The detailed information for PTAB case with proceeding number IPR2019-01276 filed by Unified Patents, LLC against Varatec, LLC on Jul 3, 2019. This includes filing dates, application numbers, tech centers, patent numbers, and current case status.

Case Details

Proceeding Number
IPR2019-01276
Filing Date
Jul 3, 2019
Petitioner
Unified Patents, LLC
Respondent
Varatec, LLC
Status
Final Written Decision
Respondent Application Number
11089744
Respondent Tech Center
2600
Respondent Patent Number
7792256
Institution Decision Date
Dec 31, 2019
Termination Date
Dec 29, 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 Updated Exhibit List

Apr 14, 2021PAPERPETITIONER

Redacted Version of Patent Owner's Exhibit 2021

Apr 14, 2021EXHIBITPETITIONER

Granting Petitioner���s Motion to Seal in Part Exhibit 2021 Granting Petitioner���s Updated Motion to Expunge Confidential Information 37 C.F.R. secs. 42.5, 42.14, 42.56

Apr 12, 2021PAPERBOARD

Petitioner's Updated Mandatory Notices

Mar 11, 2021PAPERPETITIONER

Updated Motion to Expunge Confidential Information

Feb 5, 2021PAPERPETITIONER

Motion to Seal In Part Exhibit 2021

Jan 27, 2021PAPERPETITIONER

Decision - Granting Petitioners Motion to Seal and Granting-in-part Patent Owners Motion to Seal - 37 C.F.R. Sects. 42.5, 42.14, 42.54

Jan 20, 2021PAPERBOARD

Motion to Expunge Confidential Information

Jan 8, 2021PAPERPETITIONER

Termination Decision Document

Dec 29, 2020PAPERBOARD

Hearing Transcript

Dec 11, 2020PAPERBOARD

Petitioner's Demonstratives

Sep 23, 2020PAPERPETITIONER

Patent Owner's Demonstratives

Sep 23, 2020PAPERPATENT OWNER

Petitioner's Power of Attorney

Sep 15, 2020PAPERPETITIONER

Petitioner's Updated Mandatory Notices

Sep 15, 2020PAPERPETITIONER

ORDER Granting the Parties¿¿¿ Request for Oral Hearing

Sep 14, 2020PAPERBOARD

Petitioner's Sur-Reply to Patent Owner's Reply In Support of Its Motion to Amend

Sep 8, 2020PAPERPETITIONER

Patent Owner's Request for Oral Hearing

Aug 17, 2020PAPERPATENT OWNER

Petitioner's Request for Oral Argument

Aug 17, 2020PAPERPETITIONER

Patent Owner Varatec, LLC's Reply to Petitioner's Opposition to Patent Owner's Motion to Amend

Aug 3, 2020PAPERPATENT OWNER

Transcript of the Deposition of Dr. Paul Franzon

Aug 3, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Preliminary Guidance - Patent Owner's Motion to Amend

Jul 17, 2020PAPERBOARD

Notice of Deposition of Dr. Paul D. Franzon

Jun 26, 2020PAPERPATENT OWNER

Second Declaration of Dr. Paul D. Franzon

Jun 22, 2020EXHIBITPETITIONER

U.S. Patent 8,665,082 to Glenn et al. (Glenn)

Jun 22, 2020EXHIBITPETITIONER

U.S. Patent 6,970,183 to Monroe (Monroe)

Jun 22, 2020EXHIBITPETITIONER

Petitioner's Opposition to Patent Owner's Motion to Amend

Jun 22, 2020PAPERPETITIONER

U.S. Patent Application Publication 2005/0131652 A1 to Corwin et al. (Corwin)

Jun 22, 2020EXHIBITPETITIONER

GB 2384604 A to Blackburn (Blackburn)

Jun 22, 2020EXHIBITPETITIONER

WO 02/054178 A2 to Hernandez (Hernandez)

Jun 22, 2020EXHIBITPETITIONER

Order - Conduct of the Proceeding - 35 USC 42.5

May 1, 2020PAPERBOARD

Petitioner's Objections to Patent Owner's Exhibit 2032

Apr 23, 2020PAPERPETITIONER

Redlined Version of Original vs Corrected Motion to Amend

Apr 16, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Supplemental Declaration of Chuck Arledge

