Exotec Product France SAS et al. vs. Opex Corporation

Explore the PTAB proceeding IPR2024-00850 filed by Exotec Product France SAS et al. on 2024-05-02. This includes filing dates, application numbers, tech centers, patent numbers, and current case status.

Proceeding Overview

Proceeding Number

IPR2024-00850

Filing Date

2024-05-02

Accorded Filing Date

2024-05-02

Institution Decision Date

2024-11-01

Last Modified Date

2026-01-14

Proceeding Type

IPR

Termination Date

2025-10-28

Trial Status

Final Written Decision

Parties & Counsel

Petitioner

Exotec Product France SAS et al.

Represented By

Haynes, Johnet al

Patent Owner / Respondent

Opex Corporation

Represented By

Ha, Yung-Hoonet 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 16994543

Respondent Patent Number 11472632

External Links

Espacenet

Google Patents

Respondent Inventor Alexander Stevens et al

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

Address and Attorney/Agent Information

2 Registered Practitioners

Power of Attorney & Correspondence

Firm / Entity Name Opex Corporation

Customer Number —

Address 305 Commerce Dr, Moorestown, NJ, 08057, UNITED STATES

Attorney / Agent Information

Reg #	Name	Phone
36122	Brian Dinicola	732-735-4896
41010	Stephen Eland	856-727-1100

Proceeding Documents

Final Written Decision: Final Written Decision Determining All Challenged Claims Unpatentable 35 U.S.C. sec. 318a FINAL

2025-10-28 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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Other: Hearing transcript OTHER

2025-09-30 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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General Order: Related Matters Updates ORDER

2025-09-19 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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Order: Related Matters Updates ORDER

2025-09-18 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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3001

Ex. 3001 Exhibit

2025-08-26 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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Exotec Product France SAS et al. vs. Opex Corporation

Proceeding Overview

Parties & Counsel

Petitioner

Exotec Product France SAS et al.

Represented By

Patent Owner / Respondent

Opex Corporation

Represented By

Tribunal & Venue

Patent Information

Address and Attorney/Agent Information

Power of Attorney & Correspondence

Attorney / Agent Information

Proceeding Documents

Final Written Decision: Final Written Decision Determining All Challenged Claims Unpatentable 35 U.S.C. sec. 318a FINAL

Other: Hearing transcript OTHER

General Order: Related Matters Updates ORDER

Order: Related Matters Updates ORDER

Ex. 3001 Exhibit

Patent Owner's Updated Exhibit List NOTICE

Petitioners' Updated Exhibit List NOTICE

Petitioners' Demonstratives Exhibit

EX2011 - Petitioner's Demonstratives Exhibit

Patent Owner's Updated Mandatory Notices NOTICE

DECISION Granting Patent Owner’s Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission of David J. Shaw 37 C.F.R. § 42.10 ORDER

Order: Hearing Order ORDER

Patent Owner's Unopposed Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice of David J. Shaw MOTION

EX2010 - Declaration of David. J. Shaw iso of PHV Mot. Exhibit

Petitioners' Request for Oral Argument OTHER

Patent Owner's Request for Oral Argument OTHER

Patent Owner Sur-Reply OTHER

Order: AMENDMENT TO REVISED SCHEDULING ORDER 37 C.F.R. sec. 42.5 ORDER

Petitioner's Reply to Patent Owner's Response OTHER

iRobot Reports Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year 2021 Financial Results Exhibit

Drawing #2 from Singhose Deposition Exhibit

Drawing #1 from Singhose Deposition Exhibit

Deposition Transcript of Dr. William Singhose, April 29, 2025 Exhibit

AMENDMENT TO REVISED SCHEDULING ORDER 37 C.F.R. § 42.5 ORDER

Panel Change Order ORDER

Joint Stipulation to Move Due Date 2 and Due Date 3 OTHER

Notice of Deposition of William E. Singhose, Ph.D. NOTICE

Patent Owner's Updated Mandatory Notices NOTICE

REVISED SCHEDULING ORDER 37 C.F.R. § 42.5 ORDER

Panel Change Order ORDER

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

Patent Owner Response RESPONSE

EX2007 - Declaration of William E. Singhose Exhibit

EX2006 - Deposition Transcript of Matthew Spenko, Ph.D Exhibit

EX2009 - Whyte, Multipath Interference in Indirect Time-of-Flight Depth Sensors Exhibit

EX2005 - Annotated Figure 1 from US Patent Publication No. 20170158430 (Raizer) Exhibit

EX2008 - Hong et al, Semi-automated approach to indoor mapping for 3D as-built building information modeling Exhibit

EX2004 - Nagai et al, Fault-Free Integrity of Urban Driverless Vehicle Navigation with Multi-Sensor Integration A Case Study in Downtown Chicago Exhibit

EX2003 - Matthew Spenko , Ph.D. Curriculum Vitae Exhibit

Patent Owner's Notice of Deposition of Matthew Spenko, Ph.D. NOTICE

EX2002 - Declaration of G. Patnaik iso of Motion Exhibit

Patent Owner's Unopposed Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice of Goutam Patnaik MOTION

Joint Stipulation to Modify Due Dates 1-3 NOTICE

Institution Decision: Grant DECISION

Order: Scheduling Order ORDER

Patent Owner's Preliminary Sur-Reply OTHER

Petitioners' Reply to the Patent Owner's Preliminary Response to the Petition OTHER

EX2001 - Expert Decl Exhibit

Opex Preliminary Response POPR

Notice : Patent Owner's Power of Attorney NOTICE

Notice : Patent Owner's Mandatory Notice NOTICE

Notice: Notice filing date accorded NOTICE

U.S. Patent 10,472,172 B2 Exhibit

Notice : Power of Attorney for Exotec Product France SAS NOTICE

Notice : Power of Attorney for Exotec Product USA Inc. NOTICE

U.S. Patent Appl. Publ. No 2017/0158430 Exhibit

Petition : as filed PETITION

Declaration of Dr. Stephen Derby Exhibit

English Translation of CN Patent Publication No. CN 109987366A Exhibit

Curriculum vitae of Dr. Stephen Derby Exhibit

CN Patent Publication No. CN 109987366A Exhibit

U.S. Patent No. 11,472,632 B2 Exhibit

File History of U.S. Patent No. 11,472,632 B2 Exhibit

Notice : Power of Attorney for Exotec North America NOTICE