The detailed information for PTAB case with proceeding number IPR2023-00318 filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. against Spero, Yechezkal et al. on Dec 22, 2022. This includes filing dates, application numbers, tech centers, patent numbers, and current case status.

Case Details

Proceeding Number
IPR2023-00318
Filing Date
Dec 22, 2022
Petitioner
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Respondent
Spero, Yechezkal et al.
Status
Final Written Decision
Respondent Application Number
13357549
Respondent Tech Center
2800
Respondent Patent Number
9955551
Institution Decision Date
Jul 11, 2023
Termination Date
Jul 9, 2024

Proceeding Documents

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Document NameFiling DateCategoryFiling Party

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Fed. Cir. Order Dismissing Appeal

Jul 9, 2025PAPERBOARD

Notice of Appeal

Oct 30, 2024PAPERPATENT OWNER

Director Review denial on FWD

Aug 28, 2024PAPERBOARD

Director Review Request Email

Aug 9, 2024EXHIBITBOARD

Patent Owners Request for Director Review 2023-00318

Aug 8, 2024PAPERPATENT OWNER

Judgment Final Written Decision

Jul 9, 2024PAPERBOARD

Other: Hearing transcript

Apr 8, 2024PAPERBOARD

Cover for Demonstrative 2029 & updated exhibit list 2023-00318

Mar 18, 2024PAPERPATENT OWNER

Ex. 2029 Spero Demonstratives IPR2023-00315 IPR2023-00318

Mar 18, 2024EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

EX1070 - Petitioner Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.'s Demonstratives

Mar 18, 2024EXHIBITPETITIONER

Petitioner Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.'s Updated Exhibit List

Mar 18, 2024PAPERPETITIONER

LEAP Practitioner Request and Verification Form (Patent Owner)

Mar 13, 2024PAPERBOARD

Petitioner's Reply to Opposition to Motion to Exclude

Mar 13, 2024PAPERPETITIONER

LEAP Practitioner Request and Verification Form (Petitioner)

Mar 12, 2024PAPERBOARD

Patent Owners Opposition to Motion to Exclude IPR2023-00318

Mar 6, 2024PAPERPATENT OWNER

Ex. 2027 2023-08-08 Letter to Fitzsimmons re objections to evidence

Mar 6, 2024EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Ex. 2028 2023-10-04 Letter to Fitzsimmons re objections to evidence

Mar 6, 2024EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Petitioner Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.'s Motion to Exclude Evidence

Feb 28, 2024PAPERPETITIONER

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

Feb 26, 2024PAPERBOARD

Petitioner's Request for Oral Argument

Feb 7, 2024PAPERPETITIONER

Patent Owner Request for Oral Argument IPR2023-00318

Feb 7, 2024PAPERPATENT OWNER

Institution decision and grant of joinder, IPR2023-01296

Jan 29, 2024PAPERBOARD

Patent Owners Sur Reply to Petitioners Reply to Patent Owner Response 2023-00318

Jan 17, 2024PAPERPATENT OWNER

Ex. 2025 Jiao Deposition Transcript Condensed

Jan 17, 2024EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Updated Mandatory Notice - IPR2023-00318 - 9955551

Jan 3, 2024PAPERPATENT OWNER

Notice of Deposition of Jianzhong Jiao 2023-00318

Dec 26, 2023PAPERPATENT OWNER

EX1053 - Turk Deposition Transcript

Dec 6, 2023EXHIBITPETITIONER

EX1054 - Turk Deposition Transcript (IPR2022-01586)

Dec 6, 2023EXHIBITPETITIONER

EX1055 - Webster's Dictionary (excerpt)

