The detailed information for PTAB case with proceeding number IPR2019-00377 filed by Apple Inc. against Singapore Asahi Chemical & Solder Industries PTE Ltd. on Nov 30, 2018. This includes filing dates, application numbers, tech centers, patent numbers, and current case status.

Case Details

Proceeding Number
IPR2019-00377
Filing Date
Nov 30, 2018
Petitioner
Apple Inc.
Respondent
Singapore Asahi Chemical & Solder Industries PTE Ltd.
Status
Final Written Decision
Respondent Application Number
09417169
Respondent Tech Center
1700
Respondent Patent Number
6176947
Institution Decision Date
May 31, 2019
Termination Date
May 27, 2020

Proceeding Documents

The table below shows documents filed in the case, listing each document name, filing date, document type, and filing party. Tracking these filings indicates the activity of the parties involved in the case, and the types of documents filed can provide insights into the legal strategies being employed.


Document NameFiling DateCategoryFiling Party

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Petitioner's Demonstratives Exhibit

Apr 22, 2024EXHIBITPETITIONER

Trial Certificate Checklist

Oct 13, 2021PAPERBOARD

Patent Owner's Notice of Appeal

Jul 23, 2020PAPERPATENT OWNER

Final Written Decision

May 27, 2020PAPERBOARD

Hearing Transcript

Mar 24, 2020PAPERBOARD

Patent Owner's Demonstrative Exhibits

Feb 25, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Patent Owner's Updated Exhibits List

Feb 25, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Petitioner's Exhibit List

Feb 25, 2020PAPERPETITIONER

Petitioner's Demonstratives for Oral Hearing

Feb 25, 2020EXHIBITPETITIONER

Joint List of Objections to Demonstrative Exhibits

Feb 25, 2020PAPERPETITIONER

Power of Attorney for Brendan J. Goodwine

Feb 24, 2020PAPERPATENT OWNER

Patent Owner's Updated Mandatory Notices

Feb 24, 2020PAPERPATENT OWNER

Petitioner's Opposition to Patent Owner's Motion to Exclude Evidence

Feb 14, 2020PAPERPETITIONER

Patent Owner's Sur-Reply

Feb 7, 2020PAPERPATENT OWNER

Tian, Y., et al., "Ag3Sn Compounds Coarsening Behaviors in Micro-Joints", Materials (Dec. 2018)

Feb 7, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Asahi's Document Product SACS00044-00049

Feb 7, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Declaration of Brendan J. Goodwine ("Goodwine POSR Decl.")

Feb 7, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Patent Owner's Motion to Exclude Evidence

Feb 7, 2020PAPERPATENT OWNER

ORDER Granting Requests for Oral Hearing 37 C.F.R. ¿¿ 42.70

Jan 24, 2020PAPERBOARD

Petitioner's Request for Oral Argument

Jan 17, 2020PAPERPETITIONER

Patent Owner's Request for Oral Hearing

Jan 17, 2020PAPERPATENT OWNER

Patent Owner's Document Production SACS00023-SACS00043

Dec 27, 2019EXHIBITPETITIONER

Patent Owner's Document Production SACS00068-SACS00072

Dec 27, 2019EXHIBITPETITIONER

Patent Owner's Document Production SACS00050

Dec 27, 2019EXHIBITPETITIONER

Deposition Transcript for Cross-examination of Dr. Hwang

Dec 27, 2019EXHIBITPETITIONER

Strauss, SMT Soldering Handbook (excerpts)

Dec 27, 2019EXHIBITPETITIONER

Petitioner's Reply to the Patent Owner Response

Dec 27, 2019PAPERPETITIONER

Patent Owner's Document Production SACS00001-00022

Dec 27, 2019EXHIBITPETITIONER

Patent Owner's Document Production SACS00073-SACS00074

Dec 27, 2019EXHIBITPETITIONER

Patent Owner's Document Production SACS00001-SACS00022

Dec 27, 2019EXHIBITPETITIONER

Patent Owner's Document Production SACS00054-SACS00067

Dec 27, 2019EXHIBITPETITIONER

Patent Owner's Document Production SACS00051-SACS00053

Dec 27, 2019EXHIBITPETITIONER

Deposition Transcript for Cross-examination of Dr. Suhir

Dec 27, 2019EXHIBITPETITIONER

Kariya

Dec 27, 2019EXHIBITPETITIONER

Declaration of Hector Ribera

Dec 27, 2019EXHIBITPETITIONER

Petitioner's Notice of Deposition (Dr. Hwang)

Nov 14, 2019PAPERPETITIONER

Petitioner's Notice of Deposition (Dr. Suhir)

Nov 14, 2019PAPERPETITIONER

EXPUNGED

Nov 7, 2019PAPERBOARD

PANEL CHANGE ORDER Conduct of the Proceedings 37 C.F.R. ¿¿ 42.5

Nov 7, 2019PAPERBOARD

Notice of Stipulation of Due Dates

Oct 25, 2019PAPERPATENT OWNER

Granting In Part Petitioner's Motion for Additional Discovery 37 C.F.R. sec. 42.51(b)

