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PTAB Inter Partes Review Targets "Protection Methods For Wireless Transmissions" Patent

This inter partes review (IPR) case, IPR2024-01494, is currently before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) and has reached a Final Written Decision. The specific parties involved as Petitioner and Patent Owner in this IPR remain unconfirmed through public searches. Similarly, details regarding any accused product, service, or technology in related patent infringement litigation are not publicly available in connection with this specific IPR.

The patent at issue is U.S. Patent No. 11,968,909, titled "Protection Methods For Wireless Transmissions." While a full technical sketch of the patent's claims is not readily available through general public searches, its title suggests it pertains to methods for securing or otherwise protecting wireless data transmissions. The patent is also noted to be under re-examination, indicated by Application No. 90/016,094, which was filed on March 27, 2026, and is currently in the "Reexam Preprocessing Completed -- Released to Assigned GAU" status.

The procedural posture of this case is an inter partes review before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, with a status of Final Written Decision. The PTAB is an administrative tribunal within the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) that reviews the patentability of claims in issued patents. The outcome of an IPR, particularly a Final Written Decision, can significantly impact the validity of a patent, potentially leading to the cancellation of claims. While the specific reasons for this case's notability are not publicly detailed, IPRs often draw attention due to their potential to invalidate patents involved in broader district court litigation, their impact on specific industries, or the involvement of prominent operating companies or non-practicing entities (NPEs). The fact that a Final Written Decision has been issued means the PTAB has rendered a definitive judgment on the patentability of the challenged claims.

I am unable to provide the detailed legal developments and outcome for IPR2024-01494 concerning patent 11968909. Despite multiple attempts to search public records, including general and specific queries for PTAB dockets, final written decisions, and related patent litigation, specific information regarding the parties involved, the date of the Final Written Decision, its precise outcome (e.g., which claims were found unpatentable or patentable), or any parallel district court proceedings related to patent 11968909 could not be found.

The available information only confirms the case number (IPR2024-01494), the court (Patent Trial and Appeal Board), and that it has reached a "Final Written Decision" concerning patent 11968909. Without access to the specific docket or decision documents for this particular IPR, the requested details about its legal developments and outcome cannot be comprehensively reported.

The counsel of record representing the Petitioner in IPR2024-01494 could not be definitively identified from publicly available search results. While Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP is a prominent firm in Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) proceedings, and attorneys James M. Glass, Joseph Milowic III, Brianne M. Straka, and Niki Edmonds were listed as Petitioner's counsel of record in a related IPR (IPR2024-01400), a direct docket entry or the specific Final Written Decision for IPR2024-01494 explicitly naming the Petitioner's counsel was not located.

Therefore, without specific docket entries for IPR2024-01494 confirming the attorneys, a definitive list of counsel of record for the Petitioner cannot be provided. It is possible that the docket entries for this specific case are not immediately accessible through general public searches, or that the information has not been widely publicized with attorney names attached. The Patent Trial and Appeal Case Tracking System (P-TACTS) is the official means for electronically filing documents with the Board and would contain this information.

This case, IPR2024-01494, is an Inter Partes Review (IPR) before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), not a patent infringement case in district court. In an IPR, the party defending the patent is the "Patent Owner," not a "defendant." The opposing party is the "Petitioner."

I will now proceed to identify the counsel of record representing the Patent Owner for patent 11968909 in IPR2024-01494.

An Inter Partes Review (IPR) is a patent validity challenge conducted before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), not a patent infringement case in a district court. In this context, the "defendant" is referred to as the "Patent Owner."

To identify the counsel of record for the Patent Owner in IPR2024-01494, a direct search of the PTAB's Patent Trial and Appeal Case Tracking System (P-TACTS) would be the most definitive method. However, without direct access to P-TACTS or a specific public link to the docket for IPR2024-01494, I cannot definitively list the attorneys for this specific case. Generic searches for "IPR2024-01494 PTAB docket" primarily yield general information about PTAB procedures and other IPR decisions, rather than specific counsel for this particular IPR.

Therefore, I cannot provide the specific names of the attorneys, their roles, firms, or relevant experience for the Patent Owner in IPR2024-01494 at this time because the information is not readily available through general web searches of public PTAB dockets. Filings in IPRs are generally public, but accessing specific counsel details often requires direct navigation within the P-TACTS system for the particular case number.