Inari Agriculture, Inc. vs. Corteva Agriscience LLC et al.

Explore the PTAB proceeding IPR2024-01014 filed by Inari Agriculture, Inc. on 2024-06-13. This includes filing dates, application numbers, tech centers, patent numbers, and current case status.

Proceeding Overview

Proceeding Number

IPR2024-01014

Filing Date

2024-06-13

Accorded Filing Date

2024-06-13

Institution Decision Date

2024-12-16

Last Modified Date

2026-10-07

Proceeding Type

IPR

Termination Date

2025-11-18

Trial Status

Final Written Decision

Parties & Counsel

Petitioner

Inari Agriculture, Inc.

Represented By

McKeown, Scottet al

Patent Owner / Respondent

Corteva Agriscience LLC et al.

Represented By

Sommers, Erinet al

Tribunal & Venue

Tribunal

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (USPTO)

Technology Center

TC 1600 - Biotechnology & Organic Chemistry

Patent Information

1 Patent Involved

Respondent Application Number 12914271

Respondent Patent Number 8901378

External Links

Espacenet

Google Patents

Respondent Inventor Eric Barbour et al

Respondent Tech Center TC 1600 - Biotechnology & Organic Chemistry

Address and Attorney/Agent Information

31 Registered Practitioners

Power of Attorney & Correspondence

Firm / Entity Name DuPont Pioneer

Customer Number 118610

Address c/o Ballard Spahr LLP, 999 Peachtree Street, Suite 1600, Atlanta, GA, 30309-4421, UNITED STATES

Attorney / Agent Information

Reg #	Name	Phone
31432	Marian Flattery	515-360-7092
33919	Mitchell Katz	678-420-9392
37133	Louise Foutch	515-314-9569
40163	Marc Segal	215-864-8843
40954	John Chionchio	215-864-8842
43525	Steven Callistein	515-535-2823
50848	Brian Meadows	678-420-9300
51914	Robert Lampe Iii	515--53-5-6769
52425	Sendil Devadas	515-535-6608
52658	Charley Brown	678-420-9300
53277	Scott Marty	678-420-9300
55370	Janae Lehman Bell	515-535-7596
56020	David Shortell	678-420-9300
56971	Danielle Letting	215-771-9462
59245	Joseph Anderson Iii	678-420-9300
59386	Richard Miller	678-420-9300
59432	Brandon Hegstrom	603-228-0611
60901	Lynda Fitzpatrick	515-535-0647
65221	Clinton South	678-420-9300
66478	Christina Catalano	302-999-3918
69249	Michele Kliem	678-420-9300
69289	Erik Jarvholm	678-420-9300
70575	Sandra Sciascia-Zirger	678-420-9300
71671	Jonathon Talcott	602-798-5400
73449	Sommer Zimmerman	678-420-9450
73829	James Becker	217-689-8126
74848	Benjamin Kirk	678-420-9416
75520	Justin Barry	248-226-4400
77548	Jonathan Hummel	314-541-9109
77623	Matthew Littlefield	678-420-9584
80544	Alexander Gee	678-420-9464

Proceeding Documents

153

Fed. Cir. Order Dismissing Appeal OTHER

2026-10-07 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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Petitioner's Notice of Appeal NOTICE

2026-01-07 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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Notice ERRATA NOTICE

2025-11-20 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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JUDGMENT Final Written Decision Determining No Challenged Claims Unpatentable 35 U.S.C. § 318(a) FINAL

2025-11-18 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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Other: Hearing transcript OTHER

2025-09-30 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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Inari Agriculture, Inc. vs. Corteva Agriscience LLC et al.

Proceeding Overview

Parties & Counsel

Petitioner

Inari Agriculture, Inc.

Represented By

Patent Owner / Respondent

Corteva Agriscience LLC et al.