Oct 21, 2019PAPERBOARD

Patent Owner's Opposition to Petitioner's Motion for Additional Discovery

Oct 15, 2019PAPERPATENT OWNER

EXPUNGED

Oct 9, 2019PAPERPETITIONER

EXPUNGED

Oct 9, 2019PAPERPETITIONER

EXPUNGED

Oct 9, 2019PAPERPETITIONER

Petitioner Exhibit List

Oct 9, 2019PAPERPETITIONER

ASTM Standard E 8-99

Oct 9, 2019EXHIBITPETITIONER

Petitioner's Motion for Additional Discovery

Oct 9, 2019PAPERPETITIONER

ASTM Standard E606-92

Oct 9, 2019EXHIBITPETITIONER

ORDER Authorizing Motion for Additional Discovery 37 C.F.R. ¿¿ 42.51(b)

Oct 4, 2019PAPERBOARD

Exhibit 2020

Aug 23, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2023

Aug 23, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2029

Aug 23, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2030

Aug 23, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2031

Aug 23, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2032

Aug 23, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2038

Aug 23, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Patent Owner's Response

Aug 23, 2019PAPERPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2012

Aug 23, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2013

Aug 23, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2014

Aug 23, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2015

Aug 23, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2016

Aug 23, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2017

Aug 23, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2018

Aug 23, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2019

Aug 23, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2021

Aug 23, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2022

Aug 23, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2024

Aug 23, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2025

Aug 23, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2026

Aug 23, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2027

Aug 23, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2028

Aug 23, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2033

Aug 23, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2034

Aug 23, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2035

Aug 23, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2036

Aug 23, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2037

Aug 23, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Patent Owner's Objections to Petitioner's Pre-Institution Evidence

Jun 14, 2019PAPERPATENT OWNER

ORDER - Granting Petitioner¿¿¿s Motions for Admission Pro Hac Vice of Ryan J. Marton and Carolyn Chang 37 C.F.R. ¿¿ 42.10

May 31, 2019PAPERBOARD

Trial Instituted Document

May 31, 2019PAPERBOARD

Scheduling Order

May 31, 2019PAPERBOARD

Conduct of the Proceeding

Mar 29, 2019PAPERBOARD

Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice of Carolyn Chang

Mar 28, 2019PAPERPETITIONER

Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice of Ryan J. Marton

Mar 28, 2019PAPERPETITIONER

Declaration of Ryan J. Marton

Mar 28, 2019EXHIBITPETITIONER

PETITIONER¿¿¿S TRANSMITTAL LETTER UNDER 37 C.F.R. ¿¿ 42.6(e)(4)(ii)

Mar 28, 2019PAPERPETITIONER

Updated Translator Affidavit Regarding Exhibit 1006

Mar 28, 2019EXHIBITPETITIONER

Updated Translator Affidavit Regarding Exhibit 1011

Mar 28, 2019EXHIBITPETITIONER

Updated Translator Affidavit Regarding Exhibit 1024

Mar 28, 2019EXHIBITPETITIONER

Declaration of Carolyn Chang

Mar 28, 2019EXHIBITPETITIONER

Updated Translator Affidavit Regarding Exhibit 1014

Mar 28, 2019EXHIBITPETITIONER

Letters from Petitioner dated August 29, 2017 and March 23, 2018.

Mar 6, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Patent Owner's Preliminary Response

Mar 6, 2019PAPERPATENT OWNER

Ex. 2001

Mar 6, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Hwang, Jennie S., ¿¿¿Soldering: Trends and Predictions¿¿¿, Surface Mount Technology (Jan. 14, 1994).

Mar 6, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Gilleo, Ken, ¿¿¿The First 7,000 Years of Soldering, Part I¿¿¿, Circuits Assembly (Oct. 1994), pp. 30-34.

Mar 6, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Hwang, Jennie S., ¿¿¿Dr. Jennie Hwang on Solder: An Expert Looks at the Issues¿¿¿, Chip Scale Review (Sept. 1998).

Mar 6, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Singapore Asahi Chemical & Solder Industries PTE Ltd. v. Apple Inc., Case No. 1:18-cv-01662-DCN (N.D. Ohio Nov. 16, 2018), Order Clarifying Dismissal Order, ECF Doc. No. 46

Mar 6, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Declaration of Jennie S. Hwang, Ph.D. (¿¿¿Hwang Declaration¿¿¿)

Mar 6, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Cover Sheets of U.S. Patent No. 5,985,212, U.S. Patent No. 6,187,114 B1, U.S. 6,365,097 B1, and U.S. Patent No. 6,416,883 B1.

Mar 6, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

U.S. Patent No. 4,448,852, issued May 15, 1984 to Debasis Bose et al. (¿¿¿Bose¿¿¿).

