The detailed information for PTAB case with proceeding number IPR2014-01556 filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. against EmeraChem Holdings, LLC on Sep 30, 2014. This includes filing dates, application numbers, tech centers, patent numbers, and current case status.

Case Details

Proceeding Number
IPR2014-01556
Filing Date
Sep 30, 2014
Petitioner
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Respondent
EmeraChem Holdings, LLC
Status
Final Written Decision
Respondent Application Number
09018720
Respondent Tech Center
3700
Respondent Patent Number
5953911
Institution Decision Date
Mar 16, 2015
Termination Date
Jan 22, 2016

Proceeding Documents

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Document NameFiling DateCategoryFiling Party

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Order - Decision Granting Patent Owner's Motion to Expunge Exhibits

Jul 14, 2016PAPERBOARD

Patent Owner's Unopposed Motion to Expunge Confidential Exhibits Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. Sec. 42.56

Apr 4, 2016PAPERPATENT OWNER

ORDER Conduct of Proceedings

Mar 10, 2016PAPERBOARD

Patent Owner's Unopposed Motion for Alternative Relief Under 37 C.F.R. Sec. 42.56

Mar 7, 2016PAPERPATENT OWNER

Decision - Final Written Decision - 35 U.S.C. 318(a)

Jan 22, 2016PAPERBOARD

EXPUNGED

Jan 22, 2016EXHIBITBOARD

Record of Oral Hearing

Dec 18, 2015PAPERBOARD

Order - Visual Aids - 37 C.F.R. 42.70(b)

Nov 19, 2015PAPERBOARD

Order - Revised Oral Argument Schedule - 37 C.F.R. 42.70(a)

Nov 12, 2015PAPERBOARD

Order - Oral Argument Schedule - 37 C.F.R. 42.70(a)

Nov 9, 2015PAPERBOARD

(REDACTE) Petitioner's Reply in Support of Motion to Exclude Evidence

Nov 9, 2015PAPERPETITIONER

(SEALED) Petitioner's Reply in Support of Motion to Exclude Evidence

Nov 9, 2015PAPERPETITIONER

Patent Owner's Response to Petitioner's Motion to Exclude Evidence - Sealed

Nov 2, 2015PAPERPATENT OWNER

Patent Owner's Response to Petitioner's Motion to Exclude Evidence - Redacted

Nov 2, 2015PAPERPATENT OWNER

Patent Owner Response to Requirement to File Exhibits

Oct 23, 2015PAPERPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2016 - MPEP Sec. 2142

Oct 22, 2015EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2017 - MPEP Sec. 716.10

Oct 22, 2015EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2018 - MPEP Sec. 715.04

Oct 22, 2015EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2019 - MPEP Sec. 2132.01

Oct 22, 2015EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2020 - MPEP Sec. 2136.05

Oct 22, 2015EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Order Requirement to File Exhibits

Oct 19, 2015PAPERBOARD

Patent Owner's Request for Oral Argument

Oct 19, 2015PAPERPATENT OWNER

(SEALED) Petitioner's Motion to Exclude Evidence

Oct 16, 2015PAPERPETITIONER

(REDACTED) Petitioner's Motion to Exclude Evidence

Oct 16, 2015PAPERPETITIONER

Petitioner's Request for Oral Argument

Oct 16, 2015PAPERPETITIONER

Petitioner's Reply to Patent Owner's Response

Sep 18, 2015PAPERPETITIONER

Petitioner's Reply to Patent Owner's Response

Sep 18, 2015PAPERPETITIONER

Petitioner's Listing of Exhibits

Sep 18, 2015PAPERPETITIONER

Patent Owner's Motion to Seal

Sep 18, 2015PAPERPATENT OWNER

ABB Flak License Agreement

Sep 18, 2015EXHIBITPETITIONER

ABB Flak License Agreement (REDACTED)

Sep 18, 2015EXHIBITPETITIONER

Cummins License Agreement (FILED UNDER SEAL)

Sep 18, 2015EXHIBITPETITIONER

Cummins License Agreement (REDACTED)

Sep 18, 2015EXHIBITPETITIONER

Crocker Deposition Transcript

Sep 18, 2015EXHIBITPETITIONER

Girdlestone Deposition Transcript (FILED UNDER SEAL)

Sep 18, 2015EXHIBITPETITIONER

Girdlestone Deposition Transcript (REDACTED)

Sep 18, 2015EXHIBITPETITIONER

Petitioner's Notice of Deposition of Mark Crocker, Ph.D. in IPR2014-01556 re the '911 Patent

Aug 26, 2015PAPERPETITIONER

Petitioner's Notice of Deposition of Thomas Girdlestone

Jul 27, 2015PAPERPETITIONER

Decision Motions to Seal

Jul 15, 2015PAPERBOARD

Patent Owner's Reply to Petitioner's Opposition to Motion to Seal

Jul 13, 2015PAPERPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2006A - Declaration of Thoms Girdlestone (redacted)

