Google LLC vs. Metarail, Inc.

Explore the PTAB proceeding IPR2024-01271 filed by Google LLC on 2024-10-02. This includes filing dates, application numbers, tech centers, patent numbers, and current case status.

Proceeding Overview

Proceeding Number

IPR2024-01271

Filing Date

2024-10-02

Accorded Filing Date

2024-10-02

Institution Decision Date

2025-08-25

Last Modified Date

2025-12-09

Proceeding Type

IPR

Termination Date

2025-08-25

Trial Status

Institution Denied

Parties & Counsel

Petitioner

Google LLC

Represented By

McKeown, Scottet al

Patent Owner / Respondent

Metarail, Inc.

Represented By

Lin, Richardet 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 15463790

Respondent Patent Number 10262342

External Links

Espacenet

Google Patents

Respondent Inventor Narendra Nath et al

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

Address and Attorney/Agent Information

8 Registered Practitioners

Power of Attorney & Correspondence

Firm / Entity Name PENILLA IP, APC - PATENT LAW

Customer Number 25920

Address 5610 Scotts Valley Drive, SUITE B281, Scotts Valley, CA, 95066, UNITED STATES

Attorney / Agent Information

Reg #	Name	Phone
41439	James Wilson	571-222-1022
56682	Richard Lin	650-351-7248
56905	Wayne Helge	571-208-0186
70423	Eric Carr	858-901-0230
75839	Abigail Lubow	415-828-1669
76896	Brenda Entzminger	415-425-5230
80694	Aaron Hand	650-351-7244
82675	Kenneth Wang	310-307-4535

Proceeding Documents

Notice: refund approved NOTICE

2025-12-09 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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Petitioner's Request for Refund OTHER

2025-12-05 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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Institution Decision: denying institution on request for rehearing DECISION

2025-08-25 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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Petitioner's Request for Rehearing of Decision Denying Institution REHEARING

2025-05-27 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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Decision Denying Institution of Inter Partes Review DECISION

2025-04-24 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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Google LLC vs. Metarail, Inc.

Proceeding Overview

Parties & Counsel

Petitioner

Google LLC

Represented By

Patent Owner / Respondent

Metarail, Inc.

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 OTHER

Institution Decision: denying institution on request for rehearing DECISION

Petitioner's Request for Rehearing of Decision Denying Institution REHEARING

Decision Denying Institution of Inter Partes Review DECISION

Order: Conduct of the Proceeding 37 C.F.R. § 42.5 ORDER

Exhibit 3001 Exhibit

Patent Owner's Brief Requesting Discretionary Denial of Institution OTHER

Patent Owner's Sur-Reply OTHER

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

EX2001 Exhibit

EX2002 Exhibit

Patent Owner's Preliminary Response POPR

Notice: Notice filing date accorded NOTICE

Notice : Mandatory Notice NOTICE

Notice : Power of Attorney NOTICE

U.S. Pat. App. Pub. No. 2005/0033641 to Jha et al. ("Jha") Exhibit

Docket Sheet, Metarail, Inc. v. Google LLC, No. 1:23-cv-01116 (D. Del.) Exhibit

Exhibit C of First Amended Complaint, Metarail, Inc. v. Google LLC Exhibit

U.S. Patent No. 10,262,342 ("the '342 patent") Exhibit

Exhibit I of First Amended Complaint, Metarail, Inc. v. Google LLC Exhibit

Prosecution History of U.S. Patent No. 9,633,378 Exhibit

Curriculum Vitae of Dr. Edward A. Fox Exhibit

Prosecution History of U.S. Patent No. 10,262,342 Exhibit

Power of Attorney NOTICE

U.S. Pat. App. Pub. No. 2005/0119921 to Fitzgerald et al. ("Fitzgerald") Exhibit

Declaration of Dr. Edward A. Fox ("Fox") Exhibit

Uschold, Applied Ontology, vol. 10, no. 3-4, pp. 243-258 (2015) ("Uschold") Exhibit

Tidwell et al, Programming Web Services with SOAP (1st ed 2001) (“Tidwell") Exhibit

First Amended Complaint, Metarail, Inc. v. Google LLC, No. 1:23-cv-01116 Exhibit

U.S. Pat. App. Pub. No. 2005/0144048 to Belanger et al. ("Belanger") Exhibit

Trip Advisor Press Release, (published Dec. 3, 2001) ("TripAdvisor") Exhibit

Petition for Inter Partes Review PETITION

United States District Courts - National Judicial Caseload Profile Exhibit

Becker et al., What Happens after an Ad Click? (Nov. 2, 2009) ("Becker") Exhibit

Exhibit G of First Amended Complaint, Metarail, Inc. v. Google LLC Exhibit

U.S. Pat. App. Pub. No. 2006/0230033 to Halevy et al. ("Halevy") Exhibit

U.S. Patent Pub. No. 2007/0239494 to Stephens et al. ("Stephens") Exhibit