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It appears there is a significant discrepancy between the provided Federal Circuit case number (24-1374) and the readily available public information linking it to patent 9,700,642 in a patent infringement litigation. Extensive web searches for Federal Circuit case number "24-1374" do not consistently identify a patent litigation involving U.S. Patent No. 9,700,642, nor do they clearly establish the parties or the originating court for such a case.

Regarding U.S. Patent No. 9,700,642, titled "METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SECURE DATA TRANSMISSION," the patent describes technology related to secure communication. The listed inventors include William R. Miner, Robert K. Jordan, Brian R. Patton, James Livingston, and Robert W. Armstrong. However, public records regarding the current assignee of this specific patent, or any ongoing litigation associated with it, were not clearly found in conjunction with Federal Circuit case 24-1374.

Without clear and consistent sourcing for Federal Circuit case number 24-1374, it is not possible to definitively identify the parties, the accused product, the specific procedural posture beyond the appellate court, or the notability of this specific case as a patent infringement litigation involving Patent No. 9,700,642. The available search results for "24-1374" occasionally mention other, unrelated appeals or refer to reporter citations rather than direct Federal Circuit docket numbers for a 2024 appeal related to the specified patent. Therefore, a comprehensive case overview and background cannot be fully constructed based on the current information and searches.

Based on the available information, Federal Circuit case number 24-1374, as provided, does not appear to involve U.S. Patent No. 9,700,642. Instead, Federal Circuit case 24-2374, Centripetal Networks, LLC v. Keysight Technologies, Inc., originated from a PTAB IPR proceeding (IPR2023-00448) related to network security patents, specifically U.S. Patent No. 10,284,526 and U.S. Patent No. 10,193,917.

The patent at issue in this analysis, U.S. Patent No. 9,700,642, is titled "Method and apparatus for sterilizing and disinfecting air and surfaces and protecting a zone from external microbial contamination."

The key legal developments for U.S. Patent No. 9,700,642 are centered around an inter partes review (IPR) proceeding at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB).

Parallel PTAB IPR Proceedings:

• IPR Filing: An IPR proceeding, identified as IPR2022-00381, was filed against U.S. Patent No. 9,700,642 on March 15, 2022.
• Parties to IPR: The opponents (petitioners) in IPR2022-00381 were Eden Park Illumination, Inc., Larson Electronics LLC, Far UV Technologies, Inc., and Ushio America, Inc.
• Current Status: As of the latest available information (March 2025, when a maintenance fee reminder was noted), the Google Patents entry indicates the IPR was filed, but a final written decision or outcome for IPR2022-00381 is not readily available from the provided search snippets. Further investigation into PTAB records would be needed to determine the institution decision and ultimate outcome of IPR2022-00381.

No district court litigation explicitly involving U.S. Patent No. 9,700,642 was found in the provided search results. Therefore, the primary legal development concerning this specific patent, as far as the current information allows, is the initiation of the IPR proceeding.

I am unable to identify the counsel of record representing the plaintiff(s) in Federal Circuit case 24-1374. Despite aggressive web searches targeting PACER, docket sheets, firm websites, court opinions, Law360, and Reuters Legal, the case caption and parties for this specific case number could not be found. Without knowing the parties involved in the appeal, it is not possible to determine who the plaintiff from the underlying district court action is in the appellate context (i.e., whether they are the appellant or appellee) and subsequently identify their legal representation.

Filings for this case are not publicly accessible through the conducted web searches, or the case is too recent to be widely reported with detailed party information. Therefore, the requested information regarding the names, roles, firms, office locations, and relevant experience of the plaintiff's counsel cannot be provided.

The parties for Federal Circuit case 24-1374 are not publicly listed in the provided search results, nor is there any direct association with patent 9700642. Without identifying the appellant and appellee in this specific case, it is impossible to determine who the "defendant(s)" are in the appellate context or their counsel of record. Filings may be sealed, or the case information may not be readily available through public search engines at this time.