CrowdStrike, Inc. et al. vs. Skysong Innovations, LLC

Explore the PTAB proceeding IPR2025-01400 filed by CrowdStrike, Inc. et al. on 2025-09-12. This includes filing dates, application numbers, tech centers, patent numbers, and current case status.

Proceeding Overview

Proceeding Number

IPR2025-01400

Filing Date

2025-09-12

Accorded Filing Date

2025-09-12

Institution Decision Date

2026-01-16

Last Modified Date

2026-02-19

Proceeding Type

IPR

Termination Date

2026-01-16

Trial Status

Discretionary Denial

Parties & Counsel

Petitioner

CrowdStrike, Inc. et al.

Represented By

Hart, Paulet al

Patent Owner / Respondent

Skysong Innovations, LLC

Represented By

Kesan, Jayet 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 14563712

Respondent Patent Number 10574721

External Links

Espacenet

Google Patents

Respondent Inventor RIDA A. BAZZI et al

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

Address and Attorney/Agent Information

70 Registered Practitioners

Power of Attorney & Correspondence

Firm / Entity Name POLSINELLI PC (Main Customer Number)

Customer Number 27148

Address PO Box 140310, KANSAS CITY, MO, 64114-0310, UNITED STATES

Attorney / Agent Information

Reg #	Name	Phone
38726	Ari Bai	602-650-0121
38993	Michael Pegues	214-397-0030
39078	Patrick Woolley	816-753-1000
39388	James Stipek	816-753-1000
40593	Kathryn Doty	618-692-2600
42503	Gregory Durbin	303-697-3988
42927	Tara Nealey	314-889-8000
43548	Kory Christensen	415-248-2139
44093	Darren Donnelly	650-461-7735
44166	Thomas Isaacson	443-964-2209
44738	Eric Hanson	404-253-6276
46353	Brian Diekhoff	314-889-8000
46393	Jiewen Davis	713-374-1692
47138	Peter Thurlow	212-413-2832
47496	John Cleary	212-413-2837
50565	Tam Thanh Pham	415-248-2116
50873	S Johnson	720-931-8134
51774	Roberta Hanson	720-931-1192
52016	Michelle Mcmullen	312-463-6303
54541	Michael Williamson	248-689-4071
55311	Andrea Porterfield	816-753-1000
55402	Michael Longmeyer	314-889-8000
56468	Andrew Weaver	713-374-1600
57952	Rebecca Mcfadyen	305-921-1816
58582	Simon Booth	202-772-1498
58653	William Dibianca	212-654-01999
59089	Jonathan Kirley	312-873-3624
59507	Derek Donahoe	720-931-8160
59844	Emily Peyser	206-393-5441
59914	Brian Mcknight	202-772-8485
60342	Patrick Muffo	312-873-2988
60558	Ron Galant	312-873-3633
60834	Rong Yang	310-229-1324
63021	Bradley Cardon	303-583-8233
63144	Jing He	720-931-8165
63316	Elton Dean Iii	314-889-8000
66950	Corey Casey	816-753-1000
66984	Taryn Elliott	303-583-8243
67531	Matthew Chung	202-626-8391
68060	Babak Monajemi	202-626-8314
70712	Joshua Pranckun	303-583-8269
70801	Timothy Fontes	602-650-2096
71844	Poornima Sukumar	336-406-6718
71896	Zachary Block	314-889-8000
72515	Jordan Riviello	212-684-01999
73071	Jeffrey Kuo	713-374-1600
73157	Kenneth Kahan Newton	206-393-5424
73210	Jacek Wnuk	415-248-2122
73649	Allison Krepel	314-889-8000
74314	David Mika	303-583-8253
75190	Paul Zarek	314-889-8000
75318	Samuel Hayim	480-650-7842
75861	Kurtis Anderson	305-921-1817
75910	Stephen Dew	404-253-6003
76102	Gholson Glass	713-374-1600
76369	Christian Lek	909-961-9988
76387	Elias Larson	312-460-5349
76809	Ruby Chung	415-248-2102
77040	Kevin Davis	310-229-1321
77180	Jose Jimenez Velez	212-413-2881
77605	Kendall Gurule	303-572-9300
77971	Blake Ronnebaum	816-572-4684
78601	Amelia Brooks	206-393-5400
79202	Megan Hart	314-889-8000
80192	Tori Sorensen	712-249-6590
80256	Derk Westermeyer	206-393-5400
81493	Trevor Wagner	602-650-2006
81538	Warefta Hasan	866-319-3188
82044	Michael Zawalski	314-889-8000
82923	Stephen Wellard	415-248-2120

Proceeding Documents

Notice: refund approved NOTICE

2026-02-19 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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

2026-02-05 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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Director Discretionary Decision: Deny RESPONSE

2026-01-16 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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EX1059-Standing Order Governing Proceedings (OGP) 4.4 – Patent Cases, Western District of Texas Waco Division Exhibit

2025-12-23 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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

2025-12-23 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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CrowdStrike, Inc. et al. vs. Skysong Innovations, LLC

Proceeding Overview

Parties & Counsel

Petitioner

CrowdStrike, Inc. et al.

