The detailed information for PTAB case with proceeding number IPR2020-00071 filed by Varian Medical Systems, Inc. et al. against Best Medical International, Inc. on Oct 18, 2019. This includes filing dates, application numbers, tech centers, patent numbers, and current case status.

Case Details

Proceeding Number
IPR2020-00071
Filing Date
Oct 18, 2019
Petitioner
Varian Medical Systems, Inc. et al.
Respondent
Best Medical International, Inc.
Status
Final Written Decision
Respondent Application Number
09320980
Respondent Tech Center
2800
Respondent Patent Number
6393096
Institution Decision Date
May 1, 2020
Termination Date
Apr 23, 2021

Proceeding Documents

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Document NameFiling DateCategoryFiling Party

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Other: other court decision

Jan 6, 2023PAPERBOARD

Other: Fed Circuit mandate

Jan 6, 2023PAPERBOARD

Patent Owner's Notice of Appeal

Jun 25, 2021PAPERPATENT OWNER

JUDGMENT Final Written Decision Determining Some Challenged Claims Unpatentable Denying-in-Part and Dismissing-in-Part Petitioner’s Motion to Exclude 35 U.S.C. § 318(a); 37 C.F.R. § 42.64

Apr 23, 2021PAPERBOARD

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

Mar 2, 2021PAPERBOARD

Hearing Transcript

Mar 1, 2021PAPERBOARD

Patent Owner's Updated Mandatory Notices

Feb 8, 2021PAPERPATENT OWNER

Petitioner's Updated Mandatory Notices

Jan 29, 2021PAPERPETITIONER

Petitioner's Updated Exhibit List

Jan 29, 2021PAPERPETITIONER

Request For Ex Parte Reexamination of U.S. Patent No. 6,393,096 Under 35 U.S.C. ���� 302-307 and 37 C.F.R. �� 1.150 ET SEQ, dated December 23, 2019

Jan 29, 2021EXHIBITPETITIONER

Order Granting Request For Ex Parte Reexamination of U.S. Patent No. 6,393,096, dated January 29, 2020

Jan 29, 2021EXHIBITPETITIONER

Patent Owner Request for Consideration of an Amendment Cancelling claims 1, 3-8, and 37-42, dated November 23, 2020

Jan 29, 2021EXHIBITPETITIONER

Request For Ex Parte Reexamination of U.S. Patent No. 6,038,283 Under ���� 302-307 and 37 C.F.R. �� 1.150 ET SEQ, July 27, 2020

Jan 29, 2021EXHIBITPETITIONER

Order Granting Request for Ex Parte Reexamination of U.S. Patent No. 6,038,283, dated September 10, 2020

Jan 29, 2021EXHIBITPETITIONER

Joint Stipulation

Jan 26, 2021PAPERPATENT OWNER

Order - Conduct of the Proceedings - 37 C.F.R. 42.5

Jan 22, 2021PAPERBOARD

Petitioner's Reply In Support of its Motion to Exclude

Jan 19, 2021PAPERPETITIONER

Patent Owner's Updated Mandatory Notices

Jan 15, 2021PAPERPATENT OWNER

Patent Owner's Updated Power of Attorney

Jan 15, 2021PAPERPATENT OWNER

Order - Provisionally Granting Patent Owner's Motions to Withdraw and Substitute Counsel

Jan 14, 2021PAPERBOARD

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

Jan 12, 2021PAPERPATENT OWNER

Motion for Withdrawal and Substitution of Counsel

Jan 6, 2021PAPERPATENT OWNER

Petitioner's Motion to Exclude

Jan 5, 2021PAPERPETITIONER

Granting Requests for Oral Argument 37 C.F.R. § 42.70

Dec 18, 2020PAPERBOARD

Patent Owner's Request for Oral Argument

Dec 15, 2020PAPERPATENT OWNER

Petitioner's Request for Oral Argument

Dec 15, 2020PAPERPETITIONER

Patent Owner's Sur-Reply

Dec 1, 2020PAPERPATENT OWNER

Notice of Joint Stipulation to Modify Trial Due Date 3

Nov 6, 2020PAPERPATENT OWNER

Patent Owner's Objections to Evidence

Nov 6, 2020PAPERPATENT OWNER

Order - Granting Elekta's Motions for Admission Pro Hac Vice of Ronald S. Lemieux - 37 CFR 42.10

