Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al. vs. Netlist, Inc.
Explore the PTAB proceeding IPR2026-00018 filed by Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al. on 2025-11-07. This includes filing dates, application numbers, tech centers, patent numbers, and current case status.
Proceeding Overview
Proceeding Number
IPR2026-00018
Filing Date
2025-11-07
Accorded Filing Date
2025-11-07
Institution Decision Date
2026-04-28
Last Modified Date
2026-07-29
Proceeding Type
IPR
Termination Date
2026-04-28
Trial Status
Discretionary Denial
Parties & Counsel
Petitioner
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al.
Represented By
WILLIAMS, ELIOTet alPatent Owner / Respondent
Netlist, Inc.
Represented By
Bemben, Richardet alTribunal & Venue
Tribunal
Patent Trial and Appeal Board (USPTO)
Technology Center
TC 2100 - Computer Architecture & Software
Patent Information
Address and Attorney/Agent Information
Power of Attorney & Correspondence
Attorney / Agent Information
| Reg # | Name | Phone |
|---|---|---|
| 28912 | Robert Sterne | 202-772-8555 |
| 29021 | Jorge Goldstein | 202-371-2600 |
| 32831 | Tracy-Gene Durkin | 202-371-2600 |
| 33876 | Donald Featherstone | 202-772-8629 |
| 33997 | Michael Ray | 202-772-8569 |
| 34368 | Randy Lacasse | 202-772-8678 |
| 34395 | Robert Millonig | 202-371-2600 |
| 35239 | Michael Lee | 703-628-0233 |
| 36013 | Robert Sokohl | 202-371-2600 |
| 36351 | Karen Markowicz | 202-772-8637 |
| 36688 | Eric Steffe | 202-371-8625 |
| 38759 | John Covert | 202-371-2600 |
| 39967 | Eldora Ellison | 202-772-8508 |
| 41306 | Timothy Shea Jr | 202-371-2600 |
| 42289 | Donald Banowit | 202-371-2600 |
| 43447 | Jason Eisenberg | 202-371-2600 |
| 44757 | Jeffrey Helvey | 202-772-8675 |
| 45871 | Mark Rygiel | 202-371-2600 |
| 45986 | Peter Jackman | 202-371-2600 |
| 47756 | Gaby Longsworth | 202-371-2600 |
| 48256 | Pamela Mingo | 202-371-2600 |
| 51802 | James Hietala | 202-772-8795 |
| 53812 | Daniel Yonan | 202-371-2600 |
| 54179 | Michelle Holoubek | 202-772-8855 |
| 54463 | Michael Specht | 202-371-2600 |
| 55440 | Jennifer Chagnon | 202-772-8890 |
| 56374 | Ross Hicks | 202-371-2600 |
| 57772 | Lori Brandes | 202-371-2600 |
| 57913 | Paul Calvo | 202-772-8846 |
| 58164 | Kristina Kelly | 202-776-5284 |
| 58403 | Marsha Gillentine | 202-772-8692 |
| 58770 | Harish Ruchandani | -- |
| 58885 | Matthew Bodenstein | 202-772-8787 |
| 59244 | Stephanie Elmer | 202-371-2600 |
| 59425 | Kyle Conklin | 202-371-2600 |
| 60167 | Scott Schaller | 202-371-2600 |
| 60390 | Richard Coller Iii | 202-772-8764 |
| 60789 | Cynthia Derenzo | +358-10-505-6847 |
| 60889 | Salvador Bezos | 202-772-8533 |
| 61205 | David Holman | 202-371-2600 |
| 61327 | Jonathan Tuminaro | 202-371-2600 |
| 61868 | Dennies Varughese | 202-772-8805 |
| 62732 | Deborah Sterling | 202-772-8501 |
| 63208 | Christopher O'Brien | 202-772-8680 |
| 63285 | Joseph Mutschelknaus | 202-371-2600 |
| 63504 | Ralph Powers Iii | 202-772-8876 |
| 63929 | Jaume Canaves | 202-371-2600 |
