Avidbots Corporation et al. vs. Brain Corporation

Explore the PTAB proceeding IPR2025-01600 filed by Avidbots Corporation et al. on 2025-10-30. This includes filing dates, application numbers, tech centers, patent numbers, and current case status.

Proceeding Overview

Proceeding Number

IPR2025-01600

Filing Date

2025-10-30

Accorded Filing Date

2025-10-30

Institution Decision Date

2026-02-24

Last Modified Date

2026-04-07

Proceeding Type

IPR

Termination Date

2026-02-24

Trial Status

Discretionary Denial

Parties & Counsel

Petitioner

Avidbots Corporation et al.

Represented By

BUROKER, BRIAN MARKet al

Patent Owner / Respondent

Brain Corporation

Represented By

Hughes, Danielet al

Tribunal & Venue

Tribunal

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (USPTO)

Technology Center

TC 3600 - Transportation, E-Commerce & Construction

Patent Information

1 Patent Involved

Respondent Application Number 15341612

Respondent Patent Number 10001780

External Links

Espacenet

Google Patents

Respondent Inventor Borja Ibarz Gabardos et al

Respondent Tech Center TC 3600 - Transportation, E-Commerce & Construction

Address and Attorney/Agent Information

4 Registered Practitioners

Power of Attorney & Correspondence

Firm / Entity Name Pierson Ferdinand - Knobbe Joint (Brain Corp.) - PierFerd- Knobbe

Customer Number 237694

Address 1101 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W., Suite 300, Washington, DC, 20005, UNITED STATES

Attorney / Agent Information

Reg #	Name	Phone
36516	Michael Fuller	858-707-4000
59378	Christopher Kinkade	609-415-0101
68159	Sidharth Kapoor	650-702-9700
72983	Naira Simmons	516-408-2096

Proceeding Documents

Notice: refund approved NOTICE

2026-04-07 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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

2026-04-06 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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Director Discretionary Decision: Deny RESPONSE

2026-02-24 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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Order: ORDER Granting Motion for Entry of Protective Order 37 C.F.R. §§ 42.14, 42.54 ORDER

2026-02-23 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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Ex1028 - Docket Sheets Search, Motion to Stay Pending IPR, Granted (N.D. Ill.) Exhibit

2026-02-10 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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Avidbots Corporation et al. vs. Brain Corporation

Proceeding Overview

Parties & Counsel

Petitioner

Avidbots Corporation et al.

Represented By

Patent Owner / Respondent

Brain 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 of Post-Institution Fees OTHER

Director Discretionary Decision: Deny RESPONSE

Order: ORDER Granting Motion for Entry of Protective Order 37 C.F.R. §§ 42.14, 42.54 ORDER

Ex1028 - Docket Sheets Search, Motion to Stay Pending IPR, Granted (N.D. Ill.) Exhibit

Ex1017 - Brain Corp. v. Avidbots Corp., No. 24-cv-12569, Dkt. 126 (N.D. Ill. Jan. 21, 2026) Exhibit

Marilyn C. Wolf Curriculum Vitae Exhibit

Redacted Excerpt of Defendant Avidbots’s Final Invalidity Contentions, Brain Corp. v. Avidbots Corp. et al., Case No. 1:24-cv-12569 (N.D. Ill.) Exhibit

Ex1016 - 15-341,612 Documents & transaction history, Patent Center – USPTO Exhibit

Printout of https://www.braincorp.com/legal/brain-corppatents/ (captured January 14, 2026) Exhibit

Ex1029 - Ex1028 - Docket Sheets Search, Motion to Stay Pending IPR, Denied (N.D. Ill.) Exhibit

Ex1019 - Brain Corp. v. Avidbots Corp., No. 24-cv-12569, Dkt. 138 (N.D. Ill. Feb. 4, 2026) Exhibit

Patent Owner's Preliminary Response POPR

Petitioner’s Motion to Seal Petitioner’s Discretionary Denial Brief MOTION

Declaration of Marilyn C. Wolf, Ph.D. Exhibit

Email Correspondence Exhibit

Diane Souvaine, Michael Horn, Julie Weber, “Voronoi Diagrams,” Tufts University (2005) Exhibit

Ex1031 - Time to Milestones for N.D. Ill., filings after Jan. 1, 2008 Exhibit

David Miller, “A Spatial Representation System for Mobile Robots,” Yale University (1985) Exhibit

Ex1030 - Brain Corp. v. Avidbots Corp., No. 24-cv-12569, Dkt. 40 (N.D. Ill. Jun. 5, 2025) Exhibit

Petitioner's Brief Opposing Discretionary Denial (Public) RESPONSE

Printout of https://www.braincorp.com/ (captured January 16, 2026) Exhibit

Ex1032 - Defendant Avidbots’s Final Invalidity Contentions (Excerpts) Exhibit

Patent Owner's Notice of Filing of Supplemental Information and Updated Exhibit List NOTICE