Nov 3, 2020PAPERBOARD

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

Oct 30, 2020PAPERBOARD

PETITIONER¿¿¿S UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR PRO HAC VICE ADMISSION OF RONALD LEMIEUX UNDER 37 C.F.R. ¿¿ 42.10(c)

Oct 30, 2020PAPERPETITIONER

Ex. 1040

Oct 30, 2020EXHIBITPETITIONER

Petitioner's Updated Exhibit List

Oct 30, 2020PAPERPETITIONER

Papers Presented by Nomos Corp. at X11th Int'l Conf. on the Use of Computers in Radiation Therapy - Salt Lake City (May 27-30 1997)

Oct 30, 2020EXHIBITPETITIONER

Petitioner's Reply ISO Petition

Oct 30, 2020PAPERPETITIONER

Peacock: A System for Planning and Rotational Delivery of Intensity-Modulated Fields, Int'l Journal of Imaging Systems and Technology (Spring 1995)

Oct 30, 2020EXHIBITPETITIONER

LinkedIn profile page for Bruce Curran

Oct 30, 2020EXHIBITPETITIONER

Premarked Notification - Peacock System (K963259) Summary of Safety and Effectiveness (Nov. 18, 1996)

Oct 30, 2020EXHIBITPETITIONER

October 9, 2020 Deposition of Daniel Chase

Oct 30, 2020EXHIBITPETITIONER

October 16, 2020 Deposition Daniel Chase

Oct 30, 2020EXHIBITPETITIONER

September 29, 2020 Deposition of Mark Carol (public, redacted version)

Oct 30, 2020EXHIBITPETITIONER

October 1, 2020 Deposition of Thomas Rowden (public, redacted version)

Oct 30, 2020EXHIBITPETITIONER

October 6, 2020 Deposition of Merle Romesberg (public, redacted version)

Oct 30, 2020EXHIBITPETITIONER

Expert Reply Declaration of Dr. Kenneth Gall

Oct 30, 2020EXHIBITPETITIONER

October 8, 2020 Deposition of Merle Romesberg

Oct 30, 2020EXHIBITPETITIONER

SEALED October 6, 2020 Deposition of Merle Romesberg

Oct 30, 2020EXHIBITPETITIONER

Order Increasing Word Limit for Reply and Sur-reply

Oct 26, 2020PAPERBOARD

ORDER Granting Patent Owner¿¿¿s Motions to Seal Entry of Protective Order 37 C.F.R. ¿¿ 42.54

Oct 23, 2020PAPERBOARD

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

Oct 1, 2020PAPERBOARD

Notice of Deposition of Mr. Merle Romesberg III

Sep 15, 2020PAPERPETITIONER

Notice of Deposition of Mr. Thomas Rowden

Sep 15, 2020PAPERPETITIONER

Notice of Deposition of Dr. Mark P. Carol

Sep 15, 2020PAPERPETITIONER

Notice of Deposition of Mr. Daniel Chase

Sep 15, 2020PAPERPETITIONER

Notice of Joint Stipulation to Modify Due Date 2

Sep 14, 2020PAPERPETITIONER

Petitioner's Objections to Evidence

Aug 14, 2020PAPERPETITIONER

Patent Owner's Motion to Seal

Aug 7, 2020PAPERPATENT OWNER

District Court Claim Construction Ruling

Aug 7, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Declaration of Thomas Rowden

Aug 7, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Corvus_2.0 rl user manual (Part 1 of 2)

Aug 7, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

CORVUS_2.0_Support_Tree/progsrc/Optimize/OctTreePlanner.c (Confidential)

Aug 7, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

CORVUS_2.0_Support_Tree/progsrc/Optimize/OctTreeInfo.h (Confidential)

Aug 7, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

CORVUS_2.0_Support_Tree/progsrc/ /Peacock /Dosimetrist.m (Confidential)

Aug 7, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

CORVUS_2.0_Support_Tree/progsrc Peacock/ Projectionist.m (Confidential)

Aug 7, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Patent Owner's Response (Confidential)

Aug 7, 2020PAPERPATENT OWNER

Patent Owner's Response (Public Version - Redacted)

Aug 7, 2020PAPERPATENT OWNER

Declaration of Daniel Chase

Aug 7, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Nishimura 2015

Aug 7, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Smith 2020

Aug 7, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Arimura 2017

Aug 7, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Transcript of July 2, 2020 Deposition of Kenneth P. Gall, Ph.D. in IPR2020-00072

