IPR2018-01247 - Intuitive Surgical Inc v. Ethicon Inc

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PATENT NUMBER
8479969 Medical
APPL. NUMBER
13369609
PETITIONER
Intuitive Surgical Inc
Large Operating Company
PATENT OWNER
Ethicon Inc
Operating Company
STATUS
Final Written Decision Appealed
FILING DATE
2018-06-14
INSTITUTION DATE
2019-01-15
TERMINATION DATE
2020-01-13
PET. COUNSEL
Fish & Richardson P.C.
P.O. COUNSEL
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
AUTHOR JUDGE
Timeline
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Docket
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Date
Party
Type
Name
12018-06-14PetitionerPower of AttorneyPetitioner's Power of Attorney
22018-06-14PetitionerPetitionPetition for Inter Partes Review
10012018-06-14PetitionerU.S. Pat. No. 8,479,969 to Shelton, IV
10022018-06-14PetitionerProsecution History of the 969 Patent Part 2 of 2
10042018-06-14PetitionerDeclaration of Dr. Bryan Knodel
10072018-06-14PetitionerU.S. Patent No. 6,817,974 to Cooper et al
10082018-06-14PetitionerU.S. Patent No. 6,699,235 to Wallace et al
10092018-06-14PetitionerU.S. Patent No. 6,331,181 to Tierney et al
10102018-06-14PetitionerU.S. Patent No. 6,783,524 to Anderson et al
10112018-06-14PetitionerU.S. Patent No. 7,510,107 to Timm et al
10122018-06-14PetitionerU.S. Patent No. 5,465,895 to Knodel et al
10132018-06-14PetitionerU.S. Patent No. 5,954,259 to Viola et al
10142018-06-14PetitionerU.S. Patent App. No. 2008/0167672 to Giordano et al
32018-07-03Potential Patent OwnerPower of AttorneyPatent Owner's Power of Attorney
42018-07-03Potential Patent OwnerMandatory NoticePatent Owner's Mandatory Notices Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. 42.8
52018-07-17BoardNotice of Filing DateNotice of Accord Filing Date
62018-10-17Potential Patent OwnerPreliminary ResponsePatent Owner's Preliminary Response
20012018-10-17Potential Patent OwnerExcerpts of a technology tutorial filed in Ethicon v. Intuitive Surgical, C.A. No. 1-17:cv-871 (LPS) (CJB) (D. Del. June 28, 2018)
20022018-10-17Potential Patent OwnerPatent Statutory Disclaimer for U.S. Patent No. 8,479,969 filed on October 15, 2018
20032018-10-17Potential Patent OwnerU.S. Patent No. 7,524,320
72019-01-15BoardInstitution DecisionDECISION Institution of Inter Partes Review 35 U.S.C. § 314
82019-01-15BoardOtherSCHEDULING ORDER 35 U.S.C. § 42.5
92019-01-30Potential Patent OwnerOtherPatent Owner's Objections to Admissibility of Evidence Served By Petitioner Intuitive Surgical, Inc. in Inter Partes Review
102019-01-30PetitionerOtherPetitioner's Objections to Evidence
112019-02-12BoardOtherREVISED SCHEDULING ORDER
122019-03-12Potential Patent OwnerOtherNotice of Stipulation to Adjust Due Dates 1 - 4
132019-03-12Potential Patent OwnerOtherPatent Owner's Notice of Deposition of Dr. Bryan Knodel
142019-04-19Potential Patent OwnerResponsePatent Owner's Response
20042019-04-19Potential Patent OwnerU.S. Patent No. 7,473,258
20062019-04-19Potential Patent OwnerDeclaration of Dr. Shorya Awtar
20072019-04-19Potential Patent OwnerDeclaration of Dr. Elliott Fegelman
20082019-04-19Potential Patent OwnerAdditional excerpts from technology tutorial
20092019-04-19Potential Patent OwnerMucksavage et al., Differences in Grip Forces Among Various Robotic Instruments and da Vinci Surgical Platforms, Journal Of Endourology, Vol. 25, No. 3 (March 2011)
20102019-04-19Potential Patent OwnerDeposition Transcript of Bryan Knodel, IPR2018-01247 (April 3, 2019)
20112019-04-19Potential Patent OwnerDeposition Transcript of Bryan Knodel, IPR2018-01254 (April 4, 2019)
20122019-04-19Potential Patent OwnerU.S. Patent No. 8,640,788
20132019-04-19Potential Patent OwnerOrder Invalidating the January 2018 Certificate of Correction Relating to U.S. Patent No. 8,479,969, Ethicon v. Intuitive Surgical, Inc., C.A. No. 17-871 (D. Del. Feb. 11, 2019)
20142019-04-19Potential Patent OwnerWIPO Publication No. 2015/153642 A1
20152019-04-19Potential Patent OwnerU.S. Patent No. 8,186,555
20162019-04-19Potential Patent OwnerU.S. Patent No. 5,307,976
20172019-04-19Potential Patent OwnerHermann Mayer et al., Haptic Feedback in a Telepresence System for Endoscopic Heart Surgery, Presence, Vol. 16, No. 5, pp. 459-470 (October 2007)
20182019-04-19Potential Patent OwnerAllison M. Okamura, Haptic feedback in robot-assisted minimally invasive surgery, Current Opinion in Urology, 19:102-107 (2009)
20192019-04-19Potential Patent OwnerU.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2012/0209314
20202019-04-19Potential Patent OwnerU.S. Patent No. 6,978,921
152019-04-25PetitionerOtherPetitioner's Objections to Evidence
162019-05-17PetitionerOtherNotice of Deposition of Dr. Elliott Fegelman
172019-05-17PetitionerOtherNotice of Deposition of Dr. Shorya Awtar
182019-07-15PetitionerReplyPetitioner's Reply to Patent Owner's Response
10172019-07-15PetitionerSupplemental Declaration of Dr. Bryan Knodel
10192019-07-15PetitionerJune 17, 2019 Deposition of Shorya Awtar for IPR2018-01247 (Awtar Dep. I)
10202019-07-15PetitionerU.S. Pat. No. 9,820,768 to Gee et al
10232019-07-15PetitionerJune 6, 2019 Deposition of Frank Fronczak for IPR2018-00936 (Fronczak Dep.)
