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Nespresso USA, Inc.

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

IPR2024-00257 | Patent Trial and Appeal Board

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Filed Dec. 12, 2023

Judges Avelyn Ross, Grace Karaffa Obermann, James Mayberry, and Jon Tornquist

Case Type Inter Partes Review

Status Trial Instituted

Challenged Patent 17/844,372

Patent No. 11,548,722 assignments

Tech Center 3700

Art Unit 3761

Inventors Marc Krüger

Last Updated: 6 days, 4 hours ago

Filing Date	#	Filing and Exhibits
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3/17/2025	03-17-2025-Petitioner	Petitioner Notice: Updated Mandatory Notice 26: Petitioner's Updated Mandatory Notices Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.8 Petitioner Notice: Exhibit list 27: Petitioner's Updated Exhibit List Petitioner Exhibit 1075: Ex. 1075 - Demonstratives
3/17/2025	03-17-2025-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Other: other 25: Patent Owner's Updated Exhibit List Patent Owner Exhibit 2034: K-fee Oral Hearing Demonstratives
3/6/2025	03-06-2025-Board	Board Order: Other 24: Panel Change Order
2/13/2025	02-13-2025-Board	Board Order: Other 23: Order Setting Oral Argument
2/11/2025	02-11-2025-Petitioner	Petitioner Other: other 22: Petitioner's Request for Oral Argument
2/11/2025	02-11-2025-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Other: other 21: Patent Owner's Request for Oral Hearing
1/31/2025	01-31-2025-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Other: other 20: Patent Owner's Sur-Reply
1/13/2025	01-13-2025-Petitioner	Petitioner Exhibit 1070: CORRECTED Ex. 1070 - Claim Construction Order
12/31/2024	12-31-2024-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Other: other 19: Patent Owner's Objections to Evidence Submitted with Petitioner's Reply to Patent Owner's Response
12/23/2024	12-23-2024-Petitioner	Petitioner Pet Reply to PO Resp 18: Petitioner's Reply to Patent Owner's Response Petitioner Exhibit 1067: Ex. 1067 - US20150289709A1 Petitioner Exhibit 1068: Ex. 1068 - US11565930 Petitioner Exhibit 1069: Ex. 1069 - US10800600 Petitioner Exhibit 1070: Ex. 1070 - Claim Construction Order Petitioner Exhibit 1071: Ex. 1071 - Glucksman Depo. Petitioner Exhibit 1072: Ex. 1072 - Jobin Reply Decl. (722) Petitioner Exhibit 1073: Ex. 1073 - US11148876 Petitioner Exhibit 1074: Ex. 1074 - DE102005007852A1
12/2/2024	12-02-2024-Petitioner	Petitioner Notice: Notice of deposition 17: Petitioner's Notice of Deposition of Dov Glucksman
10/1/2024	10-01-2024-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner PO Response to Pet 16: Patent Owner Response Patent Owner Exhibit 2020: Glucksman Declaration in Support of Patent Owner Response Patent Owner Exhibit 2021: US10294020 Patent Owner Exhibit 2022: Gerbaulet 14-358404 Declaration Patent Owner Exhibit 2023: Yoakim 12-602542 Declaration Patent Owner Exhibit 2024: US5103081 Patent Owner Exhibit 2025: Michael Jobin Sept. 19, 2024 Deposition Transcript Patent Owner Exhibit 2026: Gerbaulet 14-358361 Declaration Patent Owner Exhibit 2027: US9277837 Patent Owner Exhibit 2028: US9271598 Patent Owner Exhibit 2029: US9668604 Patent Owner Exhibit 2030: Response to February 8, 2018 Office Action (14-901912 - June 8, 2018) Patent Owner Exhibit 2031: Response to September 9, 2022 Office Action (16-956726 - December 8, 2022) Patent Owner Exhibit 2032: WO2010076048 Patent Owner Exhibit 2033: Brooks Declaration in Support of Patent Owner Response
9/16/2024	09-16-2024-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Notice: Other 15: Notice of Second Joint Stipulation Extending Due Dates 1 and 2