Apr 16, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Patent Owner's Corrected Motion To Amend

Apr 16, 2020PAPERPATENT OWNER

Notice of Stipulation to Move Due Dates 2 and 3

Apr 15, 2020PAPERPETITIONER

Petitioner's Objections to Patent Owner's Evidence

Mar 30, 2020PAPERPETITIONER

Patent Owner's Motion To Amend

Mar 23, 2020PAPERPATENT OWNER

¿¿¿744 Patent Application

Mar 23, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Prior Art Disclosed in Related Matters

Mar 23, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

¿¿¿744 Patent Application Information Disclosure Statement

Mar 23, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Declaration of Chuck Arledge in Support of Patent Owner Varatec, LLC¿¿¿s Motion to Amend

Mar 23, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Conduct of the Proceeding 35 U.S.C. secs. 42.5, 42.121(a)

Mar 17, 2020PAPERBOARD

Petitioner's Objections to Patent Owner's Evidence

Jan 15, 2020PAPERPETITIONER

Joint Filing Regarding Proposed Redactions to the Board's Institution Decision (Paper 14)

Jan 8, 2020PAPERPETITIONER

Petitioner's Updated Mandatory Notices

Jan 8, 2020PAPERPETITIONER

EXPUNGED

Dec 31, 2019PAPERBOARD

Scheduling Order

Dec 31, 2019PAPERBOARD

Patent Owner's Motion to Seal Sur-reply and Exs. 2021, 2022, and 2024

Nov 19, 2019PAPERPATENT OWNER

EXPUNGED

Nov 19, 2019PAPERPATENT OWNER

Ex. 2021 (redacted in full)

Nov 19, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

PATENT OWNER¿¿¿S SUR-REPLY IN SUPPORT OF ITS PRELIMINARY RESPONSE (PUBLIC REDACTED)

Nov 19, 2019PAPERPATENT OWNER

EXPUNGED

Nov 19, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Ex. 2023 Screenshot from Docket Navigator identifying the number of IPR petitions filed by Comcast

Nov 19, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

EXPUNGED

Nov 19, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Ex. 2024 (redacted in full)

Nov 19, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2026 - Unified's Success Webpage

Nov 19, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

EXPUNGED

Nov 19, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Ex. 2022 (redacted in full)

Nov 19, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2025 - Unified's Updated IPR Petition Activity

Nov 19, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

EXPUNGED

Nov 5, 2019PAPERPETITIONER

Petitioner's Motion to Seal

Nov 5, 2019PAPERPETITIONER

Petitioner's Reply to Patent Owner's Preliminary Response (redacted public version)

Nov 5, 2019PAPERPETITIONER

EXPUNGED

Nov 5, 2019EXHIBITPETITIONER

EX1012 - Declaration of Kevin Jakel (redacted public version)

Nov 5, 2019EXHIBITPETITIONER

EX1013 - Screenshot of Unified's website home page

Nov 5, 2019EXHIBITPETITIONER

EX1014 - Lex Machina search results

Nov 5, 2019EXHIBITPETITIONER

EX1015 - Screenshot of Unified's PTAB Success web page

Nov 5, 2019EXHIBITPETITIONER

Patent Owner's Preliminary Response

Oct 2, 2019PAPERPATENT OWNER

June/July 2019 email string between Varatec counsel and Comcast counsel re: Case Protective Order in Varatec v. Comcast case

Oct 2, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

August 2019 email string between Varatec counsel and Comcast counsel re: Comcast¿¿¿s post-stay Varatec counsel IPR-recusal demand

Oct 2, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Table summarizing past instances where Unified filed IPR petitions against patents being asserted against Comcast

Oct 2, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Unified Patents Solution: Screenshot of ¿¿¿The Solution¿¿¿ page from Unified Patents¿¿¿s website as of April 13, 2013, available at https://web.archive.org/web/20130413072915/unifiedpatents.com/solution.html

Oct 2, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

¿¿¿The Gloves Are Off¿¿¿ Article: The Gloves Are Off: Unified Patents Inc. Unveils Its ¿¿¿NPE Deterrent¿¿¿ Strategy, Unified Patents (September 23, 2013)

