The detailed information for PTAB case with proceeding number IPR2020-01391 filed by Western Digital Corporation et al. against Kuster, Martin et al. on Aug 4, 2020. This includes filing dates, application numbers, tech centers, patent numbers, and current case status.

Case Details

Proceeding Number
IPR2020-01391
Filing Date
Aug 4, 2020
Petitioner
Western Digital Corporation et al.
Respondent
Kuster, Martin et al.
Status
Final Written Decision
Respondent Application Number
13757505
Respondent Tech Center
2800
Respondent Patent Number
8693206
Institution Decision Date
Feb 16, 2021
Termination Date
Feb 10, 2022

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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Other: Fed Circuit mandate

Apr 23, 2024PAPERBOARD

Other: other court decision

Apr 23, 2024PAPERBOARD

PETITIONER’S UPDATED MANDATORY NOTICES

Oct 13, 2023PAPERPETITIONER

PETITIONER’S UPDATED POWER OF ATTORNEY

Oct 13, 2023PAPERPETITIONER

ORDER Conditionally Granting Petitioners Unopposed Motion for Withdrawal and Substitution of Counsel 37 C.F.R. sec 42.10

Apr 3, 2023PAPERBOARD

Notice of Cross-Appeal

Apr 21, 2022PAPERPETITIONER

Notice of Appeal

Apr 13, 2022PAPERPATENT OWNER

Petitioners' Unopposed Motion for Withdrawal and Substitution of Counsel

Apr 4, 2022PAPERPETITIONER

JUDGMENT Final Written Decision Determining Some Challenged Claims Unpatentable Denying Petitioners Motion to Exclude 35 U.S.C. 318(a), 37 C.F.R. 42.64

Feb 10, 2022PAPERBOARD

Other: Hearing transcript

Dec 13, 2021PAPERBOARD

Paten Owner Update Power of Attorney

Nov 10, 2021PAPERPATENT OWNER

Patent Owner Updated Mandatory Notices

Nov 10, 2021PAPERPATENT OWNER

Petitioners' Reply in Support of Motion to Exclude

Nov 10, 2021PAPERPETITIONER

Petitioners Demonstratives for the November 17, 2021 Oral Hearing

Nov 9, 2021PAPERPETITIONER

Patent Owner Demonstratives for Oral Hearing November 17 2021

Nov 9, 2021PAPERPATENT OWNER

Patent Owner Opposition to Petitioner Motion to Exclude

Nov 3, 2021PAPERPATENT OWNER

Patent Owner Updated Exhibit List

Nov 3, 2021PAPERPATENT OWNER

Declaration of Martin Kuster, dated June 14, 2021

Nov 3, 2021EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Petitioners Motion to Exclude

Oct 27, 2021PAPERPETITIONER

EXPUNGED

Oct 15, 2021PAPERBOARD

ORDER Setting Oral Argument 37 C.F.R. sec 42.70

Oct 15, 2021PAPERBOARD

Petitioners' Request for Oral Hearing

Oct 6, 2021PAPERPETITIONER

Patent Owner Request for Oral Argument

Oct 6, 2021PAPERPATENT OWNER

Patent Owner Sur-Reply

Sep 27, 2021PAPERPATENT OWNER

Petitioners' Updated Exhibit List

Sep 7, 2021PAPERPETITIONER

Patent Owner Updated Exhibit List

Aug 27, 2021PAPERPATENT OWNER

Patent Owner Objections to Evidence Served with Petitioner Reply

Aug 23, 2021PAPERPATENT OWNER

Denying Petitioner���s Motion to Seal 37 C.F.R. secs. 42.14, 42.54

Aug 19, 2021PAPERBOARD

Petitioners Reply to Patent Owner's Response

Aug 16, 2021PAPERPETITIONER

SanDisk Ultrafit's September 2015 Website Pages taken from Internet Archive's Wayback Machine

