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Crusoe Energy Systems, LLC vs. Upstream Data Inc.

Explore the PTAB proceeding PGR2023-00039 filed by Crusoe Energy Systems, LLC on 2023-07-20. This includes filing dates, application numbers, tech centers, patent numbers, and current case status.

Proceeding Overview

Proceeding Number

PGR2023-00039

Filing Date

2023-07-20

Accorded Filing Date

2023-07-20

Institution Decision Date

2024-01-22

Last Modified Date

2025-11-12

Proceeding Type

PGR

Termination Date

2025-04-11

Trial Status

Final Written Decision

Parties & Counsel

Petitioner

Crusoe Energy Systems, LLC

Represented By

Phillips, Johnet al

Patent Owner / Respondent

Upstream Data Inc.

Represented By

Heintz, Jameset al

Tribunal & Venue

Tribunal

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (USPTO)

Technology Center

TC 3600 - Transportation, E-Commerce & Construction

Patent Information

1 Patent Involved

Respondent Application Number 16484728

Respondent Patent Number 11574372

External Links

Espacenet

Google Patents

Respondent Inventor Stephen Barbour

Respondent Tech Center TC 3600 - Transportation, E-Commerce & Construction

Address and Attorney/Agent Information

1 Registered Practitioner

Power of Attorney & Correspondence

Firm / Entity Name Nissen Patent Law

Customer Number 130443

Address #401, 11044 - 82 Ave. N.W., Edmonton, AB, T6G 0T2, CANADA

Attorney / Agent Information

Reg #	Name	Phone
64256	Robert Nissen	703-415-2559

Proceeding Documents

120

Fed. Cir. Order Dismissing Appeal OTHER

2025-11-12 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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Notice: notice of appeal NOTICE

2025-06-13 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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Delegated Director Review Decision Reversing FWD DECISION

2025-04-11 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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DRP Identifcation Order ORDER

2025-03-19 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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DRP Delegation Order ORDER

2025-03-13 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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Initiating Director Review Sua Sponte ORDER

2025-03-07 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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Final Written Decision: DECISION Final Written Decision Determining Some Challenged Claims Unpatentable 35 U.S.C. § 328(a) FINAL

2025-01-21 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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Other: Hearing transcript OTHER

2025-01-16 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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Patent Owner's Objections to Petitioner's Demonstratives OTHER

2024-10-25 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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Patent Owner's Updated Exhibit List NOTICE

2024-10-22 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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1102

Petitioner's Demonstratives Exhibit

2024-10-22 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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2025

Patent Owner's Demonstratives Exhibit

2024-10-22 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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Petitioner's Updated Exhibit List NOTICE

2024-10-22 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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Patent Owner's Updated Power of Attorney NOTICE

2024-10-21 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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Patent Owner's Updated Mandatory Notices NOTICE

2024-10-21 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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LEAP Practitioner Request and Verification Form (Petitioner) NOTICE

2024-10-17 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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Order: Conduct of Proceeding ORDER

2024-10-11 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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Patent Owner's Motion to Change Designation of Lead Counsel MOTION

2024-10-09 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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

2024-09-30 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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

2024-09-25 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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2024

Deposition Transcript of Vernon Kasdorf taken in PGR2023- 00039, September 6, 2024 Exhibit

2024-09-13 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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Patent Owner's Sur-Reply to Petitioner's Reply OTHER

2024-09-13 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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Patent Owner's Request for Oral Argument OTHER

2024-09-10 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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Petitioner's Request for Oral Argument OTHER

2024-09-10 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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Patent Owner's Amended Notice of Deposition of Vernon Kasdorf NOTICE

2024-08-16 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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Joint Stipulation to Modify Due Date 3 OTHER

2024-08-16 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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Patent Owner's Notice of Deposition of Michael Nikolaou NOTICE

2024-08-06 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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Patent Owner's Notice of Deposition of Vernon Kasdorf NOTICE

2024-08-06 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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Patent Owner's Objections to Petitioner's Reply Evidence OTHER

2024-07-22 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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1028

Air Cooling Technology for Bitcoin Mining Exhibit

2024-07-16 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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1036

Second Declaration of Vern Kasdorf Exhibit

2024-07-16 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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1033

Deposition Transcript of Stephen Barbour Exhibit

2024-07-16 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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1038

Bitcoin’s Price History Exhibit

2024-07-16 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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1027

Hash Hut Exhibit

2024-07-16 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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1030

Case Study Exhibit

2024-07-16 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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1037

Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary_byproduct Exhibit

2024-07-16 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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1035

Second Declaration of Michael Nikolaou Exhibit

2024-07-16 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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Petitioner's Reply to Patent Owner's Response REPLYTOOPP

2024-07-16 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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1024

U.S. Patent No. 11,659,682 Exhibit

2024-07-16 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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1031

Haider_Mining bitcoins with carbon capture Exhibit

2024-07-16 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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1029

Water Cooling Technology for Bitcoin Mining Exhibit

2024-07-16 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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1034

Deposition Transcript of Fengqi You Exhibit

2024-07-16 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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1032

U.S. Patent Publication No. 2023/0419155 Exhibit

2024-07-16 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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1026

Hash Generator Exhibit

2024-07-16 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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1025

