Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. vs. Advanced Integrated Circuit Process LLC

Explore the PTAB proceeding IPR2025-00828 filed by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. on 2025-04-15. This includes filing dates, application numbers, tech centers, patent numbers, and current case status.

Proceeding Overview

Proceeding Number

IPR2025-00828

Filing Date

2025-04-15

Accorded Filing Date

2025-04-15

Institution Decision Date

2025-09-03

Last Modified Date

2026-04-13

Proceeding Type

IPR

Termination Date

2025-09-03

Trial Status

Discretionary Denial

Parties & Counsel

Petitioner

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd.

Represented By

Gordon, Loriet al

Patent Owner / Respondent

Advanced Integrated Circuit Process LLC

Represented By

Chorush, Russellet 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 11491260

Respondent Patent Number 7579227

External Links

Espacenet

Google Patents

Respondent Inventor Junji Hirase et al

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

Address and Attorney/Agent Information

8 Registered Practitioners

Power of Attorney & Correspondence

Firm / Entity Name MICHAEL J. CHERSKOV - SZYMON M. GURDA

Customer Number 27197

Address 903 COMMERCE DR, SUITE 310, OAK BROOK, IL, 60523, UNITED STATES

Attorney / Agent Information

Reg #	Name	Phone
32702	Michael Heim	713-221-2000
38267	Leslie Payne	713-221-2000
55869	Russell Chorush	713-221-2000
68042	Christopher First	713-221-2000
69132	Blaine Larson	713-221-2022
69363	James Baxter	713-221-2000
76551	Christopher Limbacher	713-221-2000
77630	Robert Bullwinkel	713-221-2000

Proceeding Documents

170

Notice: partial refund approved NOTICE

2026-04-13 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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

2026-04-10 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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Order Denying Director Review of Institution Decision REHEARING

2025-11-05 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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Authorized Response to Director Review Request OTHER

2025-10-13 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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3103

Ex. 3103 Counsel email for Authorized response Exhibit

2025-10-06 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. vs. Advanced Integrated Circuit Process LLC

Proceeding Overview

Parties & Counsel

Petitioner

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd.

Represented By

Patent Owner / Respondent

Advanced Integrated Circuit Process LLC

Represented By

Tribunal & Venue

Patent Information

Address and Attorney/Agent Information

Power of Attorney & Correspondence

Attorney / Agent Information

Proceeding Documents

Notice: partial refund approved NOTICE

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

Order Denying Director Review of Institution Decision REHEARING

Authorized Response to Director Review Request OTHER

Ex. 3103 Counsel email for Authorized response Exhibit

Petitioner's Director Review Request REQUEST

Director Discretionary Decision: Deny RESPONSE

PO's Second Updated Mandatory Notice NOTICE

Exhibit 1166 - Excerpted 2024 Report to Congress of the U.S. China Economic and Security Review Commission, One Hundred Eighteenth Congress, Second Session, November 2024, Part II Exhibit

Petitioner's Updated Exhibit List NOTICE

Exhibit 1165 - Proceedings and Debates of the 117th Congress, Second Session, 168 Cong. Rec. S3619-07 (July 25, 2022) Exhibit

Petitioner's Sur-Reply in Support of its Opposition to Patent Owner's Discretionary Denial Request OTHER

Patent Owner's Reply to Petitioner's Opposition to Patent Owner's Discretionary Denial Brief OTHER

EX2041 - Order Granting TSMC’s Mot for Ltrs Rogatory to Nuvoton Tech Corp (Ltr Rogatory No. 2), Dkt. 123, AICP v. UMC (TSMC), Consolidated Case Nos. 2:24-cv-00730, -00623 (E.D. Tex. Filed 7/25/2025) Exhibit

EX2042 - Docket Navigator Time-to-Trial Statistics Report for trials before Hon. Gilstrap (EDTX) from 8/18/2024 to 8/18/2025 Exhibit

EX2044 - FAQs for Interim Processes for PTAB Workload Management website Exhibit

EX2043 – Lex Machina Time-to-Trial Statistics Report for trials before Hon. Gilstrap (EDTX) from 7/1/2024 to 8/18/2025 Exhibit

