Apple Inc. vs. MyPort Technologies, Inc.

Explore the PTAB proceeding IPR2025-01464 filed by Apple Inc. on 2025-09-09. This includes filing dates, application numbers, tech centers, patent numbers, and current case status.

Proceeding Overview

Proceeding Number

IPR2025-01464

Filing Date

2025-09-09

Accorded Filing Date

2025-09-09

Institution Decision Date

2026-01-09

Last Modified Date

2026-04-02

Proceeding Type

IPR

Termination Date

2026-01-09

Trial Status

Discretionary Denial

Parties & Counsel

Petitioner

Apple Inc.

Represented By

Jarratt, Scottet al

Patent Owner / Respondent

MyPort Technologies, Inc.

Represented By

Hwang, Rexet al

Tribunal & Venue

Tribunal

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (USPTO)

Technology Center

TC 2600 - Communications

Patent Information

1 Patent Involved

Respondent Application Number 15272013

Respondent Patent Number 9832017

External Links

Espacenet

Google Patents

Respondent Inventor MICHAEL F. MALONE

Respondent Tech Center TC 2600 - Communications

Address and Attorney/Agent Information

2 Registered Practitioners

Power of Attorney & Correspondence

Firm / Entity Name LAW OFFICE OF BILL NAIFEH

Customer Number 40672

Address PO BOX 803423, DALLAS, TX, 75380, UNITED STATES

Attorney / Agent Information

Reg #	Name	Phone
44962	Bill Naifeh	972-726-9500
50925	Timothy Bliss	17734046450

Proceeding Documents

Notice: refund approved NOTICE

2026-04-02 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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

2026-04-01 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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Director Discretionary Decision: Deny RESPONSE

2026-01-09 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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Patent Owner's Updated Mandatory Notices NOTICE

2025-12-19 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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Ex.1028 - Examiner Third-Party Statistics Exhibit

2025-12-15 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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Apple Inc. vs. MyPort Technologies, Inc.

Proceeding Overview

Parties & Counsel

Petitioner

Apple Inc.

Represented By

Patent Owner / Respondent

MyPort Technologies, Inc.

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 Fee OTHER

Director Discretionary Decision: Deny RESPONSE

Patent Owner's Updated Mandatory Notices NOTICE

Ex.1028 - Examiner Third-Party Statistics Exhibit

Ex.1030 - Non-Final Rejections for '017, '067, and '066 Exhibit

Ex.1031 Trials Statistical Tables For The Federal Judiciary (June 30, 2025) Exhibit

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

Ex.1027 - Patent Center Bibliographic Data Exhibit

Ex.1029 - The Five §§ 102 and 103 Rejections Exhibit

Patent Owner's Preliminary Response to Petition for Inter Partes Review POPR

Patent Owner's Discretionary Denial Brief RESPONSE

Ex. 2001 - Oct. 13, 2020 Letter from PO to Pet Exhibit

Ex. 2002 - 2021 Letters between PO and Pet Exhibit

Ex. 2004 - Parallel Litigation Complaint Exhibit

Ex. 2003 - Parallel Litigation Memo and Order Exhibit

Petitioner's Notice of Sotera Plus Stipulation NOTICE

Notice: Mandatory Notice NOTICE

Notice: Power of Attorney NOTICE

Notice filing date accorded to Petition NOTICE

Petitioner's Power of Attorney - '017 NOTICE

Ex. 1002 - Prosecution History of U.S. Patent No. 9,832,017 Exhibit

Ex.1001 - U.S. Patent No. 9,832,017 Exhibit

Ex.1019 - U.S. Pub. No. 2005/0169245 (“Hindersson”) Exhibit

Ex.1007 - Graphics_File_Formats_Second_Edition_1996 - Part1 of 2 Exhibit

Ex.1010 - Introduction to MPEG-7: Multimedia Content Description Interface Exhibit

Ex.1007 - Graphics_File_Formats_Second_Edition_1996 - Part2 of 2 Exhibit

Ex.1011 - U.S. Patent No. 2,618,191 (“Martin”) Exhibit

Ex.1021 - The Authoritative Dictionary of IEEE Standards Terms (2000) Exhibit

Ex.1003 - Declaration of Dr. Nathaniel Polish under 37 C.F.R. § 1.68 Exhibit

Ex. 1002 - Prosecution History of U.S. Patent No. 9,832,017 Exhibit

Ex.1016 - U.S. Patent No. 6,961,441 (“Hershey”) Exhibit

Ex.1026 - U.S. Pub. No. 2004/0218080 (“Stavely”) Exhibit

Ex.1006 - U.S. Patent No. 7,295,752 (“Jain”) Exhibit

IPR Petition - '017 Patent PETITION

Ex.1014 - U.S. Pub. No. 2003/0115219 (“Chadwick”) Exhibit

Ex.1004 - Curriculum Vitae of Dr. Nathaniel Polish Exhibit

Ex.1015 - U.S. Pub. No. 2002/0184244 (“Hsiao”) Exhibit

Ex.1018 - Markman Order, MyPort, Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Exhibit

Ex.1017 - U.S. Patent No. 7,216,232 (“Cox”) Exhibit

Ex.1013 - U.S. Pub. No. 2001/0015759 (“Squibbs”) Exhibit

Ex.1023 - U.S. Patent No. 7,630,545 (“Cieplinski”) Exhibit

Ex.1005 - U.S. Patent No. 6,833,865 (“Fuller”) Exhibit

Ex.1022 - U.K. Pub. No. 2,430,101 (“Bober”) Exhibit

Ex.1009 - U.S. Pub. No. 2006/0227995 (“Spatharis”) Exhibit

Ex.1025 - U.S. Patent No. 6,930,703 (“Hubel”) Exhibit

Ex.1024 - PCT Pub. No. 2006/076760 (“Yu”) Exhibit

Ex.1020 - U.S. Patent No. 5,875,233 (“Cox-2”) Exhibit

Ex.1012 - U.S. Patent No. 2,983,793 (“Weber”) Exhibit