Tesla Inc. vs. Granite Vehicle Ventures LLC

Explore the PTAB proceeding IPR2025-00944 filed by Tesla Inc. on 2025-05-02. This includes filing dates, application numbers, tech centers, patent numbers, and current case status.

Proceeding Overview

Proceeding Number

IPR2025-00944

Filing Date

2025-05-02

Accorded Filing Date

2025-05-02

Institution Decision Date

2025-09-26

Last Modified Date

2025-12-04

Proceeding Type

IPR

Termination Date

2025-09-26

Trial Status

Discretionary Denial

Parties & Counsel

Petitioner

Tesla Inc.

Represented By

Bailey, Jenniferet al

Patent Owner / Respondent

Granite Vehicle Ventures LLC

Represented By

Friesen, Kyleet al

Tribunal & Venue

Tribunal

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (USPTO)

Technology Center

TC 3600 - Transportation, E-Commerce & Construction

Patent Information

1 Patent Involved

Respondent Application Number 17374656

Respondent Patent Number 11738765

External Links

Espacenet

Google Patents

Respondent Inventor Michael S. Gordon et al

Respondent Tech Center TC 3600 - Transportation, E-Commerce & Construction

Address and Attorney/Agent Information

8 Registered Practitioners

Power of Attorney & Correspondence

Firm / Entity Name Heim, Payne & Chorush, L.L.P.

Customer Number 90471

Address 609 Main St., Suite 3200, Houston, TX, 77002, 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

Petitioner's Request for Refund of IPR Request Fees OTHER

2025-12-04 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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Notice: refund approved NOTICE

2025-11-26 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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

2025-11-24 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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Petitioner's Reply to Patent Owner's Preliminary Response OTHER

2025-09-29 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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Director Discretionary Decision: Deny RESPONSE

2025-09-26 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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Tesla Inc. vs. Granite Vehicle Ventures LLC

Proceeding Overview

Parties & Counsel

Petitioner

Tesla Inc.

Represented By

Patent Owner / Respondent

Granite Vehicle Ventures LLC

Represented By

Tribunal & Venue

Patent Information

Address and Attorney/Agent Information

Power of Attorney & Correspondence

Attorney / Agent Information

Proceeding Documents

Petitioner's Request for Refund of IPR Request Fees OTHER

Notice: refund approved NOTICE

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

Petitioner's Reply to Patent Owner's Preliminary Response OTHER

Director Discretionary Decision: Deny RESPONSE

Petitioner’s Reply to Patent Owner’s Response to Petitioner’s Opposition To Patent Owner’s Request For Discretionary Denial OTHER

Patent Owner's Reply to Petitioner's Opposition to Patent Owner's Discretionary Denial Brief Pursuant to the Board's March 26, 2025 Interim Processes for PTAB Workload Management OTHER

Email Correspondence Exhibit

EX1043_Logikull average pages produced Exhibit

EX1042_Gilstrap Trial Conflicts and DCOs Exhibit

Petitioner’s Opposition To Patent Owner’s Request For Discretionary Denial RESPONSE

EX1040_Summary of Gilstrap Rescheduled Trials Exhibit

EX1045_law360.com-Data Undermines USPTOs Settled Expectations Doctrine Exhibit

EX1041_Time to Trial Stats Exhibit

EX1039_765 Parent Patent NOA Exhibit

Patent Owner's Preliminary Response Under 37 CFR 42.107 POPR

EX1044_Litigation Discovery Order Exhibit

Public Version of Patent Owner's Discretionary Denial Brief Pursuant to the Board's March 26, 2025 Interim Processes for PTAB Workload Management OTHER

EX2011 - ECF 52 Protective Order in the Granite Vehicle Ventures LLC v Tesla, Inc. Exhibit