10262019-07-15PetitionerDistrict Court Complaint in Ethicon LLC et al. v. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. et al., 1:17-cv-00871-LPS filed June 30, 2017
10272019-07-15PetitionerU.S. Pat. No. 7,524,320 to Tierney et al.
192019-07-22Potential Patent OwnerOtherPatent Owner's Second Set of Objections to Admissibility of Evidence Served by Petitioner Intuitive Surgical, Inc. in Inter Partes Review
202019-07-22Potential Patent OwnerOtherPatent Owner¿¿¿s Updated Mandatory Notices Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. ¿¿ 42.8
212019-07-23Potential Patent OwnerOtherNotice of Stipulation to Adjust Due Date 3
222019-07-29Potential Patent OwnerOtherPatent Owner's Notice of Deposition of Dr. Brian Knodel
232019-08-07BoardOtherORDER Conduct of Proceeding 37 C.F.R. ¿¿ 42.5
242019-08-14Potential Patent OwnerOtherPatent Owner's List of Improper Reply Arguments
252019-08-19Potential Patent OwnerSur-ReplyPatent Owner Ethicon LLC's Sur-reply
20232019-08-19Potential Patent OwnerDefendants¿¿¿ Opening Claim Construction Brief, Ethicon v. Intuitive Surgical, Inc., C.A. 17-871, D.I. 116 (D. Del. June 28, 2018)
20242019-08-19Potential Patent OwnerDefendants¿¿¿ Responsive Claim Construction Brief, Ethicon v. Intuitive Surgical, Inc., C.A. 17-871, D.I. 127 (D. Del. Aug. 1, 2018)
20252019-08-19Potential Patent OwnerDeposition of Dr. Bryan Knodel in IPR2018-01247 and IPR2018-01254 (August 12, 2019)
20272019-08-19Potential Patent OwnerNotice of Waiver of Appeal Regarding the Court¿¿¿s Order Invalidating the January 2018 Certificate of Correction Relating to U.S. Patent No. 8,479,969, Ethicon v. Intuitive Surgical, Inc., C.A. 17-871, D.I. 311 (D. Del.)
262019-08-20Potential Patent OwnerOtherPatent Owner's Request for Oral Argument
272019-08-23PetitionerOtherPetitioner's Request for Oral Argument
282019-08-23PetitionerOtherPetitioner's Objections to Evidence
292019-09-04BoardOtherOrder Conduct of Proceeding
302019-09-12Potential Patent OwnerOtherPatent Owner's Request for Oral Argument
312019-09-12PetitionerOtherPetitioner's Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission of Roger A. Denning
10282019-09-12PetitionerDeclaration of Roger Denning
322019-09-19BoardOtherORDER Trial Hearing
332019-09-19BoardOtherORDER Granting Petitioner's Motions for Admission Pro Hac Vice of Roger A. Denning
342019-09-20BoardOtherErrata
352019-10-01PetitionerPower of AttorneyPetitioner's Updated Power of Attorney
362019-10-01PetitionerOtherPetitioner's Updated Mandatory Notices
372019-11-12BoardOtherHearing Transcript
382019-11-21Potential Patent OwnerOtherPatent Owner's Notice of Supplemental Authority
392019-11-26PetitionerOtherPetitioner's Notice of Supplemental Authority
402020-01-13BoardFinal DecisionJudgment Final Written Decision Determining Some Challenged Claims Unpatentable
412020-02-14PetitionerNotice of AppealPetitioner's Notice of Appeal
422022-08-30BoardOtherOther: fed circuit mandate
432022-08-30BoardOtherOther: other court decision
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