IPR2021-00805 (P.T.A.B. Oct. 15, 2021)

Sovereign Peak Ventures, LLC

Patent Trials and Appeals BoardOct 15, 2021

IPR2021-00805 (P.T.A.B. Oct. 15, 2021)

Trials@uspto.gov Paper No. 7 571-272-7882 Entered: October 15, 2021 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD ____________ GOOGLE LLC, Petitioner, v. SOVERIGN PEAK VENTURES, LLC, Patent Owner. ____________ IPR2021-00805 Patent 10,102,861 B2 ____________ Before KEVIN F. TURNER, GARTH D. BAER, and JOHN R. KENNY, Administrative Patent Judges. Opinion for the Board filed by Administrative Patent Judge TURNER. DECISION Denying Institution of Inter Partes Review Due to Disclaimer of All Challenged Claims 35 U.S.C. § 314; 37 C.F.R. § 42.107(e) IPR2021-00805 Patent 10,102,861 B2 2 I. INTRODUCTION Google LLC (“Petitioner”) filed a Petition to institute an inter partes review of claims 1–10 (the “challenged claims”) of U.S. Patent 10,102,861 B2 (Ex. 1001, the “’861 Patent”) pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 311 et seq. Paper 1 (“Petition” or “Pet.”). Sovereign Peak Ventures, LLC (“Patent Owner”) filed a Preliminary Response. Paper 5 (“Prelim. Resp.”). For the reasons discussed below, we deny the Petition and do not institute inter partes review. II. DISCUSSION Petitioner challenges claims 1–10 of the ’861 Patent. Pet. 10. On July 21, 2021, after Petitioner filed its Petition, Patent Owner filed a statutory disclaimer, disclaiming all claims of the ’861 Patent. Ex. 2001. In light of its disclaimer, Patent Owner asserts we should deny the Petition. Prelim. Resp. 1. We agree with Patent Owner. Under our rules, “[n]o inter partes review will be instituted based on disclaimed claims.” 37 C.F.R. § 42.107(e). Because we cannot institute trial on disclaimed claims, we do not institute an inter partes review of claims 1–10. III. ORDER Accordingly, it is: ORDERED that the Petition is denied as to the challenged claims of the ʼ861 Patent; and FURTHER ORDERED that no inter partes review is instituted. IPR2021-00805 Patent 10,102,861 B2 3 PETITIONER: David Cochran Matthew Johnson Marlee Hartenstein JONES DAY dcochran@jonesday.com mwjohnson@jonesday.com mhartenstein@jonesday.com PATENT OWNER: Tarek Fahmi Holly Atkinson Jonathan Tsao ASCENDA LAW GROUP, PC Tarek.fahmi@ascendalaw.com Holly.atkinson@ascendalaw.com Jonathan.tsao@ascendalaw.com