Solus Advanced Materials Co., Ltd. et al. vs. SK nexilis Co., Ltd.

Explore the PTAB proceeding IPR2025-00005 filed by Solus Advanced Materials Co., Ltd. et al. on 2024-10-04. This includes filing dates, application numbers, tech centers, patent numbers, and current case status.

Proceeding Overview

Proceeding Number

IPR2025-00005

Filing Date

2024-10-04

Accorded Filing Date

2024-10-04

Institution Decision Date

2025-09-15

Last Modified Date

2025-10-21

Proceeding Type

IPR

Termination Date

2025-09-15

Trial Status

Institution Denied

Parties & Counsel

Petitioner

Solus Advanced Materials Co., Ltd. et al.

Represented By

Riffe, Timothyet al

Patent Owner / Respondent

SK nexilis Co., Ltd.

Represented By

Glass, Jameset al

Tribunal & Venue

Tribunal

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (USPTO)

Technology Center

TC 1700 - Chemical & Materials Engineering

Patent Information

1 Patent Involved

Respondent Application Number 13722585

Respondent Patent Number 9457541

External Links

Espacenet

Google Patents

Respondent Inventor Dae-Young KIM et al

Respondent Tech Center TC 1700 - Chemical & Materials Engineering

Address and Attorney/Agent Information

39 Registered Practitioners

Power of Attorney & Correspondence

Firm / Entity Name K&L Gates LLP-Chicago

Customer Number 24573

Address P.O. Box 1135, Chicago, IL, 60690, UNITED STATES

Attorney / Agent Information

Reg #	Name	Phone
30142	Robert Barrett	312-807-4204
39645	Louis Cullman	949-253-0900
46541	Thomas Basso	312-807-4310
47308	Jay Chiu	949-623-3522
47893	Andrew Reibman	212-536-4074
51077	Brenna Legaard	503-778-2100
51654	Jason Engel	312-807-4236
55819	Aaron Morrow	312-781-6043
57034	Hal Gibson	949-253-0900
58819	Matthew Dicke	312-578-5415
61165	Kiran Sahasrabudhe	949-623-3534
62082	Robert Norton	036-205-3609
62290	Philip Kunz	312-807-4294
62327	Nolan Hubbard	312-781-6017
62340	Brian Novak	949-253-0900
63438	Brett White	206-623-7580
65578	Dennis Majewski	312-807-4329
66608	Margaret Frederick	312-807-4276
67830	Vincent Galluzzo	704-331-7526
68710	Yonglin Liu	312-807-4316
69127	Jian Jiang	312-807-4406
72671	Kevin Mccormick	312-807-4335
73552	Erik Halverson	415-882-8238
74018	Richard Parker	615-780-6751
74474	Benjamin Heuberger	949-623-3609
74880	Shu Chen	202-778-9053
76212	William Fortunato	336-698-4285
77190	Brian Bozzo	412-471-8815
78413	Jared Lund	815-985-9362
78591	David Madio	312-807-4230
79215	Joshua Andrews	617-951-9076
79264	Kelly Giordano	817-705-1177
80948	Adrian Gonzalez Cerrillo	617-261-3100
81285	Kara Shearer	724-757-6433
81330	Jacob Dobson	919-831-7004
81645	John Paul Galgano	952-255-9885
81745	Anna Hill	479-549-5945
82499	Gemma Johnson	617-951-9237
82710	Sydney Duncan	205-344-3315

Proceeding Documents

Notice: refund approved NOTICE

2025-10-21 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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Petitioner's Request for Refund OTHER

2025-10-15 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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Institution Decision: denying institution on request for rehearing DECISION

2025-09-15 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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Institution Decision: denying institution on request for rehearing DECISION

2025-09-15 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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Petitioner's Request for Rehearing REHEARING

2025-06-18 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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Solus Advanced Materials Co., Ltd. et al. vs. SK nexilis Co., Ltd.

