Apple Inc. vs. TopWire, LLC

Explore the PTAB proceeding IPR2026-00303 filed by Apple Inc. on 2026-03-16. This includes filing dates, application numbers, tech centers, patent numbers, and current case status.

Proceeding Overview

Proceeding Number

IPR2026-00303

Filing Date

2026-03-16

Accorded Filing Date

2026-03-16

Institution Decision Date

2026-08-25

Last Modified Date

2026-09-08

Proceeding Type

IPR

Termination Date

—

Trial Status

Trial Instituted

Parties & Counsel

Petitioner

Apple Inc.

Represented By

Ha, Yung-Hoonet al

Patent Owner / Respondent

TopWire, LLC

Represented By

GRINOVICH, ZACHARYet al

Tribunal & Venue

Tribunal

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (USPTO)

Technology Center

TC 2800 - Semiconductors, Electrical & Optical Systems

Patent Information

1 Patent Involved

Respondent Application Number 15190695

Respondent Patent Number 9859202

External Links

Espacenet

Google Patents

Respondent Inventor Dyi-Chung HU

Respondent Tech Center TC 2800 - Semiconductors, Electrical & Optical Systems

Address and Attorney/Agent Information

8 Registered Practitioners

Power of Attorney & Correspondence

Firm / Entity Name JCIPRNET

Customer Number 31561

Address 8F-1, No. 100, Roosevelt Rd. Sec. 2,, Taipei, 100404, TAIWAN

Attorney / Agent Information

Reg #	Name	Phone
46863	Belinda Lee	949-396-0800
68665	James Kong	886-223-692800
69761	Joseph Su	011-886-.2.2369.2800
74579	Keita Imai	886-622-3692 800
74923	Chien-Hung Yu	886-223-69-2800
76769	Jai-Wei Chen	886-223-692800
77497	Shenbin Wu	908-392-2538
77831	Daniel Hsieh	886-223-692800

Proceeding Documents

Order: SCHEDULING ORDER ORDER

2026-09-08 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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Institution Decision: Grant DECISION

2026-08-25 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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Director Discretionary Decision: Refer RESPONSE

2026-07-14 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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Petitioner's Sur-Reply to PO's Request for Discretionary Denial OTHER

2026-06-26 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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2022

Guidance on USPTO's recission of “Interim Procedure for Discretionary Denials in AIA Post-Grant Proceedings with Parallel District Court Litigation” Exhibit

2026-06-24 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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Apple Inc. vs. TopWire, LLC

Proceeding Overview

Parties & Counsel

Petitioner

Apple Inc.

Represented By

Patent Owner / Respondent

TopWire, LLC

Represented By

Tribunal & Venue

Patent Information

Address and Attorney/Agent Information

Power of Attorney & Correspondence

Attorney / Agent Information

Proceeding Documents

Order: SCHEDULING ORDER ORDER

Institution Decision: Grant DECISION

Director Discretionary Decision: Refer RESPONSE

Petitioner's Sur-Reply to PO's Request for Discretionary Denial OTHER

Guidance on USPTO's recission of “Interim Procedure for Discretionary Denials in AIA Post-Grant Proceedings with Parallel District Court Litigation” Exhibit

Patent Owner's Reply in Support of its Request for Discretionary Denial OTHER

Email Correspondence Exhibit

Patent Owner's Preliminary Response POPR

EX1015 - Assignment of the ’202 Patent Exhibit

EX1025 - Apple increases U.S. commitment to $600 billion, announces American Manufacturing Program Exhibit

EX1020 - Motion to Stay, (District Court Case) Exhibit

EX1013 - Amended Complaint, TopWire LLC, v. Apple Inc., 7:25-cv-00551 Exhibit

Petitioner's Opposition to PO's Discretionary Denial Brief RESPONSE

EX1024 - Apple's Claim Construction Disclosure Exhibit

EX1022 - W.D. Tex. Case Management Statistics Exhibit

EX1032 - Apple accelerates U.S. manufacturing, with Mac mini production coming later this year Exhibit

EX1021 - Correspondence with Patent Owner re Motion to Stay Exhibit

EX1028 - Apple and Corning partner to manufacture 100 percent of iPhone and Apple Watch cover glass in Kentucky Exhibit

EX1019 - Order Reassigning Case to Judge Schydlower Exhibit

EX1023 - Apples' Preliminary Invalidity Contentions Cover Pleading Exhibit

EX1026 - Apple Manufacturing Academy brings together hundreds of U.S. manufacturers to accelerate AI use in American supply chains Exhibit

EX1031 - Apple expands U.S. supply chain with $500 million commitment to American rare earth magnets Exhibit

EX1016 - Initial Schedule, (District Court Case) Exhibit

EX1012 - USPTO Seven-step U.S. Patent Search Strategy Exhibit

EX1029 - Apple will spend more than $500 billion in the U.S. over the next four years Exhibit

