Inari Agriculture, Inc. vs. Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.

Explore the PTAB proceeding PGR2024-00019 filed by Inari Agriculture, Inc. on 2024-02-29. This includes filing dates, application numbers, tech centers, patent numbers, and current case status.

Proceeding Overview

Proceeding Number

PGR2024-00019

Filing Date

2024-02-29

Accorded Filing Date

2024-02-29

Institution Decision Date

2024-09-24

Last Modified Date

2025-12-10

Proceeding Type

PGR

Termination Date

2024-09-24

Trial Status

Institution Denied

Parties & Counsel

Petitioner

Inari Agriculture, Inc.

Represented By

McKeown, Scottet al

Patent Owner / Respondent

Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.

Represented By

Kane, Michaelet al

Tribunal & Venue

Tribunal

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (USPTO)

Technology Center

TC 1600 - Biotechnology & Organic Chemistry

Patent Information

1 Patent Involved

Respondent Application Number 17366126

Respondent Patent Number 11659803

External Links

Espacenet

Google Patents

Respondent Inventor MARK DAVID HOFFBECK

Respondent Tech Center TC 1600 - Biotechnology & Organic Chemistry

Address and Attorney/Agent Information

27 Registered Practitioners

Power of Attorney & Correspondence

Firm / Entity Name PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.

Customer Number 27310

Address 7250 NW 62ND AVENUE, PO BOX 552, JOHNSTON, IA, 50131-0552, UNITED STATES

Attorney / Agent Information

Reg #	Name	Phone
42814	Kenneth Ludwig	317-337-4944
43006	Charles Poirier	415-276-6500
43525	Steven Callistein	515-535-2823
51209	James Daly Iv	317-337-3819
51414	Charles Arnett	317-337-4417
51914	Robert Lampe Iii	515--53-5-6769
52425	Sendil Devadas	515-535-6608
52850	Katherine Edman	317-337-5631
54401	Marcos Rivas	317-337-5120
55198	David Gange	317-337-3808
55370	Janae Lehman Bell	515-535-7596
58320	Kurt Van Thomme	515-535-0039
60648	Namal Warshakoon	317-337-3519
60901	Lynda Fitzpatrick	515-535-0647
63048	Joshua Bishop	317-617-2483
69965	Krista Hill	515-535-8248
71017	Sean Russell	317-337-4643
72143	Mark Kinch	317-337-7735
72245	Yonggang Wu	833-267-8382
74066	Guy Watkins	515-535-6167
76225	Jenna Fortini	515-270-3200
76741	Denise Cudworth	317-337-3134
77263	Michael Bucci	317-337-4376
77384	Ling Du	317-337-3870
77999	Jay Shrestha	773-226-7613
78822	Michelle Wiggins	317-337-3552
80960	Yugong Cheng	317-337-3764

Proceeding Documents

169

Notice: refund approved NOTICE

2025-12-10 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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Petitioner's Request for Refund OTHER

2025-12-08 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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Petitioner's First Updated Mandatory Notices NOTICE

2025-01-28 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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Order Denying Director Review of Institution Decision REHEARING

2025-01-10 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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3100

Ex. 3100 Exhibit

2024-10-25 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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Inari Agriculture, Inc. vs. Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.

Proceeding Overview

Parties & Counsel

Petitioner

Inari Agriculture, Inc.

Represented By

Patent Owner / Respondent

Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.

Represented By

Tribunal & Venue

Patent Information

Address and Attorney/Agent Information

Power of Attorney & Correspondence

Attorney / Agent Information

Proceeding Documents

Notice: refund approved NOTICE

Petitioner's Request for Refund OTHER

Petitioner's First Updated Mandatory Notices NOTICE

Order Denying Director Review of Institution Decision REHEARING

Ex. 3100 Exhibit

Petitioner's Request for Director Review REQUEST

DECISION Denying Institution of Post-Grant Review 35 U.S.C. § 324 DECISION

Patent Owners Sur-Reply OTHER

Panel Change Order ORDER

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

Exhibit 3002 Exhibit

Patent Owners Updated Mandatory Notices NOTICE

Plant Breeding Exhibit

Heterosis in Plants Exhibit

Diversity and Heterotic Patterns Exhibit

Inari Collaboration Exhibit

Our technology – Inari Exhibit

Study on Essential Derivation in Maize Exhibit

Patent Owner's Preliminary Response POPR

Agron.IAState.edu_Research Exhibit

Corn History and Culture Exhibit

A Brief History of Corn Exhibit

Duvick_Long‐Term Selection Exhibit

The Pioneer Corn Innovation Pipeline Exhibit

Springer Exhibit

Predicting the future of plant breeding Exhibit

Evolution of North American Dent Corn Exhibit

History of Pioneer Exhibit

The Genetics of Maize Evolution Exhibit

Product Sheet for the MaizeLD Exhibit

Declaration of Dr. Patrick Schnable, Ph.D. Exhibit

Opening Brief Exhibit

Seeding Change Exhibit

Economics of Production Exhibit

Production – Corn Exhibit

Declaration of Jason Wheeler Exhibit

Progress Powered by Technology Exhibit

Inari to Bring Growers Exhibit

Order: Granting Patent Owner's Motions for Pro Hac Vice Admissionof Dexter Whitley, Yong Wang, and Jonathan Singer - 37 CFR 42.10 ORDER

Declaration of Jonathan Singer Exhibit

Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission of Jonathan Singer MOTION

Declaration of Yong Wang Exhibit

Declaration of Dexter Whitley Exhibit

Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission of Yong Wang MOTION

Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission of Dexter Whitley MOTION

Power of Attorney NOTICE

Motion to Withdraw Counsel MOTION

Exhibit 3001 Exhibit

Updated Mandatory Notice NOTICE

Notice: Notice filing date accorded NOTICE

U.S. Patent No. 5,444,178 Exhibit

U.S. Patent No. 5,082,992 Exhibit

U.S. Patent No. 9,456,566 Exhibit

Petition for Post-Grant Review PETITION

U.S. Patent No. 9,398,751 Exhibit

Vidal, K., Letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture. March 7, 2023 Exhibit

MacDonald et al., Concentration and competition in U.S. agribusiness (2023) Exhibit

Lundmark, C. Genetically Modified Maize. BioScience 2007 Exhibit

Geiger, "Doubled Haploids in Hybrid Maize Breeding," Maydica (2009) Exhibit

U.S. Patent No. 5,557,035 Exhibit

U.S. Patent No. 5,534,661 Exhibit

Comparison between EX1001 ('803 Patent) and EX1093 Exhibit

U.S. Patent No. 5,502,272 Exhibit

U.S. Patent No. 9,504,221 Exhibit

U.S. Patent No. 9,282,702 Exhibit