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Apple Inc.

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Apple Inc. v. BillJCo, LLC

IPR2022-00129 | Patent Trial and Appeal Board

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Filed Nov. 30, 2021

Terminated May 18, 2023

Judges Garth Baer, Lynne Browne, Stacey White, Thu Dang, and Robert Weinschenk

Case Type Inter Partes Review

Status Final Written Decision - Appealed

Challenged Patent 12/800,394

Patent No. 8,566,839 assignments

Tech Center 2100

Art Unit 2194

Inventors William J. Johnson, Jason M. Johnson

Last Updated: 3 months ago

Filing Date	#	Filing and Exhibits
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7/18/2023	07-18-2023-Patent_Owner	Event: Notice of Appeal Patent Owner Notice: notice of appeal 39: 2023-07-18 Notice of Appeal 129 _ 839
5/18/2023	05-18-2023-Board	Event: Final Written Decision (All Claims Cancelled) Board Final Written Decision: original 38: JUDGMENT Final Written Decision Determining All Challenged Claims Unpatentable 35 U.S.C. § 318(a) Denying as Moot Patent Owner’s Motion to Exclude 37 C.F.R. § 42.64
3/29/2023	03-29-2023-Board	Board Other: Hearing transcript 37: Other: Hearing transcript
2/22/2023	02-22-2023-Petitioner	Petitioner Notice: Exhibit list 36: Petitioner's Updated Exhibit List
2/21/2023	02-21-2023-Petitioner	Petitioner Exhibit 1028: Petitioner's Demonstratives
2/21/2023	02-21-2023-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Other: other 35: Patent Owner Demonstrative Exhibit
2/10/2023	02-10-2023-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Reply to Opposition 34: 2023-02-10 Patent Owner's Reply in Support of Motion to Strike
1/23/2023	01-23-2023-Petitioner	Petitioner Other: other 33: Petitioner's Response to Motion to Strike
1/20/2023	01-20-2023-Board	Board Order: Other 32: Order: Trial Hearing
1/18/2023	01-18-2023-Board	Board Order: Other 31: Order: Panel Change Order
1/17/2023	01-17-2023-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Other: other 30: 2023-01-17 Patent Owner's Amended Request for Oral Argument
1/11/2023	01-11-2023-Petitioner	Petitioner Other: other 29: Petitioner's Request for Oral Argument
1/11/2023	01-11-2023-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Notice: Other 28: 2023-01-11 PO Notice re Request for Oral Argument
12/22/2022	12-22-2022-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Motion: Other 27: 2022-12-22 Patent Owner's Motion to Strike Supplemental Declaration of Thomas LaPorta and Petitioner's Reply Relying Thereon
12/21/2022	12-21-2022-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Other: other 26: 2022-12-21 Patent Owner's Sur-Reply
11/22/2022	11-22-2022-Board	Board Order: Other 25: Order: Authorizing Motion to Strike
11/16/2022	11-16-2022-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Notice: Other 24: Patent Owner's Notice of Request to File Motion to Strike or Alt. to Submit Additional Evidence
11/9/2022	11-09-2022-Petitioner	Petitioner Pet Reply to PO Resp 23: Petitioner's Reply to PO's Response Petitioner Exhibit 1027: Exhibit 1027 - Supp Declaration Thomas La Porta
9/13/2022	09-13-2022-Board	Board Order: Other 22: Order: Panel Change Order
9/8/2022	09-08-2022-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Declaration 20: Declaration of Julie Dillner Providing Supplemental Evidence Patent Owner Declaration 21: Declaration of William Johnson Providing Supplemental Evidence
8/26/2022	08-26-2022-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Other (Not for motions) 18: Patent Owner's Updated Mandatory Notices Patent Owner Power of Attorney 19: Patent Owner's Power of Attorney
8/26/2022	08-26-2022-Board	Board Exhibit 3002: Exhibit 3002
8/24/2022	08-24-2022-Petitioner	Petitioner Opposition 17: Petitioner's Objections to Evidence
8/19/2022	08-19-2022-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Motion 15: Unopposed Motion to Seal Patent Owner Response 16: Further Redacted Patent Owner's Response Brief
