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Apple Inc. vs. Apex Beam Technologies LLC

Explore the PTAB proceeding IPR2025-00911 filed by Apple Inc. on 2025-04-25. This includes filing dates, application numbers, tech centers, patent numbers, and current case status.

Proceeding Overview

Proceeding Number

IPR2025-00911

Filing Date

2025-04-25

Accorded Filing Date

2025-04-25

Institution Decision Date

2025-11-14

Last Modified Date

2026-03-24

Proceeding Type

IPR

Termination Date

2026-03-24

Trial Status

Terminated-Settled

Parties & Counsel

Petitioner

Apple Inc.

Represented By

Renner, W. Karlet al

Patent Owner / Respondent

Apex Beam Technologies LLC

Represented By

Rubino, Vincentet al

Tribunal & Venue

Tribunal

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (USPTO)

Technology Center

TC 2400 - Computer Networks, Multiplex & Cybersecurity

Patent Information

1 Patent Involved

Respondent Application Number 17341466

Respondent Patent Number 11637615

External Links

Espacenet

Google Patents

Respondent Inventor Alireza Babaei

Respondent Tech Center TC 2400 - Computer Networks, Multiplex & Cybersecurity

Address and Attorney/Agent Information

2 Registered Practitioners

Power of Attorney & Correspondence

Firm / Entity Name Zhong Law, LLC

Customer Number 155075

Address 51 JFK Parkway, 1st Floor West, Short Hills, NJ, 07078, UNITED STATES

Attorney / Agent Information

Reg #	Name	Phone
62937	Jialin Zhong	908-376-3104
74529	Shuang Zhao	215-600-2377

Proceeding Documents

TERMINATION Due to Settlement After Institution of Trial 35 U.S.C. § 317; 37 C.F.R. § 42.74 TERMINATE

2026-03-24 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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EX 3001 Exhibit

2026-03-24 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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Joint Request to Treat Agreement as Business Confidential Information OTHER

2026-03-13 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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Joint Motion to Terminate Proceeding MOTION

2026-03-13 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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Notice of Stipulation to Change Due Date 1 NOTICE

2026-02-27 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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Panel Change Order ORDER

2026-02-13 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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Patent Owner's Notice of Deposition of Dr. Robert Akl NOTICE

2026-01-14 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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Notice of Stipulation to Change Due Dates 1, 2, and 3 NOTICE

2026-01-14 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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Institution Decision: Grant DECISION

2025-11-14 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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Order: Scheduling Order ORDER

2025-11-14 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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Director Discretionary Decision: Refer RESPONSE

2025-09-03 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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CTIA, “5G in America.” CTIA, CTIA—The Wireless Association, available at https://www.ctia.org/the-wirelessindustry/ 5g-in-america Exhibit

2025-08-19 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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“Apple Increases U.S. Commitment to $600 Billion, Announces American Manufacturing Program.” Apple Newsroom, Apple, 6 Aug. 2025, https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2025/08/apple-increases-uscommitment- to-600-billion-usd-announces-ambitious-program Exhibit

2025-08-19 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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Papasakellariou, Aris, “Re: [98b-NR-Spec-NR_IIOT-Core- 213].” 3GPP TSG_RAN_WG1 Archives, 3 Nov. 2019, LISTSERV – list.etsi.org, https://list.etsi.org/scripts/wa.exe?A2=3GPP_TSG_RAN_WG1; f8c17069.1911A&FT=&P=T&H=&S= Exhibit

2025-08-19 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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Bifurcation Order – Videolabs, Inc. v. Asustek Computer, Inc. 6:22-cv-00720-ADA (WDTX Exhibit

2025-08-19 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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Machine Translation of Decision on Invalidation Request (No. 561927) concerning Chinese Patent No. CN108023616, China National Intellectual Property Administration, Patent Reexamination and Invalidation Examination Department (May 9, 2023) Exhibit