EX2045 – Def TSMC’s Answer, Dkt. 75, AICP v. UMC (TSMC), Consolidated Case Nos. 2:24-cv-00730, -00623 (E.D. Tex. Filed 3/31/2025) Exhibit

EX2040 - Order Granting TSMC’s Mot for Ltrs Rogatory to Nuvoton Tech Corp (Ltr Rogatory No. 1), Dkt. 122, AICP v. UMC (TSMC), Consolidated Case Nos. 2:24-cv-00730, -00623 (E.D. Tex. Filed 7/25/2025) Exhibit

Email Correspondence Exhibit

Exhibit 1069 - Communication Techs Docket Exhibit

Exhibit 1130 - TSMC Expands Collaboration with Ansys by Integrating AI Technology to Accelerate 3D-IC Design Exhibit

Exhibit 1129 - Removing Barriers to American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence Exhibit

Exhibit 1065 - Resonant Systems Docket Exhibit

Exhibit 1102 - Continuity - 227 Patent Exhibit

Exhibit 1068 - Communication Techs Third Amended DCO Exhibit

Exhibit 1092 - AICP v. UMC (Lead Case) Docket Exhibit

Exhibit 1063 - Resonant Systems Second Amended DCO Exhibit

Exhibit 1097 - IPR2025-01091 Joinder Motion Exhibit

Exhibit 1123 - CNBC Transcript: US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick Speaks Exhibit

Exhibit 1106 - Final Written Decision Outcomes for TSMC Exhibit

Exhibit 1071 - Pictiva First Amended DCO Exhibit

Exhibit 1156 - CN 2006100938722 Translation Exhibit

Exhibit 1152 - Updated Gilstrap Trial Delay Statistics Exhibit

Exhibit 1059 - U.S. Patent Statistics Summary Chart 1963-2020 Exhibit

EX2038 - Bashir, "Reduction of Sidewall Defect Induced Leakage Currents by the Use of Nitrided Field Oxides in Silicon Selective Epitaxial Growth Isolation for Advanced Ultralarge Scale Integration," 18(2) J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 695–699 (2000). Exhibit

Exhibit 1082 - Declaration of Michael Shen Exhibit

Exhibit 1091 - AICP's P.R. 3-1 Disclosure Exhibit

Exhibit 1084 – UMC Stipulations Exhibit

Exhibit 1153 - Virtex 7 XQ FPGAs Exhibit

Exhibit 1144 - Juristat Allowance Rate Exhibit

Exhibit 1100 - IPR2025-01053 Consolidation Motion Exhibit

Exhibit 1076 - Emerging Auto DCO Exhibit

Exhibit 1086 - Institution Decisions for TSMC Exhibit

Exhibit 1126 - Silent Giant TSMC Returns to the Peak of its Powers Exhibit

Exhibit 1077- Emerging Auto First Amended DCO Exhibit

Exhibit 1111 - Trump on China Putting - America First Exhibit

Exhibit 1146 - IFI Top 50 Patent Grantees (2022-2024) Exhibit

Petitioner's Updated Exhibit List NOTICE

Exhibit 1075 - Cyandia Docket Exhibit

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

Patent Owner's Preliminary Response POPR

Exhibit 1055 - National Judicial Caseload Profile Exhibit

Exhibit 1124 - What is TSMC Exhibit

Exhibit 1099 - IPR2025-01076 Joinder Motion Exhibit

Exhibit 1117 - TSMC 28nm Technology in Volume Production Exhibit

Exhibit 1095 - IPR2025-01093 Joinder Motion Exhibit

Exhibit 1064 - Resonant Systems Third Amended DCO Exhibit

Exhibit 1088 - Certificate of Formation for Advanced Integrated Circuit Process Exhibit

Exhibit 1058 - Gilstrap Post-Trial Briefing Timelines Exhibit

Exhibit 1072 - Pictiva Docket Exhibit

Exhibit 1070 - Pictiva DCO Exhibit

Exhibit 1115 - June 21, 2023 Final Semiconductor Report Exhibit

Exhibit 1163 - 2024 Report to Congress Exhibit

Exhibit 1116 - TSMC Adds High-K Metal Gate Low Power Process to 28nm Road Map Exhibit