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K-fee System GmbH

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Nespresso USA, Inc.

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Nespresso USA, Inc. v. K-fee System GmbH

IPR2022-01574 | Patent Trial and Appeal Board

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Filed Oct. 6, 2022

Terminated April 10, 2024

Judges Eric Jeschke, Grace Karaffa Obermann, James Mayberry, Grace Karaffa Oberman, and James Ayberry

Case Type Inter Partes Review

Status Final Written Decision - Appealed

Challenged Patent 17/383,951

Patent No. 11,254,491 assignments

Tech Center 3700

Art Unit 3761

Inventors Marc KRÜGER

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 6 days ago

Filing Date	#	Filing and Exhibits
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8/23/2024	08-23-2024-Petitioner	Event: Notice of Appeal Petitioner Notice: notice of appeal 32: Petitioner's Notice of Appeal
6/21/2024	06-21-2024-Board	Board Order Denying Director Review of Final Written Decision 31: Director Review denial on FWD
5/13/2024	05-13-2024-Board	Board Exhibit 3100: Ex. 3100 - DR Request
5/10/2024	05-10-2024-Petitioner	Petitioner Request for Director Review - Final Written Decision 30: Petitioner's Request for Director Review
4/10/2024	04-10-2024-Board	Event: Final Written Decision (No Claims Cancelled) Board Final Written Decision: original 29: Final Written Decision: original
2/8/2024	02-08-2024-Board	Board Other: Hearing transcript 28: Other: Hearing transcript
1/12/2024	01-12-2024-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Exhibit 2027: CORRECTED Patent Owner's Demonstratives
1/11/2024	01-11-2024-Petitioner	Petitioner Other: other 27: Petitioner's Objections to Patent Owner's Demonstratives (Exhibit 2027)
1/9/2024	01-09-2024-Petitioner	Petitioner Notice: Exhibit list 26: Petitioner's Updated Exhibit List Petitioner Exhibit 1065: Ex. 1065 - Petitioner’s Oral Hearing Demonstratives
1/9/2024	01-09-2024-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Notice: Exhibit list 25: Patent Owner's Updated Exhibit List Patent Owner Exhibit 2027: Patent Owner's Demonstratives
12/13/2023	12-13-2023-Board	Board Order: Other 24: Order Setting Oral Argument
12/1/2023	12-01-2023-Petitioner	Petitioner Other: other 23: Petitioner's Request for Oral Argument
12/1/2023	12-01-2023-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Motion: Oral Hearing Request 22: Patent Owner's Request for Oral Hearing
11/13/2023	11-13-2023-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Exhibit 2021: Corrected EX2021 – Declaration of Lars Howle in Support of Patent Owner's Response Patent Owner Exhibit 2026: Lars Howle Curriculum Vitae
11/13/2023	11-13-2023-Petitioner	Petitioner Exhibit 1058: Corrected Ex. 1058 - L. Howles Deposition Tr.
11/10/2023	11-10-2023-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Other: other 21: Patent Owner's Sur-Reply
10/6/2023	10-06-2023-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Other: other 20: Patent Owner's Objections to Evidence Submitted with Petitioner's Reply to Patent Owner's Response
