Google LLC et al. vs. Mullen Industries LLC

Explore the PTAB proceeding IPR2025-00021 filed by Google LLC et al. on 2024-10-08. This includes filing dates, application numbers, tech centers, patent numbers, and current case status.

Proceeding Overview

Proceeding Number

IPR2025-00021

Filing Date

2024-10-08

Accorded Filing Date

2024-10-08

Institution Decision Date

2025-07-17

Last Modified Date

2025-10-15

Proceeding Type

IPR

Termination Date

2025-07-17

Trial Status

Institution Denied

Parties & Counsel

Petitioner

Google LLC et al.

Represented By

Hunt, Elisabethet al

Patent Owner / Respondent

Mullen Industries LLC

Represented By

Snell, Peteret al

Tribunal & Venue

Tribunal

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (USPTO)

Technology Center

TC 2600 - Communications

Patent Information

1 Patent Involved

Respondent Application Number 11841750

Respondent Patent Number 11096039

External Links

Espacenet

Google Patents

Respondent Inventor Jeffrey D. Mullen

Respondent Tech Center TC 2600 - Communications

Address and Attorney/Agent Information

80 Registered Practitioners

Power of Attorney & Correspondence

Firm / Entity Name Mintz Levin/New York Office

Customer Number 35437

Address 1 Financial Center, Boston, MA, 02111, UNITED STATES

Attorney / Agent Information

Reg #	Name	Phone
31359	William Geary Iii	617-348-3046
38898	Edward Grieff	858-314-1898
39586	Kevin Ainsworth	212-692-6745
41832	Fred Hernandez	858-314-1518
42523	Farshad Far-Hadian	858-314-2144
43858	Mark Pino	202-434-7332
44238	Lisa Adams	617-348-3054
44338	Andrew Skale	858-314-1500
45517	Antony Novom	858-500-7321
45895	Pedro Suarez	858-314-1500
46393	Jiewen Davis	713-374-1692
46725	Richard Gervase	212-692-6755
47081	Terri Shieh-Newton	415-432-6084
47106	Christina Sperry	617-348-3018
50498	Irina Britva	858-314-1142
51700	Lawrence Frank	617-348-1879
51846	Kenneth Jenkins	858-314-1082
52051	Marc Morley	858-314-1500
52235	Peter Snell	212-935-3000
52301	Alexander Trimble	415-432-6018
52315	Michael Van Loy	858-314-1500
57917	J. Farmer	617-348-3048
58481	Peter Cuomo	617-348-1854
60071	David Dang	(920) 721-7339
61022	Brad Scheller	212-935-3000
62653	Frank Gerratana	617-348-4878
63259	Elissa Kingsland	617-348-1701
63330	Claudia Hetzer-Egger	858-314-1489
63547	Monique Macek	858-314-1500
63616	Suparna Datta	617-348-4405
65576	Edmund Koundakjian	858-350-2250
67686	Lei Xu	781-674-4472
67872	Natalie Schiller	858-314-1547
67947	Derek Constantine	617-423-9999
68142	Melissa Brayman	858-314-1500
68783	Carolina Save	617-348-1872
69018	Vishak Ganesh	509-321-6428
69361	Kevin Amendt	617-348-4863
71181	William Allison Iii	617-348-1832
71250	Roy Hom	415-432-6000
71592	James Whittle	617-348-1898
73304	Gregory Dolan	415-432-6096
73736	Amritaa Ganguly	215-656-2416
74236	Peter Hecker	858-350-2321
74460	Serge Banini	617-937-2435
74767	Christine Pemberton	617-937-2403
74798	Qi Zhang	603-369-8683
75306	Nicholas Mouton	858-314-1500
75602	Sherwin Chan	617-348-3037
75772	Alexander Roan	617-348-4466
75822	Mark Hammond	858-314-1086
75844	Peter Amos	206-883-2587
75972	Nicholas Eadie	617-348-1618
75998	Sophia Petrichenko	469-337-0510
76636	David Lundgren	858-314-1500
76705	Yuwei Chen	608-469-0879
77191	Dylan Casler	862-596-7877
77321	Doris Lee	858-314-1545
77492	Jason Stegall	806-236-9451
77818	Stephen Lam	647-499-0472
78048	Neil Supnekar	650-849-3428
78289	Nicholas Foster	617-348-1728
78337	Katharina Stengel	510-982-6030
78784	Eunha Kim	415-432-6000
79171	Arthur Huang	508-768-5357
79550	Sam Rappaport	970-445-0083
80098	Gabrielle Hoover	917-224-0829
80349	Cory Massey	858-314-1578
80431	Effie Zhou	650-402-7515
80734	Ryan Rieker	574-309-7393
80753	Iva Rreza	202-434-7422
80854	Peter Mcfadden	520-731-1364
81036	Kristen Elofson	141-569-65405
81272	Shuo Xing	164-749-90503
81280	Mary Robinson	617-648-4766
81288	William Fiers	161-737-11000
81627	Grace Gong	617-348-4427
81730	Samantha Pilicer	617-310-5213
81822	Iris Cheung	647-499-2679
82898	Zhiheng Chang	617-542-6000

Proceeding Documents

Denying Rehearing Request from Director Review Decision REQUEST

2025-10-15 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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Authorized Response to Request for Rehearing of Director Review Decision OTHER

2025-08-22 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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3102

Ex. 3102 Counsel email for Authorized Response Exhibit

2025-08-18 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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Petitioners’ Rehearing Request from Director Review Decision REQUEST

2025-08-15 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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3101

Ex. 3101 Counsel email requesting rehearing Exhibit

2025-08-15 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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Google LLC et al. vs. Mullen Industries LLC

Proceeding Overview

Parties & Counsel

Petitioner

Google LLC et al.