Proceeding Overview

Parties & Counsel

Petitioner

Solus Advanced Materials Co., Ltd. et al.

Represented By

Patent Owner / Respondent

SK nexilis Co., Ltd.

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

Institution Decision: denying institution on request for rehearing DECISION

Petitioner's Request for Rehearing REHEARING

DECISION Denying Institution of Inter Partes Review 35 U.S.C. § 314 DECISION

Patent Owner's Reply to Petitioner's Supplemental Brief OTHER

Petitioner's Supplemental Brief OTHER

Updated Stipulation Letter of May 1, 2025 Exhibit

Patent Owner's Sur-Reply in Support of POPR OTHER

Board Email of March 17, 2025 Exhibit

Stipulation Letter Exhibit

Federal Court Management Statistics Exhibit

Petitioners Reply to Patent Owners Preliminary Response OTHER

Patent Owner's Updated Mandatory Notices NOTICE

IPR2025-00005 Patent Owner Preliminary Response POPR

EX2004 - Plaintiff’s Sur-Reply in Opposition to Defendants’ Motion to Stay Exhibit

EX2012 - Espacenet – Otsuka Exhibit

EX2013 - Office Action 10628264 Exhibit

EX2001 - Defendants’ Motion to Stay Exhibit

EX2008 - Docket Navigator - Gilstrap Transfer Stats Exhibit

EX2011 - Appendix B – Secondary Reference Chart Exhibit

EX2015 - Espacenet – Hirose Exhibit

EX2002 - Plaintiff’s Opposition to Defendants’ Motion to Stay Exhibit

EX2005 - Amended Docket Control Order - EDTX-2-23-cv-00539-1 Exhibit

EX2014 - U.S. Pat. No. 5,834,140 (Wolski) Exhibit

EX2010 - Solus Invalidity Contentions and Appendices Exhibit

EX2016 - Espacenet – Matsuda Exhibit

EX2006 - United States District Courts — National Judicial Caseload Profile Exhibit

EX2003 - Defendants’ Reply in Support of Motion to Stay Exhibit

EX2007 - Complaint - EDTX-2-23-cv-00539-1 Exhibit

Patent Owner's Updated Power of Attorney NOTICE

Patent Owner's Updated Mandatory Notices NOTICE

Notice: Notice filing date accorded NOTICE

Notice : Power of Attorney NOTICE

Notice : Mandatory Notice NOTICE

U.S. Publication No. 2009/0047539 Dobashi Exhibit

JIS Standard 1994 Exhibit

JIS Standard 2001 Exhibit

JP 2007/217787 Matsuda-787 Exhibit

Translation of SOLUS-1027 Exhibit

Power of Attorney NOTICE

Ye_Role of Overpotential on Texture Exhibit

Inter Partes Review of U.S. Patent No. 9,457,541 PETITION

U.S. Publication No. 2010/0136434 Hanafusa Exhibit

U.S. Publication No. 2010/0038115 Matsuda Exhibit

Motion to Transfer Venue Exhibit

U.S. Patent No. 4,695,348 Battey Exhibit

U.S. Publication No. 2004/0029006 Otsuka Exhibit

U.S. Publication No. 2009/0061326 Hirose Exhibit

Declaration of June Ann Munford Exhibit

Barclay_Electroplating Exhibit

Olympus Exhibit

Translation of SOLUS-1008 Exhibit

Declaration of Dr. Jack Josefowicz Exhibit

Swantson_Standard X-ray Diffraction Powder Patterns Exhibit

U.S. Publication No. 2006/0191798 Sano Exhibit

U.S. Patent No. 9,457,541 Exhibit

MarSurf M300 instruction manual Exhibit

Amended Complaint Exhibit

U.S. Patent No. 6,451,441 Nishimoto Exhibit

U.S. Patent No. 9,457,541 File History Exhibit

Chiang_High Strength Exhibit

Proposed Scheduling Order Exhibit

JP 2003051340 Hara Exhibit