Jul 13, 2015EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Petitioner's Objections To Evidence Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. 42.64(b)(1) (redacted)

Jul 7, 2015PAPERPETITIONER

Petitioner's Objections To Evidence Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. 42.64(b)(1)

Jul 7, 2015PAPERPETITIONER

Petitioner's Opposition to EmeraChem's Motion to Seal

Jul 6, 2015PAPERPETITIONER

Petitioner's Second Updated Mandatory Notices

Jul 1, 2015PAPERPETITIONER

Petitioner's Objections to Evidence Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. 42.64(b)(1)

Jun 26, 2015PAPERPETITIONER

Patent Owner's Motion To Seal

Jun 19, 2015PAPERPATENT OWNER

Patent Owner's Response (redacted)

Jun 19, 2015PAPERPATENT OWNER

Patent Owner's Response

Jun 19, 2015PAPERPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2003 - Transcript of deposition of Robert J. Farrauto, Ph.D.

Jun 19, 2015EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2005 - Declaration of Larry E. Campbell

Jun 19, 2015EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2006 - Declaration of Thomas Girdlestone (redacted)

Jun 19, 2015EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2006 - Declaration of Thomas Girdlestone

Jun 19, 2015EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2007 - Declaration of Mark Crocker, Ph.D.

Jun 19, 2015EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Ex. 2008 - Declaration of Larry E. Campbell and Eugene D. Guth from U.S. App. No. 08/371,274

Jun 19, 2015EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2013 - Proposed Protective Order

Jun 19, 2015EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Emerachem Holdings, LLC's Notice of Cross-Examination Deposition of Expert Robert J. Farrauto, Ph.D.

May 18, 2015PAPERPATENT OWNER

Post-Conference Call and Revised Scheduling Order

Apr 20, 2015PAPERBOARD

Patent Owner's List of Proposed Motions

Apr 13, 2015PAPERPATENT OWNER

Patent Owner's List of Proposed Motions

Apr 13, 2015PAPERPATENT OWNER

Decision on Rehearing - Granting Rehearing

Apr 7, 2015PAPERBOARD

Petitioner's Request For Partial Rehearing re U.S. Patent No. 5,953,911

Mar 30, 2015PAPERPETITIONER

Decision Motions to Submit Corrected Translations

Mar 16, 2015PAPERBOARD

Decision Institution of Inter Partes Review Trial

Mar 16, 2015PAPERBOARD

Scheduling Order

Mar 16, 2015PAPERBOARD

Petitioner's Listing of Exhibits

Mar 3, 2015PAPERPETITIONER

Exhibit 1001A -- Guth et al. U.S. Patent No. 5,953,911 (CORRECTED)

Mar 3, 2015EXHIBITPETITIONER

Exhibit 1002A -- Prosecution History for U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 09/018,720 (CORRECTED)

Mar 3, 2015EXHIBITPETITIONER

Exhibit 1003A -- Campbell et al. U.S. Patent No. 5,451,558 (CORRECTED)

Mar 3, 2015EXHIBITPETITIONER

Exhibit 1004A -- Guth et al. U.S. Patent No. 5,599,758 (CORRECTED)

Mar 3, 2015EXHIBITPETITIONER

Exhibit 1005A -- Hirota et al. U.S. Patent No. 5,406,790 (CORRECTED)

Mar 3, 2015EXHIBITPETITIONER

Exhibit 1006A -- Takeshima et al. European Patent Application Publication No. 0 560 991 A1 (CORRECTED)

Mar 3, 2015EXHIBITPETITIONER

Exhibit 1007B -- English Translation of Saito et al. Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 62-106826 A (CORRECTED)

Mar 3, 2015EXHIBITPETITIONER

Exhibit 1008B -- English Translation of Kanazawa et al. Japanese Patent Application Publication H5-317652 A (CORRECTED)

Mar 3, 2015EXHIBITPETITIONER

Exhibit 1009A -- Stiles et al. U.S. Patent No. 5,362,463 (CORRECTED)

Mar 3, 2015EXHIBITPETITIONER

Exhibit 1010A -- Declaration of Robert J. Farrauto, Ph.D. (CORRECTED)

Mar 3, 2015EXHIBITPETITIONER

Exhibit 1011A -- Attachment to the June 11, 2012 Letter From Jacobus C. Rasser, Counsel to Patent Owner, to Volkswagen AG (CORRECTED)

Mar 3, 2015EXHIBITPETITIONER

Exhibit 1012A -- Wittrock et al. U.S. Patent No. 7,638,452 (CORRECTED)

Mar 3, 2015EXHIBITPETITIONER

Exhibit 1013A -- Pfeifer et al. U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2006/0270548 A1 (CORRECTED)