| 64228 | Graham Phero | 202-772-8860 |
| 64515 | Daniel Gajewski | 202-772-8774 |
| 64587 | Syed Ahmed | 847-289-5228 |
| 64974 | Michael Gross Iii | 202-772-8762 |
| 65021 | Christian Camarce | 202-772-8895 |
| 65172 | Byron Pickard | 202-371-2600 |
| 65211 | Michael Malek | 410-533-1922 |
| 65245 | Richard Crudo | 202-772-8575 |
| 65261 | Evan Linderman | 202-772-8915 |
| 65326 | Olga Partington | 202-772-8626 |
| 65367 | Jason Fitzsimmons | 202-772-8701 |
| 65457 | Lauren Schleh | 703-836-6400 |
| 65458 | Robert Schmidt | 202-772-8716 |
| 66568 | Branka Bogunovic | 202-772-8727 |
| 66638 | Jeremiah Frueauf | 202-772-8506 |
| 67254 | Ryan Richardson | 202-772-8729 |
| 67836 | Bonnie Nannenga-Combs | 202-371-2600 |
| 68395 | Daniel Block | 202-371-2600 |
| 68504 | Ji Eun Kim | 202-371-2600 |
| 68658 | Richard Bemben | 202-371-2600 |
| 68887 | Amirali Sharifi | 202-772-8871 |
| 69086 | Daniel Bernard | 202-371-2600 |
| 69105 | Nirav Desai | 202-371-2600 |
| 69199 | Tyler Tassone | 202-371-2600 |
| 69235 | Karen Wong-Chan | 202-772-8647 |
| 69836 | Darrin Hopper | 202-772-8630 |
| 70077 | Shoshana Marvin | 202-772-8850 |
| 70291 | Christopher Gallo | 202-371-2600 |
| 70307 | Joshua Mccoy | 202-772-8869 |
| 70524 | Dohm Chankong | 202-772-8529 |
| 70680 | Sarah Leesman | 202-371-2600 |
| 71185 | Rebekah Holtz | 202-772-8712 |
| 72039 | Daniel Choo | 202-371-2600 |
| 72126 | Tyler Liu | 202-772-8641 |
| 72314 | Lestin Kenton Jr. | 202-772-8594 |
| 72488 | Yuke Wang | 214-284-3876 |
| 72567 | Todd Hopfinger | 202-772-8696 |
| 72762 | Bryan Hsu | 202-772-8912 |
| 72780 | Jessica Harrison | 202-772-8901 |
| 72981 | Trevor O'Neill | 202-371-2600 |
| 73112 | David Haars | 202-371-2600 |
| 73287 | Charles Hammond | 202-772-8551 |
| 73707 | Matthew Smith | 202-772-8503 |
| 73784 | Mark Arrington | 202-772-8528 |
| 73904 | Steven Pappas | 202-772-8719 |
| 74017 | Robert Niemeier | 309-678-6806 |
| 74290 | Ian Soule | 202-772-8984 |
| 74533 | Alexander Covington | 202-772-8749 |
| 74612 | Ivy Clarice Estoesta | 202-772-8686 |
| 74992 | John Higgins | 202-783-6040 |
| 75034 | Tyler Drye | 202-772-8614 |
| 75069 | Tyler Dutton | 202-772-8982 |
| 75187 | Timothy Tang | 202-772-8758 |
| 75234 | Rola Aylo | 202-772-8810 |
| 75269 | Roozbeh Gorgin | 202-772-8667 |
| 75349 | Brian Burke | 202-772-8861 |
| 75455 | Tiaotiao Anchondo | 202-772-8804 |
| 76231 | Todd Thurheimer | 202-772-8863 |
| 76838 | Joseph Venier | 202-772-8785 |
| 76928 | Hasina Ali | 202-772-8978 |
| 76989 | Lisa Ritchey | 202-371-2600 |
| 77163 | Randy Montgomery | 202-371-2600 |
| 77546 | Brian Dudley | 216-647-1931 |
| 77776 | Zhichun Zhang | 202-772-8813 |
| 78359 | Kelsey Pitts | 202-772-1271 |
| 78365 | Wenhao Xiong | 202-772-8615 |
| 78508 | Louis Panzica Jr. | 202-772-8954 |
| 78921 | Maria Briscione | 202-772-8517 |
| 79290 | Michael Webb | 202-772-8834 |
| 79587 | Kristofer Schroder | 859-991-6529 |
| 79831 | Christian Berrios | 317-345-2233 |
| 79850 | Paige Cloud | 202-371-2600 |
