The detailed information for PTAB case with proceeding number IPR2021-00340 filed by Ford Motor Company against Massachusetts Institute of Technology et al. on Dec 24, 2020. This includes filing dates, application numbers, tech centers, patent numbers, and current case status.

Case Details

Proceeding Number
IPR2021-00340
Filing Date
Dec 24, 2020
Petitioner
Ford Motor Company
Respondent
Massachusetts Institute of Technology et al.
Status
Final Written Decision - Appealed
Respondent Application Number
16831044
Respondent Tech Center
3700
Respondent Patent Number
10781760
Institution Decision Date
Nov 21, 2022
Termination Date
Nov 20, 2023

Proceeding Documents

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Document NameFiling DateCategoryFiling Party

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Patent Owner's Motion to Withdraw Lawrence P. Cogswell III, Ph.D. as Counsel, IPR2021-00340

Nov 26, 2024PAPERPATENT OWNER

Patent Owner's Updated Mandatory Notice, IPR2021-00340

Nov 26, 2024PAPERPATENT OWNER

Updated Mandatory Notice, IPR2021-00340

Feb 9, 2024PAPERPATENT OWNER

Patent Owner's Notice of Appeal, IPR2021-00340

Jan 19, 2024PAPERPATENT OWNER

Final Written Decision: original

Nov 20, 2023PAPERBOARD

Other: Hearing transcript

Oct 16, 2023PAPERBOARD

Patent Owner's Demonstrative Exhibits, IPR2021-00340

Aug 29, 2023PAPERPATENT OWNER

Petitioner's Demonstrative Exhibits for Oral Argument (part 1 of 2)

Aug 29, 2023PAPERPETITIONER

Petitioner's Demonstrative Exhibits for Oral Argument (part 2 of 2)

Aug 29, 2023PAPERPETITIONER

Reply in support of Patent Owner's Motion to Exclude Evidence, IPR2021-00340

Aug 14, 2023PAPERPATENT OWNER

Order: Granting Petitioners Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission of Andrew J. Ligotti 37 C.F.R. sec. 42.10

Aug 9, 2023PAPERBOARD

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

Aug 7, 2023PAPERPETITIONER

Order: ORDER Trial Hearing 37 C.F.R. § 42.70

Aug 4, 2023PAPERBOARD

Patent Owner's Motion to Exclude Evidence, IPR2021-00340

Jul 31, 2023PAPERPATENT OWNER

Patent Owner's Sur-Reply, IPR2021-00340

Jul 25, 2023PAPERPATENT OWNER

Petitioner's Request for Oral Argument

Jul 10, 2023PAPERPETITIONER

Patent Owner's Request for Oral Argument, IPR2021-00340

Jul 10, 2023PAPERPATENT OWNER

Objections to Evidence Submitted After Institution, IPR2021-00340

Jun 23, 2023PAPERPATENT OWNER

Petitioner's Reply to Patent Owner's Response

Jun 15, 2023PAPERPETITIONER

Exhibit 1046- Transcript of the May 16-17 deposition of Patent Owner’s expert Dr. Gregory Shaver in IPR2021-00339, -340, and -341

Jun 15, 2023EXHIBITPETITIONER

Exhibit 1047- Final Written Decision Finding Claims 1-5, 7, 8, 10-24, and 26-30 of U.S. Patent No. 9,810,166 Unpatentable in Ford Motor Company v. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Case No. IPR2019-01399, Paper 39 (P.T.A.B. Feb. 12, 2021)

Jun 15, 2023EXHIBITPETITIONER

Exhibit 1048- Final Written Decision Finding Claims 1-6 and 9-22 of U.S. Patent No. 9,255,519 Unpatentable in Ford Motor Company v. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Case No. IPR2019-01401, Paper 38 (P.T.A.B. Feb. 12, 2021)

Jun 15, 2023EXHIBITPETITIONER

Exhibit 1049- Final Written Decision Finding Claims 1-8, 10-24, 26, 27, and 31-33 of U.S. Patent No. 10,138,826 Unpatentable in Ford Motor Company v. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Case No. IPR2019-01402, Paper 39 (P.T.A.B. Feb. 12, 2021)

Jun 15, 2023EXHIBITPETITIONER

Exhibit 1050- United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Fuel Trends Report: Gasoline 1995 – 2005, Report number EPA420-R08-002

