The detailed information for PTAB case with proceeding number PGR2019-00046 filed by Solvay USA Inc. et al. against World Sources Enterprises, LLC on Apr 26, 2019. This includes filing dates, application numbers, tech centers, patent numbers, and current case status.

Case Details

Proceeding Number
PGR2019-00046
Filing Date
Apr 26, 2019
Petitioner
Solvay USA Inc. et al.
Respondent
World Sources Enterprises, LLC
Status
Final Written Decision
Respondent Application Number
15793326
Respondent Tech Center
1700
Respondent Patent Number
10221108
Institution Decision Date
Aug 13, 2019
Termination Date
Aug 10, 2020

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

Alert me when new update on this case

Other: Fed Circuit mandate

Feb 16, 2023PAPERBOARD

Other: other court decision

Feb 16, 2023PAPERBOARD

Notice of Appeal

Oct 8, 2020PAPERPATENT OWNER

Updated Mandatory Notices

Aug 27, 2020PAPERPATENT OWNER

JUDGMENT Final Written Decision Determining All Claims Unpatentable DECISION Denying Patent Owner’s Request for Rehearing ORDER Dismissing Petitioner’s Motion to Exclude Evidence

Aug 10, 2020PAPERBOARD

MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION AND REHEARING OF PATENT OWNER¿¿¿S MOTION FOR ADDITIONAL DISCOVERY AND OBJECTION TO EXHIBIT 1006

Jul 3, 2020PAPERPATENT OWNER

Order - Denying Patent Owner's Combined Motion for Additional Discovery and Late-Filed Objection to Exhibit 1006 - 37 CFR 42.5(c)(3), 42.224(a)

Jun 19, 2020PAPERBOARD

Hearing Transcript

Jun 16, 2020PAPERBOARD

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

Jun 3, 2020PAPERPETITIONER

Exhibit 2091 LinkedIn Page of Kayla Garcia

May 27, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Motion for additional discovery and objection to Exhibit 1006

May 27, 2020PAPERPATENT OWNER

Order Conduct of the Proceeding

May 21, 2020PAPERBOARD

Email

May 21, 2020EXHIBITBOARD

Petitioner's Oral Argument Demonstratives

May 12, 2020PAPERPETITIONER

Joint Objections to Demonstratives

May 12, 2020PAPERPETITIONER

Patent Owner demonstrative exhibits

May 11, 2020PAPERPATENT OWNER

Petitioner¿¿¿s Reply to Patent Owner¿¿¿s Response to Petitioner¿¿¿s Motion to Exclude

May 5, 2020PAPERPETITIONER

Trial Hearing 37 C.F.R. ¿¿ 42.70

Apr 24, 2020PAPERBOARD

PATENT OWNERS¿¿¿ RESPONSE TO MOTION TO EXCLUDE

Apr 21, 2020PAPERPATENT OWNER

Patent Owner's Request for Oral Hearing

Mar 31, 2020PAPERPATENT OWNER

Petitioner's Motion to Exclude

Mar 31, 2020PAPERPETITIONER

Petitioner's Request for Oral Argument

Mar 31, 2020PAPERPETITIONER

Exhibit 2006 Part I

Mar 31, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2006 Part II

Mar 31, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Order - Conduct of the Proceeding

Mar 23, 2020PAPERBOARD

Motion to substitute sur reply

Mar 16, 2020PAPERPATENT OWNER

Sur-reply with 5600 word limit

Mar 12, 2020PAPERPATENT OWNER

Motion to substitute Image for Document 41

Mar 10, 2020PAPERPATENT OWNER

EXPUNGED

Mar 10, 2020PAPERPATENT OWNER

EXPUNGED

Mar 10, 2020PAPERPATENT OWNER

Deposition Transcript of Thomas Theyson, January 17, 2020

Jan 28, 2020EXHIBITPETITIONER

Deposition Transcript of Raymond Perkins, January 13, 2020

Jan 28, 2020EXHIBITPETITIONER

Petitioner Reply to Patent Owner Response

Jan 28, 2020PAPERPETITIONER

Updated Mandatory Notices

Jan 16, 2020PAPERPATENT OWNER

Power of Attorney by Patent Owner

Jan 14, 2020PAPERPATENT OWNER

Motion for Pro Hac Vice admittance of David Wilkerson

Jan 14, 2020PAPERPATENT OWNER

Updated declaration of David Wilkerson

Jan 14, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Order Conditionally Granting Patent Owner's Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice of David M. Wilkerson

Jan 9, 2020PAPERBOARD

Patent Owners¿¿¿ Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission of David M. Wilkerson Under 37 C.F.R. ¿¿ 42.10

