Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited et al. vs. Marlin Semiconductor Ltd. et al.

Explore the PTAB proceeding IPR2025-00848 filed by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited et al. on 2025-04-17. This includes filing dates, application numbers, tech centers, patent numbers, and current case status.

Proceeding Overview

Proceeding Number

IPR2025-00848

Filing Date

2025-04-17

Accorded Filing Date

2025-04-17

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 Limited et al.

Represented By

Long, Josephet al

Patent Owner / Respondent

Marlin Semiconductor Ltd. et al.

Represented By

Meunier, Williamet 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 15660991

Respondent Patent Number 9953880

External Links

Espacenet

Google Patents

Respondent Inventor Chun-Hao Lin et al

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

Address and Attorney/Agent Information

86 Registered Practitioners

Power of Attorney & Correspondence

Firm / Entity Name Mintz Levin/Boston Office

Customer Number 30623

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
55055	Yahua Chen	617-348-1602
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
68142	Melissa Brayman	858-314-1500
68783	Carolina Save	617-348-1872
68836	Daniel Weinger	617-348-1629
68981	Eunice Chan	202-824-3128
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
75559	Katherine Jensen	617-348-3049
75602	Sherwin Chan	617-348-3037
75671	Lee Johnson	858-344-1785
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
800087	Mingyue Bao	310-586-3200
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
80944	Hye Hyun Ahn	202-434-7300
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

159

Notice: refund approved NOTICE

2026-04-13 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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Petitioners' Request for Refund of Post-Institution Fee 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

2025-10-14 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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Email, Subject_IPR2025-00848 and IPR2025-00879 Director Review Requests Exhibit

2025-10-06 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited et al. vs. Marlin Semiconductor Ltd. et al.

Proceeding Overview

Parties & Counsel

Petitioner

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited et al.

Represented By

Patent Owner / Respondent

Marlin Semiconductor Ltd. et al.

Represented By

Tribunal & Venue

Patent Information

Address and Attorney/Agent Information

Power of Attorney & Correspondence

Attorney / Agent Information

Proceeding Documents

Notice: refund approved NOTICE

Petitioners' Request for Refund of Post-Institution Fee OTHER

Order Denying Director Review of Institution Decision REHEARING

Authorized Response to Director Review Request OTHER

Email, Subject_IPR2025-00848 and IPR2025-00879 Director Review Requests Exhibit

Petitioners' Request for Director Review REQUEST

Director Discretionary Decision: Deny RESPONSE

D&B Hoovers Marlin Semiconductor Limited Exhibit

Scott Bessent Warns TSMC_s $40 Billion Arizona Fab May Only Meet 7 Percent of US Chip Demand Exhibit

ifi Top 50 Patent Grantees (2022-2024) Exhibit

EX2002 Exhibit

EX2001 Exhibit

Certain Personal Computer Devices ITC-337-TA-558 Order No 6 20060207 Exhibit

ITC-337-TA-1365-20240708 Exhibit

Patent Owner's Preliminary Response POPR

Volkswagen v. Arigna Amended Procedual Schedule ITC-337-TA-1267-14 Exhibit

Taiwan Already Has 3-nm Chips; Why the U.S. Lags Exhibit

Ocado v. AutoStore Amended Procedural Schedule ITC-337-TA-1228-21 Exhibit

US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick visits TSMC complex in Phoenix Exhibit

ITC-337-TA-1276-20231023 Exhibit

assignment-pat-56991-292 Exhibit

Certain Unmanned Aerial Vehicles ITC-337-TA-1133 Comm Op 20200908 Exhibit

ITC-337-TA-1276-59 Exhibit

Apple v. AliveCor Initial Procedural Schedule ITC-337-TA-1266-6 Exhibit

TSMC, ASU form partnership to boost student recruitment, faculty research Exhibit

Silent Giant TSMC Returns to Peak Powers Exhibit

How delayed Notice of Date Accorded mailings may affect inter partes review Exhibit

Certain Semiconductor Devices ITC-337-TA-1366-20230808 Exhibit

Americas-AI-Action-Plan Exhibit

Onshoring Semiconductor Production Exhibit

US20140027820A1 (Aquilino) Exhibit

Continuity - Application - Patent Center - USPTO - 880 Patent Exhibit

Cadence and TSMC Advance AI and 3D-IC Chip Design with Certified Design Solutions Exhibit

Certain Disposable Vaporizer Devices ITC-337-TA-1410-20240826 Exhibit

ITC-337-TA-1382-20250113 Exhibit

IFI 2020-2024 U.S. Application Data Exhibit

ITC-337-TA-1276-58 Exhibit

Juristat Allowance Rate_20250718_2 Exhibit

TSMC-Enabling Startups to Unleash New Semiconductor Innovation Exhibit

TSMC Arizona_s First Fab to Reach 100% Capacity Utilization Rate Soon Exhibit

Petitioners' Updated Exhibit List NOTICE

ITC-337-TA-1410-20250716 Exhibit

About TSMC Washington Exhibit

US10332877 to Liou et al (Liou877) Exhibit

2024_Annual_Report_to_Congress Exhibit

ITC-337-TA-1402-20250618 Exhibit

Removing Barriers to American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence Exhibit

ITC-337-TA-1308-20230502 Exhibit

Certain Electronic Computing Devices ITC-337-TA-1387-20240312 Exhibit

Institution Decisions for TSMC Exhibit

Apple Public Interest Statement Exhibit

tsmc-english-dedicatedFoundry-technology-logic-l-7nm-2025-08-13-09_13_52 Exhibit

Volkswagen v. Arigna Initial Procedural Schedule ITC-337-TA-1267-6 Exhibit

FAQs for Interim Processes for PTAB Workload Management _ USPTO Exhibit

ITC-337-TA-1365-20241113 Exhibit

Docket Navigator Cased - Patent 9953880 invented by Lin Exhibit

Parallel Litigation Proceedural Schedule ITC-337-TA-1443-20250507 Exhibit

ITC-337-TA-1279-20230203 Exhibit

TSMC Arizona CHIPS Act funding, third Phoenix fab announced Exhibit

Collaboration Programs, University Centers-Research-TSMC Exhibit

ITC-337-TA-1341-20240125 Exhibit

TSMC’s $100 billion promise to invest in the U.S. Exhibit

GIGAFAB Facilities - Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited Exhibit

Another Historic Investment Secured Under President Trump Exhibit

Read Trump’s ‘100 Days’ Interview Transcript - TIME Exhibit