UATP IP, LLC et al. vs. Slick Slide LLC

Explore the PTAB proceeding PGR2024-00054 filed by UATP IP, LLC et al. on 2024-10-09. This includes filing dates, application numbers, tech centers, patent numbers, and current case status.

Proceeding Overview

Proceeding Number

PGR2024-00054

Filing Date

2024-10-09

Accorded Filing Date

2024-10-09

Institution Decision Date

2025-04-08

Last Modified Date

2026-10-02

Proceeding Type

PGR

Termination Date

2026-10-02

Trial Status

Final Written Decision

Parties & Counsel

Petitioner

UATP IP, LLC et al.

Represented By

Renner, W. Karlet al

Patent Owner / Respondent

Slick Slide LLC

Represented By

Schatz, Brettet al

Tribunal & Venue

Tribunal

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (USPTO)

Technology Center

TC 1700 - Chemical & Materials Engineering

Patent Information

1 Patent Involved

Respondent Application Number 18349347

Respondent Patent Number 11998854

External Links

Espacenet

Google Patents

Respondent Inventor Mr. Gary Schmit

Respondent Tech Center TC 1700 - Chemical & Materials Engineering

Address and Attorney/Agent Information

25 Registered Practitioners

Power of Attorney & Correspondence

Firm / Entity Name WOOD, HERRON & EVANS, LLP

Customer Number 26875

Address 600 VINE STREET, SUITE 2800, CINCINNATI, OH, 45202, UNITED STATES

Attorney / Agent Information

Reg #	Name	Phone
22324	Bruce Tittel	513-241-2324
22849	David Josephic	513-241-2324
25930	David Stallard	859-653-3812
32662	Thomas Burger	513-241-2324
32742	Clement Luken	513-241-2324
32887	Glenn Bellamy	513-241-2324
32957	Gregory Ahrens	513-241-2324
34353	Thomas Humphrey	513-241-2324
35324	J Poffenberger Jr	513-241-2324
35553	Wayne Jacobs	513-241-2324
36023	Kurt Summe	513-241-2324
37638	Keith Haupt	513-241-2324
40532	David Brinkman	513-241-2324
44540	Paul Blatt	513-241-2324
46800	David Jefferies	513-241-2324
48248	Randall Jackson Jr	513-241-2324
51904	Kevin Kuehn	513-241-2324
56297	Steven Benintendi	513-241-2324
59764	Brett Schatz	513-241-2324
67010	Wilfred Gaines	513-241-2324
67324	David Fitzgerald Ii	513-241-2324
74906	Joseph Falkiewicz	248-506-8395
81017	Michael Glennon	513-707-0421
81818	Louis Sitler	513-241-2324
82770	Michael Benson	513-707-0291

Proceeding Documents

191

Final Written Decision: original FINAL

2026-10-02 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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Panel Change Order ORDER

2026-06-17 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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1076

Joint Proposed Protective Order Exhibit

2026-04-24 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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1085

Public Declaration of Stephen Polozola, March 10, 2026 (Protective Order Material – Attorney’s Eyes Only) Exhibit

2026-04-23 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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1085

Public Declaration of Stephen Polozola, March 10, 2026 (Protective Order Material – Attorney’s Eyes Only) Exhibit

2026-04-16 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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UATP IP, LLC et al. vs. Slick Slide LLC

Proceeding Overview

Parties & Counsel

Petitioner

UATP IP, LLC et al.

Represented By

Patent Owner / Respondent

Slick Slide LLC

Represented By

Tribunal & Venue

Patent Information

Address and Attorney/Agent Information

Power of Attorney & Correspondence

Attorney / Agent Information

Proceeding Documents

Final Written Decision: original FINAL

Panel Change Order ORDER

Joint Proposed Protective Order Exhibit

Public Declaration of Stephen Polozola, March 10, 2026 (Protective Order Material – Attorney’s Eyes Only) Exhibit

Public Declaration of Stephen Polozola, March 10, 2026 (Protective Order Material – Attorney’s Eyes Only) Exhibit

Petitioner's Motion To Seal MOTION

Public Petitioner's Opposition to Patent Owner's Motion To Terminate Post-Grant Review OTHER

Patent Owners Motion to Seal MOTION

Petitioner's Mandatory Notices NOTICE

Petitioner's Updated Mandatory Notices NOTICE

Patent Owner's Notice of Deposition of Stephen Polozola NOTICE

Petitioner's Updated Exhibit List NOTICE

Transcript of February 17, 2026, Teleconference Exhibit

Order GRANT OF GOOD CAUSE EXTENSION ORDER

ORDER Granting in Part Patent Owner’s Motion for Additional Discovery 37 C.F.R. §§ 42.51(b)(2), 42.224 and Authorizing Patent Owner to File a Motion to Terminate the Proceeding 35 U.S.C. § 312 ORDER

Other: Hearing transcript OTHER

Petitioner's Sur-Reply To Patent Owner's Motion For Additional Discovery OTHER

Public Petitioner's Opposition To Patent Owner's Motion For Additional Discovery OTHER

Petitioner's Motion To Seal MOTION

Public Declaration of Stephen Polozola, January 30, 2026 (Protective Order Material – Attorney’s Eyes Only) Exhibit

