The detailed information for PTAB case with proceeding number IPR2018-01254 filed by Intuitive Surgical, Inc. against Ethicon LLC et al. on Jun 14, 2018. This includes filing dates, application numbers, tech centers, patent numbers, and current case status.

Case Details

Proceeding Number
IPR2018-01254
Filing Date
Jun 14, 2018
Petitioner
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
Respondent
Ethicon LLC et al.
Status
Final Written Decision
Respondent Application Number
13369609
Respondent Tech Center
3700
Respondent Patent Number
8479969
Institution Decision Date
Jan 15, 2019
Termination Date
Jan 13, 2020

Proceeding Documents

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Document NameFiling DateCategoryFiling Party

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Trial Certificate Checklist

Sep 8, 2022PAPERBOARD

Petitioner's Notice of Appeal

Feb 14, 2020PAPERPETITIONER

Judgment Final Written Decision Determining Some Challenged Claims Unpatentable

Jan 13, 2020PAPERBOARD

Petitioner's Notice of Supplemental Authority

Nov 26, 2019PAPERPETITIONER

Patent Owner's Notice of Supplemental Authority

Nov 21, 2019PAPERPATENT OWNER

Hearing Transcript

Nov 12, 2019PAPERBOARD

Petitioner's Updated Power of Attorney

Oct 1, 2019PAPERPETITIONER

Petitioner's Updated Mandatory Notices

Oct 1, 2019PAPERPETITIONER

Errata

Sep 20, 2019PAPERBOARD

ORDER Trial Hearing

Sep 19, 2019PAPERBOARD

ORDER Granting Petitioner's Motions for Admission Pro Hac Vice of Roger A. Denning

Sep 19, 2019PAPERBOARD

Patent Owner's Request for Oral Argument

Sep 12, 2019PAPERPATENT OWNER

Declaration of Roger Denning

Sep 12, 2019EXHIBITPETITIONER

Petitioner's Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission of Roger A. Denning

Sep 12, 2019PAPERPETITIONER

Order Conduct of Proceeding

Sep 4, 2019PAPERBOARD

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

Aug 26, 2019PAPERPETITIONER

Petitioner's Request for Oral Argument

Aug 23, 2019PAPERPETITIONER

Petitioner's Objections to Evidence

Aug 23, 2019PAPERPETITIONER

Patent Owner's Request for Oral Argument

Aug 20, 2019PAPERPATENT OWNER

Patent Owner Ethicon LLC's Sur-reply (CONFIDENTIAL)

Aug 19, 2019PAPERPATENT OWNER

Defendants' Responsive Claim Construction Brief, Ethicon LLC et al. v. Intuitive Surgical Inc., et al., C.A. 17-871, D.I. 127 (D. Del. Aug. 1, 2018)

Aug 19, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Patent Owner's Motion to Seal

Aug 19, 2019PAPERPATENT OWNER

Patent Owner Ethicon LLC's Sur-reply (PUBLIC REDACTED VERSION)

Aug 19, 2019PAPERPATENT OWNER

Defendants' Opening Claim Construction Brief, Ethicon LLC et al. v. Intuitive Surgical Inc., et al., C.A. 17-871, D.I. 116 (D. Del. June 28, 2018)

Aug 19, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Deposition of Dr. Bryan Knodel in IPR2018-01247 and IPR2018-01254 (August 12, 2019)

Aug 19, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Public Slipsheet for Ex. 2026

Aug 19, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Ex. 2026 (CONFIDENTIAL IN ITS ENTIRETY)

Aug 19, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Notice of Waiver of Appeal Regarding the Court¿¿¿s Order Invalidating the January 2018 Certificate of Correction Relating to U.S. Patent No. 8,479,969, C.A. 17-871, D.I. 311 (D. Del.)

Aug 19, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Patent Owner's List of Improper Reply Arguments

Aug 14, 2019PAPERPATENT OWNER

Email: Christopher Marando Counsel for Patent Owner Request for Authorization Dated August 2, 2019

Aug 12, 2019EXHIBITBOARD

Conduct of the Proceeding 37 C.F.R. sec 42.5(a)

Aug 12, 2019PAPERBOARD

ORDER Conduct of Proceeding 37 C.F.R. ¿¿ 42.5

Aug 7, 2019PAPERBOARD

Patent Owner's Notice of Deposition of Dr. Brian Knodel

Jul 29, 2019PAPERPATENT OWNER

Notice of Stipulation to Adjust Due Date 3

Jul 23, 2019PAPERPATENT OWNER

Patent Owner's Second Set of Objections to Admissibility of Evidence Served by Petitioner Intuitive Surgical, Inc. in Inter Partes Review

Jul 22, 2019PAPERPATENT OWNER

Patent Owner¿¿¿s Updated Mandatory Notices Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. ¿¿ 42.8

Jul 22, 2019PAPERPATENT OWNER

Supplemental Declaration of Dr. Bryan Knodel

Jul 15, 2019EXHIBITPETITIONER

U.S. Pat. No. 6,132,368 to Cooper

Jul 15, 2019EXHIBITPETITIONER

Petitioner's Reply to Patent Owner's Response

Jul 15, 2019PAPERPETITIONER

June 17, 2019 Deposition of Shorya Awtar for IPR2018-01247 (Awtar Dep. I)

Jul 15, 2019EXHIBITPETITIONER

June 18, 2019 Deposition of Shorya Awtar for IPR2018-01254 (Awtar Dep. II)

Jul 15, 2019EXHIBITPETITIONER

June 6, 2019 Deposition of Frank Fronczak for IPR2018-00936 (Fronczak Dep.)

