Krisp Technologies, Inc. vs. Sanas.AI, Inc.

Explore the PTAB proceeding PGR2026-00032 filed by Krisp Technologies, Inc. on 2026-03-18. This includes filing dates, application numbers, tech centers, patent numbers, and current case status.

Proceeding Overview

Proceeding Number

PGR2026-00032

Filing Date

2026-03-18

Accorded Filing Date

2026-03-18

Institution Decision Date

2026-09-02

Last Modified Date

2026-10-22

Proceeding Type

PGR

Termination Date

—

Trial Status

Trial Instituted

Parties & Counsel

Petitioner

Krisp Technologies, Inc.

Represented By

Buresh, Ericet al

Patent Owner / Respondent

Sanas.AI, Inc.

Represented By

Macedo, Charleset al

Tribunal & Venue

Tribunal

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (USPTO)

Technology Center

TC 2600 - Communications

Patent Information

1 Patent Involved

Respondent Application Number 18228023

Respondent Patent Number 12412561

External Links

Espacenet

Google Patents

Respondent Inventor Andrei Golman et al

Respondent Tech Center TC 2600 - Communications

Address and Attorney/Agent Information

22 Registered Practitioners

Power of Attorney & Correspondence

Firm / Entity Name Troutman Pepper Locke LLP (Rochester)

Customer Number 11951

Address 80 Linden Oaks, Suite 320, Rochester, NY, 14625, UNITED STATES

Attorney / Agent Information

Reg #	Name	Phone
35584	Gunnar Leinberg	585-270-2103
40087	Edwin Merkel	585-270-2104
51998	Alison Mccarthy	617-204-5100
56048	Tate Tischner	585-270-2109
59767	Bryan Smith	585-270-2141
60758	Nicholas Gallo	585-270-2133
61926	Chris Davis	404-885-3145
63064	Mark Jones	404-885-3652
65668	Megan O'Gara	585-270-2110
68605	Scott Bergeson	804-697-1476
69241	Amanda Keys	585-270-2116
69372	Alina Khankin	212-704-6000
72877	Bryan Cannon	202-220-1257
73590	Mark Bell Iii	610-640-7838
76449	Dustin Ferzacca	978-578-3804
77780	Olivia Block	585-270-2142
78968	Ann Slade	585-270-2148
79568	Stephanie Remy	404-885-3239
79721	Anna Gromova	585-270-2153
81204	Harrison Lawrence	972-679-0190
81615	Emily Tarsis	585-270-2129
82542	Amanda Wahl	585-270-2156

Proceeding Documents

Notice of Stipulation to Adjust Schedule OTHER

2026-10-22 FILING PARTY: PETITIONER

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Order: SCHEDULING ORDER ORDER

2026-09-11 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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Institution Decision: Grant DECISION

2026-09-02 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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Director Discretionary Decision: Refer RESPONSE

2026-07-21 FILING PARTY: BOARD

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2032

Patent Owner Exhibit 2032 Exhibit

2026-06-25 FILING PARTY: PATENT OWNER

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Krisp Technologies, Inc. vs. Sanas.AI, Inc.

Proceeding Overview

Parties & Counsel

Petitioner

Krisp Technologies, Inc. Follow

Represented By

Patent Owner / Respondent

Sanas.AI, Inc. Follow

Represented By

Tribunal & Venue

Patent Information

Address and Attorney/Agent Information

Power of Attorney & Correspondence

Attorney / Agent Information

Proceeding Documents

Notice of Stipulation to Adjust Schedule OTHER

Order: SCHEDULING ORDER ORDER

Institution Decision: Grant DECISION

Director Discretionary Decision: Refer RESPONSE

Patent Owner Exhibit 2032 Exhibit

Patent Owner Preliminary Response POPR

Opposition to Patent Owner’s Request for Discretionary Denial RESPONSE

EX1043-Time to Trial Statistics for N.D. Cal. Exhibit

EX1041-Nitesh Varshney LinkedIn Profile Exhibit

EX1042-Screenshot of YouTube Video Description Exhibit

EX1040-Audio of Interview with Nitesh Varshney Exhibit

Exhibit 2017 Exhibit

Exhibit 2025 Exhibit

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Exhibit 2014 Exhibit

Exhibit 2010 Exhibit

Exhibit 2012 Exhibit

Exhibit 2015 Exhibit

Exhibit 2026 Exhibit

Exhibit 2009 Exhibit

Exhibit 2024 Exhibit

Exhibit 2028 Exhibit

Exhibit 2006 Exhibit

Exhibit 2030 Exhibit

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Exhibit 2011 Exhibit

Exhibit 2013 Exhibit

Exhibit 2031 Exhibit

Exhibit 2002 Exhibit

Exhibit 2001 Exhibit

Exhibit 2007 Exhibit

Exhibit 2029 Exhibit

Exhibit 2027 Exhibit

Patent Owner's Request for Discretionary Denial RESPONSE

Petitioner's Updated Exhibit List NOTICE

EX1039-Petitioner's Stipulation Exhibit

Notice: Mandatory Notice NOTICE

Notice: Power of Attorney NOTICE

Notice filing date accorded NOTICE

EX1015-Priority PCT 2022/057759 to Fan et al. and Certified English Exhibit

EX1030-L. Sun, Phonetic Posteriorgrams For Many-To-One Voice Conversion Exhibit

EX1027-C. Wiltshire, Chapter 13 English Sounds in Context Exhibit

EX1010-Accentron: Foreign Accent Conversion to Arbitrary Non-Native Speaker Exhibit

EX1001-U.S. Patent No. 12,412,561 Exhibit

EX1029-D. Jurafsky et al., Speech and Language Processing, Chapter 27 Exhibit

EX1018-U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2013/0246064 to Wasserblat Exhibit

EX1022-C. O’Callaghan, Pitch, (https://web.archive.org/web/20150930164248/h Exhibit

EX1008-U.S. Patent No. 7,319,959 to Watts Exhibit

EX1020-U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2020/0294492 to Sypniewski Exhibit

EX1012-S. Ding, et al., Improving the Speaker Identity of Non-Parallel Many Exhibit

EX1007-U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2020/0066296 to Sargsyan Exhibit

EX1025-H. Fletcher, Loudness, Its Definition, Measurement and Calculation Exhibit

EX1021-C. Schmandt, Voice Communication with Computers Exhibit

EX1037-U.S. Patent No. 11,410,658 to Ma et al. Exhibit

Petition for Post Grant Review of U.S. Patent No. 12,412,561 PETITION

EX1033-U.S. Patent Appl. No. 2018/0174595 to Dirac et al. Exhibit

EX1032-U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2022/0122579 to Biadsy et al Exhibit

Petitioner's Power of Attorney NOTICE

EX1013-Priority Chinese Patent Publication No. 202010996501 to Fan et al. Exhibit

EX1002-Prosecution History of U.S. Patent No. 12,412,561 Exhibit

EX1028-N. Kazanina, et al., Phonemes: Lexical access and beyond Exhibit

EX1036-U.S. Patent Application No. 2010/0274554 to Orr et al. Exhibit

EX1003-Declaration of Chris Schmandt Exhibit

Krisp Technologies, Inc.

Sanas.AI, Inc.