9/29/2023	09-29-2023-Petitioner	Petitioner Pet Reply to PO Resp 19: Petitioner's Reply to Patent Owner's Response Petitioner Exhibit 1057: Ex. 1057 - (-04676) [172-2] Decl. of L. Howle ISO Mtn for Prior Determination Invalidity Petitioner Exhibit 1058: Ex. 1058 - L. Howles Deposition Tr. Petitioner Exhibit 1059: Ex. 1059 - WD Howle transcript Petitioner Exhibit 1060: Ex. 1060 - 337-TA-929 Hearing Transcript (p. 257-456) Petitioner Exhibit 1061: Ex. 1061 - Concise Oxford English Dictionary Petitioner Exhibit 1062: Ex. 1062 - Merriam-Webster Dictionary Petitioner Exhibit 1063: Ex. 1063 - Random House Websters Unabridged Dictionary Petitioner Exhibit 1064: Ex. 1064 - US10858177
8/24/2023	08-24-2023-Petitioner	Petitioner Notice: Notice of deposition 18: Petitioner's Notice of Deposition of Laurens Howle
7/7/2023	07-07-2023-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner PO Response to Pet 17: Patent Owner Response Patent Owner Exhibit 2012: Transcript of deposition of Michael Jobin taken June 22, 2023 (“Jobin Depo. Tr.”) Patent Owner Exhibit 2013: Examiner-Initiated Interview Summary for Appl. No. 17/324,182 Patent Owner Exhibit 2014: Examiner-Initiated Interview Summary for Appl. No. 17/108,175 Patent Owner Exhibit 2015: Notice of Allowance for Appl. No. 17/330,572 Patent Owner Exhibit 2016: Applicant-Initiated Interview Summary for Appl. No. 17/963,392 Patent Owner Exhibit 2017: Excerpts from Appl. No. 17/670,629 Patent Owner Exhibit 2018: Excerpts from Appl. No. 17/670,765 Patent Owner Exhibit 2019: U.S. Patent No. 8,431,175 Patent Owner Exhibit 2020: Declaration of Marc Krüger Patent Owner Exhibit 2021: Declaration of Lars Howle in Support of Patent Owner’s Response Patent Owner Exhibit 2022: U.S. Patent Appl. Pub. No. 2009/0007792 Patent Owner Exhibit 2023: U.S. Patent Appl. Pub. No. 2008/0302252 Patent Owner Exhibit 2024: WO Pub. No. WO2008100597A1 Patent Owner Exhibit 2025: Bialetti Moka Express (https://www.bialetti.com/it_en/moka-express.html)
5/15/2023	05-15-2023-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Notice: Notice of deposition 16: Patent Owner's Notice of Deposition of Michael Jobin
4/28/2023	04-28-2023-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Other: other 15: Patent Owner's Objections to Evidence Submitted with Petitioner's Petition for Inter Partes Review
4/24/2023	04-24-2023-Petitioner	Petitioner Other: other 14: Petitioner’s Objections to Evidence Under 37 C.F.R. § 42.64(B)(1)
4/14/2023	04-14-2023-Board	Event: Petition Institution (Granted) Board Institution Decision: Grant 12: Institution Decision: DECISION Granting Institution of Inter Partes Review 35 U.S.C. § 314 Board Notice: Other 13: Notice: SCHEDULING ORDER
2/24/2023	02-24-2023-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Other: other 11: Patent Owner Sur-Reply
2/16/2023	02-16-2023-Petitioner	Petitioner Pet Reply to PO Resp 10: IPR2022-01574 Petitioner's Reply to Patent Owner's Preliminary Response
2/9/2023	02-09-2023-Board	Board Order: on Motion 9: ORDER Conduct of the Proceeding 37 C.F.R. sec 42.5