Aug 7, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Declaration of Mark P. Carol

Aug 7, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Declaration of Merle Romesberg III (Public Version - Redacted)

Aug 7, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

CORVUS 2.0 rl user manual (Part 2 of 2)

Aug 7, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

ECO No. 97-0734

Aug 7, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Patent Owner's Updated Exhibit List as of August 7, 2020

Aug 7, 2020PAPERPATENT OWNER

Declaration of Merle Romesberg III (Confidential)

Aug 7, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

CORVUS_2.0_Support_Tree/progsrc/Optimize/OctTreePlanner.h (Confidential)

Aug 7, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

CORVUS_2.0_Support_Tree/progsrc/Optimize/OctTreeAnneal,.c (Confidential)

Aug 7, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

CORVUS_2.0_Support_Tree/progsrc/Optimize/OctTreeAnneal.h (Confidential)

Aug 7, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

CORVUS_2.0_Support_Tree/progsrc/Optimize/OctPlanCost.c (Confidential)

Aug 7, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

CORVUS_2.0_Support_Tree/progsrc/Optimize/OctPlanCost.h (Confidential)

Aug 7, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

CORVUS_2.0_Support_Tree/progsrc/Optimize/OctPlanCost_integral.c (Confidential)

Aug 7, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

CORVUS_2.0_Support_Tree/progsrc/Optimize/OctPlanCost_integral.h (Confidential)

Aug 7, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

CORVUS_2.0_Support_Tree/progsrc/Optimize/OctTreeInfo.c (Confidential)

Aug 7, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

CORVUS_2.0_Support_Tree/progsrc/Optimize/Site.OctTreeAnnealer.Values (Confidential)

Aug 7, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

CORVUS_2.0_Support_Tree/progsrc/ /Peacock /Dosimetrist.h (Confidential)

Aug 7, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

CORVUS_2.0_Support_Tree/progsrc//Peacock /Anatomist.m (Confidential)

Aug 7, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

CORVUS_2.0_Support_Tree/progsrc//Peacock /Anatomist.h (Confidential)

Aug 7, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Notice of Second Joint Stipulation to Modify Trial Due Date 1

Jul 13, 2020PAPERPATENT OWNER

Patent Owner's Updated Power of Attorney

Jun 30, 2020PAPERPATENT OWNER

Patent Owner's Updated Mandatory Notices

Jun 30, 2020PAPERPATENT OWNER

IPR2020-00971 Granting Institution of Inter Partes Review and Granting Motion for Joinder

Jun 24, 2020PAPERBOARD

Notice of Joint Stipulation to Modify Trial Due Date 1

Jun 19, 2020PAPERPATENT OWNER

Patent Owner's Notice of Deposition of Sylvia Hall-Ellis, Ph.D.

Jun 18, 2020PAPERPATENT OWNER

Patent Owner's Notice of Deposition of Kenneth P. Gall, Ph.D.

Jun 18, 2020PAPERPATENT OWNER

Granting Petitioners Unopposed Motions for Admission Pro Hac Vice of Reuben Chen, Adam M. Pivovar, and Yuan Liang 37 C.F.R. sec 42.10

Jun 17, 2020PAPERBOARD

Granting Patent Owner's Unopposed Motions for Admission Pro Hac Vice of Steven A. Maddox

Jun 16, 2020PAPERBOARD

Petitioner's Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice - Reuben Chen

Jun 12, 2020PAPERPETITIONER

Biography of Reuben Chen

Jun 12, 2020EXHIBITPETITIONER

Declaration of Reuben Chen ISO Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission

Jun 12, 2020EXHIBITPETITIONER

Petitioner's Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission - Adam Pivovar

Jun 12, 2020PAPERPETITIONER

Declaration of Adam Pivovar ISO Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission

Jun 12, 2020EXHIBITPETITIONER

Biography of Adam Pivovar

Jun 12, 2020EXHIBITPETITIONER

Declaration of Yuan Liang ISO Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission

Jun 12, 2020EXHIBITPETITIONER

Petitioner's Updated Exhibit List

Jun 12, 2020PAPERPETITIONER

Petitioner's Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission - Yuan Liang

Jun 12, 2020PAPERPETITIONER

Biography of Yuan Liang

Jun 12, 2020EXHIBITPETITIONER

Declaration of Steven A. Maddox in Support of Pro Hac Vice Motion

Jun 5, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Patent Owner's Exhibit List as of June 5, 2020