Jan 6, 2020PAPERPATENT OWNER

Declaration of David M. Wilkerson REGARDING U.S. PATENT NO. 10,221,108

Jan 6, 2020EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Petitioner's Notice of Deposition

Jan 6, 2020PAPERPETITIONER

Petitioner's Notice of Deposition of Raymond Perkins

Jan 3, 2020PAPERPETITIONER

Petitioner's Notice of Deposition of Randall Rayborn

Jan 3, 2020PAPERPETITIONER

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

Nov 15, 2019PAPERBOARD

Petitioner's Objections to Evidence

Nov 13, 2019PAPERPETITIONER

Motion to excuse late action

Nov 12, 2019PAPERPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2088 Schroeder Declaration

Nov 12, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Patentee Response

Nov 6, 2019PAPERPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2014 Patent History of NBPT and its solvent delivery systems.

Nov 6, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2016 Novelty Obviousness Continuum Drawing

Nov 6, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2020 Evolution Timeline of Delivery Systems for NBPT-1

Nov 6, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2023 Declaration of Randall Linwood Rayborn regarding chill point testing of a NMP containing solvent delivery system product and a DMSO-containing product

Nov 6, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2024 GB Patent No. 898302A

Nov 6, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2028 Whitehurst ¿¿¿189 US Patent No. 8,048,189

Nov 6, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2031 Dimethyl sulfoxide Safety Data Sheet

Nov 6, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2032 N-methyl Pyrrolidone Safety Data Sheet

Nov 6, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2015 Expert Report of Thomas Theyson, Ph.D.

Nov 6, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2017 Iannotta¿¿¿806 permutations of Solvents.

Nov 6, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2018 CN¿¿¿400 drawings showing process of CN¿¿¿400

Nov 6, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2019 Declaration of William Ulrich regarding available NBPT products on the market during the time of the filing of McKnight¿¿¿108

Nov 6, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2021 Evolution of Solvent Systems

Nov 6, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2022 Declaration of Ray Perkins regarding estimated sales of NBPT

Nov 6, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2025 GB Patent No. 830800A

Nov 6, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2026 Cigler ¿¿¿425 U.S. Patent No. 8,617,425

Nov 6, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2027 Whitehurst ¿¿¿058 U.S. Patent No. 8,163,058

Nov 6, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2029 Sutton ¿¿¿803 U.S. Patent No. 9,102,803

Nov 6, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2030 Weston ¿¿¿265 U.S. Patent No.5, 352,265

Nov 6, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2033 N-(n-butyl) thiophosphoric triamide Safety Data Sheet

Nov 6, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2034 Acetone Safety Data Sheet

Nov 6, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2035 Methanol Safety Data Sheet

Nov 6, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2036 Ethanol Safety Data Sheet

Nov 6, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2037 Isopropanol Safety Data Sheet

Nov 6, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2038 Diisobutyl Ketone Safety Data Sheet

Nov 6, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2039 Benzene Safety Data Sheet

Nov 6, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2041 Chlorobenzene Safety Data Sheet

Nov 6, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2042 Xylene Safety Data Sheet

Nov 6, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2044 Tetrahydrofuran Safety Data Sheet

Nov 6, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2045 Diethyl ether Safety Data Sheet

Nov 6, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2059 California Pamphlet N-Methylpyrrolidone Health Hazard Advisory from June 2014 issued by California Department of Public Health.

Nov 6, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2060 McCallen, Matthew William Thesis, Wheat, Rice And Corn Response To The Urease Inhibitor N-(n-butyl Thiophosphoric Triamide) in a Dimethyl Sulfoxide/Propylene Glycol Solution ¿¿¿ December 2014 West Texas A & M University.

Nov 6, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2061 Agrotain Product label showing instability at low temperatures.

Nov 6, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2065 Gavilon Arborite Brochure

Nov 6, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2066 N-Edge-Label Brochure

Nov 6, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2068 CHS SunBasin Growers praise N Edge Brochure

Nov 6, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2072 PinnitMax-Safety Data Sheet-1

Nov 6, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

InnovarAg Web Site Praise

Nov 6, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2074 Importation Data on NBPT from Ports of Unloading in the United States since 2009

Nov 6, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2077 E-mail from Alan Nix to David McKnight on October 30, 2019 regarding 100XP fluidized bed and price associated with testing.

Nov 6, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2078 100XP Brochure.

Nov 6, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2079 Search results from USPTO dated November 4, 2019 showing Petitioner has 10 patent applications with DMSO and NBPT.