Aug 16, 2021EXHIBITPETITIONER

Transcript of Deposition of Martin Kuster

Aug 16, 2021EXHIBITPETITIONER

Public Version of Transcript of Martin Kuster

Aug 16, 2021EXHIBITPETITIONER

Martin Kuster "Red" Notebook Pages 2 and 4-5

Aug 16, 2021EXHIBITPETITIONER

Martin Kuster "Red" Notebook Pages 7-8 and 11-50

Aug 16, 2021EXHIBITPETITIONER

Martin Kuster "Black" Notebook Pages 160-161

Aug 16, 2021EXHIBITPETITIONER

Deposition transcript of Eric Welch

Aug 16, 2021EXHIBITPETITIONER

PQI May 2011 Announcement as taken from Internet Archive's Wayback Machine

Aug 16, 2021EXHIBITPETITIONER

Certified Translation of TWM398226U

Aug 16, 2021EXHIBITPETITIONER

Certified Translation of TWM412498U1

Aug 16, 2021EXHIBITPETITIONER

Super Talent August 2011 Web Pages Taken from Internet Archive's WayBack Machine

Aug 16, 2021EXHIBITPETITIONER

Declaration of Erica D. Wilson executed August 16, 2021

Aug 16, 2021EXHIBITPETITIONER

Petitioners Motion to Seal

Aug 16, 2021PAPERPETITIONER

Patent Owner Updated Power of Attorney

Jul 30, 2021PAPERPATENT OWNER

Patent Owner Updated Mandatory Notices

Jul 30, 2021PAPERPATENT OWNER

Conditionally Granting Patent Owners Unopposed Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission of Andrew N. Saul and Frederick L. Whitmer 37 C.F.R. sec 42.10

Jul 28, 2021PAPERBOARD

ORDER Granting Patent Owner's Unopposed Motion for Entry of a Modified Protective Order

Jul 28, 2021PAPERBOARD

Unopposed Motion For Andrew N. Saul To Appear Pro Hac Vice on Behalf of Patent Owner Martin Kuster

Jul 22, 2021PAPERPATENT OWNER

Declaration of Andrew N. Saul in Support of Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission

Jul 22, 2021EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Unopposed Motion for Frederick L. Whitmer to Appear Pro Hac Vice on Behalf of Patent Owner Martin Kuster

Jul 22, 2021PAPERPATENT OWNER

Declaration of Frederick L. Whitmer in Support of Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission

Jul 22, 2021EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Patent Owner Unopposed Motion for Entry of a Modified Protective Order

Jul 22, 2021PAPERPATENT OWNER

Notice of Deposition of Martin Kuster

Jul 16, 2021PAPERPETITIONER

Notice of Deposition of Eric Welch

Jul 16, 2021PAPERPETITIONER

Photographs of USB 3.0 flash drives and packaging by Kingston, Samsung, Corsair, EMTEC, Verbatim, Monster Digital, and Patriot Memory

Jun 24, 2021EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Petitioners Objections to Evidence

Jun 1, 2021PAPERPETITIONER

U.S. Patent No. 8,292,672 to Chou et al.

May 24, 2021EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

U.S. Patent No. 8,687,373 to Liu et al.

May 24, 2021EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

U.S. Patent No. 8,976,533 to Lin et al.

May 24, 2021EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Photographs of Lexar JumpDrive S45 USB 3.0 flash drive and packaging

May 24, 2021EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Dr. R. Jacob Baker annotations to Exhibit 1005

May 24, 2021EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Dr. R. Jacob Baker annotations to Exhibit 1008

May 24, 2021EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Transcript of deposition of Dr. R. Jacob Baker, held May 11, 2021

May 24, 2021EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

U.S. Patent No. 8,687,373 to Liu et al.

May 24, 2021EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

U.S. Patent No. 7,440,286 to Hiew et al.

May 24, 2021EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

U.S. Patent No. 8,998,620 to Ni et al.

May 24, 2021EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

U.S. Patent No. 7,872,873 to Hiew et al.

May 24, 2021EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

U.S. Patent No. 8,393,907 to Lin et al.

May 24, 2021EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

U.S. Patent No. 7,540,786 to Koser et al.

May 24, 2021EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Declaration of Martin Kuster

May 24, 2021EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Excerpts of Martin Kuster white notebook

May 24, 2021EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Excerpts of Martin Kuster black notebook

May 24, 2021EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Excerpts of Martin Kuster red notebook

May 24, 2021EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Photographs of Martin Kuster prototype with screws

May 24, 2021EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/438,140, filed January 31, 2011, for Universal USB 1, 2, 3 eSATA I, II, III Connector

May 24, 2021EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Photograph of Victorinox Slim 3.0 sample product

May 24, 2021EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Video of interview with Martin Kuster at CES 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada

May 24, 2021EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Photographs of Victorinox booth at CES 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada

May 24, 2021EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Declaration of Frederick Whitmer

May 24, 2021EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP time records, dated October 21, 2010

May 24, 2021EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Transparency Market Research, USB 3.0 Flash Drives Market Report, dated December 2016

May 24, 2021EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Joint Claim Construction Statement, dated February 3, 2021

May 24, 2021EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

EXPUNGED

May 24, 2021EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Circuit Handbook

May 24, 2021EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Declaration Eric Welch

May 24, 2021EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

CV Eric Welch

May 24, 2021EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Patent Owner Response

May 24, 2021PAPERPATENT OWNER

Patent Owner Notice of Deposition of R. Jacob Baker, Ph.D., P.E.

