Uspto Ptab Inter Partes Review Petitions-terminated Cases as of 20140402

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Although it is still a relatively small amount of data, initial results from terminated IPR data released by the USPTO this week suggests that IPRs are a good alternative to litigation. In fact, 70% of all terminated IPRs have been resolved through settlement. For terminated cases, the rate of settlement before institution stands at 32% and jumps to 61% for IPRs where at least one claim is instituted. In IPRs where the PTAB has issued a Final Written Decision ("FWD"), 83% of the IPRs were instituted against all claims and 79% of the FWDs found all instituted claims unpatentable (94% of all instituted claims were found unpatentable and 81% of all challenged claims). Assuming that all settlements and requests for adverse judgments are positive outcomes for petitions, 92% of challenged claims have resulted in a positive outcome.

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  • USPTO Inter Partes Review Petitions Terminated to Date: 4/2/2014

    Trial Number IPR petition filed Termination Type Termination Date

    Number of Claims in

    Patent

    Number of Claims

    Challenged

    Number of Claims

    Instituted

    Number of Claims found Unpatentable

    in FWD

    Number of Claims

    Cancelled or Disclaimed (Non-PTAB)

    1 IPR2013-00078 12-Dec-2012 Settled Before Institution 12-Feb-2013 16 2 . . 0 2 IPR2013-00079 12-Dec-2012 Settled Before Institution 12-Feb-2013 18 6 . . 0 3 IPR2012-00004 16-Sep-2012 Settled After Institution 20-Feb-2013 21 21 19 . 0 4 IPR2013-00108 10-Jan-2013 Settled Before Institution 18-Mar-2013 21 1 . . 0 5 IPR2013-00031 22-Oct-2012 Settled After Institution 06-May-2013 16 3 3 . 0 6 IPR2013-00129 29-Jan-2013 Settled Before Institution 06-May-2013 36 12 . . 0 7 IPR2013-00130 29-Jan-2013 Settled Before Institution 06-May-2013 36 12 . . 0 8 IPR2013-00190 15-Mar-2013 Settled Before Institution 12-Jun-2013 25 25 . . 0 9 IPR2013-00202 25-Mar-2013 Settled Before Institution 14-Jun-2013 20 10 . . 0 10 IPR2013-00104 16-Jan-2013 Settled Before Institution 12-Jul-2013 40 19 . . 0 11 IPR2013-00176 04-Mar-2013 Settled Before Institution 12-Jul-2013 40 21 . . 0 12 IPR2013-00212 27-Mar-2013 Request for Adverse Judgment 12-Jul-2013 5 5 0 . 5 13 IPR2013-00021 16-Oct-2012 Settled After Institution 15-Jul-2013 7 7 7 . 0 14 IPR2013-00245 11-Apr-2013 Settled Before Institution 15-Jul-2013 14 8 . . 