Meta Platform Inc. vs. Sterling Computers Corporation

Explore the PTAB proceeding IPR2025-01248 filed by Meta Platform Inc. on 2025-07-10. This includes filing dates, application numbers, tech centers, patent numbers, and current case status.

Proceeding Overview

Proceeding Number

IPR2025-01248

Filing Date

2025-07-10

Accorded Filing Date

2025-07-10

Institution Decision Date

—

Last Modified Date

2025-10-17

Proceeding Type

IPR

Termination Date

2025-09-16

Trial Status

Terminated

Parties & Counsel

Petitioner

Meta Platform Inc.

Represented By

Kaiser, Jessicaet al

Patent Owner / Respondent

Sterling Computers Corporation

Represented By

Padmanabhan, Devanet al

Tribunal & Venue

Tribunal

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (USPTO)

Technology Center

TC 2100 - Computer Architecture & Software

Patent Information

1 Patent Involved

Respondent Application Number 11623653

Respondent Patent Number 7716217

External Links

Espacenet

Google Patents

Respondent Inventor Justin Marston et al

Respondent Tech Center TC 2100 - Computer Architecture & Software

Address and Attorney/Agent Information

4 Registered Practitioners

Power of Attorney & Correspondence

Firm / Entity Name Padda Law Group

Customer Number 157954

Address 9800 Shelard Parkway, Suite 120, Minneapolis, MN, 55441, UNITED STATES

Attorney / Agent Information

Reg #	Name	Phone
38262	Devan Padmanabhan	612-444-3377
52169	Paul Robbennolt	612-444-3601
55135	Erin Dungan	612-444-3634
62319	Michelle Dawson	612-444-3577

Proceeding Documents

Notice: refund approved NOTICE

2025-10-15 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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Petitioner's Request for Refund OTHER

2025-10-06 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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DECISION Dismissal Prior to Institution of Trial 35 U.S.C. § 314 TERMINATE

2025-09-16 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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Petitioner's Motion to Dismiss and to Terminate This Proceeding MOTION

2025-09-15 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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Patent Owner's Opposition to Petitioner's Conditional Motion for Joinder OPPOSITION

2025-08-11 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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Meta Platform Inc. vs. Sterling Computers Corporation

Proceeding Overview

Parties & Counsel

Petitioner

Meta Platform Inc.

Represented By

Patent Owner / Respondent

Sterling Computers Corporation

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 OTHER

DECISION Dismissal Prior to Institution of Trial 35 U.S.C. § 314 TERMINATE

Petitioner's Motion to Dismiss and to Terminate This Proceeding MOTION

Patent Owner's Opposition to Petitioner's Conditional Motion for Joinder OPPOSITION

Notice: Mandatory Notice NOTICE

Notice: Power of Attorney NOTICE

Notice: Notice filing date accorded NOTICE

1003 - Certified US Provisional Patent Application No. 60/758,828 Exhibit

1040 - U.S. Patent 6,202,058 Exhibit

1043 - U.S. Patent Application Publication 2004/0260710 Exhibit

1036 - Content-Boosted Collaborative Filtering for Improved Recommendations Exhibit

1004 - Expert Declaration of Dr. Henry Houh Exhibit

1035 - Recommendation as Classification: Using Social and Content-Based In Exhibit

1030 - Combining Content-Based and Collaborative Filters in an Online Newsp Exhibit

1001 - Certified Copy of U.S. Patent 7,716,217 Exhibit

1023 - SpamGuru: An Enterprise Anti- Spam Filtering System Exhibit

Notice: Power of Attorney NOTICE

1024 - U.S. Patent Application Publication 2005/0267973 Exhibit

1007 - U.S. Patent Application Publication 2003/0195937A1 Exhibit

1005 - Curriculum Vitae of Dr. Henry Houh Exhibit

1037 - Comparing Feature-Based and Clique-Based User Models for Movie Selec Exhibit

1015 - File History of PCT/US07/60587 Exhibit

1031 - U.S. Patent Application Publication 2007/0168430 Exhibit

1038 - Content-Based Collaborative Recommendation Exhibit

1032 - Amazon.com Recommendations Item-to-Item Collaborative Filtering Exhibit

1002 - Certified File History of 7,716,217 Exhibit

1018 - Provisional Patent Application NO. 60/693,605 Exhibit

1006 - U.S. Patent Application Publication 2007/0016553A1 Exhibit

1009 - Order 32 (Scheduling Order) in Sterling v. X Exhibit

Motion: Joinder MOTION

1020 - U.S. Patent Application Publication 2004/0054744 Exhibit

1042 - Jan 2005 – Lavenshtein Distance – Wikipedia Exhibit

1029 - An Advanced Organizer for Asynchronous Discussion Forums Exhibit

1008 - Certified Translation of WIPO Patent 2003/023650A2 Exhibit

1013 - U.S. Patent Application Publication 2004/0078447 Exhibit

1041 - Microsoft Computer Dictionary, 3ed (1997) Exhibit

1011 - Using Collaborative Filtering To Weave An Information Tapestry Exhibit

1010 - Oct. 21, 2024, Transcript of Initial Pretrial (Scheduling) Conf Exhibit

1019 - U.S. Patent 6,249,807 Exhibit

1012 - U.S. Patent 6,134,582 Exhibit

1017 - File History of 11/426,118 Exhibit

1039 - U.S. Patent 7,860,933 Exhibit

1022 - U.S. Patent Application Publication 2003/0187937 Exhibit

1025 - U.S. Patent 7,941,491 Exhibit

1014 - International Application PCT/US07/60587 Exhibit

Petition: as filed PETITION

1034 - Understanding Email Use: Predicting Action on a Message Exhibit

1027 - Personal Email Networks: An Effective Anti-Spam Tool Exhibit

1028 - International PCT Application WO2001/069432 Exhibit

1021 - U.S. Patent Application Publication 2006/0168029 Exhibit

1033 - International PCT Application WO2001/53973 Exhibit

1026 - U.S. Patent Application Publication 2005/0091319 Exhibit