Jun 15, 2023EXHIBITPETITIONER

Exhibit 1051- California Environmental Protection Agency Air Resources Board (“CARB”) Air Quality Impacts of the Use of Ethanol in California Reformulated Gasoline, published December 1999

Jun 15, 2023EXHIBITPETITIONER

Exhibit 1052- EPA Air and Radiation Report, “Technical Overview of the Effects of Reformulated Gasoline and Automotive and Non-Automotive Engine Performance,” published April 1995, Report number EPA420-R-95-001

Jun 15, 2023EXHIBITPETITIONER

Exhibit 1053- SAE Paper 2005-01-3864, titled “Gasoline Driveability Index, Ethanol Content and Cold-Start/Warm-Up Vehicle Performance” by Carlton H. Jewitt et al., published in 2005 in the SAE Transactions, Journal of Fuels and Lubricants, Vol. 114, Section 4, at pages 1707–1719

Jun 15, 2023EXHIBITPETITIONER

Exhibit 1054- “A Historical Analysis of the Co-evolution of Gasoline Octane Number and Spark-Ignition Engines,” by Derek Splitter et al., published January 2016 in Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering, Vol. 1, Article 16

Jun 15, 2023EXHIBITPETITIONER

Exhibit 1055- Second Supplemental Declaration of Dr. Nigel N. Clark, dated June 8, 2023

Jun 15, 2023EXHIBITPETITIONER

Exhibit 1056- Bosch Automotive Handbook (3rd Ed.) (Excerpts)

Jun 15, 2023EXHIBITPETITIONER

Exhibit 1057- U.S. Patent No. 9,255,519

Jun 15, 2023EXHIBITPETITIONER

Exhibit 1058- U.S. Patent No. 9,810,166

Jun 15, 2023EXHIBITPETITIONER

Exhibit 1059- U.S. Patent No. 10,138,826

Jun 15, 2023EXHIBITPETITIONER

Exhibit 1060- Decision Denying Rehearing in IPR2019-01400

Jun 15, 2023EXHIBITPETITIONER

Notice of Parties' Second Stipulated Change of Due Dates

May 25, 2023PAPERPETITIONER

Petitioner's Notice of Deposition of Prof. Gregory M. Shaver, Ph. D.

Apr 17, 2023PAPERPETITIONER

Petitioner's Objections to Evidence Submitted with Patent Owner's Response

Mar 20, 2023PAPERPETITIONER

Patent Owner Response, IPR2021-00340

Mar 13, 2023PAPERPATENT OWNER

Ex. 2018, Declaration of Prof. Gregory M. Shaver, Ph.D., IPR2021-00340

Mar 13, 2023EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Ex. 2019, CV of Prof. Gregory M. Shaver, IPR2021-00340

Mar 13, 2023EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Ex. 2020, Transcript of Deposition of Nigel Clark, IPR2021-00340

Mar 13, 2023EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Ex. 2021, Order Staying District Court, IPR2021-00340

Mar 13, 2023EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Ex. 2022, Petition for Writ of Mandamus, IPR2021-00340

Mar 13, 2023EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Ex. 2023, Opposition of USPTO, IPR2021-00340

Mar 13, 2023EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Ex. 2024, Ford Response, IPR2021-00340

Mar 13, 2023EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Ex. 2025, Ford Supp Appendix, IPR2021-00340

Mar 13, 2023EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Ex. 2026, Reply iso Petn for Writ of Mandamus, IPR2021-00340

Mar 13, 2023EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Ex. 2027, Opening Brief for Appellants, IPR2021-00340

Mar 13, 2023EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Ex. 2028, Brief for Appellee, IPR2021-00340

Mar 13, 2023EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Ex. 2029, Reply Brief for Appellants, IPR2021-00340

Mar 13, 2023EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Ex. 2030, Email from Ford Counsel, IPR2021-00340

Mar 13, 2023EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Rehearing: Denying Patent Owner’s Request on Rehearing of Decision Granting Institution of Inter Partes Review 37 C.F.R. sec. 42.71d