Mar 6, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Joint Industry Standard: Requirements for Electronic Grade Solder Alloys and Fluxed and Non-Fluxed Solid Solders for Electronic Soldering Applications, IPC J-STD-006C (July 2013).

Mar 6, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Declaration of Brendan J. Goodwine.

Mar 6, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Patent Owner's Mandatory Notices

Dec 21, 2018PAPERPATENT OWNER

Notice of Accord Filing Date

Dec 6, 2018PAPERBOARD

Petitioner Power of Attorney

Nov 30, 2018PAPERPETITIONER

File History of U.S. Patent Application No. 09/224,323

Nov 30, 2018EXHIBITPETITIONER

Declaration of John W. Morris, Jr., Sc.D.

Nov 30, 2018EXHIBITPETITIONER

JPH08206874 A

Nov 30, 2018EXHIBITPETITIONER

Petition for Inter Partes Review of U.S. Patent No. 6176947

Nov 30, 2018PAPERPETITIONER

U.S. Patent No. 6176947

Nov 30, 2018EXHIBITPETITIONER

File History of U.S. Patent Application No. 09/417,169

Nov 30, 2018EXHIBITPETITIONER

Certified Translation of JPH08206874 A

Nov 30, 2018EXHIBITPETITIONER

Declaration of Janet Vratny

Nov 30, 2018EXHIBITPETITIONER

U.S. Patent No. 4,879,096

Nov 30, 2018EXHIBITPETITIONER

JPH08132277A

Nov 30, 2018EXHIBITPETITIONER

U.S. Patent No. 5,527,628

Nov 30, 2018EXHIBITPETITIONER

Certified Translation of JPH09192877A

Nov 30, 2018EXHIBITPETITIONER

Ning-Cheng Lee, Getting Ready for Lead-free Solders, Soldering & Surface Mount Technology Volume 9 Number 2 1997 pp. 65-69

Nov 30, 2018EXHIBITPETITIONER

Certified Translation of JPH08132277A

Nov 30, 2018EXHIBITPETITIONER

JPH09192877A

Nov 30, 2018EXHIBITPETITIONER

Certified Translation of Page 3 of CA2314116

Nov 30, 2018EXHIBITPETITIONER

EP 0 878 265 A1

Nov 30, 2018EXHIBITPETITIONER

English-language abstract of JPH09327791A

Nov 30, 2018EXHIBITPETITIONER

Assignment of U.S. 6176947

Nov 30, 2018EXHIBITPETITIONER

Trumble, B., Get the LEAD out, IEEE Spectrum, May 1998, pgs. 55-60

Nov 30, 2018EXHIBITPETITIONER

Canadian Patent Application No. CA2314116

Nov 30, 2018EXHIBITPETITIONER

English-language abstract of JPH10166178A

Nov 30, 2018EXHIBITPETITIONER

Certified Translation of WO 1997/28923 A1

Nov 30, 2018EXHIBITPETITIONER

Excerpt from Hwang, Modern Solder Technology for Competitive Electronics Manufacturing, McGraw-Hill 1996

Nov 30, 2018EXHIBITPETITIONER

Miller, C. M., Anderson, I., Smith, J.F., A Viable Tin-Lead Solder Substitute, JEM, Vol. 23, No. 7 (1994), pp. 595-601

Nov 30, 2018EXHIBITPETITIONER

Print out from: https://web.archive.org/web/20010309224520fw_/ http://lead-free.ncms.org:80/ontheCD/alloys.htm

Nov 30, 2018EXHIBITPETITIONER

Declaration of Hector Ribera

Nov 30, 2018EXHIBITPETITIONER

WO 1999/04048 A1

Nov 30, 2018EXHIBITPETITIONER

WO 1997/28923 A1

Nov 30, 2018EXHIBITPETITIONER

Ohio Secretary of State, Recordation of Certificate of Dissolution of H-Technologies Group, Inc.

Nov 30, 2018EXHIBITPETITIONER

Declaration of Tony Roche

Nov 30, 2018EXHIBITPETITIONER

Jin, S., Frear D.R., Morris Jr., J.W., Forward, JEM, Vol. 23 No. 8 (1994), p. 691

Nov 30, 2018EXHIBITPETITIONER

Glazer, J., Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Pb-Free Solder Alloys for Low-Cost Electronic Assembly: A Review, JEM, Vol. 23, No. 8 (1994), pp. 693-700

Nov 30, 2018EXHIBITPETITIONER

Print out from: https://web.archive.org/web/20010203124300/http://leadfree. ncms.org:80/abouttheCD.htm

Nov 30, 2018EXHIBITPETITIONER

Gayle, F.W., et al., High Temperature Lead-Free Solder for Microelectronics, JOM, Vol. 53, No. 6, pp. 17-21

Nov 30, 2018EXHIBITPETITIONER