Beatbot Technology (USA) Co. Ltd. et al. vs. Zodiac Pool Systems LLC

Explore the PTAB proceeding IPR2026-00202 filed by Beatbot Technology (USA) Co. Ltd. et al. on 2026-01-26. This includes filing dates, application numbers, tech centers, patent numbers, and current case status.

Proceeding Overview

Proceeding Number

IPR2026-00202

Filing Date

2026-01-26

Accorded Filing Date

2026-01-26

Institution Decision Date

2026-05-19

Last Modified Date

2026-06-19

Proceeding Type

IPR

Termination Date

2026-05-19

Trial Status

Discretionary Denial

Parties & Counsel

Petitioner

Beatbot Technology (USA) Co. Ltd. et al.

Represented By

Canavera, Kyleet al

Patent Owner / Respondent

Zodiac Pool Systems LLC

Represented By

Morlock, Michaelet al

Tribunal & Venue

Tribunal

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (USPTO)

Technology Center

TC 2400 - Computer Networks, Multiplex & Cybersecurity

Patent Information

1 Patent Involved

Respondent Application Number 16919750

Respondent Patent Number 11003191

External Links

Espacenet

Google Patents

Respondent Inventor Kameshwar Durvasula et al

Respondent Tech Center TC 2400 - Computer Networks, Multiplex & Cybersecurity

Address and Attorney/Agent Information

141 Registered Practitioners

Power of Attorney & Correspondence

Firm / Entity Name Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP - East Coast - Mailstop: IP Docketing - 22