Mar 1, 2023PAPERBOARD

Notice of Stipulated Change of Due Dates, IPR2021-00340

Feb 6, 2023PAPERPATENT OWNER

Updated Mandatory Notice, IPR2021-00340

Feb 6, 2023PAPERPATENT OWNER

Order: Denying POP Request

Jan 25, 2023PAPERBOARD

Patent Owner's Notice of Deposition of Dr. Nigel Clark, IPR2021-00340

Jan 18, 2023PAPERPATENT OWNER

Petitioner Ford Motor Company's Updated Power of Attorney

Dec 21, 2022PAPERPETITIONER

Petitioner's Updated Mandatory Notices

Dec 21, 2022PAPERPETITIONER

Petitioner's Unopposed Motion to Withdraw Lauren E. Burrow as Back Up Counsel

Dec 21, 2022PAPERPETITIONER

Petitioner's Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission of Andrew J. Ligotti

Dec 21, 2022PAPERPETITIONER

Exhibit 1043- Declaration of Andrew J. Ligotti

Dec 21, 2022EXHIBITPETITIONER

Updated Mandatory Notice, IPR2021-00340

Dec 12, 2022PAPERPATENT OWNER

Ex. 3003 POP Request

Dec 7, 2022EXHIBITBOARD

Notice: notice of receipt of POP request

Dec 7, 2022PAPERBOARD

Objections to Evidence Submitted Prior to Institution, IPR2021-00340

Dec 6, 2022PAPERPATENT OWNER

Petitioner's Objections to Evidence Submitted Prior to Institution

Dec 6, 2022PAPERPETITIONER

Request for Rehearing, IPR2021-00340

Dec 5, 2022PAPERPATENT OWNER

Institution Decision: Granting Institution on Request for Rehearing

Nov 21, 2022PAPERBOARD

Order: SCHEDULING ORDER

Nov 21, 2022PAPERBOARD

Notice of Submission of Exhibit Number 1042

Jul 22, 2022PAPERPETITIONER

Exhibit 1042- Opinion issued in Ethanol Boosting Systems, LLC et al. v. Ford Motor Company, No. 2021-1949 (Fed. Cir. Jul. 18, 2022)

Jul 22, 2022EXHIBITPETITIONER

Order: Other

Jun 10, 2022PAPERBOARD

IPR2021-00340, Patent Owner's Updated Mandatory Notice

Nov 2, 2021PAPERPATENT OWNER

Order Denying POP Request

Sep 29, 2021PAPERBOARD

Notification of Receipt of POP Request

Aug 9, 2021PAPERBOARD

Ex. 3002

Aug 9, 2021EXHIBITBOARD

Petitioner's Request for Rehearing

Aug 2, 2021PAPERPETITIONER

Trial Instituted Document

Jul 2, 2021PAPERBOARD

Ex. 3001 (US 9,255,519 B2)

Jul 2, 2021EXHIBITBOARD

Patent Owner Surreply

May 14, 2021PAPERPATENT OWNER

Joint Claim Construction Chart, DI 41, Ethanol Boosting Systems LLC v. Ford Motor Co., C.A. No. 20-cv-706-CFC-JLH (D. Del. December 8, 2020)

May 14, 2021EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Notice of Appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, DI 75, Ethanol Boosting Sys LLC v. Ford Motor Co., C.A. No. 20-cv-706-CFC-JLH (D. Del. May 12,2021)

May 14, 2021EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Decision Granting Institution of Inter Partes Review, Paper 10, IPR2019-01399 (P.T.A.B., February 19, 2020)

May 14, 2021EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Decision Granting Institution of Inter Partes Review, Paper 10, IPR2019-01401 (P.T.A.B., February 19, 2020)

May 14, 2021EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Decision Granting Institution of Inter Partes Review, Paper 10, IPR2019-01402 (P.T.A.B., February 19, 2020)

May 14, 2021EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Updated Mandatory Notices

May 14, 2021PAPERPATENT OWNER

Petitioner's Reply to Patent Owner's Preliminary Response

May 7, 2021PAPERPETITIONER

Patent Owner Preliminary Response

Apr 13, 2021PAPERPATENT OWNER

Markman Order, DI 71, Ethanol Boosting Sys LLC v. Ford Motor Co., C.A. No. 20-cv-706-CFC-JLH (D. Del. March 25, 2021)

Apr 13, 2021EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Transcript, Markman Hearing, Ethanol Boosting Sys LLC v. Ford Motor Co., C.A. No. 20-cv-706-CFC-JLH (D. Del. March 16, 2021)

Apr 13, 2021EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Transcript, Markman Hearing, Ethanol Boosting Sys LLC v. Ford Motor Co., C.A. No. 19-cv-196-CFC-SRF (D. Del. January 8, 2020)

