Biofrontera Incorporated et al. vs. Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc.

Explore the PTAB proceeding IPR2024-01312 filed by Biofrontera Incorporated et al. on 2024-08-21. This includes filing dates, application numbers, tech centers, patent numbers, and current case status.

Proceeding Overview

Proceeding Number

IPR2024-01312

Filing Date

2024-08-21

Accorded Filing Date

2024-08-21

Institution Decision Date

2025-02-24

Last Modified Date

2026-07-29

Proceeding Type

IPR

Termination Date

2026-07-29

Trial Status

Terminated

Parties & Counsel

Petitioner

Biofrontera Incorporated et al.

Represented By

Murphy, Jameset al

Patent Owner / Respondent

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc.

Represented By

Higgins, Gabrielleet al

Tribunal & Venue

Tribunal

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (USPTO)

Technology Center

TC 3700 - Mechanical Engineering & Manufacturing

Patent Information

1 Patent Involved

Respondent Application Number 17942353

Respondent Patent Number 11697028

External Links

Espacenet

Google Patents

Respondent Inventor Thomas BOYAJIAN et al

Respondent Tech Center TC 3700 - Mechanical Engineering & Manufacturing

Address and Attorney/Agent Information

110 Registered Practitioners

Power of Attorney & Correspondence

Firm / Entity Name FOLEY & LARDNER LLP

Customer Number 22428

Address 3000 K STREET N.W., SUITE 600, WASHINGTON, DC, 20007-5109, UNITED STATES

Attorney / Agent Information

Reg #	Name	Phone
32904	Michael Kaminski	202-672-5490
34038	Gilberto Villacorta	202-295-4199
34202	Antoinette Konski	650-856-3700
34702	Andrew Rawlins	202-672-5349
34717	Michele Simkin	202-672-5530
35264	Stephen Maebius	202-672-5569
35421	Joseph Ziebert	414-297-5768
37288	Courtenay Brinckerhoff	202-672-5300
38072	George Beck	202-672-5300
39282	David Luettgen	414-297-5769
40580	Mark Danielson	650-251-1159
40888	Pavan Agarwal	202-672-5300
44347	Gary Solomon	214-259-0941
44458	Jeanne Gills	312-755-2583
44566	Marshall Brown	312-832-4358
44787	Paul Hunter	858-847-6733
46521	Scott Anderson	414-297-5740
47358	Andrew Mitchell	414-297-5722
48367	John Lazarus	617-226-3108
48499	Eric Sophir	202-295-4149
48580	Marcus Sprow	313-234-7150
53274	Matthew Martin	312-832-4559
53302	Christopher Mckenna	617-342-4057
54482	Sunit Talapatra	202-672-5300
55401	Jeffrey Lomprey	608-258-4288
55600	Kristel Schorr	202-672-5300
56252	Justin Sobaje	213-972-4596
56439	Alexey Saprigin	202-295-4632
56758	Navid Fanaeian	608-258-4266
57705	Brett Belden	414-319-7319
58486	Michael Houston	312-832-4500
58550	Brian Tomkins	212-338-3507
59318	Eli Mazour	202-295-4090
59349	Benjamin Berkowitz	202-672-5300
61378	Chase Brill	202-295-4787
61884	Shabbi Khan	617-342-4000
62978	Chethan Srinivasa	617-342-4000
62997	R Johnson	801-401-8942
63045	Jihwang Yeo	202-756-8181
63167	Meng Pua	617-502-3267
63216	Drew Schulte	212-261-6858
63272	Nicholas Lagerwall	608-258-4466
63527	Rebecca Hays	608-257-5035
65473	Ngai Zhang	202-295-4095
67162	Tianran Yan	202-295-4781
67563	Jonathan Goodman	212-997-1000
69186	Jason Mock	706-217-7015
