Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless et al. vs. Fractus, S.A.

Explore the PTAB proceeding IPR2026-00196 filed by Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless et al. on 2026-01-05. This includes filing dates, application numbers, tech centers, patent numbers, and current case status.

Proceeding Overview

Proceeding Number

IPR2026-00196

Filing Date

2026-01-05

Accorded Filing Date

2026-01-05

Institution Decision Date

—

Last Modified Date

2026-04-16

Proceeding Type

IPR

Termination Date

2026-04-09

Trial Status

Terminated-Settled

Parties & Counsel

Petitioner

Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless et al.

Represented By

OLIVER, JUSTINet 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

Notice: refund approved NOTICE

2026-04-16 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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Request for Refund of Post-institution Fee OTHER

2026-04-15 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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Termination Decision: Pre-DI settlement TERMINATE

2026-04-09 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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Joint Motion to Keep Confidential MOTION

2026-03-23 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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Confidential Settlement Agreement Exhibit

2026-03-23 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless et al. vs. Fractus, S.A.

Proceeding Overview

Parties & Counsel

Petitioner

Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless et al.

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

Notice: refund approved NOTICE

Request for Refund of Post-institution Fee OTHER

Termination Decision: Pre-DI settlement TERMINATE

Joint Motion to Keep Confidential MOTION

Confidential Settlement Agreement Exhibit

Joint Motion to Terminate MOTION

Email Correspondence Exhibit

Email Correspondence Exhibit

EX2002 -- Defendants’ Preliminary Invalidity Contentions dated June 18, 2025 in 2:24-cv-01009-JRG-RSP (E.D.Tex.) Exhibit

EX2003 -- Invalidity Contentions for U.S. Patent No. 11,031,677 in 2:24-cv-01009-JRG-RSP (E.D.Tex.) - part 3 Exhibit

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

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

EX2022 -- PACER Docket Report from February 5, 2026 in Fractus, S.A. v. Verizon Connect Inc. et al, 2:24-cv-01009-JRG-RSP (E.D.Tex.) and Fractus, S.A. v. Geotab Inc. 2:24-cv-01008- JRG-RSP (E.D.Tex.) Exhibit

Opposition to Motion for Joinder OPPOSITION

EX2021 -- Proof of Service of Summons and Complaint to Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless in 2:24-cv-01009-JRGRSP (E.D.Tex.) Exhibit

EX2023 -- Second Amended Docket Control Order dated December 17, 2025 in 2:24-cv-01009-JRG-RSP (E.D.Tex.) Exhibit

EX2024 -- Complaint dated December 6, 2024 in 2:24-cv-01009-JRGRSP (E.D.Tex.) Exhibit

Notice: Mandatory Notice NOTICE

Patent Owner Power of Attorney NOTICE

Notice: NOTICE OF FILING DATE ACCORDED TO PETITION AND TIME FOR FILING PATENT OWNER PRELIMINARY RESPONSE NOTICE

ITU, Report ITU-R M.2134-0 Exhibit

Curriculum Vitae of Daniel van der Weide, Ph.D. Exhibit

D.I. 75-1, Exhibit 1 to D.I. 75, Fractus’s Opening Claim Construction Brief Exhibit

D.I. 115, Claim Construction Order Exhibit

U.S. Patent Publication No. 2006/0214857 (“Ollikainen”) Exhibit

Chart 44 US 11031677 Geotab Phillips Connect StealthNet Exhibit

Second Rpt. and Order re Service Rules for the 698-746, 747-762 and 777-792 Exhibit

Notice: Power of Attorney NOTICE

Declaration of Daniel van der Weide, Ph.D. Exhibit

Ciais, Design of an Internal Quad-Band Antenna for Mobile Phones Exhibit

U.S. Patent Publication No. 2008/0018543 (Baliarda-543) Exhibit

U.S. Patent App. Pub. No. 2007/0200773 (“Dou”) Exhibit

U.S. Patent No. 12,095,149 Exhibit

Jing, Compact Planar Monopole Antenna for Multi-band Mobile Phones Exhibit

677 patent Claim Limitation Comparison Chart Exhibit

D.I. 127, Order adopting Claim Construction Order Exhibit

3GPP TR 23.882 V1.2.3 (2006-06) Technical Report Exhibit

ETSI TS 125 102 V6.0.0 (2003-12) Technical Specification Exhibit

U.S. Department of State, United States Delegation Report Exhibit

ZigBee Specification (Jun. 27, 2005) Exhibit

ETSI TS 125 101 V6.5.0 (2004-09) Technical Specification Exhibit

D.I. 82, Defendants ADT LLC and Vivint, Inc.’s Responsive Claim Exhibit

Curriculum Vitae of James L. Mullins, Ph.D. Exhibit

Prosecution History of U.S. Patent No. 11,349,200 Exhibit

Motion: Joinder MOTION

IEEE Std. 802.11b-1999, Supplement to the IEEE Standard for Info. Tech Exhibit

Specification of the Bluetooth System version 2.0, volume 2 Exhibit

ETSI TS 121 101 V6.0.0 (2004-12) Technical Specification Exhibit

Petition: as filed PETITION

Prosecution History of U.S. Patent No. 12,095,149 Exhibit

ETSI TS 125 308 V6.2.0 (2004-09) Technical Specification Exhibit

D.I. 75, Fractus’s Opening Claim Construction Brief Exhibit

U.S. Patent No. 11,349,200 Exhibit

Nakano, An Inverted FL Antenna for Dual-Frequency Operation Exhibit

D.I. 92, Joint Claim Construction Chart, Fractus Exhibit

IEEE Std. 802.11a-1999, Supplement to the IEEE Standard for Info. Tech Exhibit

D.I. 253, Order, Fractus, S.A. v. ADT LLC, No. 2:22-cv-00412 Exhibit

U.S. Patent No. 11,031,677 Exhibit

Compact Internal Multiband Antenna for Mobile Phone Exhibit

Ericsson white paper, “LTE—an introduction,” no. 284 23-3124 Exhibit

ETSI TS 145 005 V4.3.0 (2001-14) Technical Specification Exhibit

Declaration of Gordon MacPherson Exhibit

Infringement Contentions (Fractus v Geotab) Exhibit

Declaration of James L. Mullins, Ph.D. Exhibit

3G Evolution: HSPA and LTE for Mobile Broadband Exhibit