Phison Electronics Corporation vs Vervain, LLC

Director Discretionary Decision: Deny

PETITIONER’S OPPOSITION TO PATENT OWNER’S SUPPLEMENTAL BRIEF

Interim Processes for PTAB Workload Management, issued March 26, 2025

Active Cases Before Judge Alan D. Albright as of June 2, 2025

Statistics on Median Time-to-Trial between June 2, 2024 and June 2, 2025

Interim Procedure for Discretionary Denials in AIA Post-Grant Proceedings with Parallel District Court Litigation, issued March 24, 2025

Western District of Texas Calendar Year 2024 Statistical Public Report

Amended Order Assigning the Business of The Court (January 31, 2025)

Consolidated Trial Practice Guide (Nov. 2019)

Docket Entry No. 61, Redacted Copy of 59 Unopposed Sealed Motion FOR LEAVE TO AMEND FINALINVALIDITY CONTENTIONS by Phison Electronics Corporation by Phison Electronics Corporation, filed on April 2, 2025 in Vervain, LLC v. Phison Electronics Corp., No. 1:24-cv-00259 (W.D. Tex., filed March 8, 2024)

Email from PO’s Counsel re: Reduction to No More Than Five Asserted Claims Per Patent and Sixteen Total Across the Eight Patents-in-Suit (June 9, 2025)

Docket list for Vervain, LLC v. Micron Technology Inc., et al., No. 6:21-cv-00487 (W.D. Tex. filed May 10, 2021)

Docket list for Vervain, LLC v. Western Digital Corp. et al., No. 6:21-cv-00488 (W.D. Tex. filed May 10, 2021)

PETITIONER’S OPPOSITION TO PATENT OWNER’S REQUEST FOR DISCRETIONARY DENIAL UNDER 35 U.S.C. § 314(a)

Patent Owner’s Supplemental Brief

U.S. Patent No. 10,824,340, assigned to Phison Electronics Corp.

Excerpts from the Prosecution History of U.S. Patent Application No. 14/811,844 (issued as U.S. Patent No. 10,824,340), including Office Action dated May 9, 2019.

Patent Owner's Current List of Exhibits

Email Correspondence

Patent Owner's Preliminary Response on the Merits and other Non-Discretionary Considerations

Declaration of Dr. Sunil Khatri

Chen et al., Ultra MLC Technology Introduction, Advantech Technical White Paper (Oct. 5, 2012) (“Chen”)

Excerpts from Micheloni et al., Inside NAND Flash Memories (1st ed. 2010) (“Micheloni”)

Vervain v. Western Digital Corp. et al., No. 6:21-cv-488-ADA, Dkt. 41 (W.D. Tex. Jan. 24, 2022) (Claim Construction Order)

U.S. Patent App. No. 2007/0271609 assigned to Phison Electronics Corp.

U.S. Patent No. 8,194,452 to G. R. Mohan Rao (incorporated by reference by the Challenged Patent)

Oxford Dictionary of Computing (Sixth Edition, 2008) (page 312, defining “memory element”)

U.S. Patent App. No. 2010/0186084 currently assigned to Kingston Digital, Inc.

Microsoft Computer Dictionary (5th ed. 2002)

Phison Electronics Corp. v. Vervain, LLC, PGR2024-00047, Paper 2 (P.T.A.B. Aug. 27, 2024) (petition for post grant review of U.S. Patent No. 11,830,546)

Preliminary Claim Constructions for Vervain, LLC v. Phison Electronics Corporation, No.1:24-cv-259-ADA and Vervain, LLC v. Kingston Technology Company., et al., No. 1:24-cv-254-ADA – email from Mr. Brown received on February 5, 2025.

Markman Hearing Transcript dated February 6, 2025, for Vervain, LLC v. Phison Electronics Corporation, No. 1:24-cv-259-ADA and Vervain, LLC v. Kingston Technology Company., et al. No. 1:24-cv-254-ADA.

Phison Electronics Corp. v. Vervain, LLC, PGR2024-00047, Paper 9 (P.T.A.B. Mar. 17, 2024) (Decision Denying Institution of Post-Grant Review of U.S. Patent No. 11,830,546)

Phison Electronics Corp. v. Vervain, LLC, PGR2024-00048, Paper 9 (P.T.A.B. April 28, 2025) (Decision Denying Institution of Post-Grant Review of U.S. Patent No. 11,854,612)

Patent Owner's Discretionary Denial Brief

U.S. Patent Application Pub. No. 2011/0099460 (“Dusija”)

Highlighted Version of U.S. Patent No. 8,634,240 (“Gavens”), indicating which material from Gavens is also present in U.S. Patent Application Pub. No. 2011/0099460 (“Dusija”)

Vervain, LLC v. Phison Electronics Corporation, No. 1:24-cv-259-ADA, Dkt. 16 (W.D. Tex. Jul. 15, 2024) (agreed scheduling order)

“Judge Albright Patent FAQ,” https://www.txwd.uscourts.gov/for-attorneys/judge-albright-courtroom-faq/. Accessed December 18, 2024)

Judge Albright’s Standing Order Governing Proceedings (OGP) 4.4—Patent Cases, Filed January 23, 2024.

Excerpts from the Prosecution History of U.S. Patent No. 11,830,546

U.S. Patent App. Pub. No. 2011/0096601 to Gavens et al. (“Gavens-601”)

Vervain v. Western Digital Corp. et al., No. 6:21-cv-00488-ADA, Dkt. 180 (W.D. Tex. Jul. 26, 2023) (Redacted Copy of Order on the Pending Motions and Motions In Limine).

Vervain, LLC v. Phison Electronics Corp., No. 1:24-cv-00259, Dkt. 53 (W.D. Tex. Jan. 29, 2025) (Joint Notice Extending Deadlines)

Docket Sheet for Vervain, LLC v. Phison Electronics Corporation, No. 1:24-cv-259-ADA (W.D. Tex.) (accessed May 12, 2025)

Phison’s Final Invalidity Contentions served on February 28, 2025 in Vervain, LLC v. Phison Electronics Corporation, No. 1:24-cv-259-ADA (W.D. Tex.)

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Notice: Extending Deadline for Discretion Briefing

Patent Owner's Updated Mandatory Notice

Notice: Notice filing date accorded

Notice: Mandatory Notice

Notice: Power of Attorney

U.S. Patent No. 11,967,370

U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/509,257

U.S. Patent No. 7,855,916

U.S. Patent No. 8,891,298

Excerpts from prosecution history of ’298 patent

U.S. Patent No. 9,196,385

Excerpts from prosecution history of ’385 patent

U.S. Patent No. 9,997,240

Excerpts from prosecution history of ’240 patent

U.S. Patent No. 10,950,300

Excerpts from prosecution history of ‘300 patent

U.S. Patent No. 11,830,546

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First Amended Complaint, Doc. No. 9

Signed Agreed Scheduling Order

Declaration of Carl Sechen, Ph.D.

Docket list for Vervain, LLC v. Kingston Technology Company, Inc.

Docket list for Vervain, LLC v. Phison Electronics Corp

Petition: as filed