0 15 IPR2013-00073 08-Dec-2012 Settled After Institution 22-Jul-2013 46 10 10 . 0 16 IPR2013-00075 10-Dec-2012 Settled After Institution 22-Jul-2013 57 13 13 . 0 17 IPR2013-00088 17-Dec-2012 Settled After Institution 22-Jul-2013 24 10 10 . 0 18 IPR2013-00089 17-Dec-2012 Settled After Institution 22-Jul-2013 36 10 7 . 0 19 IPR2013-00090 18-Dec-2012 Settled After Institution 22-Jul-2013 23 4 4 . 0 20 IPR2013-00091 18-Dec-2012 Settled After Institution 22-Jul-2013 4 4 4 . 0 21 IPR2013-00094 21-Dec-2012 Settled After Institution 22-Jul-2013 25 9 9 . 0 22 IPR2013-00095 21-Dec-2012 Settled After Institution 22-Jul-2013 17 7 3 . 0 23 IPR2013-00098 21-Dec-2012 Settled After Institution 22-Jul-2013 32 14 14 . 0 24 IPR2013-00099 21-Dec-2012 Settled After Institution 22-Jul-2013 9 5 5 . 0 25 IPR2013-00100 21-Dec-2012 Settled After Institution 22-Jul-2013 9 8 8 . 0 26 IPR2013-00216 26-Mar-2013 Settled Before Institution 22-Jul-2013 21 4 . . 0 27 IPR2013-00260 02-May-2013 Settled Before Institution 22-Jul-2013 9 1 . . 0 28 IPR2013-00261 02-May-2013 Settled Before Institution 22-Jul-2013 46 3 . . 0 29 IPR2013-00271 07-May-2013 Settled Before Institution 22-Jul-2013 23 1 . . 0 30 IPR2013-00273 08-May-2013 Settled Before Institution 22-Jul-2013 9 4 . . 0 31 IPR2013-00275 09-May-2013 Settled Before Institution 22-Jul-2013 25 1 . . 0 32 IPR2013-00304 23-May-2013 Settled Before Institution 22-Jul-2013 17 7 . . 0 33 IPR2013-00321 31-May-2013 Settled Before Institution 22-Jul-2013 36 10 . . 0 34 IPR2012-00035 26-Sep-2012 Settled After Institution 25-Jul-2013 14 3 3 . 0 35 IPR2012-00037 26-Sep-2012 Settled After Institution 25-Jul-2013 4 3 3 . 0 36 IPR2013-00134 12-Feb-2013 Request for Adverse Judgment 06-Aug-2013 38 34 20 . 20 37 IPR2013-00096 21-Dec-2012 Settled After Institution 27-Aug-2013 20 20 17 . 0 38 IPR2013-00107 11-Jan-2013 Settled After Institution 28-Aug-2013 18 18 18 . 0 39 IPR2013-00456 19-Jul-2013 Settled Before Institution 04-Sep-2013 20 6 . . 0 40 IPR2013-00457 19-Jul-2013 Settled Before Institution 04-Sep-2013 15 15 . . 0 41 IPR2013-00076 31-Dec-2012 Settled After Institution 07-Oct-2013 8 2 2 . 0 42 IPR2013-00380 21-Jun-2013 Settled Before Institution 15-Oct-2013 26 23 . . 0 43 IPR2013-00382 21-Jun-2013 Settled Before Institution 15-Oct-2013 10 10 . . 0 44 IPR2013-00383 21-Jun-2013 Settled Before Institution 15-Oct-2013 7 7 . . 0 45 IPR2013-00269 06-May-2013 Settled Before Institution 24-Oct-2013 22 15 . . 0 46 IPR2013-00365 19-Jun-2013 Request for Adverse Judgment 24-Oct-2013 30 23 0 . 23