Oct 2, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Kevin Jakel, Unified Patents Presentation

Oct 2, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Table summarizing Unified Patents¿¿¿s Press Releases from August 3, 2018 to September 19, 2019

Oct 2, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Internet Archive Wayback Machine screenshot of Unified Patents article entitled, ¿¿¿Toyota and Honda Join Unified Patents¿¿¿ New Automotive Zone¿¿¿ (June 9, 2015)

Oct 2, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Law360 Article: Coe, Erin, Unified Patents Adds AIA Reviews To Anti-¿¿¿Troll¿¿¿ Arsenal, Law360 (June 23, 2015)

Oct 2, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Screenshot of Unified Patents PTAB case list portal identifying previously settled cases, available at https://portal.unifiedpatents.com/ptab/caselist?petitioners=Unified+Patents&up_status=Terminated&up_substatus=Settlement

Oct 2, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Litigations Brought on Patents Previously Challenged by Unified After Unified Abandoned Its IPR Efforts Following Settlement

Oct 2, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Screenshot of Unified Patents FAQ webpage available at https://www.unifiedpatents.com/faq

Oct 2, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Screenshot of Unified Patents PTAB case list portal identifying the number of IPR petitions filed by Unified Patents, available at https://portal.unifiedpatents.com/ptab/caselist?petitioners=Unified+Patents&sort=-filing_date

Oct 2, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Screenshot of Unified Patents Join Page with link to ¿¿¿Hacking¿¿¿ Article as of May 17, 2018, available at https://web.archive.org/web/20180517015601/https://www.unifiedpatents.com/join/

Oct 2, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

September/October 2019 email chain between Unified counsel and Varatec counsel re: IPR2019-01276: Request for Preliminary Discovery

Oct 2, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Screenshot of Unified Patents Current Join Page as of September 20, 2019, available at https://www.unifiedpatents.com/join

Oct 2, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

"¿¿¿Hacking¿¿¿ Article: Belcher, Marta, et al., Hacking the Patent System: A Guide to Alternative Patent Licensing for Innovators, Unified Patents Hacking the Patent System Article

Oct 2, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Screenshot of Unified Patents FAQ webpage regarding Unified's cease and desist letter policy as of September 20, 2019, available at https://www.unifiedpatents.com/faq

Oct 2, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Table summarizing Unified Patents's prior art contests for patents previously asserted against Comcast

Oct 2, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Reid Huefner Declaration

Oct 2, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Patent Owner's Exhibit List

Oct 2, 2019PAPERPATENT OWNER

Patent Owner's Power of Attorney

Sep 26, 2019PAPERPATENT OWNER

Patent Owner's Mandatory Notices

Sep 13, 2019PAPERPATENT OWNER

Notice of Accord Filing Date

Jul 26, 2019PAPERBOARD

Petitioner's Power of Attorney

Jul 3, 2019PAPERPETITIONER

EX1006 - US Patent 6,681,110 (Crookham)

Jul 3, 2019EXHIBITPETITIONER

Petition for Inter Partes Review of U.S. Patent 7,792,256

Jul 3, 2019PAPERPETITIONER

EX1001 - US Patent 7,792,256

Jul 3, 2019EXHIBITPETITIONER

EX1002 - Prosecution History of US Pat. 7,792,256

Jul 3, 2019EXHIBITPETITIONER

EX1003 - Declaration of Dr. Paul D. Franzon

Jul 3, 2019EXHIBITPETITIONER

EX1004 - US Patent 6,686,838 (Rezvani)

Jul 3, 2019EXHIBITPETITIONER

EX1005 - US Patent 7,292,142 (Simon)

Jul 3, 2019EXHIBITPETITIONER

EX1007 - US Patent 5,301,122 (Halpern)

Jul 3, 2019EXHIBITPETITIONER

EX1008 - US 2003/0062997 A1 (Naidoo)

Jul 3, 2019EXHIBITPETITIONER

EX1009 - Unified Patents Voluntary Interrogatories

Jul 3, 2019EXHIBITPETITIONER

EX1010 - US Patent 6,310,554

Jul 3, 2019EXHIBITPETITIONER

EX1011 - Curriculum Vitae of Dr. Paul D. Franzon

Jul 3, 2019EXHIBITPETITIONER