| 79858 | Matthew Metzger | 202-772-8702 |
| 800005 | Yangbeini Wang | 202-772-883 |
| 80057 | Ethan Goldschen | 202-772-1296 |
| 80168 | Benjamin Nagasing | 202-772-8981 |
| 80713 | Pengke Li | 202-772-8602 |
| 80729 | Masayuki Iino | 202-772-8605 |
| 80938 | Michael Nathanson | 202-777-9644 |
| 81041 | Xiaowei Jin | 202-772-8752 |
| 81053 | Carson Smith | 202-772-1272 |
| 81060 | Michael Guzzano | 202-772-8646 |
| 81186 | Adil Moghal | 202-371-2600 |
| 81318 | Pratibha Khanduri | 202-772-8509 |
| 81485 | Madeleine Bond | 202-772-1299 |
| 81654 | Payton Miles | 202-772-1276 |
| 81975 | Justin Wang | 626-388-6351 |
| 82104 | Maxwell Furigay | 202-772-1281 |
| 82162 | Reuben Moses | 202-772-8664 |
| 82208 | Sara Keeble | 202-772-8560 |
| 82263 | Hailey Mendenhall | 202-772-8933 |
| 82382 | Xinxiang Zhang | 202-772-8621 |
| 82448 | Kaci Kratch | 512-517-8691 |
| 82703 | Thomas Baraldi | 202-772-1279 |
| 82896 | Deepa Shiwcharan | 202-772-1284 |
| 83022 | Jean Selep | 202-772-1270 |
| 83036 | Nicholas Holdreith | 202-772-8888 |
| 83174 | Marc-Anthony Armand | 202-772-1283 |
Proceeding Documents
200Notice of Refund NOTICE
Petitioner's Request for Refund of Post-Institution Fee OTHER
Director Discretionary Decision: Deny RESPONSE
Director Discretionary Decision: Deny RESPONSE
Petitioner's Updated Mandatory Notices NOTICE
EX1150 - 2026-03-06 Order staying 366 district court action Exhibit
Petitioner's Updated Exhibit List NOTICE
Petitioner's Authorized Sur-Reply to Patent Owner's Discretionary Denial Request OTHER
Patent Owner's Authorized Reply to Petitioner's Opposition to Discretionary Denial OTHER
Email Correspondence Exhibit
Sotera stip Exhibit
Updated Mandatory Notices NOTICE
Updated Exhibit List NOTICE
EX1124 - 2024-06-17 - Denial of Director Review in IPR2022-01427 and -01428 Exhibit
EX1127 - 2021-12-20 - Netlist complaint asserting 506 patent against Samsung Exhibit
EX1126 - 2025-11-21 - Order granting reexam 90-015,449 (608 patent) Exhibit
EX1144 - Samsung Semiconductor California Statement of Information Exhibit
EX1125 - 2023-12-01 - Stay of 523 patent in Delaware Exhibit
EX1147 - 2026-02-04 - Netlist's Notice of Patent Priority Dates Exhibit
EX2061 - Motion to Dismiss Exhibit
EX1134 - 2025-03-26 - Memo re Interim Processes for PTAB Workload Management Exhibit
EX1114 - 2023 Netlist 10-K annual report Exhibit
EX1139 - 2025-09-11 - Declaration of Danny Kim (SSI) Exhibit
EX1132 - 2026-01-27 - Order No. 11 - Setting Target Date of 2027-09-03 Exhibit
EX1122 - 2024-04-01 - (060) Final Written Decision invalidating all claims Exhibit
EX1130 - 2025-12-09 - (506) Rule 36 affirmance Exhibit
EX1123 - 2024-04-01 - (160) Final Written Decision invalidating all claims Exhibit
EX1116 - 2025-09 Netlist 10-Q quarterly report Exhibit
EX1115 - 2024 Netlist 10-K annual report Exhibit
Petitioner's Updated Exhibit List NOTICE
EX2063 - Trial Transcript Exhibit
EX1131 - 2026-01-02 - Notice of institution of 337-TA-1472 Exhibit
EX1138 - 2025-09-11 - Declaration of James Kiczek (SEA) Exhibit