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  • USPTO Inter Partes Review Petitions Terminated to Date: 4/2/2014

    Trial Number IPR petition filed Termination Type Termination Date

    Number of Claims in

    Patent

    Number of Claims

    Challenged

    Number of Claims

    Instituted

    Number of Claims found Unpatentable

    in FWD

    Number of Claims

    Cancelled or Disclaimed (Non-PTAB)

    47 IPR2013-00262 03-May-2013 Settled Before Institution 01-Nov-2013 32 3 . . 0 48 IPR2013-00263 03-May-2013 Settled Before Institution 01-Nov-2013 18 5 . . 0 49 IPR2013-00264 03-May-2013 Settled Before Institution 01-Nov-2013 22 22 . . 0 50 IPR2013-00455 19-Jul-2013 Settled Before Institution 04-Nov-2013 8 7 . . 0 51 IPR2013-00126 25-Jan-2013 Settled After Institution 05-Nov-2013 21 3 3 . 0 52 IPR2013-00375 23-Jun-2013 Request for Adverse Judgment 12-Nov-2013 18 4 0 . 0 53 IPR2013-00376 23-Jun-2013 Request for Adverse Judgment 12-Nov-2013 16 2 0 . 0 54 IPR2013-00377 23-Jun-2013 Request for Adverse Judgment 12-Nov-2013 60 6 0 . 0 55 IPR2013-00378 23-Jun-2013 Request for Adverse Judgment 12-Nov-2013 60 4 0 . 0 56 IPR2012-00001 16-Sep-2012 Final Written Decision 13-Nov-2013 20 20 3 3 0 57 IPR2013-00012 04-Oct-2012 Settled After Institution 15-Nov-2013 14 1 1 . 0 58 IPR2013-00015 12-Oct-2012 Settled After Institution 15-Nov-2013 42 25 25 . 0 59 IPR2013-00024 18-Oct-2012 Settled After Institution 15-Nov-2013 12 12 12 . 0 60 IPR2013-00136 12-Feb-2013 Request for Adverse Judgment 19-Nov-2013 70 60 25 . 25 61 IPR2013-00197 20-Mar-2013 Settled After Institution 19-Nov-2013 16 16 16 . 0 62 IPR2013-00154 20-Feb-2013 Request for Adverse Judgment 21-Nov-2013 11 11 6 . 6 63 IPR2013-00234 04-Apr-2013 Settled After Institution 21-Nov-2013 53 52 30 . 0 64 IPR2013-00339 10-Jun-2013 Settled Before Institution 04-Dec-2013 65 31 . . 0 65 IPR2013-00028 19-Oct-2012 Settled After Institution 11-Dec-2013 30 9 9 . 0 66 IPR2013-00038 06-Nov-2012 Settled After Institution 11-Dec-2013 50 2 2 . 0 67 IPR2013-00060 19-Nov-2012 Settled After Institution 11-Dec-2013 42 9 9 . 0 68 IPR2013-00064 26-Nov-2012 Settled After Institution 11-Dec-2013 54 10 10 . 0 69 IPR2013-00065 26-Nov-2012 Settled After Institution 11-Dec-2013 54 25 25 . 0 70 IPR2013-00066 28-Nov-2012 Settled After Institution 11-Dec-2013 29 23 23 . 0 71 IPR2013-00068 29-Nov-2012 Settled After Institution 11-Dec-2013 83 25 25 . 0 72 IPR2013-00341 11-Jun-2013 Settled Before Institution 11-Dec-2013 91 18 . . 0 73 IPR2013-00344 11-Jun-2013 Settled Before Institution 11-Dec-2013 54 8 . . 0 74 IPR2013-00406 01-Jul-2013 Settled Before Institution 11-Dec-2013 54 22 . . 0 75 IPR2013-00409 01-Jul-2013 Settled Before Institution 11-Dec-2013 91 14 . . 0 76 IPR2013-00227 02-Apr-2013 Settled After Institution 13-Dec-2013 36 3 3 . 0 77 IPR2012-00033 24-Sep-2012 Settled After Institution 20-Dec-2013 39 4 4 . 0 78 IPR2014-00101 30-Oct-2013 Settled Before Institution 20-Dec-2013 15 5 . . 0 79 IPR2014-00102 30-Oct-2013 Settled Before Institution 20-Dec-2013 14 14 . . 0 80 IPR2013-00637 30-Sep-2013 Settled Before Institution 03-Jan-2014 12 12 . . 0 81 IPR2012-00027 18-Sep-2012 Final Written Decision 07-Jan-2014 23 23 23 14 9 82 IPR2013-00239 05-Apr-2013 Request for Adverse Judgment 07-Jan-2014 78 20 20 . 20 83 IPR2013-00278 15-May-2013 Request for Adverse Judgment 17-Jan-2014 51 27 27 . 27 84 IPR2013-00603 24-Sep-2013 Settled Before Institution 17-Jan-2014 139 1 . . 0 85 IPR2013-00604 24-Sep-2013 Settled Before Institution 17-Jan-2014 54 1 . . 0 86 IPR2013-00620 25-Sep-2013 Request for Adverse Judgment 17-Jan-2014 39 1 0 . 1 87 IPR2013-00621 25-Sep-2013 Request for Adverse Judgment 17-Jan-2014 60 1 0 . 1 88 IPR2013-00392 27-Jun-2013 Settled After Institution 21-Jan-2014 17 17 14 . 0 89 IPR2014-00072 17-Oct-2013 Settled Before Institution 21-Jan-2014 21 21 . . 0 90 IPR2014-00126 07-Nov-2013 Settled Before Institution 21-Jan-2014 1 1 . . 0 91 IPR2013-00587 18-Sep-2013 Settled Before Institution 24-Jan-2014 34 11 . . 0 92 IPR2013-00588 18-Sep-2013 Settled Before Institution 28-Jan-2014 1 1 . . 0

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  • USPTO Inter Partes Review Petitions Terminated to Date: 4/2/2014

    Trial Number IPR petition filed Termination Type Termination Date

    Number of Claims in

    Patent

    Number of Claims

    Challenged

    Number of Claims

    Instituted

    Number of Claims found Unpatentable

    in FWD

    Number of Claims

    Cancelled or Disclaimed (Non-PTAB)