U.S. Patent No. 11,907,029 Exhibit

2024-07-16 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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Notice of Deposition of Dr. Fengqi You NOTICE

2024-05-23 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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Notice of Deposition of Mr. Stephen Barbour NOTICE

2024-05-23 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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Joint Stipulation to Modify Due Dates 2-3 OTHER

2024-05-23 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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Petitioner's Objections to Evidence OTHER

2024-04-23 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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2011

Declaration of Stephen Barbour Exhibit

2024-04-16 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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2019

Video: “Turning Fireballs into Bits and Bitcoins _ Cully Cavness” - Part 2 Exhibit

2024-04-16 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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2015

AntMiner S9 Installation Guide, Document Version 0.1, June 2016 Exhibit

2024-04-16 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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2013

Stephen G. Barbour Curriculum Vitae Exhibit

2024-04-16 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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2019

Video: “Turning Fireballs into Bits and Bitcoins _ Cully Cavness” - Part 1 Exhibit

2024-04-16 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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2014

Video: “Off-Grid Bitcoin Mine Walkthrough with Steve Barbour” - Part 1 Exhibit

2024-04-16 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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2023

Plaintiff Crusoe Energy Systems LLC’s Complaint and Demand for Jury Trial and Injunctive Relief, Case No. 1:22-cv-2142, Crusoe Energy Systems LLC v. Alkane Midstrem LLC Exhibit

2024-04-16 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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2021

Second Declaration of Vernon Kasdorf (filed as Ex. 1024 in PGR2023-00052) Exhibit

2024-04-16 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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2022

Deposition Transcript of Vernon Kasdorf taken in PGR2023-00039, March 29, 2024 Exhibit

2024-04-16 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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2020

Jaran Mellerud, et al., “Bitcoin Mining using Stranded Natural gas in the Most Cost-Effective Way to Reduce Emissions,” Sept. 5, 2022 Exhibit

2024-04-16 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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2014

Video: “Off-Grid Bitcoin Mine Walkthrough with Steve Barbour” - Part 2 Exhibit

2024-04-16 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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Patent Owner Response RESPONSE

2024-04-16 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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2010

Second Declaration of Fengqi You, Ph.D. Exhibit

2024-04-16 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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2016

CNBC, Crypto Decoded, “These 23-year-old Texans made $4 million last year mining bitcoin off flare gas from oil drilling,” Feb. 12, 2022 Exhibit

2024-04-16 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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2012

Second Declaration of Sylvia Hall-Ellis Ph.D. Exhibit

2024-04-16 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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2018

CCN, “Pipe Dream: Analysts Mull Natural Gas-Powered Bitcoin Mining Operation,” March 4, 2021 Exhibit

2024-04-16 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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2017

Stephanie Yang “Bitcoin in the Wilderness,” March 29, 2019 Exhibit

2024-04-16 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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Patent Owner's Notice of Deposition of Vernon Kasdorf NOTICE

2024-03-25 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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3001

Exhibit 3001 Exhibit

2024-02-20 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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Patent Owner's Objections to Petitioner's Evidence OTHER

2024-02-05 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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Petitioner's Objections to Evidence OTHER

2024-02-05 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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REVISED SCHEDULING ORDER ORDER

2024-01-24 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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SCHEDULING ORDER ORDER

2024-01-23 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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Institution Decision: Grant DECISION

2024-01-22 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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Patent Owner's Sur-Reply to Petitioner's Reply OTHER

2023-12-04 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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1101

Email from the Board dated November 15, 2023 Exhibit

2023-11-22 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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

2023-11-22 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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

2023-11-15 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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Patent Owner's Updated Exhibit List NOTICE

2023-11-14 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWN

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Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission (Yakov Zolotorev)) MOTION

2023-11-14 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWN

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2009

Zolotorev Declaration In Support of Motion for Pro Hac Vice Exhibit

2023-11-14 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWN

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Patent Owner's Updated Power of Attorney NOTICE

2023-11-14 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWN

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Patent Owner's Corrected Certificate of Service OTHER

2023-10-26 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWN

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2006

Opto Video. “Why is Natural Gas Flared?” Temecula, CA: Opto Video, 2015 Exhibit

2023-10-24 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWN

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Patent Owner's Preliminary Response POPR

2023-10-24 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWN

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2002

U.S. Patent No. 10,862,307 Exhibit

2023-10-24 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWN

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2007

BitFury Group Limited. BlockBox AC – Air Cooled Mobile Datacenter Exhibit

2023-10-24 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWN

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2001

Declaration of Dr. Fengqi You and Curriculum Vitae Exhibit

2023-10-24 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWN

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2004

U.S. Patent Application Publication 2014/0096837 A1 Exhibit

2023-10-24 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWN

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2008

Declaration of Sylvia Hall-Ellis, Ph.D. and Curriculum Vitae Exhibit

2023-10-24 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWN

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2005

U.S. Patent Application Publication 2018/0109541 A1 Exhibit

2023-10-24 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWN

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2003

Excerpt from the Prosecution History of U.S. Patent No. 10,862,307 Exhibit

2023-10-24 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWN

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Notice : Power of Attorney NOTICE

2023-08-24 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWN

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Notice : Mandatory Notice NOTICE

2023-08-24 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWN

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Notice: Notice filing date accorded NOTICE

2023-07-24 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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