FreightCar America, Inc. vs. National Steel Car Limited

Explore the PTAB proceeding IPR2025-01048 filed by FreightCar America, Inc. on 2025-05-27. This includes filing dates, application numbers, tech centers, patent numbers, and current case status.

Proceeding Overview

Proceeding Number

IPR2025-01048

Filing Date

2025-05-27

Accorded Filing Date

2025-05-27

Institution Decision Date

2025-10-10

Last Modified Date

2026-06-03

Proceeding Type

IPR

Termination Date

2025-10-10

Trial Status

Discretionary Denial

Parties & Counsel

Petitioner

FreightCar America, Inc.

Represented By

Nelson, Philipet al

Patent Owner / Respondent

National Steel Car Limited

Represented By

Metjahic, Safetet 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 12816660

Respondent Patent Number 8132515

External Links

Espacenet

Google Patents

Respondent Inventor James W. Forbes et al

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

Address and Attorney/Agent Information

13 Registered Practitioners

Power of Attorney & Correspondence

Firm / Entity Name HAHN LOESER & PARKS, LLP

Customer Number 21324

Address 200 Public Square, Suite 2800, Cleveland, OH, 44114, UNITED STATES

Attorney / Agent Information

Reg #	Name	Phone
29054	Daniel Cherry	312-637-3030
32712	Scott Oldham	330-237-4533
39724	Walter Kawula Jr	312-637-3050
40604	Steven Feldman	312-637-3010
42451	John Cunniff	239-254-2900
61447	Sherry Rollo	312-637-3020
61631	Daniel Smola	330-864-5550
61758	Nathaniel Webb	(954)723-5599
64976	Herve Jacquiau	312-637-3022
70766	Joel Sonnenberg	330-237-4547
72876	Christopher Butler	330-208-4517
78546	Ethan Peters	216-297-4169
79520	Patrick Mardula	630-743-3309

Proceeding Documents

109

Notice: refund approved NOTICE

2026-06-03 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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PETITIONER’S REQUEST FOR REFUND OF POST-INSTITUTION FEES OTHER

2026-05-28 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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3001

Ex. 3001 Attorney Correspondence Exhibit

2025-12-10 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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ORDER Granting Patent Owner’s Motion to Seal and Entering Protective Order 37 C.F.R. §§ 42.14, 42.54 ORDER

2025-12-10 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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Order: Dismissing Motion to Correct Ex1004 ORDER

2025-12-10 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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FreightCar America, Inc. vs. National Steel Car Limited

Proceeding Overview

Parties & Counsel

Petitioner

FreightCar America, Inc.

Represented By

Patent Owner / Respondent

National Steel Car Limited

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

Ex. 3001 Attorney Correspondence Exhibit

ORDER Granting Patent Owner’s Motion to Seal and Entering Protective Order 37 C.F.R. §§ 42.14, 42.54 ORDER

Order: Dismissing Motion to Correct Ex1004 ORDER

Director Discretionary Decision: Deny RESPONSE

Declaration of Justin Gillett Exhibit

PETITIONER’S UPDATED EXHIBIT LIST NOTICE

PETITIONER’S MOTION TO CORRECT EXHIBIT 1004 PURSUANT TO 37 CFR § 42.104(c) MOTION

Declaration of Brandon Hernandez Exhibit

PETITIONER’S REPLY TO PATENT OWNER’S PRELIMINARY RESPONSE OTHER

2025-09-30 Email from USPTO Authorizing Petitioner to File Preliminary Reply and Motion Exhibit

PETITIONER’S UPDATED EXHIBIT LIST NOTICE

Declaration of Michael Riordan Exhibit

Greenbrier Completes Acquisition of Manufacturing Business of American Railcar Industries, PRNewswire, July 29, 2019, https://pressroom.gbrx.com/2019-07-29-Greenbrier-Completes- Acquisition-of-Manufacturing-Business-of-American-Railcar- Industries Exhibit

Email Correspondence Exhibit

PETITIONER’S SUR-REPLY IN OPPOSITION TO PATENT OWNER’S MOTION FOR DISCRETIONARY DENIAL OTHER

EX 2036 - Article, “This Company Got a $10 Million PPP Loan, Then Closed Its Plant and Moved Manufacturing Jobs to Mexico Exhibit