EX1143 - Samsung Semiconductor incorporation in California Exhibit
EX1140 - 2023-07-13 - IPR2022-00615 decision on RPI Exhibit
EX2064 - Redacted Complaint Exhibit
Petitioner's Opposition to Patent Owner's Discretionary Denial Request RESPONSE
EX1141 - 2021-10-15 - SEC and SSI declaratory judgment complaint Exhibit
EX1137 - 2025-11-24 - SEA's Motion to Dismiss Exhibit
EX1133 - 2025-10-17 - Memo re Director Institution of AIA Trial Proceedings Exhibit
EX1129 - 2023-12-20 - (506) Order denying rehearing Exhibit
EX1145 - Samsung investments in the United States Exhibit
EX1117 - 2019-06-27 - 907 Final Decision Exhibit
EX1146 - US10025731 Exhibit
EX2062 - Amended Adopted Procedural Schedule Exhibit
EX1136 - 2025-03-24 - Memo re Guidance on Discretionary Denials Exhibit
EX1142 - Samsung Semiconductor overview Exhibit
EX1148 - 2022-05-03 - Netlist complaint asserting 918 and 054 patents against Samsung DDR5 DIMMs Exhibit
EX1118 - 2023-10-18 - (339) Final Written Decision Exhibit
EX1120 - 2024-04-17 - (912) Final Written Decision Exhibit
EX1121 - 2024-07-10 - (912) Denial of Director review Exhibit
Patent Owner's Preliminary Response POPR
EX1119 - 2024-02-09 - (339) Decision denying Netlist's request for rehearing Exhibit
EX1128 - 2023-10-17 - (506) Final Written Decision finding all claims unpatentable Exhibit
EX1135 - 2025-07-29 - Memo re Final Written Decision Procedures Exhibit
Patent Owner's Updated Mandatory Notices NOTICE
EX2040 - 23-2133 Rule 36 Judgment Exhibit
EX2021 - Trump Takes Aim at Chip Makers With New Plan to Throttle Imports - WSJ Exhibit
EX2023 - Netlist and SK hynix Enter into Strateg.. Exhibit
Patent Owner's Discretionary Denial Brief RESPONSE
EX2028 - Samsung Electronics America Petitions Exhibit
EX2014 - EDTX-2-21-cv-00463-479 Exhibit
EX2003 - Senior Secured Convertible Promissory Note, dated November 18, 2015 Exhibit
EX2059 - 337-TA-1472 Order Setting Target Date Exhibit
EX2019 - NPRM Exhibit
EX2043 - 2-25-cv-00748 Complaint Exhibit
EX2015 - 2025.09.29 Netlist Verified Complaint Exhibit
EX2025 - Public Proposed Amended DJ Complaint Exhibit
EX2006 - Security interest assignment 11-20-15 Exhibit
EX2056 - Petition for IPR of 11,232,054 (IPR2022-00999) Exhibit
EX2004 - Security agreement Exhibit
EX2058 - IPR2022-00236 FWD Rehearing Decision Exhibit
EX2053 - IPR2025-00145 Director Review Decision Sua Sponte Exhibit
EX2060 - 337-TA-1472 Proposed Procedural Schedule Exhibit
EX2020 - Patexia Insight - PTAB Intelligence Report 2025_excerpt Exhibit
EX2041 - 25-1378 Rule 36 Judgment Exhibit
EX2047 - FY18 Avnet Company Profile Exhibit
EX2001 - JDLA Exhibit
EX2002 - Stock Purchase Warrant (SVIC), dated November 18, 2015 Exhibit
EX2007 - Release of security agreement Exhibit
EX2057 - Petition for IPR of 7,619,912 (IPR2022-00615) Exhibit
EX2024 - Corning Memo Exhibit
EX2048 - Avnet Americas - Samsung Authorized Distributor Exhibit
EX2018 - Samsung-Netlist PTAB Proceedings Exhibit
EX2005 - Samsung Venture Investment Exhibit
EX2008 - Complaint for Breach of Contract C.D.CA 8-31-20 Exhibit