Dec 6, 2023EXHIBITPETITIONER

EX1056 - Spatial Light Modulators

Dec 6, 2023EXHIBITPETITIONER

EX1058 - Allen US5754217

Dec 6, 2023EXHIBITPETITIONER

EX1059 - Handschy US6195136

Dec 6, 2023EXHIBITPETITIONER

EX1060 - Spero US11208029

Dec 6, 2023EXHIBITPETITIONER

EX1061 - Neural Networks for Pattern Recognition

Dec 6, 2023EXHIBITPETITIONER

EX1062 - Schellhorn US4907044

Dec 6, 2023EXHIBITPETITIONER

EX1063 - Leighty 1985

Dec 6, 2023EXHIBITPETITIONER

EX1064 - Lowrie 1985

Dec 6, 2023EXHIBITPETITIONER

EX1065 - Surface Vehicle Recommended Practice

Dec 6, 2023EXHIBITPETITIONER

EX1066 - 49 CFR 571.108

Dec 6, 2023EXHIBITPETITIONER

EX1067 - SAEJ387.1987

Dec 6, 2023EXHIBITPETITIONER

EX1068 - The International System of Units (SI),” Bureau International des Poids et Mesures, 7th Edition (1998) (Excerpt)

Dec 6, 2023EXHIBITPETITIONER

EX1069 - Certificate of Correction

Dec 6, 2023EXHIBITPETITIONER

Petitioner's Reply

Dec 6, 2023PAPERPETITIONER

EX1052 - Jiao Reply Declaration

Dec 6, 2023EXHIBITPETITIONER

EX1057 - Turnbull 6132072

Dec 6, 2023EXHIBITPETITIONER

Petitioner's Notice of Remote Deposition

Nov 3, 2023PAPERPETITIONER

Petitioner's Objections to Evidence

Sep 20, 2023PAPERPETITIONER

Patent Owner Response IPR2023-00318

Sep 13, 2023PAPERPATENT OWNER

Ex. 2007 Jiao Deposition Transcript

Sep 13, 2023EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Ex. 2010 SPIE Etendue concerns

Sep 13, 2023EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Ex. 2011 Bass Handbook of Optics

Sep 13, 2023EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Ex. 2012 SAE Studies for Headlamp Optical Design

Sep 13, 2023EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Ex. 2013 SAE Optical Transform Limitations

Sep 13, 2023EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Ex. 2015 SPIE High-efficency reflector optics

Sep 13, 2023EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Ex. 2016 Navigant Energy Savings

Sep 13, 2023EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Ex. 2017 WIPO Patent Publication WO005147A1 Flaaten

Sep 13, 2023EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Ex. 2018 Jiao Deposition Transcript Condensed

Sep 13, 2023EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Ex. 2019 Alliance for Automotive Innovation

Sep 13, 2023EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Ex. 2020 Bass Handbook of Optics Volume V

Sep 13, 2023EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Ex. 2021 TI HOw DLP Technology Works

Sep 13, 2023EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Ex. 2022 Intro to DMDs

Sep 13, 2023EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Ex. 2023 Certified File Wrapper of Reexamination Application - Part 1 of 4

Sep 13, 2023EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Certified File Wrapper of Reexamination Application - Part 2 of 4

Sep 13, 2023EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Ex. 2023 Certified File Wrapper of Reexamination Application - Part 3 of 4

Sep 13, 2023EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Ex. 2023 Certified File Wrapper of Reexamination Application - Part 4 of 4

Sep 13, 2023EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Ex. 2024 Supplemental Turk Declaration

Sep 13, 2023EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Petitioner's Updated Mandatory Notices

Aug 28, 2023PAPERPETITIONER

Notice of Deposition of Jianzhong Jiao 2023-00318

Aug 10, 2023PAPERPATENT OWNER

Petitioner's Objections to Evidence

Jul 25, 2023PAPERPETITIONER

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

Jul 11, 2023PAPERBOARD

Order: SCHEDULING ORDER

Jul 11, 2023PAPERBOARD

Updated Mandatory Notice - 0115IPR - 9955551

Jun 9, 2023PAPERPATENT OWNER

Updated Mandatory Notice - 0115IPR - 9,955,551

Jun 7, 2023PAPERPATENT OWNER

Patent Owner's Sur-Reply

May 16, 2023PAPERPATENT OWNER

Petitioner's Reply to Patent Owner's Preliminary Response

May 9, 2023PAPERPETITIONER

Patent Owner's Preliminary Response

Apr 19, 2023PAPERPATENT OWNER

Turk Declaration

Apr 19, 2023EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Turk CV

Apr 19, 2023EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Best Practices and FAQs for filing reexaminations