Petitioner’s Demonstrative Exhibits Exhibit

Patent Owner's Demonstratives Exhibit

PETITIONER’S UPDATED EXHIBIT LIST NOTICE

EX2051 Unleashed Brands Leadership Exhibit

EX2048 Stephen Polozola LinkedIn Exhibit

EX2052 Farheen Ibrahim Exhibit

Petitioner's Motion to Seal MOTION

Transcript of December 4, 2025 Teleconference Exhibit

EX2050 Unleashed Brands LinkedIn Exhibit

Patent Owner's Motion for Additional Discovery MOTION

EX2053 Franchise Tax Account Statuses Exhibit

Public_Transcript of December 22, 2025 Teleconference Exhibit

Redline of Joint Proposed Protective Order Exhibit

Joint Proposed Protective Order Exhibit

EX2049 Unleashed Brands Org Chart Exhibit

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

Order: Authorizing Motion for Additional Discovery ORDER

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

Patent Owner’s Objections to Evidence Submitted with Petitioner’s Reply Brief OTHER

Petitioner's Reply to Patent Owner's Response to Petition REPLYTOOPP

Deposition Transcript of Mr. Schmit, November 10, 2025 Exhibit

Mega Launch In Murfreesboro, TN, archived by Internet Archive on Sep. 22, 2020 (https://web.archive.org/web/20200922195857/https://www.skyzone.com/murfreesboro/attractions/mega-launch) Exhibit

I Tried EVERY SLIDE At Slick City July 10 2024 YouTube Exhibit

Types of Metal Mesh Sheets 100 Mesh Paint Nylon Mesh Filter Woven Net Sheet Filter Cloth (39"x39") (retrieved from https://www.amazon.com/WorkBless-Paint-Nylon-Filter-Woven/dp/B0F3CT1T8Y) Exhibit

Come Fly With Us! Mega Launch 16 Feet of Drop and 17 Feet of Flight! archived by Internet Archive on Sep. 22, 2020 (https://web.archive.org/web/20200922013400/https://www.skyzone.com/peoria) Exhibit

Sky Zone (Peoria, AZ) Facebook Post (Sept. 14, 2021), available at https://www.facebook.com/skyzonepeoriaaz/videos/mega-launch-skyzone-trampoline-indoorplayground-slide-megalaunch-birthday-birthd/605351337297363/ Exhibit

Sky Zone Murfreesboro Facebook Post (July 16, 2020), available at https://www.facebook.com/skyzonemurfreesboro/videos/go-down-feet-first-or-headfirst-if-you-dare-on-our-mega-launch-slide/321287338875863/ Exhibit

New Attraction! Grand Prix In Fort Lauderdale, FL, archived by Internet Archive on Oct. 20, 2020 (https://web.archive.org/web/20211020192013/https://www.skyzone.com/fortlauderdale/attractions/grand-prix/) Exhibit

Sky Zone (Peoria, AZ) Facebook Post (Sep. 29, 2020), available at https://www.facebook.com/skyzonepeoriaaz/videos/364593258002015/ Exhibit

Petitioner's Updated Mandatory Notices NOTICE

Sky Zone (Peoria, AZ) Facebook Post (Sep. 10, 2020), available at https://www.facebook.com/skyzonepeoria/videos/open-jump-mega-launch/773021073484766/ Exhibit

Video Open Jump Mega Launch September 10 2020 Exhibit

What Is A Metal Mesh Sheet?, archived by Internet Archive on Oct. 21, 2020 (https://web.archive.org/web/20201021012700/https://www.anbmetal.com/what-is-a-metal-mesh-sheet) Exhibit

Types of Metal Mesh Sheets (retrieved from https://www.sanghvioverseas.com/blog/types-of-metal-mesh-sheets/) Exhibit

Deposition Transcript of Dr. Rust October 22, 2025 Exhibit

Video Go down feet first or headfirst if you dare on our Mega Launch Slide September 14 2021 Exhibit

Video Racing on the Grand Prix Slides June 11 2021 Exhibit

Second Declaration of Dr Youjiang Wang Exhibit

SAILCLOTH (retrieved from https://bainbridgeintusa.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/HSX-V.pdf) Exhibit

Video, Mega Launch Slide (Jul. 2, 2020), available at https://www.facebook.com/skyzonemurfreesboro/videos/mega-launch-slide/332740041052911/ Exhibit

Sky Zone Murfreesboro Facebook Post (July 2, 2020), available at https://www.facebook.com/skyzonemurfreesboro/videos/mega-launch-slide/332740041052911/ Exhibit

IYU SAILCLOTH TEST REPORT: TECHNICAL DATA SHEET (retrieved from https://iyusailcloth.com/pdf/TECHNICAL%20DATA%20SHEET-0412%20IYU.pdf) Exhibit

Slick Slide, LLC v. Wittman et al, Exhibit C – Redacted Schmit Deposition Excerpts, 1:23-cv-01486-WCG (Filed June 2, 2025) Exhibit

GB Patent No. 2,623,710 to Schmit (“Schmit-710”) Exhibit

Video Go down feet first or headfirst if you dare on our Mega Launch Slide July 1, 2020 available at https www.facebook.comskyzonemurfreesborovideos godown feet first or headfirst if you dare on ourmegalaunch slide 321287338875863 Exhibit