Amazon.com Services LLC vs. VB Assets, LLC

Explore the PTAB proceeding IPR2025-01379 filed by Amazon.com Services LLC on 2025-08-04. This includes filing dates, application numbers, tech centers, patent numbers, and current case status.

Proceeding Overview

Proceeding Number

IPR2025-01379

Filing Date

2025-08-04

Accorded Filing Date

2025-08-04

Institution Decision Date

2025-12-11

Last Modified Date

2026-01-13

Proceeding Type

IPR

Termination Date

2025-12-11

Trial Status

Discretionary Denial

Parties & Counsel

Petitioner

Amazon.com Services LLC

Represented By

Hadden, J.et al

Patent Owner / Respondent

VB Assets, LLC

Represented By

Argenti, Matthewet al

Tribunal & Venue

Tribunal

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (USPTO)

Technology Center

TC 2600 - Communications

Patent Information

1 Patent Involved

Respondent Application Number 16417178

Respondent Patent Number 10755699

External Links

Espacenet

Google Patents

Respondent Inventor Larry BALDWIN et al

Respondent Tech Center TC 2600 - Communications

Address and Attorney/Agent Information

18 Registered Practitioners

Power of Attorney & Correspondence

Firm / Entity Name Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Customer Number 133759

Address 650 Town Center Drive, 10th Floor, Costa Mesa, CA, 92626, UNITED STATES

Attorney / Agent Information

Reg #	Name	Phone
32694	James Gatto	202-747-1900
36727	Daniel Yannuzzi	858-720-8924
42651	David Heisey	858-720-8900
42723	John Keville	713-431-7113
50855	Timothy Cremen	202-747-1900
54736	Martin Bader	858-720-7446
70746	Iiona Wheat	412-759-4361
70890	Xin Xie	703-597-4249
71561	Dominique Combs	858-720-8900
72209	Jesse Salen	858-720-8964
74113	Brian Restauro	202-747-1852
78910	Theodore Mayer	973-626-1119
79121	James Hurt	858-720-8959
80050	Pengju Shang	650-815-2600
80496	Joshua Weisenfeld	507-995-2247
81142	Samantha Young	858-720-7459
82092	Samuel Smith	202-747-1896
82810	Fangzhou Qiu	650-815-2652

Proceeding Documents

Director Discretionary Decision: Deny RESPONSE

2025-12-11 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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1017

Exhibit 1017-Nomination of John A. Squires to be Under Secretary of Commerce for IP and Director of the USPTO, Question for the Record, May 28, 2025 Exhibit

2025-11-13 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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Patent Owner's Preliminary Response POPR

2025-11-13 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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Petitioner's Opposition to Patent Owner's Request for Discretionary Denial RESPONSE

2025-11-13 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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1016

Exhibit 1016-Docket Navigator statistics re Judge Noreika decisions on motions to stay pending IPR Exhibit

2025-11-13 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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Amazon.com Services LLC vs. VB Assets, LLC

Proceeding Overview

Parties & Counsel

Petitioner

Amazon.com Services LLC

Represented By

Patent Owner / Respondent

VB Assets, LLC

Represented By

Tribunal & Venue

Patent Information

Address and Attorney/Agent Information

Power of Attorney & Correspondence

Attorney / Agent Information

Proceeding Documents

Director Discretionary Decision: Deny RESPONSE

Exhibit 1017-Nomination of John A. Squires to be Under Secretary of Commerce for IP and Director of the USPTO, Question for the Record, May 28, 2025 Exhibit

Patent Owner's Preliminary Response POPR

Petitioner's Opposition to Patent Owner's Request for Discretionary Denial RESPONSE

Exhibit 1016-Docket Navigator statistics re Judge Noreika decisions on motions to stay pending IPR Exhibit

