HighLevel, Inc. vs. Etison LLC d/b/a ClickFunnels

Explore the PTAB proceeding IPR2025-00235 filed by HighLevel, Inc. on 2024-12-03. This includes filing dates, application numbers, tech centers, patent numbers, and current case status.

Proceeding Overview

Proceeding Number

IPR2025-00235

Filing Date

2024-12-03

Accorded Filing Date

2024-12-03

Institution Decision Date

2025-06-02

Last Modified Date

2025-08-13

Proceeding Type

IPR

Termination Date

2025-06-02

Trial Status

Institution Denied

Parties & Counsel

Petitioner

HighLevel, Inc.

Represented By

Fink, Williamet al

Patent Owner / Respondent

Etison LLC d/b/a ClickFunnels

Represented By

kaminski, jeffriet 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 17247041

Respondent Patent Number 11361047

External Links

Espacenet

Google Patents

Respondent Inventor Todd Dickerson et al

Respondent Tech Center TC 2100 - Computer Architecture & Software

Address and Attorney/Agent Information

19 Registered Practitioners

Power of Attorney & Correspondence

Firm / Entity Name TRASKBRITT, P.C.

Customer Number 24247

Address 230 South 500 East, Suite 300, SALT LAKE CITY, UT, 84102, UNITED STATES

Attorney / Agent Information

Reg #	Name	Phone
33041	Allen Turner	801-532-1922
36194	Marylou Lavoie	860-651-3130
41234	John Oskorep	312-222-1860
47628	Katherine Hamer	801-532-1922
48396	H Burton	801-532-1922
56957	J. Gunn	801-532-1922
57664	Rexford Johnson	208-562-4900
58604	Jason Nixon	801-532-1922
59542	Warunee Srisiri-Sisson	803-627-4801
59765	Elizabeth Schierman	801-532-1922
60887	Andrew Baca	801-532-1922
62879	Jesse Flores	801-994-8705
64746	James Watson	801-532-1922
68574	Jacob Beers	801-532-1922
70569	Brian Prince	801-532-1922
78191	Logan Farnsworth	801-994-8761
80014	David Ostler	801-558-5425
80252	Xerxes Sifi	216-633-8938
83156	Daniel Berger	801-532-1922

Proceeding Documents

Order Denying Director Review of Institution Decision REHEARING

2025-08-13 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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Authorized Response to Director Review Request OTHER

2025-07-15 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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3100

Exhibit 3100 Exhibit

2025-07-08 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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Request for Director Review - Institution Decision REQUEST

2025-07-02 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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

2025-06-02 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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HighLevel, Inc. vs. Etison LLC d/b/a ClickFunnels

Proceeding Overview

Parties & Counsel

Petitioner

HighLevel, Inc.

Represented By

Patent Owner / Respondent

Etison LLC d/b/a ClickFunnels

Represented By

Tribunal & Venue

Patent Information

Address and Attorney/Agent Information

Power of Attorney & Correspondence

Attorney / Agent Information

Proceeding Documents

Order Denying Director Review of Institution Decision REHEARING

Authorized Response to Director Review Request OTHER

Exhibit 3100 Exhibit

Request for Director Review - Institution Decision REQUEST

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

Petitioner's Reply in Support of IPR of U.S. Patent No. 11,361,047 OTHER

Patent Owner's Notice to Board of District Court Decision in '047 Counterpart Litigation OTHER

EX2007 - Email Authorizing Patent Owner's Notice to Board (Apr. 29, 2025) Exhibit

EX2008 - Opinion and Order (Dkt. 37) - Etison v. HighLevel, No. 1-24-cv-00502 Exhibit

EX2009 - Defendant's Brief in Support of Motion to Dismiss (Dkt. 22) - Etison v. HighLevel Exhibit

Patent Owner’s Sur-Reply in Support of its Preliminary Response - IPR2025-00235 OTHER

Preliminary Reply in Support of Petitioner’s Petition for Inter Partes Review of U.S. Patent No. 11,361,047 OTHER

Email from the Board authorizing Petitioner’s Preliminary Reply (Mar. 21, 2025) Exhibit

EX2006 - US8799829(B2) - Grosz Exhibit

EX2004 - US20080263135(A1) - Olliphant Exhibit

EX2001 - US10846357 File History Exhibit

EX2002 - '047 File History Exhibit

Etison LLC dba Clickfunnels '047 POPR - IPR2025-00235 POPR

EX2005 - US20120151329(A1) - Cordasco Exhibit

EX2003 - US20170147364(A1) - Shaposhnikov Exhibit

Notice: Patent Owner's Power of Attorney NOTICE

Notice: Patent Owner's Mandatory Notice NOTICE

Notice: Notice filing date accorded NOTICE

Screenshot of Kajabi from the Internet Archive Exhibit

Plaintiff’s Infringement Contention Chart (Ex. B) Exhibit

Curriculum Vitae of Dr. Kevin Almeroth Exhibit

U.S. Patent No. 9,141,976 (“Urban”) Exhibit

Google Optimize Tutorial: How to Get Started Quickly Exhibit

U.S. Patent Application Pub. No. 2007/0299985 (“Craig”) Exhibit

This Is Not a Test: Google Optimize Now Free – For Everyone Exhibit

U.S. Patent Application Pub. No. 2019/0028531 (“Nagar”) Exhibit

Petition : as filed PETITION

U.S. Patent No. 6,026,433 (“D’Arlach”) Exhibit

Comparative Study of Website Sitemap Feature as Design Issue Exhibit

U.S. Patent No. 9,147,004 (“Coursol”) Exhibit

U.S. Application 62/536,403 Appendix C Exhibit

U.S. Patent Application Pub. No. 2013/0198679 (“Nurse”) Exhibit

U.S. Patent 11,361,047 (“’047 patent”) Exhibit

U.S. Patent No. 8,321,457 (“Tan”) Exhibit

U.S. U.S. Patent No. 7,610,219 (“Sayed”) Exhibit

Declaration of Dr. Kevin Almeroth Exhibit

U.S. Patent No. 6,029,141 (“Bezos”) Exhibit

Claim Mapping Table Exhibit

U.S. Application 62/536,403 Appendix A Exhibit

Notice : Power of Attorney NOTICE

U.S. Patent Application Pub. No. 2007/0061412 (“Karidi”) Exhibit

U.S. Patent Application Pub. No. 2011/0288924 (“Thomas”) Exhibit

U.S. Patent No. 5,715,314 (“Payne”) Exhibit

U.S. Application 62/536,403 Exhibit

Controlled Experiments on the Web: Survey and Practical Guide Exhibit

U.S. Application 62/536,403 Concepts Appendix Exhibit

Screenshot of Kajabi from the Internet Archive Exhibit

U.S. Patent Application Pub. No. 2014/0282049 (“Lyon”) Exhibit

Website Navigation of Tools – A Decade of Design Trends 2002 to 2011 Exhibit

Prosecution History of the ’047 Patent Exhibit

Plaintiff’s Infringement Contention Chart (Ex. D) Exhibit

Google Optimize Product Overview Exhibit