The detailed information for PTAB case with proceeding number IPR2022-00848 filed by Wolfspeed, Inc. et al. against CAO Lighting, Inc. et al. on Apr 8, 2022. This includes filing dates, application numbers, tech centers, patent numbers, and current case status.

Case Details

Proceeding Number
IPR2022-00848
Filing Date
Apr 8, 2022
Petitioner
Wolfspeed, Inc. et al.
Respondent
CAO Lighting, Inc. et al.
Status
Final Written Decision - Appealed
Respondent Application Number
09938876
Respondent Tech Center
2800
Respondent Patent Number
6634770
Institution Decision Date
Oct 19, 2022
Termination Date
Sep 28, 2023

Proceeding Documents

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Petitioners' Notice of Cross Appeal

Nov 30, 2023PAPERPETITIONER

Patent Owner CAO Lighting, Inc.’s Notice of Appeal

Nov 22, 2023PAPERPATENT OWNER

Judgment Final Written Decision

Sep 28, 2023PAPERBOARD

Patent Owner CAO Lighting, Inc.’s Response to Petitioners' Notice of Supplemental Authority

Aug 29, 2023PAPERPATENT OWNER

Petitioners Notice of Supplemental Authority

Aug 16, 2023PAPERPETITIONER

Petitioners' Updated Exhibit List

Aug 16, 2023PAPERPETITIONER

Decision in Rembrandt v Alere

Aug 16, 2023EXHIBITPETITIONER

Other: Hearing transcript

Aug 4, 2023PAPERBOARD

Petitioners' Updated Exhibit List

Jul 19, 2023PAPERPETITIONER

Petitioner's Demonstratives

Jul 19, 2023EXHIBITPETITIONER

Petitioners' Reply in Support of Petitioners' Motion to Exclude Exhibit 2017

Jul 11, 2023PAPERPETITIONER

Patent Owner CAO Lighting, Inc.’s Reply in Support of Motion to Exclude Exhibit 1028

Jul 11, 2023PAPERPATENT OWNER

Petitioners Opposition to Patent Owner's Motion to Exclude the Declaration of Dr. Michael R. Krames, Ph.D (Ex. 1028)

Jun 30, 2023PAPERPETITIONER

Patent Owner CAO Lighting, Inc.’s Opposition to Petitioners' Motion to Exclude Exhibit 2017

Jun 30, 2023PAPERPATENT OWNER

Excerpts from Transcript of January 19, 2022 Deposition of Dr. Densen Cao as corporate designee for CAO Lighting, Inc., in CAO Lighting, Inc. v. GE Lighting, Inc. et al., Case No. 1-20-cv-00681 (D. Del.) and CAO Lighting, Inc. v. OSRAM Sylvania Inc. et al., Case No. 1-20-cv-00690 (D. Del.)

Jun 30, 2023EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Patent Owner CAO Lighting, Inc.’s Exhibit List

Jun 30, 2023PAPERPATENT OWNER

Petitioners Motion to Exclude Evidence

Jun 23, 2023PAPERPETITIONER

Patent Owner CAO Lighting, Inc.’s Motion to Exclude Exhibit 1028

Jun 23, 2023PAPERPATENT OWNER

Setting Oral Argument 37 C.F.R. § 42.70

Jun 12, 2023PAPERBOARD

Petitioner's Request for Oral Argument

Jun 6, 2023PAPERPETITIONER

Patent Owner CAO Lighting, Inc.’s Request for Oral Argument

Jun 6, 2023PAPERPATENT OWNER

Petitioner's Objections to PO's Evidence Served May 26, 2023

Jun 5, 2023PAPERPETITIONER

Patent Owner CAO Lighting, Inc.’s Sur-Reply

May 26, 2023PAPERPATENT OWNER

Exhibit DTX-3689 from CAO Lighting, Inc. v. General Electric Co. et al., Case No. 1:20-cv-00681-MN-GBW [M.R. Krames et al., High-brightness AlGaInN light-emitting diodes]

May 26, 2023EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit DTX-3792 from CAO Lighting, Inc. v. General Electric Co. et al., Case No. 1:20-cv-00681-MN-GBW [International Patent Application Publication No. WO 00/17569 to Begemann]

May 26, 2023EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Trial Transcripts Volume 4 in CAO Lighting, Inc. v. General Electric Co. et al., No. 20-681-MN-GBW (D. Del. Feb. 16, 2023)

May 26, 2023EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit DDX-10 from CAO Lighting, Inc. v. General Electric Co. et al., Case No. 1:20-cv-00681-MN-GBW [Demonstrative exhibit used during testimony of Michael R. Krames, Ph.D.]

