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SIG SAUER INC.

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SIG SAUER INC. v. NST Global, LLC

IPR2020-00423 | Patent Trial and Appeal Board

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Filed Jan. 23, 2020

Terminated June 22, 2021

Judges Alyssa Finamore, James Mayberry, and Patrick Scanlon

Case Type Inter Partes Review

Status Final Written Decision

Challenged Patent 13/775,760

Patent No. 8,869,444 assignments

Tech Center 3600

Art Unit 3641

Inventors Alessandro Roberto Bosco

Last Updated: 6 months ago

Filing Date	#	Filing and Exhibits
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6/28/2023	06-28-2023-Board	Board Other: other court decision 52: Other: other court decision Board Other: Fed Circuit mandate 53: Other: Fed Circuit mandate Board Other: other court decision 54: Other: other court decision
8/24/2021	08-24-2021-Patent_Owner	Event: Notice of Appeal Patent Owner Notice 51: PATENT OWNER'S NOTICE OF APPEAL
8/23/2021	08-23-2021-Petitioner	Event: Notice of Appeal Petitioner Notice 50: Petitioner's Notice of Appeal
6/22/2021	06-22-2021-Board	Event: Final Written Decision (Some, Not All Claims Cancelled) Board Termination Decision Document 49: Termination Decision Document Board Exhibit 3001: Ex. 3001 Board Exhibit 3002: Ex. 3002
5/20/2021	05-20-2021-Board	Board Order 48: Granting Patent Owner's Motion to Correct Patent Owners Response 37 C.F.R. secs. 42.5, 42.20
5/6/2021	05-06-2021-Board	Board Hearing Transcript 47: Hearing Transcript
4/2/2021	04-02-2021-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Motion 46: NST GLOBAL, LLC'S MOTION TO FILE CORRECTED PATENT OWNER'S RESPONSE PURSUANT TO 37 C.F.R. ��42.20 AND PURSUANT TO AUTHORIZATION RECEIVED ON NOVEMBER 09, 2020
3/25/2021	03-25-2021-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Exhibit 2019: Patent Owner's Replacement Demonstratives
3/24/2021	03-24-2021-Petitioner	Petitioner Objection 44: Petitioner's List of Objections to Demonstratives Petitioner Notice 45: Petitioner's Replacement Demonstratives Slide 33
3/22/2021	03-22-2021-Petitioner	Petitioner Notice 43: Petitioner's Demonstrative Exhibit
3/22/2021	03-22-2021-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Exhibit 2019: Patent Owner's Demonstrative Exhibits
3/18/2021	03-18-2021-Petitioner	Petitioner Reply 41: Petitioner's Reply In Support of Its Motion To Exclude Certain Exhibits Petitioner Reply 42: Petitioner's Reply In Support of Its Motion To Exclude The Expert Testimony of Joshua C. Harrison
3/11/2021	03-11-2021-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Opposition 39: PATENT OWNER NST GLOBAL, LLC'S OPPOSITION TO PETITIONER'S MOTION TO EXCLUDE CERTAIN EXHIBITS Patent Owner Opposition 40: PATENT OWNER NST GLOBAL, LLC'S OPPOSITION TO PETITIONER'S MOTION TO EXCLUDE EXPERT TESTIMONY OF JOSHUA C. HARRISON Patent Owner Exhibit 2003: Supplemental Exhibit 2003 Patent Owner Exhibit 2004: Supplemental Exhibit 2004 Patent Owner Exhibit 2005: Supplemental Exhibit 2005 Patent Owner Exhibit 2009: Supplemental Exhibit 2009
3/8/2021	03-08-2021-Petitioner	Petitioner Motion 38: Assented-To Motion of Petitioner to Expunge Confidential Exhibit 1016 Petitioner Exhibit 1016: Redacted Exhibit 1016
3/4/2021	03-04-2021-Petitioner	Petitioner Motion 36: Petitioner's Motion to Exclude Expert Testimony of Joshua C. Harrison Petitioner Motion 37: Petitioner's Motion to Exclude Certain Exhibits
2/24/2021	02-24-2021-Board	Board Order 34: Order Granting Joint Motion for Entry of a Protective Order Board Order 35: Order Setting Oral Argument
2/11/2021	02-11-2021-Petitioner	Petitioner Other (Not for motions) 33: Petitioner's Request for Oral Argument