Apr 26, 2021PAPERPATENT OWNER

Notice of First Joint Stipulation to Modify Portions of Due Dates 1, 2, And 3 of the Scheduling Order

Apr 15, 2021PAPERPATENT OWNER

Patent Owner���s Objections To Evidence

Mar 2, 2021PAPERPATENT OWNER

Trial Instituted Document

Feb 16, 2021PAPERBOARD

SCHEDULING ORDER

Feb 16, 2021PAPERBOARD

Exhibit 3001

Feb 16, 2021EXHIBITBOARD

Exhibits 3002

Feb 16, 2021EXHIBITBOARD

Patent Owner Updated Exhibit List

Feb 12, 2021PAPERPATENT OWNER

Scheduling Order in Kuster v. Western Digital Technologies, Inc., Case No. 6-20-cv-563-ADA W.D. Tex, dated February 9, 2021

Feb 12, 2021EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Patent Owner Sur-Reply to Petitioner Reply to Preliminary Response

Dec 18, 2020PAPERPATENT OWNER

Email from Court to counsel of record in Kuster- Western Digital Technologies, Inc., Case No. 6-20-cv-00563-ADA W.D. Tex., dated November 18, 2020

Dec 18, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

PFIZER, Pfizer and BioNTech Celebrate Historic First Authorization in the U.S. of Vaccine to Prevent COVID-19 Dec. 11, 2020

Dec 18, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Declaration of David A. Reed, dated December 18, 2020

Dec 18, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Petitioners' Reply to Patent Owner's Preliminary Response Regarding Discretionary Denial Under 35 U.S.C. Sections 314(a) and 325(d)

Dec 11, 2020PAPERPETITIONER

Article entitled "District Court Trial Dates Tend to Slip After PTAB Discretionary Denials

Dec 11, 2020EXHIBITPETITIONER

Chief United States District Judge for the WDTX, Orlando L. Garcia's November 18, 2020 Order entitled Tenth Supplemental Order Regarding Court Operations Under the Exigent Circumstances Created by the COVID-19 Pandemic

Dec 11, 2020EXHIBITPETITIONER

November 25, 2020 Amended Scheduling Order signed by Judge Alan D Albright and entered in Epistar Corp. v. Lowe's Companies, Inc., et al., Case No. 6:20-cv-00420-ADA (WDTX)

Dec 11, 2020EXHIBITPETITIONER

Declaration of Erica D. Wilson

Dec 11, 2020EXHIBITPETITIONER

Judge Alan D Albright's Order Governing Proceedings--Patent Case (OGP Version 3.2)

Dec 11, 2020EXHIBITPETITIONER

Article entitled "COVID-19 Outbreak Leads to Mistrial in EDTX"

Dec 11, 2020EXHIBITPETITIONER

Docket as of December 10, 2020 in Kuster v. Western Digital Corp., et al., Case No. 6:20-cv-00563-ADA (WDTX)

Dec 11, 2020EXHIBITPETITIONER

Docket as of December 10, 2020 in Epistar Corp. v. Lowe's Companies, Inc., et al., Case No. 6:20-cv-00420-ADA (WDTX)

Dec 11, 2020EXHIBITPETITIONER

Certified English Translation of Taiwanese patent publication TW M387417U (with copy of Traditional Chinese version)

Dec 11, 2020EXHIBITPETITIONER

Notice of Voluntary Dismissal in Kuster v. Western Digital Corp., Case No. 3:20-cv-01089-M N.D. Tex., filed June 24, 2020

Nov 20, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Original Complaint (without exhibits) in Kuster v. Western Digital Technologies, Inc., Case No. 6:20-cv-00563-ADA W.D. Tex., filed June 24, 2020

Nov 20, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

PFIZER, Pfizer and BioNTech Conclude Phase 3 Study of COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate, Meeting All Primary Efficacy Endpoints Nov. 18, 2020

Nov 20, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Preliminary Response

Nov 20, 2020PAPERPATENT OWNER

Complaint without exhibits in Kuster v. Western Digital Corp., Case No. 3:20-cv-01089-M N.D. Tex., filed April 30, 2020

Nov 20, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Email from Court to counsel of record in Kuster v. Western Digital Technologies, Inc., Case No. 6:20-cv-00563-ADA W.D. Tex. providing estimated trial date of November 8, 2021

Nov 20, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Order Denying Motion to Stay Pending IPR in Cont¿¿¿l Intermodal Grp. ¿¿¿ Trucking LLC v. Sand Revolution LLC, No. 7:18-CV-00147-ADA W.D. Tex, dated July 22, 2020

Nov 20, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Order Denying Motion to Stay Pending IPR in Multimedia Content Mgmt. LLC v. Dish Network L.L.C., No. 6:18-CV-00207-ADA W.D. Tex., dated May 30, 2019

Nov 20, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Motion for Entry of Scheduling Order in Kuster v. Western Digital Technologies, Inc., Case No. 6:20-cv-00563-ADA W.D. Tex., dated September 17, 2020