Jun 5, 2020PAPERPATENT OWNER

Patent Owner's Unopposed Motion For Steven A. Maddox to Appear Pro Hac Vice

Jun 5, 2020PAPERPATENT OWNER

Patent Owner's Objections to Evidence Submitted During the Preliminary Proceeding

May 15, 2020PAPERPATENT OWNER

Trial Instituted Document

May 1, 2020PAPERBOARD

SCHEDULING ORDER

May 1, 2020PAPERBOARD

ORDER Conditionally Granting Patent Owner's Motion to Withdraw and Substitute Counsel

Mar 30, 2020PAPERBOARD

Patent Owner¿¿¿s Updated Power of Attorney

Mar 30, 2020PAPERPATENT OWNER

Patent Owner¿¿¿s Updated Mandatory Notices

Mar 30, 2020PAPERPATENT OWNER

Motion to Withdraw and Substitution of Counsel

Mar 20, 2020PAPERPATENT OWNER

Patent Owner's Sur-Reply to Patent Owner's Preliminary Response

Mar 3, 2020PAPERPATENT OWNER

Petitioner's Reply on Proper Service to Patent Owner's Preliminary Response

Feb 25, 2020PAPERPETITIONER

Order - Authorizing Replies and Sur-replies - 37 CFR 42.5, 42.108

Feb 18, 2020PAPERBOARD

Exhibit 2009 - Bortfeld

Feb 7, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2010 - Purdy 1996

Feb 7, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2012 - Nutting

Feb 7, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2013 - Klein

Feb 7, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2021 - Priority Mail Express Information

Feb 7, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2001 - Daniel Chase CV

Feb 7, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2011 - WEBB 1998

Feb 7, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2014 - Varian Proof of Service 10.18.2018

Feb 7, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2023 - FedEx Office - Palo Alto California - 249 S California Ave 94306

Feb 7, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2033 - Owen 1994

Feb 7, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2022 - FedEx Tracking No. 780362214336

Feb 7, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2027 - US6038283

Feb 7, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2032 - Woo 1996

Feb 7, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2034 - Shale 1988

Feb 7, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2035 - Welcome to Advanced Medical Publishing

Feb 7, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2002 - Declaration of Daniel Chase IPR2020-00071

Feb 7, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Patent Owner's Exhibit List as of February 7, 2020

Feb 7, 2020PAPERPATENT OWNER

Patent Owner Preliminary Response

Feb 7, 2020PAPERPATENT OWNER

Notice of Accord Filing Date

Nov 7, 2019PAPERBOARD

Patent Owner Mandatory Notice Information

Nov 5, 2019PAPERPATENT OWNER

Petitioner's Power of Attorney

Oct 18, 2019PAPERPETITIONER

U.S. Patent No. 6,393,096 B1 to Mark P. Carol et al. (filed May 27, 1999, issued May 21, 2002) ("'096 patent" or "096")

Oct 18, 2019EXHIBITPETITIONER

Declaration of Kenneth Gall

Oct 18, 2019EXHIBITPETITIONER

Declaration of Christopher Butler

Oct 18, 2019EXHIBITPETITIONER

The Physics of Three Dimensional Radiation Therapy: Conformal Radiotherapy, Radiosurgery and Treatment Planning (1993) ("Webb 1993")

Oct 18, 2019EXHIBITPETITIONER

Lawrence T.S. et al., "An Application of Dose Volume Histograms to the Treatment of Intrahepatic Malignancies with Radiation Therapy," Int. J. Radiation Oncology Biol. Phys., 19:1041-1047 (1990) ("Lawrence 1990")

Oct 18, 2019EXHIBITPETITIONER

Notice of Allowance for US Application 09/320,980 dated Sept. 1, 2000

Oct 18, 2019EXHIBITPETITIONER

Webb, S., "Optimisation of conformal radiotherapy dose distribution by simulated annealing," Phys. Med. Biol., 34(10):1349-1370 (1989) ("Webb 1989")

Oct 18, 2019EXHIBITPETITIONER

Langer, M. et al., "Large Scale Optimization of Beam Weights Under Dose-Volume Restrictions," Int. J. Radiation Oncology Biol. Phys., 18:887-893 (1990) ("Langer 1990")

