Albaugh, LLC vs. BASF SE et al.

Explore the PTAB proceeding PGR2026-00026 filed by Albaugh, LLC on 2026-02-20. This includes filing dates, application numbers, tech centers, patent numbers, and current case status.

Proceeding Overview

Proceeding Number

PGR2026-00026

Filing Date

2026-02-20

Accorded Filing Date

2026-02-20

Institution Decision Date

2026-07-28

Last Modified Date

2026-10-09

Proceeding Type

PGR

Termination Date

—

Trial Status

Trial Instituted

Parties & Counsel

Petitioner

Albaugh, LLC

Represented By

Capuano, Vincentet al

Patent Owner / Respondent

BASF SE et al.

Represented By

Ferrario, Matiaset 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 18435340

Respondent Patent Number 12305206

External Links

Espacenet

Google Patents

Respondent Inventor Brian Michael Green et al

Respondent Tech Center TC 1600 - Biotechnology & Organic Chemistry

Address and Attorney/Agent Information

77 Registered Practitioners

Power of Attorney & Correspondence

Firm / Entity Name MARSHALL, GERSTEIN & BORUN LLP

Customer Number 4743

Address 233 SOUTH WACKER DRIVE, 6300 WILLIS TOWER, CHICAGO, IL, 60606-6357, UNITED STATES

Attorney / Agent Information

Reg #	Name	Phone
28491	James Zeller	312-474-6300
31879	Jeffrey Sharp	312-474-6300
32254	Richard Labarge	312-474-6300
32361	James Napoli	312-474-6300
34824	Robert Gerstein	312-474-6300
35302	Greta Noland	312-474-6300
37641	Roger Heppermann	312-474-6300
38153	David Gass	312-474-6300
38359	Michael Weiner	312-474-6300
39257	Jeremy Kriegel	312-474-6300
39811	David Read	312-474-6300
40725	William Merkel	312-474-6300
43032	Elaine Ramesh	312-474-6300
43136	Gregory Smith	312-474-6300
43603	Joshua Elliott	312-474-6300
43848	Sandip Patel	312-474-6300
44684	Kevin Flowers	312-474-6300
45790	Heather Kissling	312-474-6300
45887	Randall Rueth	312-474-6300
46130	Andrew Lawrence	312-474-6300
46674	Meggan Duffy	312-474-6300
47678	Mark Izraelewicz	312-474-6300
47970	Paul Stephens	312-474-6300
48484	Sharon Sintich	312-474-6300
48642	Michael Muczynski	312-474-6300
51584	Pamela Cox	312-474-6300
52664	Eric Brusca	312-474-6300
53066	Lynn Janulis	312-474-6300
53171	John Labbe	312-474-6300
53379	Katherine Neville	312-474-6300
55064	Michael Chinlund	312-474-6300
56301	Jeanne Brashear	312-474-6300
57712	Shelley Danek	312-474-6300
58495	Michael Furmanek	312-474-6300
60674	Ryan Phelan	312-474-6300
61082	Matthew Carey	312-474-6300
61192	Daniel Chavka	312-474-6300
61681	Jeremy Protas	312-474-6300
61889	Steven Parks	312-474-6300
62856	Raymond Ricordati Iii	312-474-6617
63549	Michael Allikian	312-474-6300
64050	Andrew Bateman	402-933-0304
64192	Joseph Sakevich	312-474-6300
64514	Lilian Ficht	312-474-6300
64594	Jennifer Burnette	312-474-6300
64635	Derek Barnett	312-474-6300
64864	Katharine Su	312-474-6300
65275	Ryan Schermerhorn	312-474-6300
66014	Matthew Jorge	312-474-6300
66234	Tiffany Gehrke	312-474-6300
66337	William Samore	312-474-6641
66913	Vyacheslav Elkin	312-474-6300
67464	Theresa Stadheim	612-743-4498
69622	Jacqueline Felda	312-474-6300
69942	Conor Hunt	312-474-6300
71172	Cameron Pick	312-474-6300
71868	Nicholas Terrell	312-474-6300
74556	Jonathan Hughley	312-474-6622
74659	Michael Anderson	312-474-6300
74672	Noah Tilton	1-302-355-4243
74887	Shannon Mastick	224-805-6800
75141	Alden Voelker	312-423-3444
77550	Robert Jacobson	312-423-3432
77681	Thomas Burns	773-687-8577
78358	Kevin Piotrowski	312-474-9567
78390	Stephen Kudla	312-474-9569
78795	Stefan Brooks	312-474-6300
79836	Robert Johnson	312-423-3464
80725	Carolyn Clark	859-492-8926
81071	Alan Shramuk	312-474-6300
81252	Gabrielle Sue	650-888-2336
82273	Qixuan Wang	312-423-3443
82378	Matthew Nealon	312-423-3453
82451	Ria Patel	813-528-6877
82524	Ryan Slechta	312-474-6300
83235	Christopher Zahn	312-423-3459
L1405	Shuang Liu	312-423-3457

Proceeding Documents

2035

10/28/2026 Memorandum Re Precedential Designation of Corning Optical Exhibit

2026-10-09 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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Patent Owner's Motion to Terminate the Proceeding and Vacate the Decision on Institution MOTION

2026-10-09 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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2036

9/22/2026 Email from Petitioner to Board Exhibit

2026-10-09 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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2034

9/25/2026 Stuart Feldstein Deposition Transcript Exhibit

2026-10-09 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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Petitioner's Updated Mandatory Notices NOTICE

2026-10-06 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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Albaugh, LLC vs. BASF SE et al.