69440	James Mcparland	608-258-4226
70073	Alice Lee-Dutra	858-847-6700
70238	Nicholas Zepnick	414-319-7121
70543	Michael Jespersen	313-234-7144
70614	Ching-Yang Chen	619-744-2263
70837	Austin Kim	630-696-6942
71008	David Golub	414-297-5299
71128	Christopher King	414-297-5553
71510	Sandy Ma	858-847-6763
71828	Kiri Sharon	202-295-4092
71955	Lisamarie Collins	608-257-5035
72021	Alexander Neuworth	414-319-7029
72424	Matthew Horton	202-295-4016
73296	Nikhil Pradhan	414-319-7170
73551	Robert Gentile	414-297-5458
73761	Roberto Fernandez	312-832-4530
73897	Jolene Fernandes	617-502-3261
73970	Fatih Mercan	212-682-7474
74296	Jianing Yu	213-972-4833
74448	Robert Okonowski	313-234-7191
75022	Kamyar Maserrat	202-496-7376
75239	Oyvind Dahle	301-755-4625
76187	R Glass	317-607-2227
76629	David Britton	414-319-7107
76640	Arthur Siebel	414-297-5302
77231	Kyle Rule	608-258-4467
77247	Michael Kraich	617-226-3176
77291	Tyler Wied	414-297-5034
77440	Stefan Lehnardt	801-401-8900
77689	Eugene Krakow	414-477-6811
78009	Aude Peden	1-302-355-4243
78151	Jennie Zheng	617-226-3135
78435	Skyler Vanderwerken	518-530-3299
78547	Pakin Pongcheewin	617-226-3110
78567	Rebecca Estrada	561-927-5264
78771	William Paltz	1-800-746-3592
79006	Christopher Brunnquell	858-847-6700
79186	Victoria Worcester	920-370-2112
79461	Chance Moser	214-999-4079
79486	Jasmine Wallas	917-328-9842
79709	Alexandra Bouza	248-410-6384
79751	Gage Moore	202-295-4067
79753	Andrew Salomone	414-297-5127
80228	Erin Swinstead	202-295-4041
80561	Timothy Gamache	617-342-4033
80840	Fadi Istelinides	214-999-3091
81046	Jacob Mccomis	414-271-2400
81291	Jun Young Kim	608-258-4252
81364	Lauren Long	630-240-2216
81486	William Olson	414-297-5169
81737	Rachel Peters	214-999-3106
81916	Brandon Schwechter	808-847-6700
81966	Charles Moreno	414-297-5099
81972	Theodore Reimann	312-832-4577
81987	Taryn Trusty	312-832-5120
82082	Luke Hyndiuk	414-297-5078
82395	Molly Teske	414-297-5086
82750	Mahmoud Ramadan	617-.34-2.4073
82789	Sarah Tang	617-226-3126
82882	Rebecca Kimmelfield	313-234-2749
83170	James Radwill	262-497-7060
83172	Victoria Smith	202-295-4147
83328	Priya Dave	630-842-2815

Proceeding Documents

192

Order Granting Director Review, Vacating the Final Written Decision, and Dismissing the Petition TERMINATE

2026-07-29 FILING PARTY: BOARD

Download

2103

EX2103 - Commission Opinion Exhibit

2026-05-21 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

Download

Patent Owner's Updated Exhibit List NOTICE

2026-05-21 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

Download

2102

EX2102 - LEO to Biofrontera Exhibit

2026-05-11 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

Download

2099

EX2099 - CDO to BF AG Leverkusen Exhibit

2026-05-11 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

Download

Biofrontera Incorporated et al. vs. Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc.

Proceeding Overview

Parties & Counsel

Petitioner

Biofrontera Incorporated et al.

Represented By

Patent Owner / Respondent

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc.