Order Denying Motion to Stay, Brain Corp. v. Avidbots Corp. et al., Case No. 1:24-cv-12569 (N.D. Ill. Jan. 20, 2026) Exhibit

REDACTED Excerpts of December 11, 2025 Cabrerra Deposition in Brain Corp. v. Avidbots Corp. et al., Case No. 1:24-cv-12569 (N.D. Ill.) Exhibit

REDACTED Exhibit 102 to December 11, 2025 Cabrerra Deposition in Brain Corp. v. Avidbots Corp. et al., Case No. 1:24-cv-12569 (N.D. Ill.) Exhibit

Printout of November 16, 2019 Wayback Machine archive of https://www.braincorp.com/patents (captured on January 7, 2026) Exhibit

Joint Initial Status Report & Notification of Docket Entry, Brain Corp. v. Avidbots Corp. et al., Case No. 1:24-cv-12569, Dkts. 40 & 42 (N.D. Ill.) Exhibit

Report of the Parties’ Planning Meeting, Brain Corp. v. Avidbots Corp. et al., Case No. 1:24-cv-12569, Dkt. 34 (N.D. Ill.) Exhibit

Northern District of Illinois Local Patent Rules Exhibit

REDACTED Exhibit 99 to December 11, 2025 Cabrerra Deposition in Brain Corp. v. Avidbots Corp. et al., Case No. 1:24-cv-12569 (N.D. Ill.) Exhibit

REDACTED Excerpt of Exhibit 103 to December 11, 2025 Cabrerra Deposition in Brain Corp. v. Avidbots Corp. et al., Case No. 1:24-cv-12569 (N.D. Ill.) Exhibit

REDACTED Patent Owner's Brief in Support of Discretionary Denial Under 35 USC §314(a) RESPONSE

PATENT OWNER’S MOTION TO SEAL PATENT OWNER’S DISCRETIONARY DENIAL BRIEF AND EXHIBITS MOTION

Defendant Avidbots’s Second Supplemental Non- Infringement and Invalidity Contentions, Brain Corp. v. Avidbots Corp. et al., Case No. 1:24-cv-12569 (N.D. Ill.) (Part 3) Exhibit

Certificate of Service of Complaint in Brain Corp. v. Avidbots Corp. et al., Case No. 1:24-cv-12569, Dkt. 8 (N.D. Ill.) Exhibit

REDACTED Exhibit 97 to December 11, 2025 Cabrerra Deposition in Brain Corp. v. Avidbots Corp. et al., Case No. 1:24-cv-12569 (N.D. Ill.) Exhibit

Printout of April 16, 2022 Wayback Machine archive of https://www.braincorp.com/patents (captured on January 7, 2026) Exhibit

Defendant Avidbots’s Second Supplemental Non- Infringement and Invalidity Contentions, Brain Corp. v. Avidbots Corp. et al., Case No. 1:24-cv-12569 (N.D. Ill.) (Part 2) Exhibit

Defendant Avidbots’s Second Supplemental Non- Infringement and Invalidity Contentions, Brain Corp. v. Avidbots Corp. et al., Case No. 1:24-cv-12569 (N.D. Ill.) (Part 1) Exhibit

REDACTED Document produced by Avidbots bearing production nos. AVID0576615–AVID0576616 Exhibit

REDACTED Exhibit 104 to December 11, 2025 Cabrerra Deposition in Brain Corp. v. Avidbots Corp. et al., Case No. 1:24-cv-12569 (N.D. Ill.) Exhibit

Complaint for Patent Infringement, Brain Corp. v. Avidbots Corp. et al., Case No. 1:24-cv-12569, Dkt. 1 (N.D. Ill. Dec. 6, 2024) Exhibit

Declaration of Daniel P. Hughes Exhibit

Email Correspondence Exhibit

Patent Owner's Motion for Protective Order MOTION

Email Correspondence Exhibit

Proposed Protective Order Exhibit

Redlined Protective Order Exhibit

Search Disclosure Declaration OTHER

Notice: Mandatory Notice NOTICE

Notice: Power of Attorney NOTICE

Notice filing date accorded to Petition and Time for Filing Patent Owner Preliminary Response NOTICE

Ex1003 - Declaration of Nickolaos Papanikolopoulos Exhibit

Ex1010 - Yamamoto (2008) Exhibit

Ex1011 - Khatib (1999) Exhibit

Petition: as filed PETITION

Ex1007 - Castellanos (1999) Exhibit

Ex1005 - Minguez (2006) Exhibit

Ex1014 - Redacted Excerpt of Plaintiff Brain Corp's Interrogatory Responses Exhibit

Ex1004 - U.S. Patent Appl. Pub. No. 2015/0284010 (“Beardsley”) Exhibit

Notice: Power of Attorney NOTICE

Ex1002 - File History for U.S. Patent No. 10,001,780 (Appl. No. 15/341612) Exhibit

Ex1009 - Habib (2007) Exhibit