Customer Number 23370

Address 1100 Peachtree Street, Suite 2800, Atlanta, GA, 30309, UNITED STATES

Attorney / Agent Information

Reg #	Name	Phone
29476	John Pratt	404-815-6500
31741	Theodore Brown Iii	650-326-2400
31814	Charles Calkins	336-607-7300
31836	Paul Haughey	415-273-4787
32233	David Hall	858-350-6100
33160	Steven Borgman	281-809-4100
33452	Dean Russell	404-815-6500
35687	Susan Spaeth	650-324-6335
36974	Roger Wylie	206-516-3092
37234	William Shaffer	650-326-2400
37330	Eugenia Garrett-Wackowski	925-472-5000
37911	Steven Phillips	919-420-1700
38464	Darin Gibby	303-571-4000
39381	Joseph Snyder	415-472-5000
39389	Mitchell Stockwell	404-815-6500
39751	Rebecca Peterson	925-472-5000
40253	J Schiff	650-324-6340
40339	Brenda Holmes	404-815-6500
40456	Patrick Jewik	415-576-0200
40852	Michael Turton	404-607-0770
41303	Andrew Serafini	206-626-7769
41772	John Gardner	336-607-7300
42985	Michael Pavento	404-815-6213
43336	Sujit Kotwal	650-324-6365
43791	Tina Mckeon	404-815-6103
44005	John Zigmant	415-576-0200
44807	Kristin Doyle	404-815-6389
44879	Jean Lockyer	415-576-0200
45865	Vaibhav Kadaba	404-815-6500
46103	Eric Gayan	919-420-1732
46694	Lizette Fernandez	404-541-6694
46758	Tywanda Harris	404-745-2597
47040	Cynthia Rothschild	336-607-7300
47384	John Alemanni	929-420-1724
47400	Nena Bains	650-326-2400
47651	Matthew Hinsch	415-576-0200
47719	Justin Krieger	303-405-1486
47981	Timothy Sullivan	281-809-4108
50866	Roger Hylton	650-326-2400
51082	Matias Ferrario	336-607-7300
51095	Babak Kusha	925-472-5006
51110	Nathan Maki	206-626-7784
51345	Megan Mccoy	415-273-4757
51361	Ruthleen Uy	858-350-3870
51588	Cathy Cretsinger	415-576-0200
52130	Elena Polovnikova	404-815-6500
52145	David Raczkowski	415-576-0200
52400	April Isaacson	415-273-8306
53825	Marina Zalevsky	310-966-4916
53994	Jennifer Blackburn	404-815-6500
54111	Chuan Gao	415-576-0200
54236	Russell Korn	404-815-6500
54682	Kathryn Wade	404-815-6500
54713	Michael Bertelson	--
55246	Joe Hao	301-230-9048
55589	Tiffany Thomas	858-350-6151
56400	Craig Largent	650-326-2400
56827	Troy Petersen	202-481-9933
57021	James Bergstrom	303-571-4000
57203	Carl Sanders	919-420-1728
57535	Kelvin Catmull	650-326-2400
58011	David Holloway	202-815-6500
58180	Jason Gardner	919-420-1727
58961	Renae Wainwright	404-815-6500
59500	Charles Cheng	650-462-5334
60229	Melissa Harwood	206-626-7783
60687	Alton Absher Iii	336-607-7300
60728	Rodney Rothwell Jr.	202-481-9930
60804	Yifan Mao	650-324-6311
61076	Joshua Lee	404-815-6500
61226	David Reed	404-745-2548
61345	Charles Gray	303-571-4000
62078	Mark Mcmaster	206-224-2961
62245	Michael Morlock	404-815-6003
62647	Jesse Bennett	206-224-2856
62876	Matthew Crookston	303-571-4000
63789	Megan Bussey	212-775-8706
64190	Karam Saab	303-571-4000
64200	Aaron Swehla	303-571-4000
64668	Kimberlynn Davis	404-541-6815
64883	Neslihan Doran-Civan	415-273-4845
65567	Jennifer Giordano-Coltart	919-420-1716
65741	Kanchan Sripathy	650-326-2400
65990	Clark Weight	202-344-8300
66184	Kenneth Shurtz	650-326-2400
67590	Justin Eurek	650-326-2400
68161	Nicoletta Kennedy	609-346-1095
68757	Allison Dobson	336-607-7405
69272	Valerie Moore	281-809-4113
69319	Patrick Njeim	206-467-9600
69943	Tyler Mcallister	206-224-2865
69963	Jonathan Harris	859-226-2309
70195	Anthony Guebert	404-815-6015
70333	Vanessa Bell	925-472-5008
70593	Eben Allen	206-516-3085
70993	Jeffrey Marlink	206-224-2852
71201	Mika Ito	206-626-7712
71345	Zachary Kelton	919-420-1720
71835	Brett Mellor	303-607-3211
72265	Christopher Thomas	202-481-9950
72614	Cynthia Rickett	206-516-3096
72641	Torrey Spink	303-607-3207
72701	Yanping Parks	919-420-1811
72748	Kristan Wagner	404-815-6064
72776	Arush Gadkar	202-481-9932
74185	Courtney Dabbiere	404-307-4834
74482	Christopher Roberge	415-576-0200
74538	Alexa Hunter	303-607-3218
75397	William Sparkman	404-532-6880
75505	Maha Khalaj	678-420-9310
75611	Ishir Mehta	404-607-9991
76190	Jun Ma	314-341-0988
76327	Chrystal Tomblyn	336-607-7442
76681	Jabeen Ahmad	919-420-1735
77528	Poh Teng	925-817-3133
77910	Albert Chen	646-601-7671
77956	Lin Yan	415-273-4303
78116	Jessica Garcia	650-462-5322
78360	Jacob Plovanic	206-224-2869
79039	Jacob Guttenberg	303-223-1278
79105	Quinten Campbell	303-607-3242
79115	Benjamin Black	206-224-2858
79266	Michael Figg	404-815-6037
79510	John Baumgartner	415-576-0200
79561	Jeffrey Lassen	303-607-3253
79676	Wyatt Reid	404-745-2417
800031	Yang Cao	202-481-9944
80440	Justin Misleh	202-481-9959
80449	Ruming Wen	404-532-6876
80728	Jordan Glassman	919-420-1743
80894	Kathryn Apsens	415-273-4721
81153	Ahmad Khoshnevis	503-702-0078
81183	Alexandra Farquhar	202-508-5800
81201	Eric Henderson	336-607-7398
81226	Grant Wanderscheid	650-324-6367
81801	Aviya Zarur	310-777-3746
81997	Jennifer Patritti Cram	281-809-4108
82167	Megan Saia	352-327-2690
82309	Alexandra Nelson	336-607-7317
82677	Raquel De Castro	479-466-3991
L1392	Chetan Mutha	202-508-5800

Proceeding Documents

Director Discretionary Decision: Deny RESPONSE

2026-05-19 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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3101

Email Correspondence Exhibit

2026-05-19 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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2026

USPTO, FY21 Pendency Stats Review Exhibit

2026-04-28 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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1016

Ex1016 - Joint claim construction statement Exhibit

2026-04-28 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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1017

Ex1017 - 2026-02-25 (030-01) Opp to MTS (1) Memo of Points and Authorities (1) Exhibit

2026-04-28 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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Beatbot Technology (USA) Co. Ltd. et al. vs. Zodiac Pool Systems LLC

Proceeding Overview

Parties & Counsel

Petitioner

Beatbot Technology (USA) Co. Ltd. et al.