Nov 6, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2080 E-mail string ending October 30, 2019 to and from Ray Perkins showing that Rhodiasolv ¿¿¿ LI-TEC is discontinued

Nov 6, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2040 Toluene Safety Data Sheet

Nov 6, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2043 Dimethylformamide Safety Data Sheet

Nov 6, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2046 Dioxane Safety Data Sheet

Nov 6, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2047 Carbon tetrachloride Safety Data Sheet

Nov 6, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2048 Methylene chloride Safety Data Sheet

Nov 6, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2049 Octane Safety Data Sheet

Nov 6, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2050 Heptane Safety Data Sheet

Nov 6, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2051 Hexane Safety Data Sheet

Nov 6, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2052 Phosphorous oxychloride Safety Data Sheet

Nov 6, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2053 Thiophosphoryl chloride Safety Data Sheet

Nov 6, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2054 Dimethyl Sulfoxide (DMSO): A Review, Brayton Cory F., Cornell Vet, 1986, 76: p. 61

Nov 6, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2055 DBE-5 Dibasic Ester SDS

Nov 6, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2056 Sitarek et al. Tissue distribution and excretion of N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone in male and female rats. Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2006;19(2):142-8.

Nov 6, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2057 Sitarek et al. Assessment of reproductive toxicity and gonadotoxic potential of N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone in male rats. Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2008;21(1):73-80.

Nov 6, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2058 ZareNezhad, Bahman, Effects of Process Variable on the Caking Tendency of Prilled Urea in the Warehouse of Urea Production Plants, Journal of the University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy, 42, 1, 2007, p. 45-50.

Nov 6, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2062 Arborite-AG-Brochure

Nov 6, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2063 Cipher Label and SDS information

Nov 6, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2064 Cipher Trademark Registration Data

Nov 6, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2067 N-edge Trademark Registration Data

Nov 6, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2069 N-Yield Press release

Nov 6, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2070 PinnitMax Brochure

Nov 6, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2071 PinnitMax_Specimen_Label

Nov 6, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2075 E-mail from Scott Peeden sent to David McKnight on October 31, 2019 regarding CN¿¿¿400 testing.

Nov 6, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2076 Letter from Alan Nix to David McKnight on October 2, 2019 regarding McKnight¿¿¿108 testing using non 100XP instrument.

Nov 6, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2081 Arborite Trademark Registration Data

Nov 6, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2082 Sun 27 Product Label and Press release

Nov 6, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2083 Gaylord Chemical Company, LLC brochure, dimethyl solubility data, 2014.

Nov 6, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2085 Comparison of the solvents in Iannotta¿¿¿806 and Ortiz-Suarez ¿¿¿140.

Nov 6, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2086 SDS of Rhodiasolv LI-TEC v2 (appears to have changed relative to Rhodiasolv LI-TEC).

Nov 6, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2084 Albemarle Fine Chemistry Services expands in Tyrone, Pennsylvania, 2012.

Nov 6, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Exhibit 2087 Patentee¿¿¿s preliminary response filed May 17, 2019.

Nov 6, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Petitioner's Updated Power of Attorney

Oct 3, 2019PAPERPETITIONER

Petitioner's Updated Mandatory Notices

Oct 3, 2019PAPERPETITIONER

Granting Institution of Post-Grant Review 35 U.S.C. sec 324(a)

Aug 13, 2019PAPERBOARD

SCHEDULING ORDER

Aug 13, 2019PAPERBOARD

Petition for Post-Grant Review, dated April 26, 2019 (as served on Patent Owner)

May 17, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Clemens Anklin, NMR ¿¿¿ past, present and future Bruker February 2019

May 17, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Prosecution history of U.S. Application No. 15/636,211

May 17, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

American Heritage Definition of ¿¿¿Suspension¿¿¿, Second College Edition, Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, 1982, p. 1225.

May 17, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Preliminary Response to Petition for Post Grant Review

May 17, 2019PAPERPATENT OWNER

University of Wisconsin NMR document ¿¿¿ Sensitivity in NMR October 26, 2009

May 17, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Prosecution history of U.S. Application No. 15/793,326

May 17, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

EXPUNGED

May 17, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

EXPUNGED

May 17, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Prosecution history of U.S. Patent No. 9,266,789 (Ortiz-Saurez)

May 17, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Prosecution history of U.S. Patent No. 9,266,789 (Ortiz-Saurez)

May 17, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

U.S. Patent No. 9,266,789 (Ortiz-Saurez)

May 17, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

U.S. Provisional Patent Application 61/708,105 (McKnight)

May 17, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

U.S. Provisional Patent Application 61/739,869 (Ortiz-Saurez)

May 17, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

U.S. Provisional Patent Application 61/834,544 (Ortiz-Saurez)

May 17, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Differences in physical properties between deuterated DMSO and non-deuterated DMSO.