Nov 20, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

MODERNA, Moderna¿¿¿s COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate Meets its Primary Efficacy Endpoint in the First Interim Analysis of the Phase 3 COVE Study Nov. 16, 2020

Nov 20, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Order Setting Markman Hearing in Kuster v. Western Digital Technologies, Inc., Case No. 6:20-cv-00563-ADA W.D. Tex., dated September 30, 2020

Nov 20, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

TEXAS LAWYER, Masked Jurors, Big-Law Trial Observer in Court as Roku Defeats $41M Lawsuit by MV3 Partners Oct. 15, 2020

Nov 20, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Petitioner Western Digital Technologies, Inc.¿¿¿s Invalidity Contentions Cover Document in Kuster v. Western Digital Technologies, Inc., Case No. 6:20-cv-00563-ADA W.D. Tex., served November 4, 2020

Nov 20, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Petitioner Western Digital Technologies, Inc.¿¿¿s Invalidity Contentions Charts for U.S. Patent No. 8,693,206 in Kuster v. Western Digital Technologies, Inc., Case No. 6:20-cv-00563-ADA W.D. Tex.served November 4, 2020

Nov 20, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Letter from Martin Kuster to SanDisk acquired by Western Digital regarding U.S. Patent Nos. 8,705,243 and 8,693,206, dated September 21, 2018

Nov 20, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

File history for European Patent No. 2 493 033

Nov 20, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

File history for European Patent No. 3 367 517

Nov 20, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Declaration of David A. Reed, dated November 20, 2020

Nov 20, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Patent Owner's Mandatory Notices

Aug 25, 2020PAPERPATENT OWNER

Patent Owner's Power Attorney

Aug 25, 2020PAPERPATENT OWNER

Notice of Accord Filing Date

Aug 20, 2020PAPERBOARD

Petition for Inter Partes Review of United States Patent No. 8,693,206 Pursuant to 35 USC 311-319 and 37 CFR 42

Aug 4, 2020PAPERPETITIONER

US Patent No. 8,693,206

Aug 4, 2020EXHIBITPETITIONER

US Provisional Application No. 61/442,379

Aug 4, 2020EXHIBITPETITIONER

Declaration of R. Jacob Baker Ph.D, P.E.

Aug 4, 2020EXHIBITPETITIONER

Curriculum Vitae of R. Jacob Baker, Ph.D, P.E.

Aug 4, 2020EXHIBITPETITIONER

US Provisional Application No. 61/438,139

Aug 4, 2020EXHIBITPETITIONER

Prosecution History of US8693206 as downloaded from USPTO Public Pair

Aug 4, 2020EXHIBITPETITIONER

USB 2.0 Specification

Aug 4, 2020EXHIBITPETITIONER

US Patent No. 8,480,435 ("Hsiao")

Aug 4, 2020EXHIBITPETITIONER

US Patent No. 7,909,654 ("He")

Aug 4, 2020EXHIBITPETITIONER

USB 3.0 Specification

Aug 4, 2020EXHIBITPETITIONER

US Patent No. 7,625,243 ("Chen")

Aug 4, 2020EXHIBITPETITIONER

US Patent Application Publication No. 2009/0098773 ("Cheng")

Aug 4, 2020EXHIBITPETITIONER

US Patent Application Publication No. 2008/0150111 ("Hiller")

Aug 4, 2020EXHIBITPETITIONER

WIPO Publication WO 2011/160321 ("Sun")

Aug 4, 2020EXHIBITPETITIONER

Exhibits C and D to Complaint filed in Kuster v. Western Digital Techs., Inc., No. 6:20-cv-00563 ADA (W.D. Tex.)

Aug 4, 2020EXHIBITPETITIONER

US Patent Application Publication No. 2008/0093720 ("Hiew")

Aug 4, 2020EXHIBITPETITIONER

US Patent Application Publication No. 2005/0070138 ("Chiou")

Aug 4, 2020EXHIBITPETITIONER

Declaration of Jeffrey L. Ravencraft

Aug 4, 2020EXHIBITPETITIONER

Supplemental Order re Court Operations During COVID-19 Pandemic (W.D.Tex. Jul. 2, 2020)

Aug 4, 2020EXHIBITPETITIONER

Complaint (without Exhibits) filed in Kuster v. Western Digital Techs., Inc., No. 6:20-cv-00563 ADA (W.D.Tex.)

Aug 4, 2020EXHIBITPETITIONER

US Patent No. 7,563,140 ("Wan")

Aug 4, 2020EXHIBITPETITIONER

US Patent Application Publication No. 2005/0070138 ("Chiou")

Aug 4, 2020EXHIBITPETITIONER

USPTO update on in-person meetings (downloaded 7/25/2020)

Aug 4, 2020EXHIBITPETITIONER

Power of Attorney

Aug 4, 2020PAPERPETITIONER