EX 2037 - Contact Information, FreightCar America Webpage Exhibit

PATENT OWNER’S REPLY IN SUPPORT OF ITS REQUESTS FOR DISCRETIONARY DENIAL OF INSTITUTION OTHER

Email Correspondence Exhibit

Updated Exhibit List NOTICE

Pagevault capture of Duluth, Missabe, and Iron Range Railway records | University of Minnesota Archival Finding Aids, https://archives.lib.umn.edu/repositories/22/resources/8318, captured on September 17, 2025 Exhibit

CN purchases iron-ore cars, enhances U.S. Steel Partnership, by Jeff Stagl, RailPrime Article, April 11, 2024 Exhibit

Oral Order Granting Motion to Stay, Speyside Medical, LLC v. Medtronic CoreValve LLC, 1-20-cv-00361, Dkt. 155 (D. Del. Sept. 30, 2021) Exhibit

Rebuilding U.S. Zinc Capacity in an Era of Global Competition Center for Strategic and International Studies, by Grace Baskaran and Meredith Schwartz, Center for Strategic and International Studies, May 2025 Exhibit

PETITIONER’S OPPOSITION TO PATENT OWNER’S MOTION FOR DISCRETIONARY DENIAL RESPONSE

Oral Order Granting Motion to Stay, The Nielsen Co. (US), LLC v. TVision Insights, Inc., 1-22-cv-01345 Dkt. 106 (D. Del. Apr. 1, 2024) Exhibit

Oral Order Granting Motion to Stay, GAN (UK) Ltd. v. MGM Resorts Int’l, No. 1-22-cv-00361, Dkt. 88 (D. Del. Mar. 29, 2023) Exhibit

Memorandum Order Granting Motion to Stay, NEC Corporation v. Peloton Interactive, Inc., 1-22-cv-00987, Dkt. 210 (D. Del. Apr. 9, 2024) Exhibit

Presidential Executive Order, June 13, 2025 Exhibit

Investor Relations Presentation, The Greenbrier Companies, August 2025 Exhibit

U.S. Steel Press Release, June 18, 2025 Exhibit

Patent Owner's Preliminary Response POPR

Oral Order Granting Motion to Stay, VLSI Tech. LLC v. Intel Corp., 1-18-cv-00966, Dkt. 615 (D. Del. May 8, 2020) Exhibit

Oral Order Granting Motion to Stay, ImmerVision, Inc. v. Apple Inc., 1-21-cv-01484 Dkt. 159 (D. Del. Oct. 17, 2023) Exhibit

EX 2035 - Declaration of Mark Viz Exhibit

Pagevault capture of Partnerships - Sustainability.ussteel.com - United States Steel, https://sustainability.ussteel.com/innovation/partnerships, captured September 9, 2025 Exhibit

Made in America website, https://www.madeinamerica.gov/ Exhibit

Investor Day 2024 Presentation, Trinity Industries, June 25, 2024 Exhibit

Oral Order Granting Motion to Stay, Midwest Energy Emissions Corp. v. Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., 1-19-cv-01334, Dkt. 253 (D. Del. Dec. 10, 2020) Exhibit

Declaration of Michael Selapack Exhibit

Publication of a Report on the Effect of Imports of Steel on the National Security: An Investigation Conducted Under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, as Amended, Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security, Federal Register, Vol. 85, No 129, July 6, 2020 Exhibit

Memorandum Order Granting Motion to Stay, WSOU Investments, LLC d/b/a Brazos Licensing and Development v. Netgear, Inc., 1- 21-cv-01117, Dkt. 97 (D. Del. Nov. 30, 2022) Exhibit

Oral Order Denying Motion to Stay, Tonal Systems, Inc. v. iFIT Inc., 1-20-cv-01197, Dkt. 188(D. Del. Feb. 9, 2023) Exhibit

Sotera Stipulation Exhibit

Petitioner's Updated Exhibit List NOTICE

Email Correspondence Exhibit

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Ex. 2021 Exhibit

Ex. 2003 Exhibit

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Ex. 2016 Exhibit

Ex. 2031 Exhibit

Ex. 2022 Exhibit

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Ex. 2030 Exhibit

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