Represented By

Patent Owner / Respondent

Mullen Industries LLC

Represented By

Tribunal & Venue

Patent Information

Address and Attorney/Agent Information

Power of Attorney & Correspondence

Attorney / Agent Information

Proceeding Documents

Denying Rehearing Request from Director Review Decision REQUEST

Authorized Response to Request for Rehearing of Director Review Decision OTHER

Ex. 3102 Counsel email for Authorized Response Exhibit

Petitioners’ Rehearing Request from Director Review Decision REQUEST

Ex. 3101 Counsel email requesting rehearing Exhibit

Order Granting Director Review, Vacating the Decision Granting Institution, and Denying Institution of Inter Partes Review DECISION

Panel Change Order ORDER

Delegation Notice NOTICE

Authorized Response to Director Review Request OTHER

Patent Owner's Request for Directors Review REQUEST

Email, Subject_IPR2025-00018, -00019, -00021, and -00124 Director Review Requests Exhibit

Institution Decision: Grant DECISION

Order: Scheduling Order ORDER

Patent Owner's Notice of Filing of Corrected Exhibit NOTICE

Public Version 25-01-20_Samsung (Mullen EDTX)-Amended Mullen Invalidity Contentions Exhibit

2025-03-20 Mullen's Preliminary Pre-Trial Election of Asserted Claims Exhibit

Petitioner's First Updated Mandatory Notices NOTICE

Petitioners' Submission of Exhibit OTHER

Ex 2026_Eastern District of Texas’s Memorandum Opinion and Order Denying the Motion to Transfer Venue to the Northern District of California Under 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a) Exhibit

Patent Owner's Submission of Exhibit 2026 OTHER

SmartThings Find Web Page Capture_MIL_057252 Exhibit

Oyster Optics, LLC v. Infinera Corporation Exhibit

Apple Inc. v. Stewart 24-1864 - appellee brief Exhibit

Vidal_Interim Procedure Exhibit

Director Brief_ND Cal. Exhibit

Solas OLED Ltd. v. Samsung Display Co._2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 125973 Exhibit

2024.10.03 Google - Objections to Mullen Document Subpoena Exhibit

Judge Rodney Gilstrap - time to milestone patent cases last 5 years Exhibit

MyPort, Inc. v. Samsung Elecs. Co., Ltd. Exhibit

OPENING-BRIEF-FILED by Appellants Apple, Cisco Systems and Intel Exhibit

USIJ_PTO-P-2020-0022-0797_attachment_1 Exhibit

Samsung SmartThings Find Press Release Exhibit

2024.01.26 Dkt 1 Complaint for Patent Infringement Exhibit

ipr2024_00855_paper_13 Exhibit

71_EDTX Order Denying Samsung's Motion to Stay Pending IPR Exhibit

2015.01.17_Samsung (Mullen EDTX)-Amended Mullen Invalidity Contentions Exhibit

Kenneth Stanwood_PTO-P-2020-0022-0875_attachment_1 Exhibit

David Williams, Vol. 1 07-26-2023_cond Exhibit

Encarta College Dictionary Exhibit

Patent Owner's Preliminary Response POPR

Centripetal_PTO-P-2020-0022-0789_attachment_1 Exhibit

AIPLA_PTO-P-2020-0022-0776_attachment_1 Exhibit

PhRMA_PTO-P-2020-0022-0784_attachment_1 Exhibit

'039 Patent Sotera Stipulation Letter Exhibit

Petitioners’ Submission of Exhibit OTHER

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

Notice : Patent Owner's Power of Attorney NOTICE

Notice : Patent Owner's Mandatory Notices NOTICE

Martyn US20040051726A1 Exhibit

McDonnell US6813499B2 Exhibit

Chern US6456854B1 Exhibit

Shankar US7080124B1 Exhibit

Randall-WIPO WO2002017075 Exhibit

Tobin US20030074209A1 Exhibit

Himmel US6622015B1 Exhibit

Williams CV Exhibit

Carey US6714793B1 Exhibit

Randall US20040024846A1 Exhibit

Petitioner Samsung (SEC) Power of Attorney NOTICE

11096039 File History Exhibit

Plaintiff's Infringement Contentions in 24-cv-00049 (ED Tex) (May 15, 2024) Exhibit

Allard US5815142 Exhibit

Menard US20020169539A1 Exhibit

McNulty US7146407B2 Exhibit

Williams Declaration (039 Patent) Exhibit