EX2014 - 37 Federal District Court Cases for Judge Rodney Gilstrap Exhibit

Patent Owner's Unopposed Motion to Seal MOTION

EX2001 - Complaint for Patent Infringement Exhibit

Patent Owner's Agreed Motion for Protective Order MOTION

EX2008 - Tesla's Notice of Compliance regarding P.R. 3-3 and 3-4 Exhibit

EX2007 - Tesla's Notice of Compliance Regarding Patent Rule 3-4(a) Disclosures Exhibit

EX2009 - Tesla's Invalidity Contentions Exhibit

EX2006 - GVV's Notice of P.R. 3-1 and P.R. 3-2 Disclosures Exhibit

EX2013 - Statutory Disclaimer Exhibit

EX2010 - Declaration of Blaine Larson Exhibit

EX2002 - Docket Sheet for Granite Vehicle Ventures LLC v Tesla, Inc. Exhibit

EX2004 - ECF 38 Docket Control Order in Granite Vehicle Ventures LLC v Tesla, Inc. Exhibit

EX2012 - ECF 88 Not of Broadened Sotera Plus Stipulation of Defendant Tesla, Inc. Exhibit

EX2003 - ECF 42 First Amended Docket Control Order in Granite Vehicle Ventures LLC v Tesla, Inc. Exhibit

Petitioner's Updated Exhibit List NOTICE

EX1038-Granite Vehicle Ventures LLC v. Tesla, Inc., 2:24-cv-01007, No. 88 (E.D. Tex. July 24, 2025), Notice of Broadened Sotera Plus Stipulation of Defendant Tesla, Inc Exhibit

Notice: Power of Attorney NOTICE

Notice: Mandatory Notice NOTICE

Notice: Notice filing date accorded NOTICE

Notice: Mandatory Notice NOTICE

Notice: Power of Attorney NOTICE

EX1004-U.S. Patent No. 9,406,177 to Attard et al. Exhibit

Petition for Inter Partes Review of U.S. Patent No. 11,738,765 PETITION

EX1026-Rajesh Rajamani et al. “A Complete Fault Diagnostic System for Autom Exhibit

EX1001-U.S. Patent No. 11,738,765 Exhibit

EX1025-International Publication No. WO 2006/047297 (“Allard”) Exhibit

EX1023-U.S. Patent No. 9,483,059 (“Caveney”) Exhibit

EX1030-“Surface Vehicle Information Report J3016.” SAE International. Janua Exhibit

EX1017-Xavier Mosquet et al. Revolution in the Driver’s Seat. The Boston Co Exhibit

EX1034-U.S. Patent No. 8,378,849 to Chandra, et al. Exhibit

EX1013-U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2007/0219720 (“Trepagnier”) Exhibit

EX1007-U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2016/0267335 to Hampiholi Exhibit

EX1027-U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2013/0063336 (“Sugimoto”) Exhibit

EX1018-Steven E. Muldoon et al. “10.3: Vehicle Fault Diagnostics Using a Se Exhibit

EX1002-File History for U.S. Patent No. 11,738,765-Part 4 Exhibit

EX1002-File History for U.S. Patent No. 11,738,765-Part 5 Exhibit

EX1002-File History for U.S. Patent No. 11,738,765-Part 3 Exhibit

EX1003-Declaration of Christopher Wilson Exhibit

EX1020-U.S. Patent No. 9,798,323 (“Tsimhoni-323”) Exhibit

EX1010-U.S. Patent No. 9,451,030 to Schunder et al. Exhibit

EX1024-U.S. Patent No. 9,365,213 (“Stenneth”) Exhibit

EX1022-U.S. Patent No. 11,040,725 (“Scofield”) Exhibit

EX1002-File History for U.S. Patent No. 11,738,765-Part 2 Exhibit

EX1019-U.S. Patent No. 8,825,258 (“Cullianane”) Exhibit

EX1012-U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2007/0268158 to Gunderson et Exhibit

EX1021-U.S. Patent No. 9,884,631 (“James”) Exhibit