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Spero, Yechezkal

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Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.Porsche Cars North America

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Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. v. Spero, Yechezkal

IPR2023-00318 | Patent Trial and Appeal Board

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Filed Dec. 22, 2022

Terminated July 9, 2024

Judges Aaron Moore, Jason Melvin, and Jon Jurgovan

Case Type Inter Partes Review

Status Final Written Decision - Appealed

Challenged Patent 13/357,549

Patent No. 9,955,551 assignments

Tech Center 2800

Art Unit 2844

Last Updated: 33 minutes ago

Filing Date	#	Filing and Exhibits
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10/30/2024	10-30-2024-Patent_Owner	Event: Notice of Appeal Patent Owner Notice: notice of appeal 38: Notice of Appeal
8/28/2024	08-28-2024-Board	Board Order Denying Director Review of Final Written Decision 37: Director Review denial on FWD
8/9/2024	08-09-2024-Board	Board Exhibit 3100: Director Review Request Email
8/8/2024	08-08-2024-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Request for Director Review - Final Written Decision 36: Patent Owners Request for Director Review 2023-00318
7/9/2024	07-09-2024-Board	Event: Final Written Decision (Some, Not All Claims Cancelled) Board Final Written Decision: original 35: Judgment Final Written Decision
4/8/2024	04-08-2024-Board	Board Other: Hearing transcript 34: Other: Hearing transcript
3/18/2024	03-18-2024-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Notice: Exhibit list 32: Cover for Demonstrative 2029 & updated exhibit list 2023-00318 Patent Owner Exhibit 2029: Ex. 2029 Spero Demonstratives IPR2023-00315 IPR2023-00318
3/18/2024	03-18-2024-Petitioner	Petitioner Notice: Exhibit list 33: Petitioner Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.'s Updated Exhibit List Petitioner Exhibit 1070: EX1070 - Petitioner Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.'s Demonstratives
3/13/2024	03-13-2024-Petitioner	Petitioner Reply to Opposition 31: Petitioner's Reply to Opposition to Motion to Exclude
3/13/2024	03-13-2024-Board	Board Notice: Other 30: LEAP Practitioner Request and Verification Form (Patent Owner)
3/12/2024	03-12-2024-Board	Board Notice: Other 29: LEAP Practitioner Request and Verification Form (Petitioner)
3/6/2024	03-06-2024-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Opposition 28: Patent Owners Opposition to Motion to Exclude IPR2023-00318 Patent Owner Exhibit 2027: Ex. 2027 2023-08-08 Letter to Fitzsimmons re objections to evidence Patent Owner Exhibit 2028: Ex. 2028 2023-10-04 Letter to Fitzsimmons re objections to evidence
2/28/2024	02-28-2024-Petitioner	Petitioner Motion: Other 27: Petitioner Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.'s Motion to Exclude Evidence
2/26/2024	02-26-2024-Board	Board Order: Other 26: Setting Oral Argument 37 C.F.R. § 42.70
2/7/2024	02-07-2024-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Other: other 25: Patent Owner Request for Oral Argument IPR2023-00318
2/7/2024	02-07-2024-Petitioner	Petitioner Other: other 24: Petitioner's Request for Oral Argument
1/29/2024	01-29-2024-Board	Events: Petition Institution (Granted), Motion for Joinder (Granted) Board Notice: Other 23: Institution decision and grant of joinder, IPR2023-01296
1/17/2024	01-17-2024-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Other: other 22: Patent Owners Sur Reply to Petitioners Reply to Patent Owner Response 2023-00318 Patent Owner Exhibit 2025: Ex. 2025 Jiao Deposition Transcript Condensed
