Home Depot U.S.A., Inc. vs. Lynk Labs, Inc.

Explore the PTAB proceeding PGR2023-00016 filed by Home Depot U.S.A., Inc. on 2023-01-05. This includes filing dates, application numbers, tech centers, patent numbers, and current case status.

Proceeding Overview

Proceeding Number

PGR2023-00016

Filing Date

2023-01-05

Accorded Filing Date

2023-01-05

Institution Decision Date

2023-08-04

Last Modified Date

2025-02-26

Proceeding Type

PGR

Termination Date

2024-07-31

Trial Status

Final Written Decision

Parties & Counsel

Petitioner

Home Depot U.S.A., Inc.

Represented By

Erickson, Brianet al

Patent Owner / Respondent

Lynk Labs, Inc.

Represented By

McBride, Stephenet 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 17181802

Respondent Patent Number 11297705

External Links

Espacenet

Google Patents

Respondent Inventor Michael Miskin et al

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

Address and Attorney/Agent Information

39 Registered Practitioners

Power of Attorney & Correspondence

Firm / Entity Name K&L Gates LLP-Chicago

Customer Number 24573

Address P.O. Box 1135, Chicago, IL, 60690, UNITED STATES

Attorney / Agent Information

Reg #	Name	Phone
30142	Robert Barrett	312-807-4204
39645	Louis Cullman	949-253-0900
46541	Thomas Basso	312-807-4310
47308	Jay Chiu	949-623-3522
47893	Andrew Reibman	212-536-4074
51077	Brenna Legaard	503-778-2100
51654	Jason Engel	312-807-4236
55819	Aaron Morrow	312-781-6043
57034	Hal Gibson	949-253-0900
58819	Matthew Dicke	312-578-5415
61165	Kiran Sahasrabudhe	949-623-3534
62082	Robert Norton	036-205-3609
62290	Philip Kunz	312-807-4294
62327	Nolan Hubbard	312-781-6017
62340	Brian Novak	949-253-0900
63438	Brett White	206-623-7580
65578	Dennis Majewski	312-807-4329
66608	Margaret Frederick	312-807-4276
67830	Vincent Galluzzo	704-331-7526
68710	Yonglin Liu	312-807-4316
69127	Jian Jiang	312-807-4406
72671	Kevin Mccormick	312-807-4335
73552	Erik Halverson	415-882-8238
74018	Richard Parker	615-780-6751
74474	Benjamin Heuberger	949-623-3609
74880	Shu Chen	202-778-9053
76212	William Fortunato	336-698-4285
77190	Brian Bozzo	412-471-8815
78413	Jared Lund	815-985-9362
78591	David Madio	312-807-4230
79215	Joshua Andrews	617-951-9076
79264	Kelly Giordano	817-705-1177
80948	Adrian Gonzalez Cerrillo	617-261-3100
81285	Kara Shearer	724-757-6433
81330	Jacob Dobson	919-831-7004
81645	John Paul Galgano	952-255-9885
81745	Anna Hill	479-549-5945
82499	Gemma Johnson	617-951-9237
82710	Sydney Duncan	205-344-3315

Proceeding Documents

137

Other: Fed Circuit mandate OTHER

2025-01-29 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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Patent Owner Notice of Appeal NOTICE

2024-10-02 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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Final Written Decision: original FINAL

2024-07-31 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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Other: Hearing transcript OTHER

2024-06-05 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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Petitioner's Updated Mandatory Notices NOTICE

2024-05-14 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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Home Depot U.S.A., Inc. vs. Lynk Labs, Inc.

