reply to POPR Exhibit

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

EX1054 - 1-23-cv-06389 Joint Claim Construction Statement Exhibit

Patent Owner's Preliminary Response POPR

Order Exhibit

Statistics Exhibit

Amended Joint Claim Construction Chart Exhibit

Joint Claim Construction Brief Exhibit

Expert Report of Aviel D. Rubin Exhibit

Notice: Notice filing date accorded NOTICE

EX1032 - Complaint (SDNY-1-23-cv-06389) Exhibit

EX1035 - The First-Ever Banner Ad on the Web Exhibit

EX1039 - Google Acquires Applied Semantics Exhibit

EX1052 - Initial Infringement Contentions (1-23-cv-06389) Exhibit

Petitioner's Notice Ranking Petitions NOTICE

EX1034 - A Brief History of Online Advertising Exhibit

EX1036 - The History of Online Advertising Exhibit

EX1040 - Google Timeline - The New York Times Exhibit

EX1021 - What are GPS coordinates and how do they work Exhibit

EX1009 - Updated science-wide author databases of standardized citation ind Exhibit

EX1011 - US7263614B2 - Roskind Exhibit

EX1044 - US5774670 - Montulli Exhibit

EX1046 - An Advertising Power but Just What Does Doubleclick Do Exhibit

EX1045 - Stale Cookies - ClickZ Exhibit

EX1004 - Jansen CV Exhibit

EX1042 - The Google Online Marketing Challenge Exhibit

EX1001 - US8249932 - Cona Exhibit

EX1026 - Best Practices Interactive Advertising Exhibit

EX1047 - HTML Images Exhibit

EX1016 - Why we're buying DoubleClick Exhibit

EX1037 - PGP Lets You Take Charge of Your Cookies Exhibit

EX1028 - A Systematic Review on Search Engine Advertising Exhibit

EX1050 - Detecting Hit Shaving in Click-Through Payment Schemes Exhibit

EX1013 - Intelligent delivery of interactive advertisement content Exhibit

EX1008 - US9195996 - Walsh Exhibit

EX1014 - US20060095320A1 - Jones Exhibit

EX1015 - US8799073 - Shahine Exhibit

EX1007 - US8346864 - Amidon Exhibit

EX1025 - Estimating the Capacity of the Location-Based Advertising Channel Exhibit

EX1051 - Scheduling Order (1-23-cv-06389) Exhibit