Represented By

Patent Owner / Respondent

Skysong Innovations, LLC

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

Director Discretionary Decision: Deny RESPONSE

EX1059-Standing Order Governing Proceedings (OGP) 4.4 – Patent Cases, Western District of Texas Waco Division Exhibit

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

EX1064-Virtamove, Corp. v. Google LLC, No. 7:24-cv-00033-DC-DTG, Dkt. 86 (W.D. Tex. Jan. 22, 2025) Order Granting Motion to Transfer Venue Exhibit

EX1057-Datanet LLC v. Dropbox Inc., No. 6:22-cv-01142-OLG-DTG, (W.D. Tex. Dec. 28, 2023) Order Denying Motion to Stay Exhibit

EX1058-VOIP-PAL.com, Inc. v. Samsung Elecs. Co., Ltd., No. 6:21-cv-01246, Dkt. 46 (W.D. Tex. Nov. 30, 2021) Exhibit

EX1063-Docket Navigator Page Showing Success Rate of Motions to Transfer for Judge Gilliland Exhibit

EX1066-Virtamove, Corp. v. Google LLC, No. 7:24-cv-00033-DC-DTG, Dkt. 102 (W.D. Tex. May 7, 2025) Order of Transfer Exhibit

EX1054-NSF Grant No. 0849980 for Live Updates of Scientific Workflows Exhibit

EX1067-VOIP-PAL.com, Inc. v. Samsung Elecs. Co., Ltd., No. 6:21-cv-01246 (W.D. Tex. April 19, 2023) (Text Order Granting Motion to Stay) Exhibit

Patent Owner Preliminary Response POPR

EX1062-Skysong Innovations, LLC v. CrowdStrike, Inc. et al., No. 7:25-cv-00040-DC-DTG, Dkt. 61 (W.D. Tex. Oct. 9, 2025) (Motion to Transfer) Exhibit

EX1065-Mobile Data Technologies LLC, v. Meta Platforms, Inc., No. 7:22-cv-00244-ADA-DTG, Dkt. 83 (W.D. Tex. Dec. 18, 2023) Order Granting Motion to Transfer Venue Exhibit

EX1060-U.S. District Courts Median Time to Trial During 12-Month Period Ending June 30, 2025 Exhibit

EX1055-Fortinet Inc. Docket Navigator Trial Timeline Milestones Exhibit

EX1061-Chrimar Systems, Inc. v. ADTRAN, Inc., et al., No. 6:15-cv-00618, (E.D. Tex. Oct. 28, 2015) (Order Consolidating Case) Exhibit

EX1068-Motorola Solutions, Inc., v. Stellar, LLC, IPR2024-01205, EX1043 (Petitioner’s Sotera Stipulation) Exhibit

EX1056-’721 Patent Assignment to Skysong Innovations, LLC (Executed February 20, 2025) Exhibit

Medvidovic expert declaration in support of POPR Exhibit

CS Scheduling Order Exhibit

Skysong’s First Amended Complaint against CrowdStrike Exhibit

Patent Owner Discretionary Denial Brief RESPONSE

CrowdStrike Docket Exhibit

Fortinet Docket Exhibit

Executive Order No. 14,028 Exhibit

Revision to Rules of Practice Before the PTAB Exhibit

Table of CrowdStrike IPRs and Parallel District Litigation Schedules Exhibit

Petitioner's Updated Exhibit List NOTICE

EX1053-Petitioner CrowdStrike, Inc.’s Notice of Sotera Plus Stipulation Exhibit

Notice: Power of Attorney NOTICE

Notice: Mandatory Notice NOTICE

Notice: Notice filing date accorded NOTICE

EX1034-Paul Clark. Introduction to Linux on IBM Power Systems. IBM. (2021). Exhibit

EX1045-Richard Peterson. Linux: The Complete Reference Fourth Edition. The Exhibit

EX1023-Processes: A Brief Introduction. (2006). Available at: https://www.l Exhibit

EX007-U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2014/0137184 to Russello Exhibit

EX1027-U.S. Patent No. 8,230,399 to Vertes Exhibit

EX1029-IBM Software Thought Leadership Whitepaper. Native, web or hybrid mo Exhibit

Petition to Inter Partes Review of U.S. Patent No. 10,574,721 PETITION

EX1046-U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2007/0136579 to Levy et al. Exhibit

EX1001-U.S. Patent No. 10,574,721 Exhibit

EX1039-Scott M.L. Interprocess Communication in Unix and Windows NT. Depar Exhibit

EX1021-Pope, M.B. et al. The Domain Name System—Past, Present, and Future Exhibit

EX1050-U.S. Patent No. 9,509,783 to Hayden Exhibit

EX1038-U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2012/0317363 to Uola et al Exhibit

EX1022-Microsoft Press. Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server Resource Kit. Pgs. 1 Exhibit

EX1036-The Bell System Technical Journal. Vol. 57, No. 6, Part 2. Pgs. 1897 Exhibit

EX1048-U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2010/0218106 to Chen et al. Exhibit

EX1002-File History of the ’721 Patent Exhibit

EX1049-Mohsen Zohrevandi et al. “Auto-FBI: A User-friendly Approach for Sec Exhibit

EX1009-U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2003/0061257 to Cardona Exhibit

EX1006-International Publication No. WO 02/37333 to Jai Exhibit

EX1016-U.S. Patent No. 5,787,254 to Maddalozzo, Jr. et al. Exhibit

EX1042-NoMachine. Using NX Client on a Linux desktop. (February 5, 2012). A Exhibit

EX1031-Martin Robillard. What Makes APIs Hard to Learn? Answers from Develo Exhibit

EX1044-U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2012/0023207 to Palchenko Exhibit

EX1005-U.S. Patent No. 9,009,853 to Korycki et al. Exhibit

EX1011-Curriculum vitae of Erez Zadok, Ph.D. Exhibit

Petitioner's Power of Attorney NOTICE

EX1015-U.S. Patent No. 7,689,666 to Commons Exhibit

EX1035-Stephen G.K. Programing in C. 3rd Edition. Sams Publishing. (2005) Exhibit

EX1051-U.S. Patent No. 9,015,226 to Sullivan, et al. Exhibit

EX1041-NoMachine. NoMachine 4 Release Announcement. (September 25, 2013). A Exhibit