smaXtec Inc. et al. vs. ST Reproductive Technologies, LLC et al.

Explore the PTAB proceeding IPR2024-00885 filed by smaXtec Inc. et al. on 2024-05-02. This includes filing dates, application numbers, tech centers, patent numbers, and current case status.

Proceeding Overview

Proceeding Number

IPR2024-00885

Filing Date

2024-05-02

Accorded Filing Date

2024-05-02

Institution Decision Date

2024-11-22

Last Modified Date

2026-01-21

Proceeding Type

IPR

Termination Date

2025-11-20

Trial Status

Final Written Decision - Appealed

Parties & Counsel

Petitioner

smaXtec Inc. et al.

Represented By

Plies, Jeffreyet al

Patent Owner / Respondent

ST Reproductive Technologies, LLC et al.

Represented By

Moffett, Danielet al

Tribunal & Venue

Tribunal

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (USPTO)

Technology Center

TC 2600 - Communications

Patent Information

1 Patent Involved

Respondent Application Number 13391614

Respondent Patent Number 8823515

External Links

Espacenet

Google Patents

Respondent Inventor Nicholas P. Rettedal et al

Respondent Tech Center TC 2600 - Communications

Address and Attorney/Agent Information

2 Registered Practitioners

Power of Attorney & Correspondence

Firm / Entity Name ST Reproductive Technologies, LLC

Customer Number 114662

Address 22575 State Highway 6 South, Navasota, TX, 77868, UNITED STATES

Attorney / Agent Information

Reg #	Name	Phone
60291	Ryan Christensen	936-870-3960
60405	Hashim Rahman	936-870-3960

Proceeding Documents

130

ST Reproductive Technologies, LLC's Notice of Appeal NOTICE

2026-01-21 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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Final Written Decision: JUDGMENT Final Written Decision Determining All Challenged Claims Unpatentable Dismissing Patent Owner’s Motion to Exclude 35 U.S.C. § 318(a); 37 C.F.R. § 42.64 FINAL

2025-11-20 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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Other: Hearing transcript OTHER

2025-09-30 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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ST Reproductive Technologies, LLC's Amended Mandatory Notices NOTICE

2025-09-23 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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Order: Granting Motion to Withdraw Counsel ORDER

2025-09-22 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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smaXtec Inc. et al. vs. ST Reproductive Technologies, LLC et al.

Proceeding Overview

Parties & Counsel

Petitioner

smaXtec Inc. et al.

Represented By

Patent Owner / Respondent

ST Reproductive Technologies, LLC et al.

Represented By

Tribunal & Venue

Patent Information

Address and Attorney/Agent Information

Power of Attorney & Correspondence

Attorney / Agent Information

Proceeding Documents

ST Reproductive Technologies, LLC's Notice of Appeal NOTICE

Final Written Decision: JUDGMENT Final Written Decision Determining All Challenged Claims Unpatentable Dismissing Patent Owner’s Motion to Exclude 35 U.S.C. § 318(a); 37 C.F.R. § 42.64 FINAL

Other: Hearing transcript OTHER

ST Reproductive Technologies, LLC's Amended Mandatory Notices NOTICE

Order: Granting Motion to Withdraw Counsel ORDER

General Order: Related Matters Updates ORDER

ST Reproductive Technologies, LLC's Unopposed Motion to Withdraw Backup Counsel MOTION

Patent Owner's Demonstrative Exhibits OTHER

Petitioners' Demonstratives Exhibit

Patent Owner's Reply in Support of its Motion to Exclude REPLY

Petitioners' Opposition to Motion to Exclude OPPOSITION

Petitioners' Power of Attorney NOTICE

Petitioners' Updated Mandatory Notices NOTICE

Patent Owner's Motion to Exclude MOTION

Order: Granting Petitioners Unopposed Motion to Withdraw and Substitute Counsel 37 C.F.R. sec. 42.10 ORDER