Proceeding Overview

Parties & Counsel

Petitioner

Home Depot U.S.A., Inc. Follow

Represented By

Patent Owner / Respondent

Lynk Labs, Inc. Follow

Represented By

Tribunal & Venue

Patent Information

Address and Attorney/Agent Information

Power of Attorney & Correspondence

Attorney / Agent Information

Proceeding Documents

Other: Fed Circuit mandate OTHER

Patent Owner Notice of Appeal NOTICE

Final Written Decision: original FINAL

Other: Hearing transcript OTHER

Petitioner's Updated Mandatory Notices NOTICE

Order: Granting Motion to Withdraw 37 C.F.R. sec. 42.10e ORDER

Petitioner's Demonstratives Exhibit

Patent Owner Demonstratives Exhibit

Patent Owner's Updated List of Exhibits NOTICE

Petitioner's Updated Exhibit List NOTICE

LEAP Practitioner Request and Verification Form (Petitioner) NOTICE

Petitioner's Motion to Withdraw Counsel MOTION

ORDER Setting Oral Argument 37 C.F.R. § 42.70 ORDER

Patent Owner's Request for Oral Argument OTHER

Petitioner's Request for Oral Argument OTHER

Patent Owner's Sur-Reply OTHER

Deposition Transcript of Dr. Alfred Ducharme in PGR2022-00016 (January 16, 2024) Exhibit

Printout from https://www.electronics-tutorials.ws/accircuits/rms-voltage.html (Last accessed January 22, 2024) Exhibit

Petitioner's Reply to Patent Owner Response REPLYTOOPP

Printout from https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inverter (Last accessed January 22, 2024) Exhibit

Printout from https://www.britannica.com/technology/transformer-electronics (Last accessed January 22, 2024) Exhibit

Declaration of Dr. Dean Neikirk Exhibit

Deposition Transcript of Dr. Eric Bretschneider in PGR2022-00009 (October 20, 2022) Exhibit

IPR2021-01541, Paper 39 (Final Written Decision Determining All Challenged Claims Unpatentable) Exhibit

U.S. Patent No. 7,748,877 to Colby (“Colby”) Exhibit

Notice of Stipulation to Modify Due Dates 2 and 3 NOTICE

Petitioner's Notice of Deposition of Dr. Alfred Ducharme NOTICE

Petitioner's Updated Mandatory Notices NOTICE

ORDER Granting Petitioner’s Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission of Mary Dahl 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(c) ORDER

Petitioner's Updated Exhibit List NOTICE

Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission (Mary Dahl) MOTION

Declaration of Ms. Mary Dahl in Support of Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission Exhibit

U.S. Patent No. 9,750,098 Exhibit

Declaration of Alfred D. Ducharme Exhibit

Deposition Transcript of Dr. Dean Neikirk (10/5/2023) Exhibit

CV of Alfred D. Ducharme Exhibit

Excerpt from Merriam-Webster online dictionary Exhibit

Excerpts from Fundamentals of Solid-State Lighting Exhibit

Excerpts from Introduction to Light Emitting Diode Technology and Applications Exhibit

Excerpts from All About Circuits Exhibit

U.S. Patent No. 10,271,393 Exhibit

Patent Owner's Response RESPONSE

Order Denying Director Review REHEARING

Notice of Deposition of Dr. Dean Neikirk NOTICE

Ex. 3100 Director Review Request Exhibit

Patent Owner Request for Director Review REHEARING

Institution Decision: DECISION Granting Institution of Post-Grant Review 35 U.S.C. § 324 DECISION

Order: SCHEDULING ORDER ORDER

PGR2022-00009, Paper 28 (Final Written Decision) (May 22, 2023) Exhibit

Petitioner's Updated Exhibit List NOTICE

November 19, 2018 Final Rejection Exhibit

Applicant's June 13, 2019 amendments to specification in response to Office Action dated April 25, 2019 Exhibit

December 7, 2021 Information Disclosure Statement Exhibit

Applicant's July 5, 2019 response to Office Action dated June 27, 2019 Exhibit

U.S. Pat. No. 8,648,539 Exhibit

October 8, 2015 Non-Final Rejection Exhibit

Pat. App. Pub. No. US2004/0201988 ("Allen") Exhibit

U.S. Pat. No. 7,748,877 ("Colby") Exhibit

January 26, 2017 Response to Office Action Exhibit

Pat. App. Pub. No. US2008/0203936 ("Mariyama") Exhibit

Applicant's July 5, 2019 amendments to specification in response to Office Action dated June 27, 2019 Exhibit

Pat. Pub. No. US2020/0260554 Exhibit

April 27, 2021 Non-Final Rejection Exhibit

September 16, 2013 Response to Office Action Exhibit

October 2, 2019 Notice of Allowance Exhibit

Home Depot U.S.A., Inc.

Lynk Labs, Inc.