Resmed Corp. vs. Fractus, S.A.

Explore the PTAB proceeding IPR2026-00191 filed by Resmed Corp. on 2026-01-02. This includes filing dates, application numbers, tech centers, patent numbers, and current case status.

Proceeding Overview

Proceeding Number

IPR2026-00191

Filing Date

2026-01-02

Accorded Filing Date

2026-01-02

Institution Decision Date

2026-06-02

Last Modified Date

2026-09-01

Proceeding Type

IPR

Termination Date

—

Trial Status

Trial Instituted

Parties & Counsel

Petitioner

Resmed Corp.

Represented By

Nguyen, Lisaet al

Patent Owner / Respondent

Fractus, S.A.

Represented By

DEBOY, MARKet al

Tribunal & Venue

Tribunal

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (USPTO)

Technology Center

TC 2600 - Communications

Patent Information

1 Patent Involved

Respondent Application Number 16832820

Respondent Patent Number 11031677

External Links

Espacenet

Google Patents

Respondent Inventor Carles PUENTE BALIARDA et al

Respondent Tech Center TC 2600 - Communications

Address and Attorney/Agent Information

22 Registered Practitioners

Power of Attorney & Correspondence

Firm / Entity Name EDELL, SHAPIRO & FINNAN, LLC

Customer Number 27896

Address 9801 Washingtonian Blvd., Suite 750, Gaithersburg, MD, 20878, UNITED STATES

Attorney / Agent Information

Reg #	Name	Phone
24119	Ira Edell	301-424-3640
34597	David Floam	301-424-3640
36359	George Lehnigk	240-864-2449
39189	Patrick Finnan	301-424-3640
40169	Stuart Shapiro	301-424-3640
40244	Paul Booth	240-864-2427
40483	Andrew Aldag	301-424-3640
41009	Lawrence Eisen	301-424-3640
41336	Peggy Su	408-526-8734
41451	Howard Richman	301-424-3640
41900	Tim Kitchen	240-864-2435
42820	Thomas Lynch	240-864-2470
43607	Albert Fasulo Ii	410-505-4508
56616	Nataliya Dvorson	202-857-3228
60112	Meagan Walling	571-297-0007
64089	Richard Sheer	301-424-3640
66983	Mark Deboy	240-864-2459
67069	Joshua Puvak	301-424-3640
67863	Robert Morton	469-269-3158
69209	Andrew Haberman	301-424-3640
77059	Colin Feng	240-864-2445
82849	Ying Yu Chen	240-864-2416

Proceeding Documents

124

Petitioner's Objections to Evidence OTHER

2026-09-01 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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2042

EX2042 -- Balanis -- Part 2 Exhibit

2026-08-25 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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2042

EX2042 -- Balanis -- Part 1 Exhibit

2026-08-25 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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Patent Owner Response to Petition RESPONSE

2026-08-25 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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2041

EX2041 -- Second Supplementary Declaration of Hossein Hashemi, Ph.D. Exhibit

2026-08-25 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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Resmed Corp. vs. Fractus, S.A.

Proceeding Overview

Parties & Counsel

Petitioner

Resmed Corp.

Represented By

Patent Owner / Respondent

Fractus, S.A.

Represented By

Tribunal & Venue

Patent Information

Address and Attorney/Agent Information

Power of Attorney & Correspondence

Attorney / Agent Information

Proceeding Documents

Petitioner's Objections to Evidence OTHER

EX2042 -- Balanis -- Part 2 Exhibit

EX2042 -- Balanis -- Part 1 Exhibit

Patent Owner Response to Petition RESPONSE

EX2041 -- Second Supplementary Declaration of Hossein Hashemi, Ph.D. Exhibit

Order: SCHEDULING ORDER ORDER

Order: Denying Motion for Joinder 35 U.S.C. sec. 315c; 37 C.F.R. sec. 42.122 ORDER

Denying Rehearing Request from Director Review Decision REQUEST

Patent Owner's Request for Rehearing REHEARING

Patent Owner's Objections to Pre-Institution Evidence OTHER

Petitioner's Objections to Evidence Served Before Institution OTHER

Institution Decision: Grant DECISION

Petitioner's Updated Mandatory Notices NOTICE

Patent Owner's Updated Mandatory Notices NOTICE

ORDER Granting Patent Owner’s Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice of Larry L. Shatzer 37 C.F.R. § 42.10 ORDER