Represented By

Tribunal & Venue

Patent Information

Address and Attorney/Agent Information

Power of Attorney & Correspondence

Attorney / Agent Information

Proceeding Documents

Order Granting Director Review, Vacating the Final Written Decision, and Dismissing the Petition TERMINATE

EX2103 - Commission Opinion Exhibit

Patent Owner's Updated Exhibit List NOTICE

EX2102 - LEO to Biofrontera Exhibit

EX2099 - CDO to BF AG Leverkusen Exhibit

Email Correspondence Exhibit

EX2101 - ITC Letter to Customs CBP Exhibit

EX2100 - CDO to BF Pharma GmbH Exhibit

Patent Owner's Updated Exhibit List NOTICE

Authorized Response to Director Review Request OTHER

Email, Subject_IPR2024-01312 Director Review Request Exhibit

EX2096 Exhibit

EX2098 Exhibit

EX2097 Exhibit

EX2093 Exhibit

EX2095 Exhibit

EX2092 Exhibit

EX2094 Exhibit

Patent Owner's Request for Director Review REQUEST

Ex. 3100 Counsel request to submit Exhibits - Granted Exhibit

Final Written Decision: JUDGMENT Final Written Decision Determining All Challenged Claims Unpatentable Denying Patent Owner’s Motion to Exclude Evidence 35 U.S.C. § 318(a) FINAL

Ex1034-c Exhibit

IPR2024-01312 Petitioner Updated Exhibit List-c NOTICE

Ex1035-c Exhibit

Ex. 3001 Exhibit

Other: Hearing transcript OTHER

Notice: Petitioner's LEAP Request GRANTED (Kendall Gurule) NOTICE

EX2091 - Patent Owner's Demonstratives Exhibit

Patent Owner's Updated Table of Exhibits NOTICE

Petitioners_Demonstratives OTHER

Petitioner Updated PoA (Nov 2025) NOTICE

Notice: LEAP Request GRANTED Bridget Belcher NOTICE

028 - Petitioner Updated Mandatory Notices (Nov) NOTICE

Patent Owner's Reply to Petitioner's Opposition to Motion to Exclude Evidence REPLY

IPR2024-01312 - Additional Briefing (11-14-25 745) OTHER

Patent Owner's Additional Briefing re Similarities and Differences Presented in the Related ITC Proceeding and this Proceeding OTHER

EX2090 - ITC Final ID Exhibit

Petitioner Opposition to Motion to Exclude OPPOSITION

Patent Owner's Motion to Exclude Evidence MOTION

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

Petitioner Oral Hearing Request MOTION

Patent Owner's Request for Oral Argument OTHER

Notice of Initial Determination filed in ITC Investigation No. 337-TA-1411, dated September 30, 2025 Exhibit

Patent Owner's Updated Exhibit List NOTICE

Patent Owner Sur-Reply OTHER

EX2087 - Grove Deposition Tr. Exhibit

EX2088 - Excerpted Redacted Deposition Transcript of Hermann Luebbert in ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-1411 Exhibit

General Order: Related Matters Updates ORDER

Patent Owner's Updated Mandatory Notices NOTICE

Patent Owner's Notice of Deposition of Robert Grove, Ph.D. NOTICE

Patent Owner's Objections to Petitioner's Reply Evidence OTHER

Corrected_EX1033 (ITC Trial Day 2 Transcript Open Sessions)_Redacted Exhibit

Notice of Corrected Exhibit NOTICE

EX1032 (ITC Trial Day 4 Transcript Open Sessions) Exhibit

EX1031 (ITC Trial Day 3 Transcript Open Sessions) Exhibit

EX1026 Supplemental Grove Declaration_FINAL Exhibit

IPR2024-01312 - Reply to POR FINAL REPLYTOOPP

EX1030 (ITC Complainant's Post-Hearing Brief) Exhibit

EX1027 (Jokerst Depo. Transcript) Exhibit

EX1028 (Roberts Depo. Transcript) Exhibit

EX1029 (Vander Veen Depo. Transcript) Exhibit

Patent Owner's Updated Mandatory Notices NOTICE

Patent Owner's Updated Power of Attorney NOTICE

Order: Conditionally Granting Patent Owners Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission of Raymond Habbaz and Petitioners Motions for Pro Hac Vice Admission of Brian Larivee and Chad Landmon 37 C.F.R. sec. 42.10 ORDER

028 - Petitioner Updated Mandatory Notices NOTICE