EX2015 - File History of US9424840 Exhibit

EX2016 - File History of US10600406 Exhibit

EX2006 - Intuitive Surgical v Auris Health Hearing Transcript Exhibit

EX2005 - PureWick Corp v Sage Products Docket Entry Exhibit

EX2001 - 2024-07-18 [01] Complaint for Patent Infringement and Exhibits Exhibit

EX2018 - File History of US10726831 Exhibit

EX2004 - Exact Sciences Corp v Geneoscopy Docket Entry Exhibit

EX2011 - 2025 04 11 Amazon's Preliminary Invalidity Contentions Exhibit

EX2014 - File History of US9922639 Exhibit

EX2010 - 2019-07-29 [01] Complaint for Patent Infringement and Exhibits. Exhibit

EX2008 - 2025-06-25 Amazon's Identification of Proposed Constructions Exhibit

Patent Owner's Brief ISO Discretionary Denial. RESPONSE

EX2002 - 2025-05-16 [350] Final Judgment Exhibit

EX2019 - File History of US10706843 Exhibit

EX2013 - FAQs for Interim Processes for PTAB Workload Management _ USPTO Exhibit

EX2003 - 2024-12-09 [19] Scheduling Order Exhibit

EX2017 - File History of US10102845 Exhibit

EX2012 - 2023-11-08 [288] Final Jury Instructions Read to Jury Exhibit

EX2007 - Time-to-Trial Statistics Exhibit

Notice: Patent Owner's Power of Attorney. NOTICE

Notice: Patent Owner's Mandatory Notices NOTICE

Notice: Notice filing date accorded NOTICE

Exhibit 1011-Part 12 of 16 Exhibit

Exhibit 1011-Huang, Xl, (Part 1 of 16)“Spoken Language Processing: A Guide Exhibit

Exhibit 1008-Excerpt of American Heritage Dictionary of the English Languag Exhibit

Exhibit 1010-Lucente, M, “Conversational interfaces for e-commerce" Exhibit

Exhibit 1011-Part 4 of 16 Exhibit

Exhibit 1012-U..S. Patent No. 6,859,776 (“Cohen”) Exhibit

Exhibit 1015-Claim Construction Memorandum Order, VB Assets v. Amazon Exhibit

Petition for Inter Partes Review of U.S. Patent No. 10,755,699 PETITION

Power of Attorney NOTICE

Exhibit 1011-Part 15 of 16 Exhibit

Exhibit 1011-Part 7 of 16 Exhibit

Exhibit 1014-Curriculum Vitae of Padhraic Smyth, Ph.D. Exhibit

Exhibit 1011-Part 16 of 16 Exhibit

Exhibit 1013-Complaint for Patent Infringement, VB Assets v. Amazon Exhibit

Exhibit 1002-Declaration of Padhraic Smyth, Ph.D. Exhibit

Exhibit 1011-Part 11 of 16 Exhibit

Exhibit 1011-Part 9 of 16 Exhibit

Exhibit 1003-Prosecution File History for the ’699 patent Exhibit

Exhibit 1011-Part 13 of 16 Exhibit

Exhibit 1005-U.S. Patent No. 6,757,362 (“Cooper”) Exhibit

Exhibit 1011-Part 6 of 16 Exhibit

Exhibit 1011-Part 8 of 16 Exhibit

Exhibit 1007-Certified Translation of Japanese Patent App. Pub. 2004/334591 Exhibit

Exhibit 1011-Part 3 of 16 Exhibit

Exhibit 1011-Part 2 of 16 Exhibit

Exhibit 1009-Asthana, A & Krzyzanowski, P, “A Small Domain Communications" Exhibit

Exhibit 1001-U.S. Patent No. 10,755,699 (“the ’699 patent”) Exhibit

Exhibit 1011-Part 10 of 16 Exhibit

Exhibit 1011-Part 14 of 16 Exhibit

Exhibit 1006-Japanese Patent App. Pub. No. 2004/334591 (“Matsuda”) Exhibit

Exhibit 1011-Part 5 of 16 Exhibit

Exhibit 1004-U.S. Patent App. Pub. No. 2004/0193420 (“Kennewick”) Exhibit