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

Petitioners' and Patent Owner's Joint Request for Oral Argument OTHER

ST Reproductive Technologies, LLC's Sur-Reply to Petitioner's Reply OTHER

Deposition Transcript of Tami Brown-Brandl, Ph.D. (June 19, 2025) Exhibit

Patent Owner's Updated Notice of Deposition of Dr. Brown-Brandl NOTICE

Patent Owner's Notice of Deposition of Dr. Brown Brandl NOTICE

ST REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGIES, LLC’S OBJECTIONS TO EVIDENCE PURSUANT TO 37 C.F.R. § 42.64(b)(1) OTHER

Ex. 1053 - Edwards (2004) Exhibit

Ex. 1057 - Knoff Dep. Tr Exhibit

Ex. 1045 - US6342242 Exhibit

Ex. 1052 - Oresnik (1995) Exhibit

Ex. 1041 - Hair - Multivariate Data Analysis (1998) Exhibit

Ex. 1047 - US3624218 Exhibit

Ex. 1043 - US20030121972A1 Exhibit

Ex. 1058 - Bagley (2001) Exhibit

Ex. 1046 - US5069160 Exhibit

Ex. 1042 - Schlunsen Exhibit

Ex. 1056 - Bowser Dep. Tr Exhibit

Ex. 1049 - Lopez (2005) Exhibit

Ex. 1050 - Shim (2004) Exhibit

Ex. 1054 - US7905832 Exhibit

Ex. 1040 - Neter - Applied Linear Statistical Models (1996) Exhibit

Ex. 1048 - Britt (1986) Exhibit

Ex. 1051 - Jamaluddin (1996) Exhibit

Ex. 1055 - '515 Patent IPR Reply Declaration Exhibit

Reply to Patent Owner Response REPLYTOOPP

Ex. 1044 - Help Google Search know the best date for your web page _ Google Search Central Blog _ Google for Developers Exhibit

Petitioners' Unopposed Motion for Withdrawal and Substitution of Counsel MOTION

Notice of Stipulation to Extend Petitioners' Reply to Patent Owner's Response to Petition Deadline (DUE DATE 2) and Patent Owner's Sur-Reply to Reply Deadline (DUE DATE 3) NOTICE

Petitioners' Power of Attorney NOTICE

Petitioners' Updated Mandatory Notices NOTICE

Notice of Deposition of Timothy J. Bowser, PH.D. NOTICE

Notice of Deposition of Meredith Knoff NOTICE

Petitioner's Objections to Evidence Filed with the Patent Owner Response OTHER

Emory University, Goizueta Business School, Become a Google Power User: Tips and Techniques Exhibit

Declaration of Meredith Knoff Exhibit

Declaration of Dr. Timothy J. Bowser, Ph.D. Exhibit

Our new search index: Caffeine, Google Search Cent., (June 9, 2010) Exhibit

In-depth guide to how Google Search works, Google Search Cent. Exhibit

Facts about Google and Competition: How Google Search Works, Google, (Mar. 19, 2016) Exhibit

A.M. Bellon, Does animal charisma influence conservation funding for vertebrate species under the US Endangered Species Act?, Environmental Economics and Policy Studies (2019) Exhibit

Doug Bania, Business Valuation Resources, LLC, The Comprehensive Guide to Economic Damages, Vol. 2, Ch. 38 (Jimmy S. Pappas et al. eds., 7th ed. 2023) Exhibit

Frequently Asked Questions on Public Statistics, Cornell Univ.: arXiv, Exhibit

Deposition Transcript of Tami M. Brown-Brandl, Ph.D. (January 29, 2025) Exhibit

Yazdan Mansourian & Nigel Ford, Search persistence and failure on the web: a “bounded rationality” and “satisficing” analysis, 63 J. Documentation 680 (2007) Exhibit

Curriculum Vitae of Meredith Knoff Exhibit

Dorothea Salo, Innkeeper at the Roach Motel, 57 Libr. Trends 98 (2008) Exhibit

Grey Literature (in the Health Sciences), USC Librs.: Rsch. Guides Exhibit

Alex Wood-Doughty et al., Do Download Reports Reliably Measure Journal Usage? Trusting the Fox to Count Your Hens?, 80 Coll. & Rsch. Librs. 694 (2019) Exhibit

Patent Owner's Response RESPONSE