May 17, 2019EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Power of attorney document

May 15, 2019PAPERPATENT OWNER

Mandatory Notices document

May 15, 2019PAPERPATENT OWNER

Notice of Accord Filing Date

Apr 29, 2019PAPERBOARD

Declaration of Gordon W. Gribble

Apr 26, 2019EXHIBITPETITIONER

U.S. Patent No. 10,221,108

Apr 26, 2019EXHIBITPETITIONER

US Patent No. 10,221,108 File History

Apr 26, 2019EXHIBITPETITIONER

U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/708,105

Apr 26, 2019EXHIBITPETITIONER

U.S. Patent Publication No. 2013/0145806 to Iannotta et al.

Apr 26, 2019EXHIBITPETITIONER

U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/630,456

Apr 26, 2019EXHIBITPETITIONER

U.S. Patent No. 5,698,003 to Omilinsky et al.

Apr 26, 2019EXHIBITPETITIONER

Zaman et al., ¿¿¿Effect of urease and nitrification inhibitors on N transformation ¿¿¿¿¿¿

Apr 26, 2019EXHIBITPETITIONER

Ullmann¿¿¿s Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry ¿¿¿ Sulfones and Sulfoxides entry (2012)

Apr 26, 2019EXHIBITPETITIONER

Engel, ¿¿¿Volatilization losses from surface-applied urea during cold weather months¿¿¿ (2011)

Apr 26, 2019EXHIBITPETITIONER

Martin et al., ¿¿¿The Solvent Dimethyl Sulfoxide¿¿¿

Apr 26, 2019EXHIBITPETITIONER

Organic Chemistry, C. M. Loudon, 2002, 4th ed., Oxford (excerpted pages)

Apr 26, 2019EXHIBITPETITIONER

Organic Chemistry, R. J. Fessenden, J. S. Fessenden, 1986, 3rd ed., Brooks/Cole (excerpted pages)

Apr 26, 2019EXHIBITPETITIONER

Organic Chemistry, M. A. Fox, J. K. Whitesell, 1997, 2nd ed., Jones and Bartlett (excerpted pages)

Apr 26, 2019EXHIBITPETITIONER

European Patent Application No. EP 2266400 to Gasse et al.

Apr 26, 2019EXHIBITPETITIONER

Evidence of publication from file history of U.S. Patent No. 9,732,008 (dated 8/26/14)

Apr 26, 2019EXHIBITPETITIONER

Solvay USA Inc.'s Petition for Post-Grant Review

Apr 26, 2019PAPERPETITIONER

Petitioner Solvay USA Inc.'s Power of Attorney

Apr 26, 2019PAPERPETITIONER

Curriculum Vitae of Dr. Gribble

Apr 26, 2019EXHIBITPETITIONER

Certified Translation of Chinese Patent No. 101200400 B

Apr 26, 2019EXHIBITPETITIONER

U.S. Patent No. 4,530,714 to Kolc et al.

Apr 26, 2019EXHIBITPETITIONER

U.S. Patent No. 5,352,265 to Weston et al.

Apr 26, 2019EXHIBITPETITIONER

Santa Cruz Biotechnology Ltd of California website located at http://www.scbt.com/datasheet-218975-n-n-butylthiophosphoric-triamide.html

Apr 26, 2019EXHIBITPETITIONER

Vemula et al., ¿¿¿Solubility Enhancement Techniques¿¿¿

Apr 26, 2019EXHIBITPETITIONER

Chinese Patent No. 101200400 B (Native Language)

Apr 26, 2019EXHIBITPETITIONER

U.S. Patent Publication No. 2008/0287709 to Huttenloch et al.

Apr 26, 2019EXHIBITPETITIONER

Smale, DMSO ¿¿¿ Agricultural Solvent ¿¿¿ Penetrant-Carrier ¿¿¿ Antiviral Agent, The Sulphur Institute Journal (1969)

Apr 26, 2019EXHIBITPETITIONER

Introduction to Organic Chemistry, A. Streitwieser, C. H. Heathcock, E. M. Kosower, 1992, 4th ed., Macmillan (excerpted pages)

Apr 26, 2019EXHIBITPETITIONER

Arkema Press Release regarding DMSO website (dated 11/24/2009)

Apr 26, 2019EXHIBITPETITIONER

Abraham et al., Proton and Carbon-13 NMR Spectroscropy

Apr 26, 2019EXHIBITPETITIONER