Oct 18, 2019EXHIBITPETITIONER

Goitein, M., "The Comparison of Treatment Plans," Seminars in Radiation Oncology, 2(4):246-256 (1992) ("Goitein 1992")

Oct 18, 2019EXHIBITPETITIONER

Morrill, S.M., "Constrained simulated annealing for optimized radiation therapy treatment planning," Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine, 33:135-144 (1990) ("Morrill 1990")

Oct 18, 2019EXHIBITPETITIONER

Drzymala, R.E. et al., "Dose-Volume Histograms," Int. J. Radiation Oncology Biol. Phys., 21:71-78 (1991) ("Drzymala 1991")

Oct 18, 2019EXHIBITPETITIONER

Kirkpatrick, S. et al., "Optimization by Simulated Annealing," Science 220(4598):671-680 (1983) ("Kirkpatrick 1983")

Oct 18, 2019EXHIBITPETITIONER

Oldham, M. et al., "A comparison of conventional forward planning with inverse planning for 3D conformal radiotherapy of the prostrate," Radiotherapy and Oncology, 35:248-262 (1995) ("Oldham")

Oct 18, 2019EXHIBITPETITIONER

Carol, M.P., Chapter 17 Where we go from here: one person s vision, The Theory & Practice of Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (1997) 243-252 ( Carol 17 )

Oct 18, 2019EXHIBITPETITIONER

Chen, G.T.Y. et al., Evaluation of Treatment Plans Using Dose Volume Histograms, Front. Radiat. Ther. Onc., 21:44-55 (1987) (Chen-1987)

Oct 18, 2019EXHIBITPETITIONER

Webb, S., "Optimizing Radiation Therapy Inverse Treatment Planning Using the Simulated Annealing Technique," International Journal of Imaging Sytems and Technology, 6:71-79 (1995) ("Webb 1995")

Oct 18, 2019EXHIBITPETITIONER

Viggars D.A., et al., "The Objective Evaluation of Alternative Treatment Plans III: The Quantitative Analysis of Dose Volume Histograms," Int. J. Radiation Oncology Biol. Phys., 23:419-427 (1992) ("Viggars")

Oct 18, 2019EXHIBITPETITIONER

U.S. Patent No. 5,596,619 ("'619 patent")

Oct 18, 2019EXHIBITPETITIONER

Carol, M.P., Chapter 2 MRT: Where we are today, The Theory & Practice of Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (1997) 17-36 ( Carol 2 )

Oct 18, 2019EXHIBITPETITIONER

Morrill, S.M. et al., Treatment planning optimization using constrained simulated annealing, Phys. Med. Biol., 36(10):1341-1361 (1991) (Morrill 1991)

Oct 18, 2019EXHIBITPETITIONER

Brooks, S.P., et al., "Optimization using simulated annealing," The Statistician, 44(2):241-257 (1995) ('Brooks-1995')

Oct 18, 2019EXHIBITPETITIONER

Neal, A.J. et al., Comparison of treatment techniques for conformal radiotherapy of the prostate using dose-volume histograms and normal tissue complication probabilities, Radiotherapy and Oncology, 37:29-34 (1995) ( Neal-1995 )

Oct 18, 2019EXHIBITPETITIONER

Webb, S., Optimization of conformal radiotherapy dose distributions by simulated annealing: 2. Inclusion of scatter in the 2D technique, Phys. Med. Biol., 36(9):1227-1237 (1991) (Webb-1991)

Oct 18, 2019EXHIBITPETITIONER

Shalev, S. et al., "The Objective Evaluation of Alternative Treatment Plans: II. Score Functions," Int. J. Radiation Oncology Biol. Phys., 20:1067-1073 (1991) ("Shalev-1991")

Oct 18, 2019EXHIBITPETITIONER

Oldham, M. et al., "The optimization and inherent limitations of 3D conformal radiotherapy treatment plans of the prostate," The British Journal of Radiology, 68:882-893 (1995) ("Oldham-1995")

Oct 18, 2019EXHIBITPETITIONER

Mohan, R., et al., "Clinically relevant optimization of 3-D conformal treatments," Med. Phys., 19(4):933-944 ('Mohan-1992')

Oct 18, 2019EXHIBITPETITIONER

Petition for Inter Partes Review of U.S. Patent No. 6,393,096

Oct 18, 2019PAPERPETITIONER

Hall-Ellis Declaration

Oct 18, 2019EXHIBITPETITIONER