Proceeding Overview

Parties & Counsel

Petitioner

Albaugh, LLC

Represented By

Patent Owner / Respondent

BASF SE et al.

Represented By

Tribunal & Venue

Patent Information

Address and Attorney/Agent Information

Power of Attorney & Correspondence

Attorney / Agent Information

Proceeding Documents

10/28/2026 Memorandum Re Precedential Designation of Corning Optical Exhibit

Patent Owner's Motion to Terminate the Proceeding and Vacate the Decision on Institution MOTION

9/22/2026 Email from Petitioner to Board Exhibit

9/25/2026 Stuart Feldstein Deposition Transcript Exhibit

Petitioner's Updated Mandatory Notices NOTICE

ORDER Conduct of the Proceeding ORDER

E-mail from Patent Owner Exhibit

Patent Owner's Notice of Deposition of Stuart Feldstein NOTICE

Patent Owner's Notice of Deposition of Suri Iyer, Ph.D. NOTICE

Notice of Stipulation to Modify Due Dates NOTICE

Petitioner's Objections to Evidence OTHER

Patent Owner's Objections to Evidence Submitted with Petitioner's Petition OTHER

Order: Scheduling Order ORDER

Institution Decision: Grant DECISION

Director Discretionary Decision: Refer RESPONSE

Ex. 1038: CoAXium Wheat Production System Exhibit

Ex. 1036: BASF Report 2025 Exhibit

Ex. 1037: Albaugh 2024 Sustainability Report Exhibit

Ex. 1033: Declaration of Stuart Feldstein Exhibit

Ex. 1035: English Language Translation of Nutrichem 2024 Annual Report Exhibit

Petitioner's Opposition to Request for Discretionary Denial RESPONSE

Ex. 1034: Curriculum Vitae of Stuart Feldstein Exhibit

CV of David A. Hunt, Ph.D. Exhibit

Declaration of Ingo Meiners Exhibit

Patent Owner's Preliminary Response POPR

Declaration of David A. Hunt, Ph.D. Exhibit

International Publication No. WO 2019/020283 Exhibit

Declaration of Ingo Meiners Under 37 CFR Section 1.132 in US Pat Appln. 16/633,482 Exhibit

Albaugh to Acquire Rotam AgroSciences, AgriBusiness Global (Dec. 21, 2021) Exhibit

Albaugh, LCC's Corporate Disclosure Statement, FMC Corp. v. Albaugh, LCC, No. 4:24-cv-00055-SHL-HCA (S.D. Iowa May 23, 2024) Exhibit

FAQs for Interim Processes for PTAB Workload Management Exhibit

About Huapont Life Sciences Co Ltd, Reuters Exhibit

U.S. Patent No. 9,834,802 Exhibit

Prosecution History of U.S. Patent 12,305,206, U.S. Patent Application No. 18/435,340 Exhibit

China-Based Firm Acquires 20% State in Albaugh, AgriMarketing (Aug. 11, 2014) Exhibit

What type of Products Does Albaugh Offer?, FAQs, Albaugh Exhibit

Memorandum from Coke Morgan Stewart to Members of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, Enforcement and Non-Waiver Of 37 C.F.R. § 42.104(B)(4) and Permissible Uses of General Knowledge in Inter Partes Reviews (July 31, 2025) Exhibit

Excerpt from Ex. 2022 Exhibit

Surmise Pro, Albaugh Specialty Products Exhibit

Albaugh Closes on the Acquisition of Rotam, Albaugh Exhibit

U.S. Patent No. U.S. 10,888,095 Exhibit

Meet the Global Executive Committee, Albaugh Exhibit

Surmise 5, Albaugh Exhibit

Why Did Albaugh Acquire Rotam?, FAQs, Albaugh Exhibit

About Us, Albaugh Exhibit

Finale® XL T&O EPA Label Exhibit

U.S. Patent No. 6,051,408 Exhibit

CEO of Albaugh Group Visits Nutrichem (Feb. 24, 2015) Exhibit

Liberty® ULTRA EPA Label Exhibit

Memorandum from Coke Morgan Stewart to All PTAB Judges, Interim Process for PTAB Workload Management (Mar. 26, 2025) Exhibit

Liberty® Safety Data Sheet Exhibit

Adam Mossoff, The Patent System: America’s Innovation Engine, The Heritage Foundation (Jan. 23, 2025) Exhibit

Trial Practice Guide, USPTO (Nov. 2019) Exhibit

Nutrichem Company Limited, 2024 Annual Report Exhibit

BASF Acquires Glu-L Technology from AgriMetis, News Release, BASF (Sept. 14, 2020) Exhibit

Patent Owner's Brief Requesting That Institution be Denied on Discretionary Grounds RESPONSE

Declaration of Matt Malone Exhibit

Petitioner's Updated Mandatory Notices NOTICE

Petitioner's Updated Power of Attorney NOTICE

Notice: Mandatory Notice NOTICE

Notice: Power of Attorney NOTICE

Notice: Notice filing date accorded NOTICE

Ex. 1005: U.S. Patent No. 8,445,406 (“Long”) Exhibit

Ex. 1014: Excerpts from File History for U.S. Patent Appln. No. 62/336,989 Exhibit

Ex.1003: Declaration of Suri S. Iyer, Ph.D. Exhibit