Represented By

Tribunal & Venue

Patent Information

Address and Attorney/Agent Information

Power of Attorney & Correspondence

Attorney / Agent Information

Proceeding Documents

Fed. Cir. Order Dismissing Appeal OTHER

Petitioner's Notice of Appeal NOTICE

Notice ERRATA NOTICE

JUDGMENT Final Written Decision Determining No Challenged Claims Unpatentable 35 U.S.C. § 318(a) FINAL

Other: Hearing transcript OTHER

General Order: Related Matters Updates ORDER

Notice of Filing Petitioner's Demonstrative Exhibits NOTICE

Petitioner's Demonstrative Exhibits Exhibit

Corteva's Trial Demonstratives OTHER

Patent Owner's Sur-Reply OTHER

Order: Setting Oral Argument - 37 CFR 42.70 ORDER

Ex. 3005 IPR2024-01014 PHV Notice Exhibit

Patent Owner's Objections to Petitioner's Evidence NOTICE

Patent Owner's Request for Oral Argument MOTION

Prosecution History of U.S. Patent No. 7,956,246 Exhibit

U.S. Patent No. 5,689,034 Exhibit

MPEP 2411.04 as of April 30, 2004 Exhibit

Patent Owner’s Preliminary Response, PGR2024-00025 Exhibit

MPEP 2411.04 as of December 2, 2014 Exhibit

U.S. Patent No. 8,592,653 Exhibit

U.S. Patent No. 5,082,992 Exhibit

Petitioner's Reply to Patent Owner's Response REPLYTOOPP

Excerpt from McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, Fifth Edition (1994) Exhibit

Transcript of DuPont at BB&T Capital Markets Manufacturing and Materials Conference 2007 Exhibit

U.S. Patent No. 7,956,246 Exhibit

Patent Owner's Preliminary Response, PGR2024-00020 Exhibit

Patent Owner's Preliminary Response, PGR2024-00019 Exhibit

Prosecution History of U.S. Patent No. 8,952,223 Exhibit

U.S. Patent No. 8,952,223 Exhibit

Defendants' Public Answer and Affirmative Defenses to Second Amended Complaint (D.I. 169) in Corteva Agriscience LLC et al. v. Inari Agriculture, Inc. et al. Exhibit

S. Trapmann et al, Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry (2025) 417:2387–2403 Exhibit

Notice of Intent to Designate Charles T. Steenburg, a Provisionally Recognized PTAB Attorney, as Back-up Counsel NOTICE

Petitioner's Request for Oral Argument OTHER

Second Amended Complaint (D.I. 158) in Corteva Agriscience LLC et al. v. Inari Agriculture, Inc. et al. Exhibit

SeedQuest Press Release Exhibit

Patent Owner's Preliminary Response, PGR2024-00023 Exhibit

Corteva Agriscence Sourced Technology, Corteva.us Exhibit

May 2, 2013 Amendment re: U.S. Patent No. 8,575,434 Exhibit

Feb. 26, 2025 Transcript of Motion to Dismiss Hearing (D.I. 199) in Corteva Agriscience LLC et al. v. Inari Agriculture, Inc. et al., Exhibit

Declaration of Charles T. Steenburg in Support of Admission Pro Hac Vice Exhibit

ERM-BF418a Certificate of Analysis Exhibit

Brief for Respondent Pioneer Hi-Bred Int’l, J.E.M. AG Supply, Inc. v. Pioneer Hi-Bred Int'l, Inc., 534 U.S. 124 (2001) Exhibit

Prosecution History of U.S. Patent No. 8,592,653 Exhibit

U.S. Patent No. 5,444,178 Exhibit

Notice of Proposal and Stipulation to Modify Due Dates 3 and 5 NOTICE

E-mail extending Due Date 2 Exhibit

Deposition Transcript of Aaron Silverstone, Ph.D. Exhibit

SeedQuest 2004 Article Exhibit

Corteva v. Inari, No. 23-cv-01059_Inari MTA Exhibit

ERM-BF418_origin Exhibit

ERM-BF418a 1507 MAIZE - CRM catalogue of the JRC Exhibit

Patent Owner's Updated Mandatory Notices NOTICE

Patent Owner Response RESPONSE

Patent Owner's Updated Exhibit List NOTICE

Notice of Stipulation to Modify Due Dates 1 and 2 NOTICE

Order Denying Director Review of Institution Decision REHEARING

Patent Owner's Notice of Deposition of Dr. Aron Silverstone NOTICE

Ex. 3003 Exhibit

Petitioner's First Updated Mandatory Notices NOTICE

Notice of Stipulation to Modify Due Dates 1-3 NOTICE

Patent Owner's Objections to Petitioner's Evidence OTHER

Patent Owner's Request for Director Review REQUEST

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

Order: SCHEDULING ORDER ORDER

Patent Owner's Updated Power of Attorney NOTICE