8/18/2022	08-18-2022-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Exhibit 2024: Video: "What's New in Core Location - WWDC 2013 - Videos - Apple Dev.mp4" [Produced Natively]
8/17/2022	08-17-2022-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Response 13: SEALED 2022-08-17 Patent Owner's Response Brief Patent Owner Response 14: EXPUNGED Patent Owner Exhibit 2008: Deposition of Thomas F. La Porta dated July 29, 2022 in IPR2022-00129 Petition for Inter Partes Review of U.S. 8,566,839 Patent Owner Exhibit 2009: Declaration of Istvan Jonyer, Ph.D. Regarding Claims 1-3, 8, 20, 21, 23-27, 32, 44, 45, 47, and 48 of U.S. Patent No. 8, 566, 839 Patent Owner Exhibit 2010: Ex. G to Amended Complaint [Dkt No. 68-4] (SEALED) filed in BillJCo, LLC v. Apple, Inc., Case No.: 5:22-CV-03201-VKD (N.D. Cal.). Patent Owner Exhibit 2011: Ex. H to Amended Complaint [Dkt No. 68-5] (SEALED) filed in BillJCo, LLC v. Apple, Inc., Case No.: 5:22-CV-03201-VKD (N.D. Cal.). Patent Owner Exhibit 2012: Ex. I to Amended Complaint [Dkt No. 68-6] (SEALED) filed in BillJCo, LLC v. Apple, Inc., Case No.: 5:22-CV-03201-VKD (N.D. Cal.). Patent Owner Exhibit 2013: Ex. M to Amended Complaint [Dkt No. 68-10] (SEALED) filed in BillJCo, LLC v. Apple, Inc., Case No.: 5:22-CV-03201-VKD (N.D. Cal.). Patent Owner Exhibit 2014: Ex. N to Amended Complaint [Dkt No. 68-11] (SEALED) filed in BillJCo, LLC v. Apple, Inc., Case No.: 5:22-CV-03201-VKD (N.D. Cal.). Patent Owner Exhibit 2015: Ex. O to Amended Complaint [Dkt No. 68-12] (SEALED) filed in BillJCo, LLC v. Apple, Inc., Case No.: 5:22-CV-03201-VKD (N.D. Cal.). Patent Owner Exhibit 2016: Ex. P to Amended Complaint [Dkt No. 68-13] (SEALED) filed in BillJCo, LLC v. Apple, Inc., Case No.: 5:22-CV-03201-VKD (N.D. Cal.). Patent Owner Exhibit 2017: Ex. Q to Amended Complaint [Dkt No. 68-14] (SEALED) filed in BillJCo, LLC v. Apple, Inc., Case No.: 5:22-CV-03201-VKD (N.D. Cal.). Patent Owner Exhibit 2018: Ex. R to Amended Complaint [Dkt No. 68-15] (SEALED) filed in BillJCo, LLC v. Apple, Inc., Case No.: 5:22-CV-03201-VKD (N.D. Cal.). Patent Owner Exhibit 2019: Ex. S to Amended Complaint [Dkt No. 68-16] (SEALED) filed in BillJCo, LLC v. Apple, Inc., Case No.: 5:22-CV-03201-VKD (N.D. Cal.). Patent Owner Exhibit 2020: Claim Chart regarding U.S. Patent No. 8,566,839 and Apple iOS and iPadOS Products �� Patent Owner Disclosure of Final Infringement Contentions [W.D. Tex.] Ex. C Patent Owner Exhibit 2021: Google Patent License Agreement August 10, 2017 (SEALED) Patent Owner Exhibit 2022: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company and Aruba Networks, LLC Patent License Agreement Effective August 3, 2022 (REDACTED and SEALED) Patent Owner Exhibit 2023: Cisco Systems, Inc. Patent License Agreement March 8, 2022 (REDACTED and SEALED) Patent Owner Exhibit 2025: Transcript Excerpt from Video ��What��s New in Core Location �� WWDC 2013 -Videos �� Apple Dev.mp4�� from: https://developer.apple.com/videos/play/wwdc2013/307/ at [32:40 �� 33:59] (accessed Apr. 22, 2021 Patent Owner Exhibit 2026: Screen shot from video: ��What's New in Core Location �� WWDC 2013 �� Videos �� Apple Dev.mp4�� at 34:18 Patent Owner Exhibit 2027: Getting Started with iBeacon [https://developer.apple.com/ibeacon/Getting-Started-withiBeacon. pdf]
8/11/2022	08-11-2022-Petitioner	Petitioner Other (Not for motions) 12: Petitioner's Updated Mandatory Notices
8/11/2022	08-11-2022-Board	Board Other: other 11: DECISION Conditionally Granting Patent Owner Motions for Pro Hac Vice of Courtland C. Merrill
7/20/2022	07-20-2022-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Motion 10: Motion for Pro Hac Admission of Courtland C. Merrill Patent Owner Exhibit 2007: Affidavit of Courtland C. Merrill In Support Of PHV Admission
7/6/2022	07-06-2022-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Notice of Deposition 9: Thomas F. La Porta Notice of Deposition
5/23/2022	05-23-2022-Board	Event: Petition Institution (Granted) Board Institution Decision: Grant 7: Institution Decision: Grant Board Other: other 8: SCHEDULING ORDER