May 26, 2023EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit PDX-16 from CAO Lighting, Inc. v. General Electric Co. et al., Case No. 1:20-cv-00681-MN-GBW [Demonstrative exhibit used during testimony of James Richard Shealy, Ph.D.]

May 26, 2023EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Transcript of May 15, 2023 Cross-Examination of Michael R. Krames, Ph.D.

May 26, 2023EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Patent Owner CAO Lighting, Inc.’s Notice of Deposition of Michael R. Krames, Ph.D.

May 8, 2023PAPERPATENT OWNER

Patent Owner CAO Lighting, Inc.’s Notice of Deposition of Michael S. Lebby, Ph.D.

May 8, 2023PAPERPATENT OWNER

Patent Owner CAO Lighting, Inc.’s Objections to Petitioners' Evidence

Apr 28, 2023PAPERPATENT OWNER

Petitioners' Reply to Patent Owner Response to Petitioner

Apr 21, 2023PAPERPETITIONER

Declaration of Michael R. Krames, Ph.D.

Apr 21, 2023EXHIBITPETITIONER

Order Granting-in-Part and Denying-in-Part Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment in CAO Lighting, Inc. v. Feit Electric Co., No. CV 20-04926-AB (PJW) (C.D. Cal. Mar. 16, 2023)

Apr 21, 2023EXHIBITPETITIONER

Trial Transcripts Volume 2 in CAO Lighting, Inc. v. General Electric Co. et al.., No. 20-681-MN-GBW (D. Del. Feb. 13, 2023)

Apr 21, 2023EXHIBITPETITIONER

Trial Transcripts Volume 3 in CAO Lighting, Inc. v. General Electric Co. et al.., No. 20-681-MN-GBW (D. Del. Feb. 13, 2023)

Apr 21, 2023EXHIBITPETITIONER

Transcript of Deposition of James R. Shealy, dated Mar. 22, 2023

Apr 21, 2023EXHIBITPETITIONER

Transcript of Deposition of Charles R. McCreary, dated Mar. 17, 2023

Apr 21, 2023EXHIBITPETITIONER

Transcript of Deposition of A. Brent York, dated Mar. 28, 2023

Apr 21, 2023EXHIBITPETITIONER

J. Smalc-Koziorowska, Ni–Au contacts to p-type GaN – Structure and properties, SOLID-STATE ELECTRONICS, Vol. 4, Issue 7, July 2010

Apr 21, 2023EXHIBITPETITIONER

Specification for Great Value GVFDC1527ND4 lightbulb, available at https://www.energystar.gov/productfinder/product/certifiedlight- bulbs/details/2336085 (last accessed Apr. 20, 2023)

Apr 21, 2023EXHIBITPETITIONER

Notice of Stipulation to Extend Due Dates 2 and 3

Mar 29, 2023PAPERPETITIONER

Petitioners' Notice of Deposition of A. Brent York

Mar 15, 2023PAPERPETITIONER

Patent Owner CAO Lighting, Inc.’s Exhibit List

Mar 15, 2023PAPERPATENT OWNER

Declaration of Megan M. New

Mar 15, 2023EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Patent Owner CAO Lighting, Inc.’s Unopposed Motion for Pro Hac Vice Recognition of Megan M. New

Mar 15, 2023PAPERPATENT OWNER

Petitioner's Notice of Deposition of Charles McCreary

Mar 14, 2023PAPERPETITIONER

Petitioner's Notice of Deposition of James Benya

Mar 14, 2023PAPERPETITIONER

Petitioner's Notice of Deposition of James Shealy

Mar 14, 2023PAPERPETITIONER

Petitioners' Notice of Deposition of Lauren Kindler

Mar 14, 2023PAPERPETITIONER

Petitioners' Objections to Patent Owner's Supplemental Evidence Served February 7, 2023

Feb 9, 2023PAPERPETITIONER

Petitioners' Objections to Evidence Submitted with Patent Owner's Response to Petition

Jan 24, 2023PAPERPETITIONER

Transcript of January 6, 2023 Cross-Examination of Michael S. Lebby, Ph.D.

Jan 17, 2023EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

U.S. Patent No. 7,048,412 to Martin et al., assigned to Lumileds Lighting U.S., LLC

Jan 17, 2023EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

CAO Lighting, Inc., “Solid State Lighting Catalog” (2015)

Jan 17, 2023EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Declaration of James R. Benya (Part 1)

Jan 17, 2023EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Declaration of Lauren R. Kindler

Jan 17, 2023EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Declaration of James Richard Shealy, Ph.D.