8/30/2024	08-30-2024-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Notice: Notice of deposition 14: Patent Owner's Notice of Deposition of Michael Jobin
8/1/2024	08-01-2024-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Notice: Other 13: Notice of Joint Stipulation Extending Due Dates 1-3
7/10/2024	07-10-2024-Petitioner	Petitioner Other: other 12: Petitioner's Objections to Evidence Under 37 C.F.R. § 42.64(B)(1)
7/10/2024	07-10-2024-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Other: other 11: Patent Owner's Objections to Evidence
6/25/2024	06-25-2024-Board	Event: Petition Institution (Granted) Board Institution Decision: Grant 9: Decision Granting Institution of Inter Partes Review Board Order: Other 10: Scheduling Order
3/28/2024	03-28-2024-Patent_Owner	Event: Preliminary Response Patent Owner POPR: filed 8: Patent Owner's Preliminary Response Patent Owner Exhibit 2001: EP 08171069 Patent Owner Exhibit 2002: US Patent No. 9,545,121 Patent Owner Exhibit 2003: September 7, 2016 Response to Office Action (14/254,574) Patent Owner Exhibit 2004: WO2008148646A1 Patent Owner Exhibit 2005: US Patent No. 10,800,600 File History Excerpts Patent Owner Exhibit 2006: WO2008148601A1 Patent Owner Exhibit 2007: The Nespresso History: From A Simple Idea To A Unique Brand Experience Patent Owner Exhibit 2008: Nespresso Pixie Instruction Manual Patent Owner Exhibit 2009: CPC – Cooperative Patent Classification A 47J Patent Owner Exhibit 2010: CPC – Cooperative Patent Classification A 23F Patent Owner Exhibit 2011: November 28, 2023 Michael J. Jobin Deposition Transcript (IPR2023-00485) Patent Owner Exhibit 2012: 2009/0007792 Patent Owner Exhibit 2013: 2008/0302252 Patent Owner Exhibit 2014: WO2008100597A1 Patent Owner Exhibit 2015: Moka Express - Bialetti Patent Owner Exhibit 2016: June 22, 2023 Michael J. Jobin Deposition Transcript (IPR2022-01574) Patent Owner Exhibit 2017: EP 08102147 Patent Owner Exhibit 2018: January 12, 2024 [82] Record of Oral Hearing (IPR2022-01574) Patent Owner Exhibit 2019: Brooks Declaration in Support of Patent Owner's Preliminary Response
2/12/2024	02-12-2024-Petitioner	Petitioner Exhibit 1057: CORRECTED Ex. 1057 - CDCA Time to Trial Statistics
2/8/2024	02-08-2024-Board	Board Order: Other 7: Order: Conduct of the Proceeding 37 C.F.R. sec. 42.5 Board Exhibit 3001: Exhibit 3001
1/4/2024	01-04-2024-Board	Board Notice: acceptance corrected petition 6: Notice: acceptance corrected petition
1/3/2024	01-03-2024-Petitioner	Petitioner Exhibit 1031: CORRECTED Ex. 1031 - US5261558 (Claydon) Petitioner Exhibit 1032: CORRECTED Ex. 1032 - US5243164 (Erickson)
12/28/2023	12-28-2023-Board	Board Notice: defective petition 5: Notice: defective petition
12/19/2023	12-19-2023-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Notice: Mandatory Notice 3: Notice : Mandatory Notice Patent Owner Notice: Power of Attorney 4: Notice : Power of Attorney
12/12/2023	12-12-2023-Petitioner	Petitioner Petition: as filed 1: Petition : as filed Petitioner Notice: Power of Attorney 2: Notice : Power of Attorney Petitioner Exhibit 1001: Ex. 1001 - US11548722 Petitioner Exhibit 1002: Ex. 1002 - US11548722 File History Petitioner Exhibit 1003: Ex. 1003 - Declaration of M. Jobin Petitioner Exhibit 1004: Ex. 1004 - US20100239734A1 (Yoakim) Petitioner Exhibit 1005: Ex. 1005 - US20130064937A1 (Jarisch) Petitioner Exhibit 1006: Ex. 1006 - US20130064929A1 (Jarisch 929) Petitioner Exhibit 1007: Ex. 1007 - WO2010026053A1 (Denisart) Petitioner Exhibit 1008: Ex. 1008 - US20120269933A1 (Rapparini) Petitioner Exhibit 1009: Ex. 1009 - US20080105131A1 (Castellani) Petitioner Exhibit 1010: Ex. 1010 - WO2005079638A1 (Panesar) Petitioner Exhibit 1011: Ex. 1011 - US20060233921A1 (Mock) Petitioner Exhibit 1012: Ex. 1012 - The History of Coffee (NCA) Petitioner Exhibit 1013: Ex. 1013 - US20020078831A1 (Cai) Petitioner Exhibit 1014: Ex. 1014 - US726793 (Bezzera) Petitioner Exhibit 1015: Ex. 1015 - US20090007793A1 (Glucksman) Petitioner Exhibit 1016: Ex. 1016 - US3387553 (Tavera) Petitioner Exhibit 1017: Ex. 1017 - US3631793 (Bednartz) Petitioner Exhibit 1018: Ex. 1018 - US4136202 (Favre) Petitioner Exhibit 1019: Ex. 1019 - US6142063 (Beaulieu) Petitioner Exhibit 1020: Ex. 1020 - US4389925 (Piana) Petitioner Exhibit 1021: Ex. 1021 - US6655260 (Lazaris) Petitioner Exhibit 1022: Ex. 1022 - US20060230941A1 (Ryser) Petitioner Exhibit 1023: Ex. 1023 - US20090249961A1 (Cheng) Petitioner Exhibit 1024: Ex. 1024 - US20040089158A1 (Mahlich) Petitioner Exhibit 1025: Ex. 1025 - WO2010034663A1 (Ozanne) Petitioner Exhibit 1026: Ex. 1026 - ASM Handbook Petitioner Exhibit 1027: Ex. 1027 - Coated Aluminum (Italcoat) Petitioner Exhibit 1028: Ex. 1028 - EP2145759A1 (Geerts) Petitioner Exhibit 1029: Ex. 1029 - Thermoforming of Plastic Film and Sheet (Penix) Petitioner Exhibit 1030: Ex. 1030 - US3437253 (Davis) Petitioner Exhibit 1032: Ex. 1031 - US5261558 (Claydon) Petitioner Exhibit 1033: Ex. 1033 - US6645537 (Sweeney) Petitioner Exhibit 1034: Ex. 1034 - EP1849718A1 (Rubino) Petitioner Exhibit 1035: Ex. 1035 - WO2010041179A2 (Mariller) Petitioner Exhibit 1036: Ex. 1036 - EP0455337B1 (Bentley) Petitioner Exhibit 1037: Ex. 1037 - US20020048621A1 (Boyd) Petitioner Exhibit 1038: Ex. 1038 - US20070203587A1 (Erlandsson) Petitioner Exhibit 1039: Ex. 1039 - US20050150391A1 (Schifferle) Petitioner Exhibit 1040: Ex. 1040 - WO2005044067A1 (Ruchonnet) Petitioner Exhibit 1041: Ex. 1041 - WO2010099806A1 (Rossi) Petitioner Exhibit 1042: Ex. 1042 - US20090205747A1 (Lillard) Petitioner Exhibit 1043: Ex. 1043 - US20100078480A1 (Aker) Petitioner Exhibit 1044: Ex. 1044 - US20130099597A1 (Perentes) Petitioner Exhibit 1045: Ex. 1045 - DE102010010534 (Feb. 2011 Application) (English Translation) Petitioner Exhibit 1046: Ex. 1046 - DE102010031988 (July 2010 Application) (English Translation) Petitioner Exhibit 1047: Ex. 1047 - DE102010044251 (Sept. 2010 Application) (English Translation) Petitioner Exhibit 1048: Ex. 1048 - (-09295) Complaint Petitioner Exhibit 1049: Ex. 1049 - (-09295) Infringement Contentions Petitioner Exhibit 1050: Ex. 1050 - '623 Appl. Petitioner Exhibit 1051: Ex. 1051 - Nespresso Vertuo System Petitioner Exhibit 1052: Ex. 1052 - (-3402) Claim Construction Order Petitioner Exhibit 1053: Ex. 1053 - '818 Appl. Petitioner Exhibit 1054: Ex. 1054 - (-3402) Summary Judgment Order Petitioner Exhibit 1055: Ex. 1055 - Food Packaging Petitioner Exhibit 1056: Ex. 1056 - Espresso Coffee Petitioner Exhibit 1057: Ex. 1057 - CDCA Time to Trial Statistics Petitioner Exhibit 1058: Ex. 1058 - Docket Navigator Time to Trial Statistics Petitioner Exhibit 1059: Ex. 1059 - Concise Oxford English Dictionary Petitioner Exhibit 1060: Ex. 1060 - Merriam-Webster Dictionary Petitioner Exhibit 1061: Ex. 1061 - Random House Websters Unabridged Dictionary Petitioner Exhibit 1062: Ex. 1062 - 441 Appl. Jul. 13, 2020 Office Action Rejection Petitioner Exhibit 1063: Ex. 1063 - 441 Appl. 2020-10-13 Response to Office Action Petitioner Exhibit 1064: Ex. 1064 - 752 App 2019-11-09 Office Actionpdf Petitioner Exhibit 1065: Ex. 1065 - 752 Appl. 2020-01-23 Response to OA Petitioner Exhibit 1066: Ex. 1066 - 752 Appl. 2020-07-27 Response to Office Action

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