EX1017 - Motion to Transfer, (District Court Case) Exhibit

EX1027 - Apple adds new partners to its American Manufacturing Program Exhibit

EX1030 - Apple announces expanded partnership with Amkor for advanced silicon packaging in the U.S Exhibit

EX1033 - Complaint, TopWire LLC, v. Apple Inc. Exhibit

EX1018 - Order Reassigning Case to Judge Counts Exhibit

EX1014 - The future is here: iPhone X Exhibit

Petitioner’s Sotera+ Stipulation NOTICE

“PTAB Appeal Statistics”, United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board, April 30, 2026 Exhibit

Tim Hardwick, “Report: Apple Plans to Source All US-Bound iPhones From India by 2026”, MacRumors, April 25, 2025 Exhibit

Defendant Apple Inc.’s Opening Brief in Support of its Partial Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff TopWire LLC’s First Amended Complaint Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6), TopWire, LLC v. Apple Inc., No. 7:25-cv-00551-ADA, ECF No. 23 (W.D. Tex. March 9, 2026) Exhibit

Patent Owner’s Request for Discretionary Denial RESPONSE

Plaintiff TopWire LLC’s Opposition to Defendant Apple Inc.’s Partial Motion to Dismiss TopWire LLC’s First Amended Complaint, TopWire, LLC v. Apple Inc., No. 7:25-cv-00551-ADA, ECF No. 25 (W.D. Tex. March 23, 2026) Exhibit

Agreed Scheduling Order in TopWire, LLC v. Apple Inc., ECF No. 26, No. 7:25-cv-00551-ADA (W.D. Tex. March 23, 2026) Exhibit

“Apple increases U.S. commitment to $600 billion, announces American Manufacturing Program”, Press Release, August 6, 2025 Exhibit

Additional Discretionary Institution Considerations – U.S. Manufacturing and Small Business Use of AIA Proceedings (“U.S. Manufacturing Memo”) Exhibit

Defendant Apple Inc.’s Reply in Support of its Partial Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff TopWire LLC’s First Amended Complaint Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6), TopWire, LLC v. Apple Inc., No. 7:25-cv-00551-ADA, ECF No. 32 (W.D. Tex. March 30, 2026) Exhibit

Defendant Apple Inc.’s Identification of Proposed Claim Terms for Construction, TopWire, LLC v. Apple Inc., No. 7:25-cv-00551-ADA Exhibit

Original Complaint for Patent Infringement, TopWire, LLC v. Apple Inc., No. 7:25-cv-00551-ADA, ECF No. 1 (W.D. Tex. December 1, 2025) Exhibit

Frank Malloy, “What is a Silicon Die?”, Synopsys.com, August 22, 2025 Exhibit

Comparison Chart for References Relied Upon in Apple’s Invalidity Contentions in TopWire, LLC v. Apple Inc., ECF No. 26, No. 7:25-cv-00551-ADA Exhibit

Order Reassigning Case to Judge L. Schydlower, TopWire, LLC v. Apple Inc., No. 7:25-cv-00551-ADA, ECF No. 36 (W.D. Tex. April 27, 2026) Exhibit

U.S. Patent Nos. 9,859,202 Exhibit

“PTAB data at a glance”, Patent Trial and Appeal Board, March 2026 Exhibit

“Substrate-like PCB- The Highlight in the Future PCB Industry”, PSElectronics, February 1, 2023 Exhibit

Emails showing service of discovery responses by both parties Exhibit

Umar Khan, “Will China Be a Second Home for Apple?”, Market Realist, December 17, 2019 Exhibit

Defendant Apple Inc.’s Preliminary Invalidity Contentions Cover Pleading, TopWire, LLC v. Apple Inc., No. 7:25-cv-00551-ADA Exhibit

Chris Miller and Vishnu Venugopalan, “Apple’s Supply Chain: Economic and Geopolitical Implications”, American Enterprise Institute, June 2025 Exhibit

Order Reassigning Case to Judge D. Counts, TopWire, LLC v. Apple Inc., No. 7:25-cv-00551-ADA, ECF No. 35 (W.D. Tex. April 22, 2026) Exhibit

Notice: Mandatory Notice NOTICE

Notice: Power of Attorney NOTICE

Notice filing date accorded NOTICE

EX1011 - US20150001708 Exhibit

EX1010 - 20080155820 (Arai) Exhibit

EX1001 - US9859202 Exhibit

EX1009 - US20110159284 Exhibit

EX1006 - US20090140415 (Furuta) Exhibit

EX1002 - Expert Decl. Exhibit

EX1003 - US20130182402 (Chen) Exhibit

EX1004 - US20110147908 (Sun) Exhibit