    93 IPR2013-00589 18-Sep-2013 Settled Before Institution 28-Jan-2014 3 2 . . 0 94 IPR2013-00408 01-Jul-2013 Settled After Institution 30-Jan-2014 2 2 2 . 0 95 IPR2013-00592 18-Sep-2013 Settled Before Institution 30-Jan-2014 21 21 . . 0 96 IPR2014-00078 22-Oct-2013 Settled Before Institution 30-Jan-2014 17 17 . . 0 97 IPR2013-00331 06-Jun-2013 Request for Adverse Judgment 31-Jan-2014 26 26 21 . 21 98 IPR2013-00639 30-Sep-2013 Settled Before Institution 31-Jan-2014 21 21 . . 0 99 IPR2013-00328 04-Jun-2013 Settled After Institution 04-Feb-2014 38 38 20 . 0 100 IPR2013-00329 04-Jun-2013 Settled After Institution 04-Feb-2014 6 6 4 . 0 101 IPR2012-00018 17-Sep-2012 Final Written Decision 10-Feb-2014 13 13 13 13 0 102 IPR2012-00019 17-Sep-2012 Final Written Decision 10-Feb-2014 15 15 15 15 0 103 IPR2013-00156 22-Feb-2013 Settled After Institution 10-Feb-2014 11 6 6 . 0 104 IPR2013-00162 26-Feb-2013 Settled After Institution 10-Feb-2014 24 8 8 . 0 105 IPR2013-00164 26-Feb-2013 Settled After Institution 10-Feb-2014 15 8 8 . 0 106 IPR2013-00171 26-Feb-2013 Settled After Institution 10-Feb-2014 39 7 7 . 0 107 IPR2012-00005 16-Sep-2012 Final Written Decision 11-Feb-2014 17 17 17 17 0 108 IPR2012-00020 17-Sep-2012 Final Written Decision 11-Feb-2014 14 12 12 11 1 109 IPR2012-00023 17-Sep-2012 Final Written Decision 11-Feb-2014 19 19 19 5 14 110 IPR2013-00010 02-Oct-2012 Final Written Decision 11-Feb-2014 20 7 7 7 0 111 IPR2013-00373 20-Jun-2013 Settled After Institution 12-Feb-2014 20 20 15 . 0 112 IPR2012-00026 18-Sep-2012 Final Written Decision 19-Feb-2014 34 9 6 11 0 113 IPR2012-00042 26-Sep-2012 Final Written Decision 19-Feb-2014 33 29 12 3 0 114 IPR2013-00109 11-Jan-2013 Final Written Decision 19-Feb-2014 34 6 6 6 0 115 IPR2013-00149 15-Feb-2013 Request for Adverse Judgment 19-Feb-2014 36 22 21 . 21 116 IPR2014-00095 25-Oct-2013 Settled Before Institution 19-Feb-2014 11 2 . . 0 117 IPR2014-00194 27-Nov-2013 Settled Before Institution 19-Feb-2014 31 15 . . 0 118 IPR2014-00232 23-Dec-2013 Settled Before Institution 19-Feb-2014 46 16 . . 0 119 IPR2013-00320 31-May-2013 Settled After Institution 20-Feb-2014 9 9 9 . 0 120 IPR2013-00016 12-Oct-2012 Final Written Decision 25-Feb-2014 18 5 5 0 5 121 IPR2014-00122 05-Nov-2013 Request for Adverse Judgment 26-Feb-2014 16 12 0 . 12 122 IPR2013-00381 21-Jun-2013 Request for Adverse Judgment 27-Feb-2014 41 20 20 . 20 123 IPR2013-00033 25-Oct-2012 Final Written Decision 03-Mar-2014 94 41 41 41 0 124 IPR2014-00030 07-Oct-2013 Settled Before Institution 04-Mar-2014 13 13 . . 0 125 IPR2012-00006 16-Sep-2012 Final Written Decision 06-Mar-2014 17 12 12 12 0 126 IPR2012-00007 16-Sep-2012 Final Written Decision 06-Mar-2014 33 16 16 16 0 127 IPR2013-00011 03-Oct-2012 Final Written Decision 06-Mar-2014 6 4 4 4 0 128 IPR2013-00461 22-Jul-2013 Settled After Institution 06-Mar-2014 31 9 9 . 0 129 IPR2013-00462 22-Jul-2013 Settled After Institution 06-Mar-2014 16 16 16 . 0 130 IPR2013-00036 30-Oct-2012 Dismissed - Claims of Indeterminate Scope 07-Mar-2014 12 12 12 . 0 131 IPR2013-00005 02-Oct-2012 Final Written Decision 10-Mar-2014 8 8 8 8 0 132 IPR2013-00006 02-Oct-2012 Final Written Decision 10-Mar-2014 18 18 18 18 0 133 IPR2013-00008 02-Oct-2012 Final Written Decision 10-Mar-2014 2 2 2 2 0 134 IPR2013-00029 19-Oct-2012 Final Written Decision 10-Mar-2014 3 3 3 3 0 135 IPR2013-00306 23-May-2013 Settled After Institution 10-Mar-2014 12 3 3 . 0 136 IPR2013-00238 09-Apr-2013 Settled After Institution 11-Mar-2014 7 7 7 . 0 137 IPR2013-00244 10-May-2013 Settled After Institution 11-Mar-2014 13 13 13 . 0 138 IPR2013-00014 08-Oct-2012 Final Written Decision 12-Mar-2014 12 10 10 10 0