2/11/2021	02-11-2021-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Oral Hearing Request 32: PATENT OWNER NST GLOBAL, LLC'S REQUEST FOR ORAL ARGUMENT PURSUANT TO 37 C.F.R �� 42.70(a)
2/9/2021	02-09-2021-Petitioner	Petitioner Objection 31: Petitioner's Objections to Evidence That Patent Owner Submitted In Its Sur-Reply
2/2/2021	02-02-2021-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Reply 30: PATENT OWNER NST GLOBAL, LLC'S SUR-REPLY TO PETITIONER SIG SAUER INC.'S REPLY TO PATENT OWNER'S REPSONSE Patent Owner Exhibit 2018: Elastomeric - definition of elastomeric by The Free Dictionary
12/22/2020	12-22-2020-Petitioner	Petitioner Reply 28: Petitioner's Reply to Patent Owner's Response Petitioner Exhibit List 29: Petitioner's Updated Exhibits List Petitioner Exhibit 1015: Deposition Transcript of Alessandro Roberto Bosco, dated November 13, 2020 Petitioner Exhibit 1016: CONFIDENTIAL Letter to J. Spencer, dated March 28, 2016 Petitioner Exhibit 1017: Open Letter of the Redesign of Stabilizing Braces Petitioner Exhibit 1018: Letter from BATFE to M. Barnes, counsel to SB Tactical, LLC, dated March 21, 2017 Petitioner Exhibit 1019: Press Release, "SB Tactical¿¿¿ Announces Reversal of ATF Open Letter on the Use of SB Tactical Pistol Stabilizing Braces¿¿," dated April 25, 2017 Petitioner Exhibit 1020: Article entitled, "Yes, It is Legal to Shoulder an AR-15 Pistol Equipped with an Arm Brace," dated April 27, 2017 Petitioner Exhibit 1021: Deposition Transcript of Joshua C. Harrison, Ph.D., dated November 19, 2020 Petitioner Exhibit 1022: Supplemental Declaration of John Nixon Petitioner Exhibit 1023: Definition of "Elastomeric" by The Free Dictionary
12/11/2020	12-11-2020-Petitioner	Petitioner Motion 27: Joint Motion for Entry of Protective Order
12/3/2020	12-03-2020-Petitioner	Petitioner Notice 26: Notice of Stipulation to Move Due Dates 2 and 3
11/13/2020	11-13-2020-Petitioner	Petitioner Notice of Deposition 25: Petitioner's Notice of Deposition of Joshua C. Harrison, PH.D.
11/9/2020	11-09-2020-Board	Board Order Conduct of Proceeding 24: Order - Conduct of the Proceeding
11/5/2020	11-05-2020-Petitioner	Petitioner Notice of Deposition 23: Petitioner's Notice of Deposition of Alessandro Roberto Bosco
10/9/2020	10-09-2020-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Motion 22: PATENT OWNER¿¿¿S MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE MOTION TO CORRECT TYPOGRAPHICAL ERROR PURSUANT TO 37 C.F.R. ¿¿42. 20
9/24/2020	09-24-2020-Petitioner	Petitioner Objection 21: Petitioner's Objections to Evidence that Patent Owner Submitted in Patent Owner's Response
9/17/2020	09-17-2020-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Opposition 20: PATENT OWNER NST GLOBAL, LLC¿¿¿S RESPONSE PURSUANT TO 37 C.F.R ¿¿ 42.120 Patent Owner Exhibit 2009: Declaration of Joshua Harrison, Ph.D. Patent Owner Exhibit 2010: U.S. ARMY Training Manual 9-1005-319-23&P dated August 1987 Patent Owner Exhibit 2011: Transcript of Deposition of Mr. John Nixon Patent Owner Exhibit 2012: Declaration of Mr. Alessandro Bosco Patent Owner Exhibit 2013: Declaration of Mr. Nick Leghorn Patent Owner Exhibit 2014: Declaration of Mr. Brian McCombie Patent Owner Exhibit 2015: Declaration of Mr. James Tarr Patent Owner Exhibit 2016: Declaration of Mr. Dan Zimmerman Patent Owner Exhibit 2017: SIGTac SB15 Stabilizing Brace Introduction
9/4/2020	09-04-2020-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Notice of Deposition 19: PATENT OWNER¿¿¿S NOTICE OF DEPOSITION OF JOHN NIXON
7/31/2020	07-31-2020-Petitioner	Petitioner Objection 18: Petitioner's Objections to Patent Owner's Supplemental Evidence