Jan 17, 2023EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Declaration of Charles R. McCreary

Jan 17, 2023EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Declaration of Brent York

Jan 17, 2023EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Yamada et al., “InGaN-Based Near-Ultraviolet and Blue-Light-Emitting Diodes with High External Quantum Efficiency Using a Patterned Sapphire Substrate and a Mesh Electrode,” Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. Vol. 41 (2002) pp. L1431–L1433

Jan 17, 2023EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

U.S. Patent No. 5,959,316 to Lowery

Jan 17, 2023EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Patent Owner CAO Lighting, Inc.’s Response to Petition and to Decision on Institution

Jan 17, 2023PAPERPATENT OWNER

Declaration of James R. Benya (Part 2)

Jan 17, 2023EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Patent Owner CAO Lighting, Inc.’s Unopposed Motion for Pro Hac Vice Recognition of Todd Vare

Jan 4, 2023PAPERPATENT OWNER

Declaration of Todd Vare

Jan 4, 2023EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Patent Owner CAO Lighting, Inc.’s Exhibit List

Jan 4, 2023PAPERPATENT OWNER

Patent Owner CAO Lighting, Inc.’s Updated Power of Attorney

Jan 4, 2023PAPERPATENT OWNER

Patent Owner CAO Lighting, Inc.’s Updated Mandatory Notices

Jan 4, 2023PAPERPATENT OWNER

Order: Denying Petitioners Motion for Additional Discovery 37 C.F.R. sec. 42.51b2i

Dec 21, 2022PAPERBOARD

Petitioners' Updated Power of Attorney

Dec 20, 2022PAPERPETITIONER

Petitioners' Updated Mandatory Notice Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. Section 42.8

Dec 20, 2022PAPERPETITIONER

Petitioners' Objections to Evidence Submitted with Patent Owner's Motion for Additional Discovery

Dec 16, 2022PAPERPETITIONER

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

Dec 15, 2022PAPERPETITIONER

ORDER Conditionally Granting Petitioners Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission of Andrew N. Saul 37 C.F.R. sec 42.10

Dec 13, 2022PAPERBOARD

Patent Owner CAO Lighting, Inc.’s Motion for Additional Discovery Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.51(b)(2)(i)

Dec 9, 2022PAPERPATENT OWNER

F. Vinluan, “Cree CEO Tells Illuminating Tale of LED Bulbs, Innovation” (Sept. 22, 2014)

Dec 9, 2022EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Cree Lighting, “Cree Introduces the Biggest Thing Since the Light Bulb” (March 4, 2013)

Dec 9, 2022EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

CAO Group, Inc., “Dynasty® LED Lighting” (2013)

Dec 9, 2022EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Order: Panel Change Order

Dec 5, 2022PAPERBOARD

Patent Owner CAO Lighting, Inc.’s Corrected Notice of Deposition of Rachel J. Watters

Dec 5, 2022PAPERPATENT OWNER

Patent Owner CAO Lighting, Inc.’s Corrected Notice of Deposition of Michael S. Lebby, Ph.D.

Dec 5, 2022PAPERPATENT OWNER

Notice of Stipulation Regarding Due Dates 1 and 2

Dec 4, 2022PAPERPATENT OWNER

Patent Owner CAO Lighting, Inc.’s Notice of Deposition of Rachel J. Watters

Dec 4, 2022PAPERPATENT OWNER

Patent Owner CAO Lighting, Inc.’s Notice of Deposition of Michael S. Lebby, Ph.D.

Dec 4, 2022PAPERPATENT OWNER

Unopposed Motion for Andrew N. Saul to Appear Pro Hac Vice on Behalf of Petitioners Wolfspeed, Inc. and Ideal Industries Lighting, LLC d/b/a Cree Lighting

Nov 30, 2022PAPERPETITIONER

Declaration of Andrew N. Saul in Support of Petitioners' Unopposed Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission of Andrew N. Saul Under 37 C.F.R. Section 42.10(c)

Nov 30, 2022EXHIBITPETITIONER

Patent Owner CAO Lighting, Inc.’s Objections to Petitioners’ Evidence

Nov 2, 2022PAPERPATENT OWNER

Institution Decision: DECISION Granting Institution of Inter Partes Review 35 U.S.C. § 314

Oct 19, 2022PAPERBOARD

Order: SCHEDULING ORDER

Oct 19, 2022PAPERBOARD

Petitioner's Updated Exhibit List

Oct 6, 2022PAPERPETITIONER

Transcript of Proceedings taken September 27, 2022 in the CAO Lighting v. General Electric and CAO Lighting v. OSRAM cases

Oct 6, 2022EXHIBITPETITIONER

Board Authorization of October 6, 2022

Oct 6, 2022EXHIBITPETITIONER

Email Communications from Trials Authorizing Patent Owner to file Sur-Reply, dated 8/23/2022

