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

Explore the PTAB proceeding PGR2024-00025 filed by Inari Agriculture, Inc. on 2024-04-25. This includes filing dates, application numbers, tech centers, patent numbers, and current case status.

Proceeding Overview

Proceeding Number

PGR2024-00025

Filing Date

2024-04-25

Accorded Filing Date

2024-04-25

Institution Decision Date

2024-11-01

Last Modified Date

2025-12-10

Proceeding Type

PGR

Termination Date

2024-11-01

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 17366121

Respondent Patent Number 11707033

External Links

Espacenet

Google Patents

Respondent Inventor LEAH VIESSELMANN STIRLING

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

167

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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Petitioner's Request for Director Review REQUEST

2024-12-02 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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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

Petitioner's Request for Director Review REQUEST

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

Petitioner seeks authorization for a 10-page Reply Exhibit

Patent Owner's Sur-Reply OTHER

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

Breeding for improved digestibility Exhibit

Duvick_Long‐Term Selection Exhibit

History of Pioneer Exhibit

Product Sheet for the MaizeLD Exhibit

U.S. Patent No. 12,016,293 Exhibit

NCMA Patent Deposit Furnishing Report Exhibit

U.S. Publication No. US20230389502A1 Exhibit

Product Sheet_monohybrid cross Exhibit

Patent Owner's Preliminary Response POPR

U.S. Patent No. 10,440,919 Exhibit

Inari to Bring Growers Exhibit

Opening Brief Exhibit

Predicting the future of plant breeding Exhibit

The Genetics of Maize Evolution Exhibit

Economics of Production Exhibit

U.S. Patent No. 11,627,713 Exhibit

Corn History and Culture Exhibit

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

Study on Essential Derivation in Maize Exhibit

Production‐Corn Exhibit

U.S. Patent No. 11,647,716 Exhibit

The Pioneer Corn Innovation Pipeline Exhibit

Inari Collaboration Exhibit

Plant Breeding Exhibit

U.S. Patent No. 11,523,582 Exhibit

Agron.IAState.edu_Research Exhibit

U.S. Patent No. 11,185,037 Exhibit

Diversity and Heterotic Patterns Exhibit

Product Sheet_dihybrid cross Exhibit

Heterosis in Plants Exhibit

The Genomes of Recombinant Inbred Lines Exhibit

U.S. Patent No. 11,641,825 Exhibit

Springer Exhibit

Indefiniteness Memo Exhibit

A Brief History of Corn Exhibit

Progress Powered by Technology Exhibit

Evolution of North American Dent Corn Exhibit

Declaration of Jason Wheeler Exhibit

U.S. Patent No. 11,523,581 Exhibit

Seeding Change Exhibit

Our technology‐Inari Exhibit

Panel Change Order ORDER

Patent Owner's Updated Mandatory Notice NOTICE

ORDER Granting Patent Owner’s Motions for Pro Hac Vice Admission of Dexter Whitley, Yong Wang, and Jonathan Singer 37 C.F.R. § 42.10 ORDER

Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission of Yong Wang MOTION

Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission of Dexter Whitley MOTION

Declaration of Dexter Whitley Exhibit

Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission of Jonathan Singer MOTION

Declaration of Yong Wang Exhibit

Declaration of Jonathan Singer Exhibit

Notice: Notice filing date accorded NOTICE

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

"Corn Leaf Angle Response to Plant Density," Pioneer Hi-Bred Int'l Exhibit

U.S. Patent No. 9,955,661 Exhibit

Altman, "Standard deviations and standard errors," Brit. Med. J (2005) Exhibit

Prosecution History of U.S. Patent No. 11,707,033 Exhibit