Apr 13, 2021EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Final Judgment, Ethanol Boosting Sys LLC v. Ford Motor Co., C.A. No. 19-cv-196-CFC-SRF (D. Del. February 11, 2020)

Apr 13, 2021EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Final Written Decision, Paper 39, IPR2019-01399 (P.T.A.B., February 12, 2021)

Apr 13, 2021EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Final Written Decision, Paper 38, IPR2019-01401 (P.T.A.B., February 12, 2021)

Apr 13, 2021EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Final Written Decision, Paper 39, IPR2019-01402 (P.T.A.B., February 12, 2021)

Apr 13, 2021EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Decision Denying Institution, Paper 9, IPR2020-00010 (P.T.A.B., March 26, 2020)

Apr 13, 2021EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Decision Denying Institution, Paper 10, IPR2020-00011 (P.T.A.B., March 26, 2020)

Apr 13, 2021EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Decision Denying Institution, Paper 10, IPR2020-00012 (P.T.A.B., March 26, 2020)

Apr 13, 2021EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Decision Denying Institution, Paper 9, IPR2020-00013 (P.T.A.B., March 26, 2020)

Apr 13, 2021EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Decision Denying Institution, Paper 11, IPR2019-01400 (P.T.A.B., February 24, 2020)

Apr 13, 2021EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Notice of Accord Filing Date

Jan 13, 2021PAPERBOARD

Mandatory Notice

Jan 13, 2021PAPERPATENT OWNER

Power of Attorney

Jan 13, 2021PAPERPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 1001 - U.S. Patent No. 10,781,760

Dec 24, 2020EXHIBITPETITIONER

Exhibit 1008 - Japanese Patent Application Publication No. JP2003013785

Dec 24, 2020EXHIBITPETITIONER

Exhibit 1010 - Fuquan (Frank) Zhao et al., Automotive Gasoline Direct-Injection Engines, SAE R 315 (2002) (Part 2 of 2)

Dec 24, 2020EXHIBITPETITIONER

Exhibit 1011 - Bosch Automotive Handbook (3rd Ed.)

Dec 24, 2020EXHIBITPETITIONER

Exhibit 1023 - B. Lecointe and G. Monnier, ¿¿¿Downsizing a Gasoline Engine Using Turbocharging with Direct Injection¿¿¿

Dec 24, 2020EXHIBITPETITIONER

Exhibit 1030 - Hannemann Deposition Transcript

Dec 24, 2020EXHIBITPETITIONER

Exhibit 1034 - Infringement Contentions

Dec 24, 2020EXHIBITPETITIONER

Exhibit 1035 - Ford I Claim Construction Order

Dec 24, 2020EXHIBITPETITIONER

Power of Attorney - '760 Patent

Dec 24, 2020PAPERPETITIONER

Exhibit 1002 - '760 File History

Dec 24, 2020EXHIBITPETITIONER

Exhibit 1003 - Clark Declaration

Dec 24, 2020EXHIBITPETITIONER

Exhibit 1004 - Clark CV

Dec 24, 2020EXHIBITPETITIONER

Exhibit 1005 - U.S. Patent No. 6,505,603

Dec 24, 2020EXHIBITPETITIONER

Exhibit 1006 - Japanese Patent Application Publication No. JPH10252512

Dec 24, 2020EXHIBITPETITIONER

Exhibit 1007 - German Patent Application No. DE19853799

Dec 24, 2020EXHIBITPETITIONER

Exhibit 1009 - U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2005/0098156

Dec 24, 2020EXHIBITPETITIONER

Exhibit 1010 - Fuquan (Frank) Zhao et al., Automotive Gasoline Direct-Injection Engines, SAE R 315 (2002) (Part 1 of 2)

Dec 24, 2020EXHIBITPETITIONER

Exhibit 1014 - 783 File History

Dec 24, 2020EXHIBITPETITIONER

Exhibit 1015 - 100 File History

Dec 24, 2020EXHIBITPETITIONER

Exhibit 1016 - 965 File History

Dec 24, 2020EXHIBITPETITIONER

Exhibit 1017 - 529 File History

Dec 24, 2020EXHIBITPETITIONER

Exhibit 1018 - 220 File History

Dec 24, 2020EXHIBITPETITIONER

Exhibit 1019 - 983 File History

Dec 24, 2020EXHIBITPETITIONER

Exhibit 1020 - 157 File History

Dec 24, 2020EXHIBITPETITIONER

Exhibit 1021 - 787 File History

Dec 24, 2020EXHIBITPETITIONER

Exhibit 1022 - 033 File History

Dec 24, 2020EXHIBITPETITIONER

Exhibit 1024 - Complaint for Patent Infringement, Ethanol Boosting Sys., LLC, v. Ford Motor Co., D.I. 1, C.A. No. 1:20-cv-00706-CFC (D. Del. May 27, 2020)