EX2029 - IPBC Global 2025 - Acting USPTO Director says IPR use needs to change - IAM Exhibit
EX2009 - 8_20-cv-993 docket 774 - judgment Exhibit
EX2017 - EDTX-2-22-cv-00293-847 Exhibit
EX2054 - 337-TA-1472 Notice of Institution Exhibit
EX2055 - Claim Comparison Exhibit
EX2027 - Plaintiff's Corporate Disclosure Statement Exhibit
Patent Owner's Updated Mandatory Notices NOTICE
Patent Owner's Mandatory Notices NOTICE
Patent Owner's Power of Attorney NOTICE
Notice: Notice filing date accorded NOTICE
EX1022 - Paper 2 - Micron's IPR petition against Netlist's 833 patent Exhibit
EX1054 - U.S. Patent No. 11,016,918 Exhibit
EX1004 - Wolfe CV Exhibit
EX1075 - 2023-06-12 Deposition of William Mangione-Smith Exhibit
EX1005 - U.S. Provisional App No 60_941,586 Exhibit
EX1016 - Petition (corrected_PTAB-IPR2014-01370-8 ('833) Exhibit
EX1035 - US7363422 to Perego Exhibit
EX1043 - Power Supply Reference Guide for Altera FPGAs Exhibit
EX1036 - US7155627 to Matsui Exhibit
EX1101 - 2025-07-28 Complaint in Netlist v Micron (25-cv-749) Exhibit
EX1064 - US20070136523A1 - Bonella Exhibit
EX1052 - File History of U.S. Patent Application No. 17-328,019 (054 Patent Exhibit
EX1017 - Denying Institution_PTAB-IPR2014-01370-13 ('833) Exhibit
EX1093 - 2024-12-16 - (215) Notice of docketing Exhibit
EX1097 - 2025-05-19 Samsung's reply brief on appeal Exhibit
EX1079 - Petitioner's demonstratives for oral argument Exhibit
EX1112 - 2025-09-30 - PUBLIC Netlist ITC Complaint Exhibit
Petition for Inter Partes Review of U.S. Patent No. 12,373,366 PETITION
EX1113 - Wolfe invalidity claim chart Exhibit
EX1011 - File History of U.S. Patent Application No. 14_840,865 ('186 Paten Exhibit
EX1040 - TPS51020 Exhibit
EX1059 - US7061214_Mayega Exhibit
EX1003 - Wolfe declaration Exhibit
EX1037 - US20080238536A1_Hayashi Exhibit
EX1070 - 2023-12-06 - (918) Final Written Decision invalidating all claims Exhibit
EX1027 - JESD82-20 (March 2007) Exhibit
EX1067 - LatticeXP datasheet Exhibit
EX1038 - US6856556 - Hajeck Exhibit
EX1002 - Part 3 of 5 (pp. 840-1168) 17582797 prosecution history Exhibit
EX1042 - Power Supply Reference Guide for Xilinx FPGAs Exhibit
EX1069 - Wolfe declaration in IPR2022-00999 Exhibit
EX1025 - US20060080515A1_Spiers Exhibit
EX1049 - Micron NAND Flash memory datasheet Exhibit
EX1039 - US20100257304A1_Rajan Exhibit
EX1034 - US6798709_Sim Exhibit
EX1107 - Bruce Jacob, SDRAM paper (2002) Exhibit
EX1087 - Fully Buffered DIMM (FB-DIMM Design Considerations) Exhibit
EX1030 - US7719866 (Boldo) Exhibit
EX1108 - US5513135 to Dell Exhibit
EX1053 - U.S. Patent No. 11,232,054 Exhibit
EX1096 - 2025-03-28 Netlist's responsive brief on appeal Exhibit
EX1002 - Part 2 of 5 (pp. 425-839) 17582797 prosecution history Exhibit
EX1047 - US7023187_Shearon Exhibit
EX1044 - US20100205470A1_Moshayedi Exhibit
EX1104 - JEDEC 21-C DDR SDRAM Registered DIMM Exhibit
EX1094 - 2024-12-17 - (417) Notice of docketing Exhibit
EX1066 - US10672458 - Shaeffer and Tsern Exhibit
EX1023 - US20060174140A1_Harris Exhibit
