Apple Inc. vs. HBCU Messaging US LP

Explore the PTAB proceeding IPR2025-01486 filed by Apple Inc. on 2025-08-29. This includes filing dates, application numbers, tech centers, patent numbers, and current case status.

Proceeding Overview

Proceeding Number

IPR2025-01486

Filing Date

2025-08-29

Accorded Filing Date

2025-08-29

Institution Decision Date

2026-02-18

Last Modified Date

2026-06-04

Proceeding Type

IPR

Termination Date

2026-02-18

Trial Status

Discretionary Denial

Parties & Counsel

Petitioner

Apple Inc.

Represented By

Renner, W. Karlet al

Patent Owner / Respondent

HBCU Messaging US LP

Represented By

Devlin, Timothyet al

Tribunal & Venue

Tribunal

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (USPTO)

Technology Center

TC 2600 - Communications

Patent Information

1 Patent Involved

Respondent Application Number 13762347

Respondent Patent Number 8918127

External Links

Espacenet

Google Patents

Respondent Inventor Graham Merrett

Respondent Tech Center TC 2600 - Communications

Address and Attorney/Agent Information

38 Registered Practitioners

Power of Attorney & Correspondence

Firm / Entity Name VOLPE KOENIG

Customer Number 3624

Address 30 SOUTH 17TH STREET, 18TH FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA, PA, 19103, UNITED STATES

Attorney / Agent Information

Reg #	Name	Phone
28377	Anthony Volpe	215-568-6400
29662	C Koenig Iii	215-568-6400
33701	Daniel Golub	267-693-4322
34626	Randolph Huis	215-568-6400
37633	Gerald Halt Jr	215-568-6400
43593	John Donch Jr	215-568-6400
45215	Stuart Whittington	215-255-9230
48636	Todd Norton	215-255-9135
53223	Daniel Ling	216-363-9000
53401	Ryan O'Donnell	609-924-7900
53703	Dean Tricarico	973-828-1284
56982	Wesley Mcmichael	215-568-6400
57204	Robert Leonard	215-568-6400
58200	Nicholas Tinari Jr.	215-567-2010
58347	Michael Snyder	215-568-6400
59819	Joseph Gushue	215-570-3300
59955	Joshua Hamberger	201-410-8447
61553	Christina Walsh	215-568-6400
62745	Joseph Boos Jr	215-255-9190
64233	Marina Sigareva	617-470-1531
64397	Edward La Barr	215-255-6400
65170	Anthony Pettes	215-568-6400
65711	John Bollinger	610-213-6283
65760	Jonathan Dunsay	215-568-6400
66827	Baha Obeidat	206-622-4900
67743	Dawn Kerner	215-568-6400
69369	Patrick Griffin	610-733-1599
70507	Brandon Theiss	201-953-0854
71204	Robert Moore	617-348-1826
71315	Alok Parikh	215-255-9206
73179	Andrew Buschmeier	215-255-9158
74555	Danielle Gross	215-255-9233
75417	Michael Maicher	215-568-6400
76110	John Wilt	215-255-9187
78244	Joshua Schmid	609-313-8038
800108	Radhika Joshi	215-255-9212
81932	Bradley Richards	678-386-2752
82796	Brandon Barr	215-568-6400

Proceeding Documents

107

Notice: refund approved NOTICE

2026-06-04 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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Petitioner's Request for Refund OTHER

2026-06-03 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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Order Denying Director Review of Institution Decision REHEARING

2026-04-20 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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2033

District Court Litigation, Dkt. 67 Exhibit

2026-03-18 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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2032

District Court Litigation, Dkt. 66 Exhibit

2026-03-18 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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Apple Inc. vs. HBCU Messaging US LP

Proceeding Overview

Parties & Counsel

Petitioner

Apple Inc.