Mar 3, 2015EXHIBITPETITIONER

Exhibit 1014A -- W.S. Epling, et al. Article in J. Phys. Chem. C2008, 112, pp. 10952-10959 (CORRECTED)

Mar 3, 2015EXHIBITPETITIONER

Exhibit 1015A -- S. Kwon, et al. Article in Bull. Korean Chem. Soc. 2010, Vol. 31, No. 8 (CORRECTED)

Mar 3, 2015EXHIBITPETITIONER

Exhibit 1016A -- Declaration of Steven F. Meyer in Support of Petitioner's Motion to Submit Two Corrected Exhibits and Maintain Filing Date (CORRECTED)

Mar 3, 2015EXHIBITPETITIONER

Order Conduct of Proceedings

Feb 23, 2015PAPERBOARD

Petitioner's Advisement of Dates of Service of Pleadings in Underlying Litigation re IPR2014-01556

Feb 19, 2015PAPERPETITIONER

Petitioner's Listing of Exhibits

Feb 19, 2015PAPERPETITIONER

Ex.1007A -- English Translation of Saito et al. Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 62-106826 A -- CORRECTED

Feb 19, 2015EXHIBITPETITIONER

Ex. 1008A -- English Translation of Kanazawa et al. Japanese Patent Application Publication H5-317652 A -- CORRECTED

Feb 19, 2015EXHIBITPETITIONER

Order - Conduct of the Proceeding - 3 CFR 42.5(a)

Feb 17, 2015PAPERBOARD

Petitioner's First Updated Mandatory Notices Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. 42.8(a)(3)

Jan 23, 2015PAPERPETITIONER

Patent Owner's Preliminary Response

Jan 16, 2015PAPERPATENT OWNER

Patent Owner's Opposition to Motion to Submit Corrected Exhibits

Jan 7, 2015PAPERPATENT OWNER

Petitioner's Motion to Submit Two Corrected Exhibits and Maintain Filing Date

Dec 24, 2014PAPERPETITIONER

Petitioner's Listing Of Exhibits

Dec 24, 2014PAPERPETITIONER

Declaration of Steven F. Meyer in Support of Petitioner's Motion to Submit Two Corrected Exhibits and Maintain Filing Date

Dec 24, 2014EXHIBITPETITIONER

Order Conduct of the Proceeding

Dec 22, 2014PAPERBOARD

Ex 3001

Dec 22, 2014EXHIBITBOARD

Power of Attorney

Oct 21, 2014PAPERINDICATES ARTIFACT WAS SUBMITTED ON BEHALF OF POTENTIAL_PATENT OWNER.

Related Matters

Oct 21, 2014PAPERINDICATES ARTIFACT WAS SUBMITTED ON BEHALF OF POTENTIAL_PATENT OWNER.

Notice of Filing Date Accorded to Petition

Oct 17, 2014PAPERBOARD

Power of Attorney

Sep 30, 2014PAPERPETITIONER

Petition for Inter Partes Review of U.S. Patent No. 5,953,911

Sep 30, 2014PAPERPETITIONER

Related Matters

Sep 30, 2014PAPERPETITIONER

Guth et al. U.S. Patent No. 5,953,911

Sep 30, 2014EXHIBITPETITIONER

Prosecution History for U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 09/018,720

Sep 30, 2014EXHIBITPETITIONER

Campbell et al. U.S. Patent No. 5,451,558

Sep 30, 2014EXHIBITPETITIONER

Guth et al. U.S. Patent No. 5,599,758

Sep 30, 2014EXHIBITPETITIONER

Hirota et al. U.S. Patent No. 5,406,790

Sep 30, 2014EXHIBITPETITIONER

Takeshima et al. European Patent Application Publication No. 0 560 991 A1

Sep 30, 2014EXHIBITPETITIONER

English Translation of Saito et al. Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 62-106826 A

Sep 30, 2014EXHIBITPETITIONER

English Translation of Kanazawa et al. Japanese Patent Application Publication H5-317652 A

Sep 30, 2014EXHIBITPETITIONER

Stiles et al. U.S. Patent No. 5,362,463

Sep 30, 2014EXHIBITPETITIONER

Declaration of Robert J. Farrauto, Ph.D.

Sep 30, 2014EXHIBITPETITIONER

Letter from Jacobus C. Rasser to Volkswagen AG, June 11, 2012

Sep 30, 2014EXHIBITPETITIONER

Wittrock et al. U.S. Patent No. 7,638,452

Sep 30, 2014EXHIBITPETITIONER

Pfeifer et al. U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2006/0270548 A1

Sep 30, 2014EXHIBITPETITIONER

W.S. Epling, et al., Article, J. Phys. Chem. C2008, 112, pp. 10952-10959

Sep 30, 2014EXHIBITPETITIONER

S. Kwon, et al. Study, Bull, Korean Chem. Soc. 2010, vol. 31, no. 8

Sep 30, 2014EXHIBITPETITIONER