Vertiv Corporation vs. Valtrus Innovations Ltd.

Explore the PTAB proceeding IPR2025-00668 filed by Vertiv Corporation on 2025-02-26. This includes filing dates, application numbers, tech centers, patent numbers, and current case status.

Proceeding Overview

Proceeding Number

IPR2025-00668

Filing Date

2025-02-26

Accorded Filing Date

2025-02-26

Institution Decision Date

2025-07-31

Last Modified Date

2025-09-23

Proceeding Type

IPR

Termination Date

2025-07-31

Trial Status

Discretionary Denial

Parties & Counsel

Petitioner

Vertiv Corporation

Represented By

Maloney, Timothyet al

Patent Owner / Respondent

Valtrus Innovations Ltd.

Represented By

Houghton, Connoret al

Tribunal & Venue

Tribunal

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (USPTO)

Technology Center

TC 2800 - Semiconductors, Electrical & Optical Systems

Patent Information

1 Patent Involved

Respondent Application Number 10123403

Respondent Patent Number 6718277

External Links

Espacenet

Google Patents

Respondent Inventor Ratnesh Sharma

Respondent Tech Center TC 2800 - Semiconductors, Electrical & Optical Systems

Address and Attorney/Agent Information

11 Registered Practitioners

Power of Attorney & Correspondence

Firm / Entity Name Botos Churchill IP Law LLP - Malik

Customer Number 192641

Address 430 Mountain Avenue, Suite 401, New Providence, NJ, 07974, UNITED STATES

Attorney / Agent Information

Reg #	Name	Phone
32016	Richard Botos	908-738-1771
44617	Raymond Churchill Jr	908-738-1772
45256	Andrew Zidel	908-897-1314
46413	Scott Wolinsky	908-739-0000
58918	Sujatha Vathyam	908-738-1770
63075	Noelle Cacciabeve	908-738-1770
68392	Ryan Strauss	908-765-8121
72054	William Raska	908-738-1780
72595	James Zeszutek	908-765-8123
74688	Adam Hotzoglou	908-738-1770
81858	Amy Florio	908-952-0018

Proceeding Documents

Notice: refund approved NOTICE

2025-09-23 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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Petitioner's Request for Refund of Post-Institution Fees OTHER

2025-09-17 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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Director Discretionary Decision: Deny RESPONSE

2025-07-31 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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Petitioner's Corrected Response to Discretionary Denial Brief OTHER

2025-07-18 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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Email Correspondence Exhibit

2025-07-17 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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Vertiv Corporation vs. Valtrus Innovations Ltd.

Proceeding Overview

Parties & Counsel

Petitioner

Vertiv Corporation

Represented By

Patent Owner / Respondent

Valtrus Innovations 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 of Post-Institution Fees OTHER

Director Discretionary Decision: Deny RESPONSE

Petitioner's Corrected Response to Discretionary Denial Brief OTHER

Email Correspondence Exhibit

J. Gilstrap, Calendar of Events for June 26, 2026 Exhibit

Valtrus Innovations v. NTT Data Services, Civil Action No. 24-cv- 00361 (Lead Case), Dkt. 101 (Vertiv’s Motion for Protective Order) Exhibit

J. Gilstrap, Calendar of Events for April 6, 2026 Exhibit

Valtrus Innovations Ltd. v. Digital Realty Trus, Inc. et al., 24-cv- 00139, Dkt. 1 Exhibit

Petitioner's Opposition to Patent Owner's Request for Discretionary Denial RESPONSE

Valtrus Innovations Ltd. v. TierPoint, LLC, No. 24-cv-00776, Dkt. 1 Exhibit

Patent Owner Preliminary Response POPR

Valtrus Innovations Ltd. v. DataBank Holdings Ltd., No. 24-cv- 00777, Dkt. 1 Exhibit

Valtrus Innovations Ltd. v. Dawn Acquisitions LLC (d/b/a Evoque Data Center Solutions), No. 24-cv-00142, Dkt. 1 Exhibit

Valtrus Innovations v. NTT Data Services, Civil Action No. 24-cv- 00361 (Lead Case), Dkt. 87 (Vertiv’s Response to Valtrus’s Motion to Dismiss Vertiv’s Declaratory Judgment Complaint) (redacted) Exhibit

U.S. Patent No. 6,854,287 (the “’287 Patent”) Exhibit

Chandrakant Patel et al., Computational Fluid Dynamics Modeling of High Compute Density Data Centers to Assure System Inlet Air Specifications, The Pacific Rim/ASME Int’l Elec. Pack’g Tech. Conf. and Exhibition (July 8–13, 2001) Exhibit

Valtrus Innovations v. NTT Data Services, Civil Action No. 24-cv- 00361 (Lead Case), Dkt. 81 (Valtrus’s Motion to Dismiss Vertiv’s Declaratory Judgment Complaint) Exhibit

TierPoint First Amended Answer Exhibit

U.S. Patent No. 6,535,382 Exhibit

Vertiv Mot to Intervene Exhibit

Email from Counsel 2 Exhibit

NOA Exhibit

Letter to Counsel 2 Exhibit

Returned Summons Digital Realty Exhibit

Appendix 1 to Vertiv’s Prel Ineligibility Contentions Exhibit

Interim Processes Memo Exhibit

Invalidity Contentions 1 Exhibit

Vertiv Resp to MTD Exhibit

PO Discretionary Denial Brief RESPONSE

Guidance on Recission Exhibit

TierPoint IDs Exhibit

Emerson 10k Exhibit

Vertiv IDs Exhibit

U.S. Patent No. 7,857,214 Exhibit

U.S. Patent No. 12,289,867 OA Exhibit

11/873,236 IDS Exhibit

Email from Counsel 3 Exhibit

Cardware Order Exhibit

DB Amended DCO Exhibit

U.S. Patent No. 12,289,867 Exhibit

Invalidity Contentions 2 Exhibit

Vertiv Consolidation Order Exhibit

Appendix 1 to Ineligibility Contentions Exhibit

An Introduction to Vertiv Exhibit

Netlist Order Exhibit

DataBank IDs Exhibit

Docket Navigator Stats - Gilstrap Exhibit

DataBank Consolidation Order Exhibit

12/887,961 IDS Exhibit

U.S. Patent No. 8,562,084 Exhibit

NTT DCO Exhibit

277 Maint Fees Exhibit

Vertiv Press Release Exhibit

Federal Court Statistics Exhibit

Vertiv DJ Complaint Part 1 of 2 Exhibit

Vertiv DJ Complaint Part 2 of 2 Exhibit

DataBank Answer Exhibit

Letter to Counsel Exhibit

Mot re Lead Counsel Exhibit

Email from Counsel Exhibit

Email from Counsel Exhibit

Vertiv Timeline Exhibit

Notice: Notice filing date accorded NOTICE

Notice: Mandatory Notice NOTICE