7/23/2020	07-23-2020-Petitioner	Petitioner Power of Attorney 17: Petitioner's Updated Power of Attorney
7/22/2020	07-22-2020-Board	Board Order 16: Granting Petitioners Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission of Eric G. J. Kaviar 37 C.F.R. sec 42.10
7/17/2020	07-17-2020-Petitioner	Petitioner Motion 14: PETITIONER'S UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR PRO HAC VICE ADMISSION OF ERIC G. J. KAVIAR Petitioner Exhibit List 15: Petitioner's Updated Exhibit List Petitioner Exhibit 1014: Declaration of Eric G. J. Kaviar In Support of Petitioner's Motion For Admission Pro Hac Vice
7/10/2020	07-10-2020-Petitioner	Petitioner Objection 13: Petitioner's Objection to Patent Owner's Preliminary Evidence
6/25/2020	06-25-2020-Board	Event: Petition Institution (Granted) Board Institution Decision 10: Decision Granting Institution of Inter Partes Review Board Order 11: Scheduling Order Board Order 12: Order Granting Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission of William R. Brees
4/23/2020	04-23-2020-Patent_Owner	Event: Preliminary Response Patent Owner Preliminary Response 9: PATENT OWNER NST GLOBAL, LLC¿¿¿S PRELIMINARY RESPONSE Patent Owner Exhibit 2001: Declaration of Joshua Harrison, Ph.D. Patent Owner Exhibit 2002: Curriculum Vitae of Joshua Harrison, Ph.D. Patent Owner Exhibit 2003: ¿¿¿Gear Review: SIGTac SB15 Pistol Stabilizing Brace,¿¿¿ The Truth About Guns, June 26, 2013 Patent Owner Exhibit 2004: "Gear Review: SB Tactical SB-47 Stabilizing Brace," The Truth About Guns, Dec. 18, 2013 Patent Owner Exhibit 2005: "Pistol Stabilizing Braces, History of the Braces," Thril, June 13, 2018 Patent Owner Exhibit 2006: U.S. Patent No. 8,091,264 (Goertz)
4/22/2020	04-22-2020-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Motion 7: Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission of William R. Brees Patent Owner Declaration 8: Declaration of William R. Brees In Support of Respondent's Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice
2/13/2020	02-13-2020-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Mandatory Notice 6: Mandatory Notice
2/11/2020	02-11-2020-Board	Board Corrected Petition 5: Notice of Accepting Corrected Petition
2/10/2020	02-10-2020-Petitioner	Petitioner Notice 4: Petitioner's Corrected Certificate of Service
2/7/2020	02-07-2020-Board	Board Notice of Defective Petition 3: Notice of Accord Filing Date - Defective Petition
1/23/2020	01-23-2020-Petitioner	Event: Petition Petitioner Petition 1: Petition for Inter Partes Review of U.S. Patent No. 8,869,444 Petitioner Power of Attorney 2: Petitioner's Power of Attorney Petitioner Exhibit 1001: U.S. Patent No. 8,869,444 ("Bosco") Petitioner Exhibit 1002: Expert Declaration of John Nixon Petitioner Exhibit 1003: File History for U.S. Patent No. 8,869,444 ("Bosco") Petitioner Exhibit 1004: U.S. Patent No. 7,059,502 ("Johnson") Petitioner Exhibit 1005: U.S. Patent No. 4,196,742 ("Owen") Petitioner Exhibit 1006: U.S. Patent No. 6,279,591 ("Obitts") Petitioner Exhibit 1007: M. Maxime Forjot, Brassard et plaque de stabilization pour ameliorer l'usage et le tir des armes sous-marines. 899,565, Ministere De La Production Industrielle, 05 June 1945. Petitioner Exhibit 1008: Certified Translation of Forjot Petitioner Exhibit 1009: U.S. Patent No. 5,852,253 ("Baricos et al.") Petitioner Exhibit 1010: U.S. Patent No. 6,016,620 ("Morgan") Petitioner Exhibit 1011: U.S. Patent No. 3,793,759 ("Deckard") Petitioner Exhibit 1012: U.S. Patent No. 5,180,874 ("Troncoso") Petitioner Exhibit 1013: Marine Rifle Marksmanship MCRP3-01A

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