2025-08-19 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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Machine Translation of Decision on Invalidation Request (No. 562020) concerning Chinese Patent No. CN111585736, China National Intellectual Property Administration, Patent Reexamination and Invalidation Examination Department (May 30, 2023) Exhibit

2025-08-19 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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Bertenyi, Balazs, “3GPP system standards heading into the 5G era,” 3GPP (Jul. 16, 2014), available at https://www.3gpp.org/news-events/3gpp-news/sa- 5g#:~:text=3GPP%20standards%20have%20played%20a,was %20finalized%20in%20December%202008 Exhibit

2025-08-19 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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3GPP TR 25.892 V6.0.0 (2004-06) Technical Report (3rd Generation Partnership Project; Technical Specification Group Radio Access Network; Feasibility Study for Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) for UTRAN enhancement (Release 6)) (“TR-25.892”) Exhibit

2025-08-19 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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Machine Translation of Decision on Invalidation Request (No. 561579) concerning Chinese Patent No. CN108923896, China National Intellectual Property Administration, Patent Reexamination and Invalidation Examination Department (May 29, 2023) Exhibit

2025-08-19 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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

2025-08-19 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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TDOC R2-1914882 Exhibit

2025-08-19 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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TDOC R1-1911181 Exhibit

2025-08-19 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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Draft Change Request: Introduction of Industrial IoT (NR_IIOT-Core), 3GPP TS 38.213, Rel-16, 3GPP TSG-RAN WG1 Meeting #98bis, Chongqing, China, Oct. 14-20, 2019 Exhibit

2025-08-19 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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Machine Translation of Decision on Invalidation Request (No. 562088) concerning Chinese Patent No. CN108155923, China National Intellectual Property Administration, Patent Reexamination and Invalidation Examination Department (May 25, 2023) Exhibit

2025-08-19 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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“Albright Worried Multipatent Trials Ask Too Much Of Jurors,” Law360 (Dec. 18, 2020), at https://www.law360.com/articles/1337976/albrightworriedmulti patent-trials-ask-too-much-of-jurors Exhibit

2025-08-19 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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China Academy of Telecommunications Technology (CATT). Draft Reply LS on NR QoE KPI Requirements. 3GPP TSG RAN1 Meeting #89, R1-1707475, 3GPP, 15-19 May 2017. https://www.3gpp.org Exhibit

2025-08-19 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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Federal Court Management Statistics–Profiles, March 2025 Exhibit

2025-08-19 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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Machine Translation of Decision on Invalidation Request (No. 561715) concerning Chinese Patent No. CN108882365, China National Intellectual Property Administration, Patent Reexamination and Invalidation Examination Department (May 25, 2023) Exhibit

2025-08-19 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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Expert Market Research, “Top 15 5 G Infrastructure Companies in the World | 2025,” Expert Market Research, available at https://www.expertmarketresearch.com/blogs/top-5ginfrastructure- companies Exhibit

2025-08-19 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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TDOC R1-1910225 Exhibit

2025-08-19 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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Patent Owner's Preliminary Response POPR

2025-08-18 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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Scheduling Order in Apex Beam v. Apple, Case No. 6:24-cv-00223 Exhibit

2025-07-16 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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Complaint in Apex Beam v. Apple, Case No. 6:24-cv-00223 Exhibit

2025-07-16 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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Apex Beam's Infringement Contentions in Apex Beam v. Apple, Case No. 6:24-cv-00223 Exhibit

2025-07-16 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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Patent Owner's Request for Discretionary Denial of Institution RESPONSE

2025-07-16 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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Apple Inc.'s Sotera Stipulation Exhibit

2025-07-03 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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Petitioner's Updated Exhibit List NOTICE

2025-07-03 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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Notice: Notice filing date accorded NOTICE

2025-05-16 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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Patent Owner's Mandatory Notice NOTICE

2025-05-09 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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Patent Owner's Power of Attorney NOTICE

2025-05-09 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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