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  • USPTO Inter Partes Review Petitions Terminated to Date: 4/2/2014

    Trial Number IPR petition filed Termination Type Termination Date

    Number of Claims in

    Patent

    Number of Claims

    Challenged

    Number of Claims

    Instituted

    Number of Claims found Unpatentable

    in FWD

    Number of Claims

    Cancelled or Disclaimed (Non-PTAB)

    139 IPR2013-00026 18-Oct-2012 Final Written Decision 14-Mar-2014 28 28 15 11 3 140 IPR2014-00244 09-Dec-2013 Settled Before Institution 17-Mar-2014 91 18 . . 0 141 IPR2013-00057 19-Nov-2012 Final Written Decision 18-Mar-2014 6 6 6 4 0 142 IPR2013-00384 22-Jun-2013 Settled After Institution 19-Mar-2014 30 17 17 . 0 143 IPR2013-00122 24-Jan-2013 Request for Adverse Judgment 21-Mar-2014 6 6 6 . 6 144 IPR2013-00432 10-Jul-2013 Settled After Institution 21-Mar-2014 20 13 12 . 0 145 IPR2013-00599 20-Sep-2013 Settled After Institution 21-Mar-2014 31 15 15 . 0 146 IPR2013-00600 20-Sep-2013 Settled After Institution 21-Mar-2014 31 16 16 . 0 147 IPR2013-00605 25-Sep-2013 Request for Adverse Judgment 24-Mar-2014 32 1 1 . 1 148 IPR2013-00355 13-Jun-2013 Settled After Institution 25-Mar-2014 73 25 13 . 0 149 IPR2013-00496 06-Aug-2013 Settled After Institution 25-Mar-2014 73 25 25 . 0 150 IPR2013-00497 06-Aug-2013 Settled After Institution 25-Mar-2014 73 23 23 . 0 151 IPR2014-00433 13-Feb-2014 Settled Before Institution 25-Mar-2014 15 15 . . 0 152 IPR2013-00173 28-Feb-2013 Settled After Institution 26-Mar-2014 21 21 21 . 0 153 IPR2014-00226 04-Dec-2013 Settled Before Institution 26-Mar-2014 18 16 . . 0 154 IPR2013-00004 02-Oct-2012 Final Written Decision 27-Mar-2014 88 10 10 10 0 155 IPR2013-00007 02-Oct-2012 Final Written Decision 27-Mar-2014 319 18 18 18 0 156 IPR2013-00020 17-Oct-2012 Final Written Decision 27-Mar-2014 24 24 24 12 0 157 IPR2013-00034 26-Oct-2012 Final Written Decision 27-Mar-2014 40 40 28 25 0 158 IPR2013-00256 29-Apr-2013 Final Written Decision 27-Mar-2014 319 18 18 18 0 159 IPR2013-00257 29-Apr-2013 Final Written Decision 27-Mar-2014 88 10 10 10 0 160 IPR2013-00412 08-Jul-2013 Settled After Institution 28-Mar-2014 62 14 13 . 0 161 IPR2013-00413 08-Jul-2013 Settled After Institution 28-Mar-2014 62 14 14 . 0 162 IPR2013-00241 08-Apr-2013 Settled After Institution 31-Mar-2014 19 19 19 . 0 163 IPR2013-00254 24-Apr-2013 Settled After Institution 31-Mar-2014 13 13 13 . 0 164 IPR2013-00420 12-Jul-2013 Settled After Institution 01-Apr-2014 26 3 3 . 0 165 IPR2013-00421 12-Jul-2013 Request for Adverse Judgment 01-Apr-2014 29 8 4 . 4 166 IPR2013-00422 12-Jul-2013 Settled After Institution 01-Apr-2014 16 6 6 . 0 167 IPR2013-00423 12-Jul-2013 Settled After Institution 01-Apr-2014 19 6 6 . 0

    Sum 5458 2113 1277 327 245

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