1/19/2023	01-19-2023-Patent_Owner	Event: Preliminary Response Patent Owner POPR: filed 8: Patent Owner Preliminary Response Patent Owner Exhibit 2002: Excerpts of prosecution history of Appl. No. 17/385,109 Patent Owner Exhibit 2003: U.S. Patent No. 11,230,430 Patent Owner Exhibit 2004: U.S. Patent No. 10,858,177 Patent Owner Exhibit 2005: U.S. Patent No. 10,858,176 Patent Owner Exhibit 2006: Excerpts of prosecution history of U.S. Patent No. 10,858,176 Patent Owner Exhibit 2007: U.S. Patent No. 10,870,531 Patent Owner Exhibit 2008: Excerpts of prosecution history of U.S. Patent No. 10,870,531 Patent Owner Exhibit 2009: Excerpts of prosecution history of Appl. No. 17/547,363 Patent Owner Exhibit 2010: Suggestion for Declaration of Interference, Appl. No. 13/697,297 Patent Owner Exhibit 2011: Complete prosecution history of U.S. Patent No. 11,254,491, Segment 1 Patent Owner Exhibit 2011: Complete prosecution history of U.S. Patent No. 11,254,491, Segment 2 Patent Owner Exhibit 2011: Complete prosecution history of U.S. Patent No. 11,254,491, Segment 3 Patent Owner Exhibit 2011: Complete prosecution history of U.S. Patent No. 11,254,491, Segment 4 Patent Owner Exhibit 2011: Complete prosecution history of U.S. Patent No. 11,254,491, Segment 5 Patent Owner Exhibit 2011: Complete prosecution history of U.S. Patent No. 11,254,491, Segment 6 Patent Owner Exhibit 2011: Complete prosecution history of U.S. Patent No. 11,254,491, Segment 7 Patent Owner Exhibit 2011: Complete prosecution history of U.S. Patent No. 11,254,491, Segment 8 Patent Owner Exhibit 2011: Complete prosecution history of U.S. Patent No. 11,254,491, Segment 9 Patent Owner Exhibit 2011: Complete prosecution history of U.S. Patent No. 11,254,491, Segment 10 Patent Owner Exhibit 2011: Complete prosecution history of U.S. Patent No. 11,254,491, Segment 11
11/18/2022	11-18-2022-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Motion: PHV 7: Unopposed Motion for Adam Burrowbridge to Appear Pro Hac Vice
11/8/2022	11-08-2022-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Other: other 6: EXPUNGED Patent Owner Exhibit 2001: Declaration of Adam Burrowbridge in Support of Pro Hac Vice Motion
10/27/2022	10-27-2022-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Notice: Mandatory Notice 4: Notice : Mandatory Notice Patent Owner Notice: Power of Attorney 5: Notice : Power of Attorney
10/19/2022	10-19-2022-Board	Board Notice: Notice filing date accorded 3: Notice: Notice filing date accorded
10/6/2022	10-06-2022-Petitioner	Event: Petition Petitioner Petition 1: Petition for Inter Partes Review of U.S. Patent No. 11,254,491 Petitioner Power of Attorney 2: Power of Attorney for Petitioner Petitioner Exhibit 1001: Ex. 1001 - US Patent No. 11,254,491 Petitioner Exhibit 1002: Ex. 1002 - Prosecution History of U.S. Patent No. 11,254,491 Petitioner Exhibit 1003: Ex. 1003 - Declaration of Michael Jobin Petitioner Exhibit 1004: Ex. 1004 - U.S. Patent Pub. US2010/0239734A1 Petitioner Exhibit 1005: Ex. 1005 - U.S. Patent Pub. US2013/0064937A1 Petitioner Exhibit 1006: Ex. 1006 - U.S. Patent Pub. US2013/0064929A1 Petitioner Exhibit 1007: Ex. 1007 - PCT Pub. WO2010/026053A1 Petitioner Exhibit 1008: Ex. 1008 - U.S. Patent Pub. US2012/0269933A1 Petitioner Exhibit 1009: Ex. 1009 - U.S. Patent Pub. 2008/0105131 Petitioner Exhibit 1010: Ex. 1010 - PCT Pub. WO2005/079638A1 Petitioner Exhibit 1011: Ex. 1011 - U.S. Patent Pub. 2006/0233921 Petitioner Exhibit 1012: Ex. 1012 - National Coffee Association Petitioner Exhibit 1013: Ex. 1013 - U.S. Patent Pub. 