1/3/2024	01-03-2024-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Notice: Updated Mandatory Notice 21: Updated Mandatory Notice - IPR2023-00318 - 9955551
12/26/2023	12-26-2023-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Notice: Notice of deposition 20: Notice of Deposition of Jianzhong Jiao 2023-00318
12/6/2023	12-06-2023-Petitioner	Petitioner Pet Reply to PO Resp 19: Petitioner's Reply Petitioner Exhibit 1052: EX1052 - Jiao Reply Declaration Petitioner Exhibit 1053: EX1053 - Turk Deposition Transcript Petitioner Exhibit 1054: EX1054 - Turk Deposition Transcript (IPR2022-01586) Petitioner Exhibit 1055: EX1055 - Webster's Dictionary (excerpt) Petitioner Exhibit 1056: EX1056 - Spatial Light Modulators Petitioner Exhibit 1057: EX1057 - Turnbull 6132072 Petitioner Exhibit 1058: EX1058 - Allen US5754217 Petitioner Exhibit 1059: EX1059 - Handschy US6195136 Petitioner Exhibit 1060: EX1060 - Spero US11208029 Petitioner Exhibit 1061: EX1061 - Neural Networks for Pattern Recognition Petitioner Exhibit 1062: EX1062 - Schellhorn US4907044 Petitioner Exhibit 1063: EX1063 - Leighty 1985 Petitioner Exhibit 1064: EX1064 - Lowrie 1985 Petitioner Exhibit 1065: EX1065 - Surface Vehicle Recommended Practice Petitioner Exhibit 1066: EX1066 - 49 CFR 571.108 Petitioner Exhibit 1067: EX1067 - SAEJ387.1987 Petitioner Exhibit 1068: EX1068 - The International System of Units (SI),” Bureau International des Poids et Mesures, 7th Edition (1998) (Excerpt) Petitioner Exhibit 1069: EX1069 - Certificate of Correction
11/3/2023	11-03-2023-Petitioner	Petitioner Notice: Notice of deposition 18: Petitioner's Notice of Remote Deposition
9/20/2023	09-20-2023-Petitioner	Petitioner Other: other 17: Petitioner's Objections to Evidence
9/13/2023	09-13-2023-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner PO Response to Pet 16: Patent Owner Response IPR2023-00318 Patent Owner Exhibit 2007: Ex. 2007 Jiao Deposition Transcript Patent Owner Exhibit 2010: Ex. 2010 SPIE Etendue concerns Patent Owner Exhibit 2011: Ex. 2011 Bass Handbook of Optics Patent Owner Exhibit 2012: Ex. 2012 SAE Studies for Headlamp Optical Design Patent Owner Exhibit 2013: Ex. 2013 SAE Optical Transform Limitations Patent Owner Exhibit 2015: Ex. 2015 SPIE High-efficency reflector optics Patent Owner Exhibit 2016: Ex. 2016 Navigant Energy Savings Patent Owner Exhibit 2017: Ex. 2017 WIPO Patent Publication WO005147A1 Flaaten Patent Owner Exhibit 2018: Ex. 2018 Jiao Deposition Transcript Condensed Patent Owner Exhibit 2019: Ex. 2019 Alliance for Automotive Innovation Patent Owner Exhibit 2020: Ex. 2020 Bass Handbook of Optics Volume V Patent Owner Exhibit 2021: Ex. 2021 TI HOw DLP Technology Works Patent Owner Exhibit 2022: Ex. 2022 Intro to DMDs Patent Owner Exhibit 2023: Ex. 2023 Certified File Wrapper of Reexamination Application - Part 1 of 4 Patent Owner Exhibit 2023: Certified File Wrapper of Reexamination Application - Part 2 of 4 Patent Owner Exhibit 2023: Ex. 2023 Certified File Wrapper of Reexamination Application - Part 3 of 4 Patent Owner Exhibit 2023: Ex. 2023 Certified File Wrapper of Reexamination Application - Part 4 of 4 Patent Owner Exhibit 2024: Ex. 2024 Supplemental Turk Declaration
8/28/2023	08-28-2023-Petitioner	Petitioner Notice: Updated Mandatory Notice 15: Petitioner's Updated Mandatory Notices
8/10/2023	08-10-2023-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Notice: Notice of deposition 14: Notice of Deposition of Jianzhong Jiao 2023-00318
7/25/2023	07-25-2023-Petitioner	Petitioner Other: other 13: Petitioner's Objections to Evidence