Represented By

Patent Owner / Respondent

HBCU Messaging US LP

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

Order Denying Director Review of Institution Decision REHEARING

District Court Litigation, Dkt. 67 Exhibit

District Court Litigation, Dkt. 66 Exhibit

Patent Owner's Response to Petitioner's Request for Director Review of the Decision Denying Institution OTHER

District Court Litigation., Dkt. 74 Exhibit

Email, Subject_IPR2025-01486 and IPR2025-01488 Director Review Requests Exhibit

Petitioner's Request for Director Review REQUEST

Markman Hearing Transcript Exhibit

Email Correspondence Exhibit

Director Discretionary Decision: Deny RESPONSE

January 26, 2025, email from Michael Shore to the Court Exhibit

Apple’s August 15, 2025, Proposed Constructions Exhibit

January 28, 2025, email response from the Court Exhibit

HBCU’s August 15, 2025, Proposed Construction Exhibit

January 23, 2026, Markman Hearing Transcript Exhibit

Patent Owner's Preliminary Sur-Reply OTHER

Claim Construction Order Exhibit

Petitioners Authorized Reply to Patent Owners Preliminary Response OTHER

Ex. 3102 - Email correspondence Exhibit

Director Discretionary Decision: Refer RESPONSE

Petitioner's Sur-Reply to Patent Owner's Request for Discretionary Denial OTHER

Patent Owner's Authorized Reply to Petitioner's Discretionary Denial Opposition OTHER

Email Correspondence Exhibit

Exhibit 2023 (with POPR) Exhibit

Patent Owner Preliminary Response POPR

Exhibit 2026 (with POPR) Exhibit

HBCU's Opening Claim Construction Brief Exhibit

Excerpts from the File History of U.S. Application Serial No. 14/307,184 Exhibit

MPEP Chapter 900 Exhibit

Exhibit 2025 (with POPR) Exhibit

Summons in a Civil Action Exhibit

Exhibit 2021 (with POPR) Exhibit

German Federal Court of Justice Decision Exhibit

Continuity Data for U.S. Application Serial No. 12/452,883 Exhibit

Exhibit 2020 (with POPR) Exhibit

Exhibit 2018 (with POPR) Exhibit

Exhibit 2019 (with POPR) Exhibit

HBCU's Responsive Claim Construction Brief Exhibit

Ahmavaara_Interworking Architecture Exhibit

Exhibit 2022 (with POPR) Exhibit

Petitioner's Opposition to Request for Discretionary Denial RESPONSE

Exhibit 2024 (with POPR) Exhibit

Apple's Opening Claim Construction Brief Exhibit

Continuity Data for U.S. Application Serial No. 16/714,113 Exhibit

Apple's Responsive Claim Construction Brief Exhibit

Apple’s patent U.S. Pat. No. 11,743,375 Exhibit

Apple’s patent U.S. Pat. No. 12,348,663 Exhibit

Apple’s U.S. Pat. No. 12,262,197 Exhibit

Tsampalis PCT reference Exhibit

U.S. Pub. No. 2006/0056309 Exhibit

District Court First Amended Complaint, Dkt. 32 Exhibit

Apple’s Initial Invalidity Contentions Exhibit

EP 2 177 072 (DE document number 60 2008 022 036.2, Nullity Actions) Exhibit

District Court Original Complaint, Dkt. 1 Exhibit

U.S. Patent No. 6,940,844 Exhibit

HBCU_App0000405 (IDS listing WO 2004/061583 “Tsampalis PCT” Exhibit

BGH, Judgment of December 15, 2020 - X ZR 120/18 - Federal Patent Court Exhibit

Apple’s patent U.S. Pat. No. 12,265,696 Exhibit

Apple’s patent U.S. Pat. No. 11,775,145 Exhibit

U.S. Patent No. 6,678,524 (“Hansson”) Exhibit

Apple’s U.S. Pat. No. 11,775,145 Exhibit

Patent Owner's Discretionary Denial Brief RESPONSE

District Court Case, Dkt. 49 Exhibit