Represented By

Patent Owner / Respondent

Zodiac Pool Systems LLC

Represented By

Tribunal & Venue

Patent Information

Address and Attorney/Agent Information

Power of Attorney & Correspondence

Attorney / Agent Information

Proceeding Documents

Director Discretionary Decision: Deny RESPONSE

Email Correspondence Exhibit

USPTO, FY21 Pendency Stats Review Exhibit

Ex1016 - Joint claim construction statement Exhibit

Ex1017 - 2026-02-25 (030-01) Opp to MTS (1) Memo of Points and Authorities (1) Exhibit

Ex1018 - screencapture-fluidrausa-en-company-2026-04-16-13_55_57 Exhibit

Petitioner's Response to Discretionary Denial Brief RESPONSE

Ex1023 - 2025-12-09 Zodiac's Infringement Contentions Exhibit

Ex1021 - IPR2026-00202 191 Li_Declaration Exhibit

Prosecution History of U.S. Patent No. 10,739,785 Exhibit

Ex1020 - Polaris Photos Exhibit

Patent Owner's Preliminary Response POPR

U.S. Patent Publication No. 2010/0299016 A1 Exhibit

Ex1022 - 191 2026-04-28 Yuan Declaration Exhibit

Ex1019 - Fluidra-SA-2025 Annual Report-ENG Exhibit

Chart Comparing the Petition to the Declaration Exhibit

Motion to Stay, Beatbot Tech (USA) Co. Ltd. v. Zodiac Pool Sys., 3:25-cv-01946 Exhibit

Texas Secretary of State, Beatbot Technology (USO) Co. Exhibit

FAQs for Interim Processes for PTAB Workload Management Exhibit

Invalidity Contentions, Beatbot Tech (USA) Co., Ltd. v. Zodiac Pool Sys., 3:25-cv-01946 Exhibit

Prosecution History of USPN 9,388,595 Exhibit

Order Granting Plaintiffs' Motion to Stay, Denying Plaintiffs' Motion to Dismiss, Beatbot Tech (USA) Co. Ltd. v. Zodiac Pool Sys., 3:25-cv-01946 Exhibit

Nathanael Greene, Why the Betbot AquaSense 2 Series Dominates High-End Pool Cleaning (3-12-25) Exhibit

Declaration of Mistry Madrid Exhibit

Letter from Zodiac to Beatbot (7-17-25) Exhibit

Beatbot's Answer to Counterclaims, Beatbot Tech (US) Co. Ltd. v. Zodia Pool Sys., 3:25-cv-01946 Exhibit

US Patent Appln. No. 19/343,629 Exhibit

Motion to Dismiss, Beatbot Tech (USA) Co. Ltd. v. Zodiac Pool Sys., 3:25-cv-01946 Exhibit

Patent Owner's Brief requesting That Institution be Denied on Discretionary Grounds RESPONSE

Complaint, Beatbot Tech (USA) Co. Ltd. Z. Zodiac Pools Sys., 3:25-cv-01946 Exhibit

Complaint, Zodiac Pool Sys. v. Wybotics, 2:25-cv-582-JRG-RSP Exhibit

Nothing Beats a Beatbot Exhibit

Memorandum from Coke Morgan Stewart to All PTAB Judges, (3-26-25) "Interim Processes Memo" Exhibit

Petition for IPR, Wybotics Co. v. Zodiac Pool Sys., IPR2026-00158 Exhibit

First Amended Scheduling Order in Texas Litigation, Zodiac Pool Sys. v. Wybotics, 2:25-cv-582-JRG-RSP Exhibit

First Amended Complaint, Wybotics Inc. v. Zodiac Pool Sys., 2:25-cv-08526 Exhibit

36Kr English, Beatbot Secures Funding from Meituan and Co. to Take Preimum Pool Cleaning Robots Global (9-24-25) Exhibit

Beatbot Completed 1 Billion Yuan Financing Round, with Long-Z Investments as the Sole Lead Investor, (9-22-25) Exhibit

Petitioner's Sotera Plus Stipulation NOTICE

Notice: Mandatory Notice NOTICE

Notice: Power of Attorney NOTICE

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

Notice: Power of Attorney NOTICE

EX1012_US10338599 FH Exhibit

EX1013_US9995051 Exhibit

EX1006 DE102007053310A1 Exhibit

EX1009_Rasch Exhibit

EX1001_US11003191 Exhibit

EX1014_US20140015959A1_Durvasula Exhibit

Petition: as filed PETITION

EX1008_Myers Exhibit

EX1004_CV_Janet Exhibit

EX1003_Janet Declaration Exhibit

EX1011_US9388595 FH Exhibit

EX1015_US20140263087A1_RENAUD Exhibit

EX1002_US11003191 FH Exhibit

EX1005 CN1540119A Exhibit

EX1010_Horgan Exhibit

EX1007 CN101139007A Exhibit