Lenovo (United States) Inc. et al. vs. Universal Connectivity Technologies Inc.

Explore the PTAB proceeding IPR2024-01482 filed by Lenovo (United States) Inc. et al. on 2024-10-01. This includes filing dates, application numbers, tech centers, patent numbers, and current case status.

Proceeding Overview

Proceeding Number

IPR2024-01482

Filing Date

2024-10-01

Accorded Filing Date

2024-10-01

Institution Decision Date

2025-04-17

Last Modified Date

2025-07-11

Proceeding Type

IPR

Termination Date

2025-04-17

Trial Status

Institution Denied

Parties & Counsel

Petitioner

Lenovo (United States) Inc. et al.

Represented By

Renner, W. Karlet al

Patent Owner / Respondent

Universal Connectivity Technologies Inc.

Represented By

Cooper, Brettet al

Tribunal & Venue

Tribunal

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (USPTO)

Technology Center

TC 2100 - Computer Architecture & Software

Patent Information

1 Patent Involved

Respondent Application Number 11969852

Respondent Patent Number 7856520

External Links

Espacenet

Google Patents

Respondent Inventor Shrikant Ranade et al

Respondent Tech Center TC 2100 - Computer Architecture & Software

Address and Attorney/Agent Information

38 Registered Practitioners

Power of Attorney & Correspondence

Firm / Entity Name VOLPE KOENIG

Customer Number 3624

Address 30 SOUTH 17TH STREET, 18TH FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA, PA, 19103, UNITED STATES

Attorney / Agent Information

Reg #	Name	Phone
28377	Anthony Volpe	215-568-6400
29662	C Koenig Iii	215-568-6400
33701	Daniel Golub	267-693-4322
34626	Randolph Huis	215-568-6400
37633	Gerald Halt Jr	215-568-6400
43593	John Donch Jr	215-568-6400
45215	Stuart Whittington	215-255-9230
48636	Todd Norton	215-255-9135
53223	Daniel Ling	216-363-9000
53401	Ryan O'Donnell	609-924-7900
53703	Dean Tricarico	973-828-1284
56982	Wesley Mcmichael	215-568-6400
57204	Robert Leonard	215-568-6400
58200	Nicholas Tinari Jr.	215-567-2010
58347	Michael Snyder	215-568-6400
59819	Joseph Gushue	215-570-3300
59955	Joshua Hamberger	201-410-8447
61553	Christina Walsh	215-568-6400
62745	Joseph Boos Jr	215-255-9190
64233	Marina Sigareva	617-470-1531
64397	Edward La Barr	215-255-6400
65170	Anthony Pettes	215-568-6400
65711	John Bollinger	610-213-6283
65760	Jonathan Dunsay	215-568-6400
66827	Baha Obeidat	206-622-4900
67743	Dawn Kerner	215-568-6400
69369	Patrick Griffin	610-733-1599
70507	Brandon Theiss	201-953-0854
71204	Robert Moore	617-348-1826
71315	Alok Parikh	215-255-9206
73179	Andrew Buschmeier	215-255-9158
74555	Danielle Gross	215-255-9233
75417	Michael Maicher	215-568-6400
76110	John Wilt	215-255-9187
78244	Joshua Schmid	609-313-8038
800108	Radhika Joshi	215-255-9212
81932	Bradley Richards	678-386-2752
82796	Brandon Barr	215-568-6400

Proceeding Documents

Notice: refund approved NOTICE

2025-07-11 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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Petitioners' Request for Refund OTHER

2025-07-02 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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Institution Decision: Deny DECISION

2025-04-17 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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Patent Owner's Sur-Reply to Petitioners' Reply to Patent Owner's Preliminary Response OTHER

2025-03-17 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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Panel Change Order ORDER

2025-03-13 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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Lenovo (United States) Inc. et al. vs. Universal Connectivity Technologies Inc.

Proceeding Overview

Parties & Counsel

Petitioner

Lenovo (United States) Inc. et al.

Represented By

Patent Owner / Respondent

Universal Connectivity Technologies 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

Petitioners' Request for Refund OTHER

Institution Decision: Deny DECISION

Patent Owner's Sur-Reply to Petitioners' Reply to Patent Owner's Preliminary Response OTHER

Panel Change Order ORDER

Lenovo (United States) Inc. Sotera Stipulation Exhibit

Dell Inc., Dell Technologies, Inc. Sotera Stipulation Exhibit

HP Inc. Sotera Stipulation Exhibit

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

Lenovo Group Limited Sotera Stipulation Exhibit

ORDER Granting Motion to Withdraw Counsel 37 C.F.R. § 42.10 ORDER

Petitioner's Motion for Withdrawal and Substitution of Counsel OTHER

Petitioner's Updated Mandatory Notices NOTICE

Ex. 2001 UCT v. Lenovo, Docket Control Order Exhibit

Ex. 2007 USDC Judicial Caseload from 9-30-2019 thru 9-30-2024 Exhibit

Ex. 2006 UCT v. HP, Invalidity Contentions Exhibit

Ex. 2002 UCT v. HP, Order Denying HP Motion to Stay Exhibit

Patent Owner's Preliminary Response to the Petition POPR

Ex. 2009 UCT v. Lenovo, Order Granting UCT Motion to Compel Discovery Exhibit

Ex. 2005 UCT v. Dell, Preliminary Invalidity Contentions Exhibit

Ex. 2008 UCT v. Lenovo, Order Denying Motion to Dismiss Exhibit

Ex. 2003 UCT v. Dell, Order Granting Dell Motion to Stay Exhibit

Ex. 2004 UCT v. Lenovo, Invalidity and Eligibility Contentions Exhibit

Petitioner's Power of Attorney NOTICE

Petitioner's Updated Mandatory Notice NOTICE

NOTICE OF FILING DATE ACCORDED TO PETITION AND TIME FOR FILING PATENT OWNER PRELIMINARY RESPONSE NOTICE

Universal Connectivity Technologies Inc.'s Power of Attorney NOTICE

Universal Connectivity Technologies Inc.'s Mandatory Notices NOTICE

Petitioner Power of Attorney-Dell NOTICE

Ex. 1004 Curriculum Vitae of Brian A. Berg Exhibit

Ex. 1011 Universal Serial Bus Specification, Revision 2.0 Exhibit

Ex. 1005 US Patent Appl. No. 20060095596 (Yung) Exhibit

Ex. 1008 Declaration of Steve Venuti Exhibit

Ex. 1006 HDMI 1.3 + CEC Exhibit

Petitioner Power of Attorney-Lenovo NOTICE

Ex. 1003 Berg Declaration (520 Patent) Exhibit

Ex. 1007 Al-Alawi, Design of a Multicode Bi-phase Encoder for Data Exhibit

Ex. 1009 Declaration of June Ann Munford Exhibit

Ex. 1013 HDMI Specification 1.1 Exhibit

Ex. 1010 UCT v LGL, 223-cv-00449-JRG, Dkt 1-15 Exhibit

Ex. 1012 HDMI Specification 1.0 Exhibit

Ex. 1001 US7856520 Exhibit

Ex. 1002 US Patent 7,856,520 File History Exhibit

Petition : as filed PETITION

Petitioner Power of Attorney-HP NOTICE