EX1099 - 2025-07-29 Complaint in Micron v Netlist (25-cv-942) Exhibit
EX1002 - Part 1 of 5 (pp. 1-424) 17582797 prosecution history Exhibit
EX1105 - JEDEC 21-C declaration Exhibit
EX1051 - US20030090879A1 to Doblar Exhibit
EX1029 - 2022-03-25 JESD82-20 and JESD205 (2007) declaration Exhibit
EX1002 - Part 5 of 5 (pp. 1398-1646) 17582797 prosecution history Exhibit
EX1077 - Netlist's Technology Tutorial Exhibit
EX1002 - Part 4 of 5 (pp. 1169-1397) 17582797 prosecution history Exhibit
EX1048 - MPD4S014S datasheet Exhibit
EX1014 - Petition_PTAB-IPR2014-00994-1 ('833) Exhibit
EX1086 - Micron DDR5 Key Module Features Exhibit
EX1032 - Power Electronics (Mohan) Exhibit
EX1009 - File History of U.S. Patent Application No. 13_559,476 ('831 Paten Exhibit
EX1001 - US Patent 12373366 Exhibit
EX1076 - 2023-03-16 Deposition of Andrew Wolfe Exhibit
EX1019 - Denying Institution_PTAB-IPR2017-00649-7 ('833) Exhibit
EX1012 - File History of U.S. Patent Application No. 15_934,416 Exhibit
EX1098 - 2025-08-01 Proposed Amended Complaint in Samsung v Netlist (25-cv Exhibit
EX1073 - 2024-05-23 - (918) Notice of docketing of appeal Exhibit
EX1074 - 2024-05-23 - (054) Notice of docketing of appeal Exhibit
EX1010 - File History of U.S. Patent Application No. 14_489.269 ('684 Paten Exhibit
EX1082 - pci-overview Exhibit
EX1063 - LMC6953 PCI Local Bus Power Supervisor datasheet (October 1996) Exhibit
EX1072 - 2024-03-18 - Denial of Director Review Exhibit
EX1110 - 25LC256 EEPROM datasheet Exhibit
EX1106 - JEDEC 21-C DDR2 SDRAM Registered DIMM Exhibit
EX1031 - PCI Local Bus Specification Revision 2.2 (1998) Exhibit
EX1081 - PCI Bus Variation Exhibit
EX1068 - Wolfe declaration in IPR2022-00996 Exhibit
EX1062 - Analog Dialogue volume40-number2 Exhibit
EX1018 - Petition_PTAB-IPR2017-00649-1 ('833) Exhibit
EX1089 - US8301833 Exhibit
EX1095 - 2024-12-16 Samsung principal brief on appeal Exhibit
EX1109 - ACPI specification Exhibit
EX1058 - Lenk Exhibit
Petitioner's Power of Attorney NOTICE
EX1008 - U.S. Provisional App No. 61_512,871 Exhibit
EX1100 - 2025-07-28 Complaint in Netlist v Samsung (25-cv-748) Exhibit
EX1090 - 2024-07-30 - (417) Final Written Decision invalidating all claims Exhibit
EX1088 - 2023-08-28 - (833) Final Written Decision Exhibit
Petitioner's Notice Ranking Petitions NOTICE
EX1083 - Claim Construction Order Exhibit
EX1028 - JESD205 (March 2007) Exhibit
EX1084 - Netlist PPT excerpt Exhibit
EX1041 - FAN5026 Exhibit
EX1015 - Denying Institution_PTAB-IPR2014-00994-8 ('833) Exhibit
EX1092 - 2024-10-08 - Order denying Director review Exhibit
EX1057 - US6693840B2_Shimada Exhibit
EX1065 - US20090034354A1 - Resnick Exhibit
EX1091 - 2024-07-30 - (215) Final Written Decision invalidating all claims Exhibit
EX1060 - US5630096_Zurvalef Exhibit
EX1045 - JESD79 Exhibit
EX1006 - File History of U.S. Patent Application No. 12_131,873 Exhibit
EX1026 - JESD79-2B (2005) Exhibit
EX1046 - JESD79-3A Exhibit
EX1033 - US7721130_Prete Exhibit
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