Dec 24, 2020EXHIBITPETITIONER

Exhibit 1025 - Defendant¿¿¿s Answer

Dec 24, 2020EXHIBITPETITIONER

Exhibit 1026 - Plaintiff¿¿¿s Answer

Dec 24, 2020EXHIBITPETITIONER

Exhibit 1027 - First Amended Complaint

Dec 24, 2020EXHIBITPETITIONER

Exhibit 1028 - John B. Heywood, Internal Combustion Engine Fundamentals (1988)

Dec 24, 2020EXHIBITPETITIONER

Exhibit 1029 - Jialin Yang and Richard W. Anderson, ¿¿¿Fuel Injection Strategies to Increase Full-Load Torque Output of a Direct-Injection SI Engine¿¿¿

Dec 24, 2020EXHIBITPETITIONER

Exhibit 1031 - . Stokes et al. ¿¿¿A gasoline engine concept for improved fuel economy¿¿¿the lean-boost system¿¿¿

Dec 24, 2020EXHIBITPETITIONER

Exhibit 1032 - Anderson, R.W., Yang, J., Brehob, D.D., Vallance, J.K., and Whiteaker, R.M., ¿¿¿Understanding the Thermodynamics of Direct Injection Spark Ignition (DISI) Combustion Systems: An Analytical and Experimental Investigation¿¿¿

Dec 24, 2020EXHIBITPETITIONER

Exhibit 1033 - Ford I Joint Claim Construction Brief

Dec 24, 2020EXHIBITPETITIONER

Exhibit 1037 - Declaration of Dr. Hall-Ellis

Dec 24, 2020EXHIBITPETITIONER

Exhibit 1038 - Uwe Wagner, Razvan Anca, Amin Velji and Ulrich Spicher, ¿¿¿An Experimental Study of Homogeneous Charge Compression (HCCI) with Various Compression Ratios, Intake Air Temperatures and Fuels with Port and Direct Fuel Injection¿¿¿

Dec 24, 2020EXHIBITPETITIONER

Exhibit 1039 - Plaintiffs¿¿¿ Opening Claim Construction Brief, Ethanol Boosting Sys. LLC v. Ford Motor Co., C.A. No. 1:20-cv-00706-CFC (D. Del. Dec. 21, 2020)

Dec 24, 2020EXHIBITPETITIONER

Exhibit 1036 - Lukasz P. Wyszynski, C. Richard Stone, and Gautam T. Kalghatgi, ¿¿¿The Volumetric Efficiency of Direct and Port Injection Gasoline Engines with Different Fuels¿¿¿

Dec 24, 2020EXHIBITPETITIONER

Exhibit 1041 - Rule 36 Judgment

Dec 24, 2020EXHIBITPETITIONER

Exhibit 1040 - Ford II Scheduling Order

Dec 24, 2020EXHIBITPETITIONER

Exhibit 1012 (Part 1)

Dec 24, 2020EXHIBITPETITIONER

Exhibit 1012 (Part 2)

Dec 24, 2020EXHIBITPETITIONER

Exhibit 1012 (Part 4)

Dec 24, 2020EXHIBITPETITIONER

Exhibit 1012 (Part 3)

Dec 24, 2020EXHIBITPETITIONER

Exhibit 1013 (Part 3)

Dec 24, 2020EXHIBITPETITIONER

Exhibit 1013 (Part 4)

Dec 24, 2020EXHIBITPETITIONER

Exhibit 1013 (Part 5)

Dec 24, 2020EXHIBITPETITIONER

Exhibit 1013 (Part 6)

Dec 24, 2020EXHIBITPETITIONER

Petition for Inter Partes Review

Dec 24, 2020PAPERPETITIONER

Exhibit 1013 (Part 1)

Dec 24, 2020EXHIBITPETITIONER

Exhibit 1013 (Part 2)

Dec 24, 2020EXHIBITPETITIONER