3/25/2022	03-25-2022-Board	Board Exhibit 3001: Ex. 3001
3/10/2022	03-10-2022-Patent_Owner	Event: Preliminary Response Patent Owner Preliminary Response 6: EXPUNGED
3/9/2022	03-09-2022-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner POPR: filed 5: POPR: filed Patent Owner Exhibit 2001: Amended Opinion re MTT Patent Owner Exhibit 2002: W.D. Tex. Five Year Patent Court Report Through Sept. 2021 Patent Owner Exhibit 2003: Order - Claim Construction Patent Owner Exhibit 2004: Complaint - Apple Inc. Patent Owner Exhibit 2005: Summons Returned by Apple Inc. Patent Owner Exhibit 2006: Apple Inc. Preliminary Invalidity Contentions
12/20/2021	12-20-2021-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Mandatory Notice 4: Mandatory Notices by Patent Owner
12/9/2021	12-09-2021-Board	Board Notice: Notice filing date accorded 3: Notice: Notice filing date accorded to petition
11/30/2021	11-30-2021-Petitioner	Petitioner Power of Attorney 1: Petitioner Power of Attorney Event: Petition Petitioner Petition 2: IPR2022-00129 Petition Petitioner Exhibit 1001: U.S. Patent No. 8,566,839 Petitioner Exhibit 1002: Prosecution History of U.S. Patent No. 8,566,839_Part1 Petitioner Exhibit 1002: Prosecution History of U.S. Patent No. 8,566,839_Part2 Petitioner Exhibit 1002: Prosecution History of U.S. Patent No. 8,566,839_Part3 Petitioner Exhibit 1002: Prosecution History of U.S. Patent No. 8,566,839_Part4 Petitioner Exhibit 1003: Declaration of Thomas La Porta Petitioner Exhibit 1004: Thomas La Porta CV Petitioner Exhibit 1005: U.S. Patent Publication No. 2008/0167106 to Lutnick et al. Petitioner Exhibit 1006: U.S. Patent Publication No. 2002/0137462 to Rankin Petitioner Exhibit 1007: Bluetooth Core Specification Version 2.0 + EDR Petitioner Exhibit 1008: Declaration of Michael Foley Petitioner Exhibit 1009: U.S. Patent No. 8,639,267 to Johnson_part1 Petitioner Exhibit 1009: U.S. Patent No. 8,639,267 to Johnson_part2 Petitioner Exhibit 1009: U.S. Patent No. 8,639,267 to Johnson_part3 Petitioner Exhibit 1009: U.S. Patent No. 8,639,267 to Johnson_Part4 Petitioner Exhibit 1010: U.S. Patent No. 8,600,341 to Johnson Petitioner Exhibit 1011: Redline_8,600,341_8,566,839 Petitioner Exhibit 1012: Letter to BillJCo Petitioner Exhibit 1013: Redline_8,639,267_8,566,839_Part1 Petitioner Exhibit 1013: Redline_8,639,267_8,566,839_Part2 Petitioner Exhibit 1013: Redline_8,639,267_8,566,839_Part3 Petitioner Exhibit 1013: Redline_8,639,267_8,566,839_Part4 Petitioner Exhibit 1013: Redline_8,639,267_8,566,839_Part5 Petitioner Exhibit 1013: Redline_8,639,267_8,566,839_Part6 Petitioner Exhibit 1013: Redline_8,639,267_8,566,839_Part7 Petitioner Exhibit 1013: Redline_8,639,267_8,566,839_Part8 Petitioner Exhibit 1014: Internet Archive Capture of http://www.bluetooth.com:80/Bluetooth/Learn/Technology/Specifications (February 3, 2007). Petitioner Exhibit 1015: Internet Archive Capture of http://www.bluetooth.com:80/NR/rdonlyres/1F6469BA-6AE7-42B6-B5A1-65148B9DB238/840/Core_v210_EDR.zip. (September 2, 2006). Petitioner Exhibit 1016: Internet Archive Capture of http://www.bluetooth.com:80/Bluetooth/news/releases.asp (December 12, 2004). Petitioner Exhibit 1017: Marvell Introduces Next-Generation Bluetooth Version 2.0 + Enhanced Data Rate Single-Chip Solution Petitioner Exhibit 1018: Marvell WLAN Plus Bluetooth Single-Chip Solution Qualified for Bluetooth Version 2.0 + Enhanced Data Rate Petitioner Exhibit 1019: First Batch of Bluetooth EDR Testing Gear Arrives Petitioner Exhibit 1020: Understanding the Operation and Test of a Bluetooth Enhanced Data Rate Radio Petitioner Exhibit 1021: Bluetooth Special Interest Group Launches Bluetooth Core Specification Petitioner Exhibit 1022: BillJCo, LLC v. Apple Inc., Case No. 6:21-cv-00528-ADA, Dkt. 27, Agreed Scheduling Order Petitioner Exhibit 1023: Thom Tillis Letter Petitioner Exhibit 1024: Dufresne, 1600 PTAB & Beyond Petitioner Exhibit 1025: Fintiv v Apple Petitioner Exhibit 1026: US6327535 - Evans

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