Motion for PHV Appearance of Larry Shatzer MOTION

Ex. 2008 -- PHV Declaration of Larry Shatzer Exhibit

Director Discretionary Decision: Refer RESPONSE

Patent Owner's Sur-Reply to the POPR OTHER

Petitioner's Authorized Reply to Patent Owner's Preliminary Response OTHER

E-mail authorizing briefing Exhibit

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

Patent Owner's Motion to Seal MOTION

EX2037 -- Email correspondence between Fractus and ResMed sent from July 26, 2021 through March 24, 2023 Exhibit

EX2038 -- Attachment to email of November 9, 2022 (Ex. 2037 at 6-7) Exhibit

EX2036 -- Letter of June 21, 2021 from Ruben Bonet to David Pendarvis Exhibit

EX2040 -- “ResMed responds to ‘humanitarian emergency’ over demand for CPAP devices with new factory,” MEDTECHDIVE (January 10, 2023) Exhibit

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

EX2039 -- “ResMed’s new factory brings it closer to meeting CPAP demand after Philips recall,” Medical Design and Outsourcing (January 10, 2023) Exhibit

Email Correspondence Exhibit

EX2012 -- RP-040496 Exhibit

Hashemi Declaration Exhibit

EX2035 -- Patent Owner’s Objections to the Claim Construction Order in 2:24-cv-01009-JRG-RSP (E.D.Tex.) Exhibit

EX2016 -- Nakamura - Super 3G Technology Trends, Part 1: Super 3G Overview and Standardization Activities Exhibit

EX2028 -- Letter to the Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission Regarding Auction of Licenses in the 747-762 and 777-792 MHz Bands Scheduled for September 6, 2000 Exhibit

EX2015 -- Ekstrom - Technical Solutions for the 3G longterm evolution Exhibit

EX2027 -- Auction 73: 700 MHz Band Fact Sheet Exhibit

Patent Owner Preliminary Response POPR

EX2026 -- FCC 700 MHz Band Auction #73 Bid Winners Exhibit

EX2029 -- Supplementary Hashemi Declaration Exhibit

EX2014 -- RP-060226 Exhibit

EX2023 -- FCC Lower 700 MHz Service About Page Exhibit

EX2013 -- RP-050371 Exhibit

EX2034 -- Claim Construction Order in 2:24-cv-01009-JRG-RSP (E.D.Tex.) Exhibit

EX2011 -- Winters -- Smart Antennas for Wireless Systems Exhibit

EX2025 -- Federal Communications Commission Second Report and Order FCC 0090 Exhibit

Order Granting Motion to Dismiss With Prejudice Exhibit

Petitioner's Motion to Seal MOTION

Resmed Press Release, Resmed Expands U.S. Operations with New Distribution Center Exhibit

Joint Motion to Dismiss with Prejudice Exhibit

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

Resmed FY2025 Form 10-K Exhibit

USDC Median Time Intervals to Disposition Exhibit

Defendants’ Preliminary Invalidity Contentions dated June 18, 2025 in 2:24-cv-01009-JRG-RSP (E.D.Tex.) Exhibit

EX2003 - Part 2 - Invalidity Contentions for U.S. Patent No. 11,031,677 in 2:24-cv-01009-JRG-RSP (E.D.Tex.) Exhibit

EX2021 -- FCC Lower 700 MHz Band Auction #49 Bid Winners (June 13, 2003) Exhibit

EX2024 -- 3rd Generation Partnership Project; Technical Specification Group Radio Access Network; Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA); User Equipment (UE) radio transmission and reception; (Release 8) (December 2007) Exhibit

Patent Owner Discretionary Denial Brief RESPONSE

EX2020 -- Auction 44: Lower 700 MHz Band Fact Sheet (https://www.fcc.gov/auction/44) (last accessed February 25, 2026) Exhibit

EX2019 -- FCC Lower 700 MHz Band Auction #44 Bid Winners (September 18, 2002) Exhibit

EX2018 -- Federal Communications Commission Report and Order FCC 01-364, “In the Matter of Reallocation and Service Rules for the 698-746 MHz Spectrum Band (Television Channels 52-59),” Adopted December 12, 2001, Released January 18, 2002 Exhibit

EX2032 -- Docket Report in 2:24-cv-01009-JRG-RSP (E.D.Tex.) retrieved March 8, 2026 Exhibit

EX2003 - Part 1 - Invalidity Contentions for U.S. Patent No. 11,031,677 in 2:24-cv-01009-JRG-RSP (E.D.Tex.) Exhibit

EX2022 -- Auction 49: Lower 700 MHz Band Fact Sheet (https://www.fcc.gov/auction/49) (last accessed February 25, 2026) Exhibit

EX2017 -- Federal Communications Commission Report and Order FCC 97-421, “In the Matter of Reallocation of Television Channels 60-69, the 746-806 MHz Band,” Adopted December 31, 1997, Released January 6, 1998 Exhibit