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Be Smarter, LLC et al. v. Yondr, Inc. - PGR2025-00070

Explore the PTAB proceeding PGR2025-00070 filed by Be Smarter, LLC et al. against Yondr, Inc. on Jul 29, 2025. This includes filing dates, application numbers, tech centers, patent numbers, and current case status.

Case Details

Proceeding Number
PGR2025-00070
Filing Date
Jul 29, 2025
Petitioner
Be Smarter, LLC et al.
Respondent
Yondr, Inc.
Status
Pending
Respondent Application Number
18604847
Respondent Tech Center
2600
Respondent Patent Number
12133078

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Proceeding Documents

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Patent Owner's Preliminary Response

Nov 12, 2025PAPERPATENT OWNER

Yondr’s Sur-Reply Claim Construction Brief in Case No. 1:24-cv-01326-ADA

Nov 12, 2025EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Petitioners’ Petition for Inter Partes Review of U.S. Patent No. 9,819,788 in Case No. IPR2025-00970

Nov 12, 2025EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Declaration of Dr. Gregory D. Buckner in Support of Petitioners’ Petition for Inter Partes Review of U.S. Patent No. 9,819,788 in Case No. IPR2025-00970

Nov 12, 2025EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Excerpts from Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, Tenth Edition

Nov 12, 2025EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Screen capture of Yondr webpage (https://www.overyondr.com/phone-locking-pouch)

Nov 12, 2025EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Screen capture of CellockED webpage (https://cellocked.newschoolhero.org/about/)

Nov 12, 2025EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

LinkedIn post from Petitioner James Guerra

Nov 12, 2025EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Screen capture of Yondr webpage (https://www.overyondr.com/id-pouch)

Nov 12, 2025EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Time Magazine’s Best Inventions of 2024 (https://time.com/collection/best-inventions-2024/), “A Way To Disconnect Yondr Pouch”

Nov 12, 2025EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Washington Post – “How a Connecticut middle school won the battle against cellphones” (2024)

Nov 12, 2025EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Houston Chronicle – “Cell phones hinder classroom learning. Texas should tell school districts to lock them up | Editorial” (2025)

Nov 12, 2025EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Atlanta Journal-Constitution – “Better behaved, more engaged: School cellphone bans seem successful so far” (2025)

Nov 12, 2025EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Forbes – “Meet Yondr, The Startup Helping Schools Ban Cell Phones” (2024)

Nov 12, 2025EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Declaration of David Smith in Support of Yondr’s Responsive Claim Construction Brief in Case No. 1:24-cv-01326-ADA

Nov 12, 2025EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Petitioners' Response to Patent Owner's Brief in Support of Discretionary Denial Under 35 U.S.C. § 324(a)

Nov 10, 2025PAPERPETITIONER

Petition for Inter Partes Review of U.S. Patent No. 9,819,788

Nov 10, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

Joint Motion for Entry of a Scheduling Order

Nov 10, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

Lex Machina Timing Statistics

Nov 10, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

Win Elements Order Granting Defendant Yondr, Inc.’s Motion to Dismiss

Nov 10, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

Win Elements Amended Complaint

Nov 10, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

Win Elements Stipulation

Nov 10, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

Defendants’ Motion to Stay

Nov 10, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

Law360 Article

Nov 10, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

Patent Owner's Updated Mandatory Notice

Nov 6, 2025PAPERPATENT OWNER

Patent Owner's Request for Discretionary Denial

Oct 8, 2025PAPERPATENT OWNER

October 31, 2024 Complaint in Case No. 1:24-cv-01326-ADA in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas

Oct 8, 2025EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

December 13, 2024 Answer and Counterclaims in Case No. 1:24-cv-01326-ADA

Oct 8, 2025EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Docket Report in Case No. 1:24-cv-01326-ADA

Oct 8, 2025EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

January 31, 2024 First Amended Counterclaim in Case No. 1:24-cv-01326-ADA

Oct 8, 2025EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

March 25, 2025 Order Reassigning Case to Judge Alan Albright

Oct 8, 2025EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Judge Albright’s Standing Order Governing Proceedings of Patent Cases (“Judge Albright’s OGP”)

Oct 8, 2025EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Petitioners’ April 14, 2025 Invalidity Contentions in Case No. 1:24-cv-01326-ADA

Oct 8, 2025EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

August 7, 2025 Scheduling Order in Case No. 1:24-cv-01326-ADA

Oct 8, 2025EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Transcript of September 22, 2025 Markman Hearing in Case No. 124-cv-01326-ADA

Oct 8, 2025EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

September 24, 2025 Claim Construction Order in Case No. 124-cv-01326-ADA

Oct 8, 2025EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

September 29, 2025 Email from Petitioners’ Counsel to District Court

Oct 8, 2025EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Petitioners’ August 27, 2025 Motion to Stay in Case No. 1:24-cv-01326-ADA

Oct 8, 2025EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

September 16, 2025 Order Denying Petitioners' Motion to Stay in Case No. 124-cv-01326-ADA

Oct 8, 2025EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

U.S. Patent No. 5,977,876 (“Coleman”)

Oct 8, 2025EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

September 23, 2025 Email from Petitioners’ Counsel

Oct 8, 2025EXHIBITPATENT OWNER

Patent Owner's Mandatory Notice

Aug 13, 2025PAPERPATENT OWNER

Patent Owner's Power of Attorney

Aug 13, 2025PAPERPATENT OWNER

Notice: Notice filing date accorded

Aug 12, 2025PAPERBOARD

Petition for Post-Grant Review of U.S. Patent No. 12,133,078 B2

Jul 29, 2025PAPERPETITIONER

U.S. Patent No. 12,133,078 B2

Jul 29, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

Declaration of Dr. Gregory Buckner

Jul 29, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

U.S. Patent Appl. Pub. No. 2003/0011466

Jul 29, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

Korean Patent Laid-open No. 10-2007-0041248

Jul 29, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

U.S. Patent Appl. Pub. No. 2014/0298492

Jul 29, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

International Publication No. WO 2014/122001 A1

Jul 29, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

Prosecution History of U.S. Patent No. 12,133,078 B2

Jul 29, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

U.S. Patent Appl. Pub. No. 2012/0187003

Jul 29, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

U.S. Patent No. 3,851,506

Jul 29, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

U.S. Patent No. 5,977,876

Jul 29, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

U.S. Patent No. 5,426,419

Jul 29, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

U.S. Patent No. 6,218,929

Jul 29, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

Prosecution History of U.S. Patent No. 9,819,788 B2

Jul 29, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

Defendants’ Opening Claim Construction Memorandum

Jul 29, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

Yondr, Inc.’s Responsive Claim Construction Brief

Jul 29, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

Defendants’ Reply Claim Construction Memorandum

Jul 29, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

U.S. Patent No. 9,819,788 B2

Jul 29, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

U.S. Patent No. 6,499,638

Jul 29, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

U.S. Patent No. 6,608,548

Jul 29, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

U.S. Patent No. 7,277,726

Jul 29, 2025EXHIBITPETITIONER

Petitioners Be Smarter, LLC and James Guerra's Power of Attorney

Jul 29, 2025PAPERPETITIONER