2002/0078831 Petitioner Exhibit 1014: Ex. 1014 - U.S. Patent No. 726,793 Petitioner Exhibit 1015: Ex. 1015 - U.S. Patent Pub. 2009/0007793 Petitioner Exhibit 1016: Ex. 1016 - U.S. Patent No. 3,387,553 Petitioner Exhibit 1017: Ex. 1017 - U.S. Patent No. 3,631,793 Petitioner Exhibit 1018: Ex. 1018 - U.S. Patent No. 4,136,202 Petitioner Exhibit 1019: Ex. 1019 - U.S. Patent No. 6,142,063 Petitioner Exhibit 1020: Ex. 1020 - U.S. Patent No. 4,389,925 Petitioner Exhibit 1021: Ex. 1021 - U.S. Patent No. 6,655,260 Petitioner Exhibit 1022: Ex. 1022 - U.S. Patent Pub. 2006/0230941 Petitioner Exhibit 1023: Ex. 1023 - U.S. Patent Pub. 2009/0249961 Petitioner Exhibit 1024: Ex. 1024 - U.S. Patent Pub. 2004/0089158 Petitioner Exhibit 1025: Ex. 1025 - PCT Pub. WO 2010/034663 Petitioner Exhibit 1026: Ex. 1026 - ASM Handbook, Volume 14B: Metalworking: Sheet Forming Petitioner Exhibit 1027: Ex. 1027 - Italcoat Petitioner Exhibit 1028: Ex. 1028 - EU Patent App. EP2145759A1 Petitioner Exhibit 1029: Ex. 1029 - Thermoforming of Plastic Film and Sheet Petitioner Exhibit 1030: Ex. 1030 - U.S. Patent No. 3,437,253 Petitioner Exhibit 1031: Ex. 1031 - U.S. Patent No. 5,261,558 Petitioner Exhibit 1032: Ex. 1032 - U.S. Patent No. 5,243,164 Petitioner Exhibit 1033: Ex. 1033 - U.S. Patent No. 6,645,537 Petitioner Exhibit 1034: Ex. 1034 - EU Patent App. EP1849718A1 Petitioner Exhibit 1035: Ex. 1035 - PCT Pub. WO2010/041179A2 Petitioner Exhibit 1036: Ex. 1036 - EU Patent App. EP0455337B1 Petitioner Exhibit 1037: Ex. 1037 - U.S. Patent Pub. 2002/0048621A1 Petitioner Exhibit 1038: Ex. 1038 - U.S. Patent Pub. 2007/0203587A1 Petitioner Exhibit 1039: Ex. 1039 - U.S. Patent Pub. 2005/0150391A1 Petitioner Exhibit 1040: Ex. 1040 - PCT Pub. WO2005/044067A1 Petitioner Exhibit 1041: Ex. 1041 - PCT Pub. WO2010/099806A1 Petitioner Exhibit 1042: Ex. 1042 - US Patent Pub. 2009/0205747 Petitioner Exhibit 1043: Ex. 1043 - U.S. Patent Pub. 2010/0078480A1 Petitioner Exhibit 1044: Ex. 1044 - U.S. Patent Pub. 2013/0099597 Petitioner Exhibit 1045: Ex. 1045 - English translation of German Application No. 102011010534.4 Petitioner Exhibit 1046: Ex. 1046 - English translation German Application No. 102010031988.0 Petitioner Exhibit 1047: Ex. 1047 - English translation German Application No. 102010044251.8 Petitioner Exhibit 1048: Ex. 1048 - K-Fee System GmbH v. Nespresso USA, Inc. et al., Complaint Petitioner Exhibit 1049: Ex. 1049 - K-Fee System GmbH v. Nespresso USA, Inc. et al., Supplemental Disclosure of Infringement Contentions Petitioner Exhibit 1050: Ex. 1050 - Excerpt from Prosecution History of U.S. Appl. No. 13/744,623 Petitioner Exhibit 1051: Ex. 1051 - Nespresso Vertuo System Petitioner Exhibit 1052: Ex. 1052 - K-Fee System GmbH v. Nespresso USA, Inc. et al., Claim Construction Order Petitioner Exhibit 1053: Ex. 1053 - Excerpt from Prosecution History of U.S. Appl. No. 16/438,818 Petitioner Exhibit 1054: Ex. 1054 - K-Fee System GmbH v. Nespresso USA, Inc. et al., Summary Judgment Order Petitioner Exhibit 1055: Ex. 1055 - Food Packaging and Shelf Life: A Practical Guide Chapter 11 - Packaging and the Shelf Life of Coffee Petitioner Exhibit 1056: Ex. 1056 - Espresso coffee: the science of quality

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