Sep 9, 2022EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

PATENT OWNER CAO LIGHTING, INC.'S SUR-REPLY

Sep 9, 2022PAPERPATENT OWNER

Petitioners' Reply to Patent Owner's Preliminary Response

Aug 30, 2022PAPERPETITIONER

Email Communication from Trials Authorizing Petitioners to file Reply dated 8/23/2022

Aug 30, 2022EXHIBITPETITIONER

Claim Construction Order in CAO Lighting v. Light Efficient Design, No. 17-C-7359

Aug 30, 2022EXHIBITPETITIONER

Claim Construction Order in CAO Lighting v Fiet Electric, No. 20-cv-04926

Aug 30, 2022EXHIBITPETITIONER

Joint Claim Construction Order in CAO Lighting v. General Electric, No. 20-cv-681

Aug 30, 2022EXHIBITPETITIONER

PATENT OWNER CAO LIGHTING, INC.���S PRELIMINARY RESPONSE TO PETITION

Jul 20, 2022PAPERPATENT OWNER

Notice: Notice filing date accorded

Apr 20, 2022PAPERBOARD

PATENT OWNER CAO LIGHTING, INC.'S MANDATORY NOTICES

Apr 20, 2022PAPERPATENT OWNER

POWER OF ATTORNEY FROM PATENT OWNER CAO LIGHTING, INC.

Apr 20, 2022PAPERPATENT OWNER

Petition for Inter Partes Review

Apr 8, 2022PAPERPETITIONER

U.S. Patent No. 6,634,770

Apr 8, 2022EXHIBITPETITIONER

File History U.S. Patent No. 6,634,770

Apr 8, 2022EXHIBITPETITIONER

File History Inter Partes Reexamination No. 95/000,678

Apr 8, 2022EXHIBITPETITIONER

File History Inter Partes Reexamination No. 95/002,242

Apr 8, 2022EXHIBITPETITIONER

File History Ex Parte Reexamination No. 90/012,959

Apr 8, 2022EXHIBITPETITIONER

Declaration of Michael S. Lebby, Ph.D.

Apr 8, 2022EXHIBITPETITIONER

International Patent Application Publication No. WO 00/17569 to Begemann

Apr 8, 2022EXHIBITPETITIONER

M.R. Krames et al., High-brightness AlGaInN light-emitting diodes, Proc. SPIE 3938, LIGHT-EMITTING DIODES: RESEARCH, MANUFACTURING, AND APPLICATIONS IV (Apr. 17, 2000)

Apr 8, 2022EXHIBITPETITIONER

U.S. Patent No. 5,777,350 to Nakamura et al.

Apr 8, 2022EXHIBITPETITIONER

U.S. Patent No. 6,015,979 to Sugiura et al.

Apr 8, 2022EXHIBITPETITIONER

International Patent Application Publication No. WO 99/57945 to Allen

Apr 8, 2022EXHIBITPETITIONER

J.J. Wierer et al., High-power AlGaInN flip-chip light-emitting diodes, 78 APPL. PHYS. LETT. 3379 (May 28, 2001)

Apr 8, 2022EXHIBITPETITIONER

P. Kozodoy et al., MOCVD Growth of High Output Power InGaN Multiple Quantum Well Light Emitting Diode, 468 MAT. RES. SOC. SYMP. PROC. 481 (1997)

Apr 8, 2022EXHIBITPETITIONER

H. Amano et al., Metalorganic vapor phase epitaxial growth of a high quality GaN film using an AlN buffer layer, 48 Appl. Phys. Lett. 353 (Feb. 3, 1986)

Apr 8, 2022EXHIBITPETITIONER

File History U.S. Patent Application No. 09/939,339

Apr 8, 2022EXHIBITPETITIONER

Shuji Nakamura et al., Candela-class high brightness InGaN/AlGaN double-heterostructure blue-light-emitting diodes, 64 Appl. Phys. Lett. 1687 (Mar. 28, 1994)

Apr 8, 2022EXHIBITPETITIONER

Patent Owner Complaint in CAO Lighting, Inc. v. Cree, Inc. et al., No. 1:21-cv-00634 (M.D.N.C.)

Apr 8, 2022EXHIBITPETITIONER

Patent Owner���s Claim Chart for U.S. Patent No. 6,634,770 C3 in CAO Lighting, Inc. v. Cree, Inc. et al., No. 1:21-cv-00634 (M.D.N.C.)

Apr 8, 2022EXHIBITPETITIONER

Docket Report in CAO Lighting, Inc. v. Cree, Inc. et al., No. 1:21-cv-00634 (M.D.N.C.) (as of the filing of the Petition)

Apr 8, 2022EXHIBITPETITIONER

Declaration of Rachel J. Watters on Authentication of Publication

Apr 8, 2022EXHIBITPETITIONER

Power of Attorney

Apr 8, 2022PAPERPETITIONER