Jul 15, 2019EXHIBITPETITIONER

April 3, 2019 Deposition of Bryan Knodel for IPR2018-01247 (Knodel Dep.)

Jul 15, 2019EXHIBITPETITIONER

PCT App. Pub. No. WO 98/25666

Jul 15, 2019EXHIBITPETITIONER

District Court Complaint in Ethicon LLC et al. v. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. et al., 1:17-cv-00871-LPS filed June 30, 2017

Jul 15, 2019EXHIBITPETITIONER

U.S. Pat. No. 7,524,320 to Tierney et al

Jul 15, 2019EXHIBITPETITIONER

Notice of Deposition of Dr. Shorya Awtar

May 17, 2019PAPERPETITIONER

Petitioner's Objections to Evidence

Apr 25, 2019PAPERPETITIONER

Order Invalidating the January 2018 Certificate of Correction Relating to U.S. Patent No. 8,479,969, Ethicon v. Intuitive Surgical, Inc., C.A. No. 17-871 (D. Del. Feb. 11, 2019)

Apr 19, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

U.S. Patent No. 8,186,555

Apr 19, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Hermann Mayer et al., Haptic Feedback in a Telepresence System for Endoscopic Heart Surgery, Presence, Vol. 16, No. 5, pp. 459-470 (October 2007).

Apr 19, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Patent Owner's Response

Apr 19, 2019PAPERPATENT OWNER

Declaration of Dr. Shorya Awtar

Apr 19, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Mucksavage et al., Differences in Grip Forces Among Various Robotic Instruments and da Vinci Surgical Platforms, Journal Of Endourology, Vol. 25, No. 3 (March 2011)

Apr 19, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Deposition Transcript of Bryan Knodel, IPR2018-01254, April 4, 2019

Apr 19, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

U.S. Patent No. 8,640,788

Apr 19, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

WIPO Publication No. 2015/153642 A1

Apr 19, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

U.S. Patent No. 5,307,976

Apr 19, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Allison M. Okamura, Haptic feedback in robot-assisted minimally invasive surgery, Current Opinion in Urology, 19:102-107 (2009).

Apr 19, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2012/0209314

Apr 19, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Notice of Stipulation to Adjust Due Dates 1 - 4

Mar 12, 2019PAPERPATENT OWNER

Patent Owner's Notice of Deposition of Dr. Bryan Knodel

Mar 12, 2019PAPERPATENT OWNER

REVISED SCHEDULING ORDER

Feb 12, 2019PAPERBOARD

Patent Owner's Objections to Admissibility of Evidence Served By Petitioner Intuitive Surgical, Inc. in Inter Partes Review

Jan 30, 2019PAPERPATENT OWNER

Petitioner's Objections to Evidence

Jan 30, 2019PAPERPETITIONER

DECISION Institution of Inter Partes Review 35 U.S.C. § 314

Jan 15, 2019PAPERBOARD

SCHEDULING ORDER 35 U.S.C. § 42.5

Jan 15, 2019PAPERBOARD

Excerpts from Technology Tutorial filed in Ethicon v. Intuitive, C.A. No. 1-17-cv-871

Oct 17, 2018EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

U.S. Patent No. 7,524,320

Oct 17, 2018EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Patent Owner's Preliminary Response

Oct 17, 2018PAPERPATENT OWNER

U.S. Patent No. 7,691,098

Oct 17, 2018EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

U.S. Patent No. 6,783,524

Oct 17, 2018EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Notice of Accord Filing Date

Jul 17, 2018PAPERBOARD

Patent Owner's Power of Attorney

Jul 3, 2018PAPERPATENT OWNER

Patent Owner's Mandatory Notices Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. 42.8

Jul 3, 2018PAPERPATENT OWNER

Petitioner's Power of Attorney

Jun 14, 2018PAPERPETITIONER

Prosecution History of the 969 Patent Part 1 of 2

Jun 14, 2018EXHIBITPETITIONER

U.S. Patent No. 6,699,235 to Wallace et al

Jun 14, 2018EXHIBITPETITIONER

U.S. Patent No. 6,331,181 to Tierney et al

Jun 14, 2018EXHIBITPETITIONER

U.S. Patent App. No. 2008/0167672 to Giordano et al

Jun 14, 2018EXHIBITPETITIONER

U.S. Patent No. 6,978,921 to Shelton et al

Jun 14, 2018EXHIBITPETITIONER

U.S. Pat. No. 8,479,969 to Shelton, IV

Jun 14, 2018EXHIBITPETITIONER

Prosecution History of the 969 Patent Part 2 of 2

Jun 14, 2018EXHIBITPETITIONER

U.S. Patent App. No. 2007/0158385 to Hueil et al

Jun 14, 2018EXHIBITPETITIONER

Declaration of Dr. Bryan Knodel

Jun 14, 2018EXHIBITPETITIONER

Petition for Inter Partes Review

Jun 14, 2018PAPERPETITIONER