7/11/2023	07-11-2023-Board	Event: Petition Institution (Granted) Board Institution Decision: Grant 11: Institution Decision: Granting Institution of Inter Partes Review 35 U.S.C. sec. 314 Board Order: Other 12: Order: SCHEDULING ORDER
6/9/2023	06-09-2023-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Notice: Updated Mandatory Notice 10: Updated Mandatory Notice - 0115IPR - 9955551
6/7/2023	06-07-2023-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Notice: Updated Mandatory Notice 9: Updated Mandatory Notice - 0115IPR - 9,955,551
5/16/2023	05-16-2023-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Notice: Other 8: Patent Owner's Sur-Reply
5/9/2023	05-09-2023-Petitioner	Petitioner Other: other 7: Petitioner's Reply to Patent Owner's Preliminary Response
4/19/2023	04-19-2023-Patent_Owner	Event: Preliminary Response Patent Owner POPR: filed 6: Patent Owner's Preliminary Response Patent Owner Exhibit 2001: Turk Declaration Patent Owner Exhibit 2002: Turk CV Patent Owner Exhibit 2003: Best Practices and FAQs for filing reexaminations Patent Owner Exhibit 2005: IPR2023-00336 Petition Patent Owner Exhibit 2006: IPR2023-00315 Petition
4/18/2023	04-18-2023-Patent_Owner	Patent Owner Notice: Mandatory Notice 4: Notice : Mandatory Notice Patent Owner Notice: Power of Attorney 5: Notice : Power of Attorney
1/19/2023	01-19-2023-Board	Board Notice: Notice filing date accorded 3: Notice: NOTICE OF FILING DATE ACCORDED TO PETITION AND TIME FOR FILING PATENT OWNER PRELIMINARY RESPONSE
12/22/2022	12-22-2022-Petitioner	Petitioner Notice: Power of Attorney 1: Petitioner's Power of Attorney Petitioner Petition: as filed 2: Petition for Inter Partes Review Petitioner Exhibit 1001: EX1001 - '551 Patent Petitioner Exhibit 1002: EX1002 - '551 Reexam File History (Part 1 of 3) Petitioner Exhibit 1002: EX1002 - '551 Reexam File History (Part 2 of 3) Petitioner Exhibit 1002: EX1002 - '551 Reexam File History (Part 3 of 3) Petitioner Exhibit 1003: EX1003 - Jiao Declaration Petitioner Exhibit 1004: EX1004 - Jiao CV Petitioner Exhibit 1005: EX1005 - Beam US6144158 Petitioner Exhibit 1008: EX1008 - Kobayashi US6049749 Petitioner Exhibit 1009: EX1009 - Braun WO2002004247A1 Petitioner Exhibit 1010: EX1010 - Karlsson WO1998054030A1 Petitioner Exhibit 1012: EX1012 - Gotou US5588733 Petitioner Exhibit 1013: EX1013 - JPH0765603A Nakamura English Translation and Original Petitioner Exhibit 1014: EX1014 - JPH07101291 Satonaka English translation and Original Petitioner Exhibit 1015: EX1015 - Westermann 2002 Petitioner Exhibit 1016: EX1016 - Adaptive Front Lighting Systems (AFS) Petitioner Exhibit 1017: EX1017 - Hogrefe Petitioner Exhibit 1018: EX1018 - Loewenau Petitioner Exhibit 1019: EX1019 - Manassero 1998 Petitioner Exhibit 1020: EX1020 - Hamm Petitioner Exhibit 1023: EX1023 - Manassero 1999 Petitioner Exhibit 1024: EX1024 - Westermann 1999 Petitioner Exhibit 1025: EX1025 - Diem Petitioner Exhibit 1026: EX1026 - Kobayashi Petitioner Exhibit 1027: EX1027 - Vukotich Petitioner Exhibit 1028: EX1028 - Worner Petitioner Exhibit 1029: EX1029 - van den Berg Petitioner Exhibit 1030: EX1030 - NHTSA Survey Petitioner Exhibit 1031: EX1031 - Watanabe Petitioner Exhibit 1034: EX1034 - Uchida US6127947 Petitioner Exhibit 1035: EX1035 - '551 Reexam Certificate Petitioner Exhibit 1036: EX1036 - Nelson US5523193 Petitioner Exhibit 1037: EX1037 - Pederson US20040052090A1 Petitioner Exhibit 1038: EX1038 - Hornbeck US4662746 Petitioner Exhibit 1039: EX1039 - Hornbeck US5061049 Petitioner Exhibit 1040: EX1040 - Enomoto US5933183 Petitioner Exhibit 1048: EX1048 - '342 Reissue Application History Petitioner Exhibit 1051: EX1051 - US District Courts

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