Apr 19, 2023EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

IPR2023-00336 Petition

Apr 19, 2023EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

IPR2023-00315 Petition

Apr 19, 2023EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Notice : Mandatory Notice

Apr 18, 2023PAPERPATENT OWNER

Notice : Power of Attorney

Apr 18, 2023PAPERPATENT OWNER

Notice: NOTICE OF FILING DATE ACCORDED TO PETITION AND TIME FOR FILING PATENT OWNER PRELIMINARY RESPONSE

Jan 19, 2023PAPERBOARD

EX1001 - '551 Patent

Dec 22, 2022EXHIBITPETITIONER

EX1002 - '551 Reexam File History (Part 1 of 3)

Dec 22, 2022EXHIBITPETITIONER

EX1002 - '551 Reexam File History (Part 2 of 3)

Dec 22, 2022EXHIBITPETITIONER

EX1002 - '551 Reexam File History (Part 3 of 3)

Dec 22, 2022EXHIBITPETITIONER

EX1004 - Jiao CV

Dec 22, 2022EXHIBITPETITIONER

EX1005 - Beam US6144158

Dec 22, 2022EXHIBITPETITIONER

EX1008 - Kobayashi US6049749

Dec 22, 2022EXHIBITPETITIONER

EX1009 - Braun WO2002004247A1

Dec 22, 2022EXHIBITPETITIONER

EX1010 - Karlsson WO1998054030A1

Dec 22, 2022EXHIBITPETITIONER

EX1012 - Gotou US5588733

Dec 22, 2022EXHIBITPETITIONER

EX1013 - JPH0765603A Nakamura English Translation and Original

Dec 22, 2022EXHIBITPETITIONER

EX1014 - JPH07101291 Satonaka English translation and Original

Dec 22, 2022EXHIBITPETITIONER

EX1015 - Westermann 2002

Dec 22, 2022EXHIBITPETITIONER

EX1016 - Adaptive Front Lighting Systems (AFS)

Dec 22, 2022EXHIBITPETITIONER

EX1017 - Hogrefe

Dec 22, 2022EXHIBITPETITIONER

EX1018 - Loewenau

Dec 22, 2022EXHIBITPETITIONER

EX1019 - Manassero 1998

Dec 22, 2022EXHIBITPETITIONER

EX1020 - Hamm

Dec 22, 2022EXHIBITPETITIONER

EX1023 - Manassero 1999

Dec 22, 2022EXHIBITPETITIONER

EX1024 - Westermann 1999

Dec 22, 2022EXHIBITPETITIONER

EX1025 - Diem

Dec 22, 2022EXHIBITPETITIONER

EX1026 - Kobayashi

Dec 22, 2022EXHIBITPETITIONER

EX1027 - Vukotich

Dec 22, 2022EXHIBITPETITIONER

EX1028 - Worner

Dec 22, 2022EXHIBITPETITIONER

EX1029 - van den Berg

Dec 22, 2022EXHIBITPETITIONER

EX1030 - NHTSA Survey

Dec 22, 2022EXHIBITPETITIONER

EX1031 - Watanabe

Dec 22, 2022EXHIBITPETITIONER

EX1034 - Uchida US6127947

Dec 22, 2022EXHIBITPETITIONER

EX1035 - '551 Reexam Certificate

Dec 22, 2022EXHIBITPETITIONER

EX1036 - Nelson US5523193

Dec 22, 2022EXHIBITPETITIONER

EX1038 - Hornbeck US4662746

Dec 22, 2022EXHIBITPETITIONER

EX1039 - Hornbeck US5061049

Dec 22, 2022EXHIBITPETITIONER

EX1040 - Enomoto US5933183

Dec 22, 2022EXHIBITPETITIONER

EX1048 - '342 Reissue Application History

Dec 22, 2022EXHIBITPETITIONER

EX1051 - US District Courts

Dec 22, 2022EXHIBITPETITIONER

EX1037 - Pederson US20040052090A1

Dec 22, 2022EXHIBITPETITIONER

EX1003 - Jiao Declaration

Dec 22, 2022EXHIBITPETITIONER

Petitioner's Power of Attorney

Dec 22, 2022PAPERPETITIONER

Petition for Inter Partes Review

Dec 22, 2022PAPERPETITIONER