6064970

Progressive sued Safeco and related defendants for infringement of U.S. 6,064,970. The court denied defendants' motion to dismiss as premature and later stayed the case pending ex parte reexamination and CBM review.

Progressive sued Allstate and related defendants for infringement of U.S. 6,064,970. After contested stay motions, the case was terminated by a joint stipulation of dismissal with prejudice approved on October 13, 2015.

One of two 2012 N.D. Ohio infringement cases filed by Progressive asserting U.S. 6,064,970. The case was subject to stay motions pending CBM review and was consolidated with other N.D. Ohio cases for Local Patent Rule 3.5/3.6 invalidity and unenforceability contentions; defendant mapping was not confirmed in the narrative.

One of two 2012 N.D. Ohio infringement cases filed by Progressive asserting U.S. 6,064,970, captioned against Hartford Fire Insurance Company et al. The case was subject to stay motions pending CBM review and was consolidated with other N.D. Ohio cases for invalidity and unenforceability contentions.

Liberty Mutual filed a covered business method review petition against U.S. 6,064,970. The PTAB instituted review and issued a final written decision on January 23, 2014 holding all reviewed claims unpatentable/cancelled; the decision was appealed at the Federal Circuit.

Consolidated appeals from CBM2012-00002 and CBM2012-00004 concerning U.S. 6,064,970. The Federal Circuit affirmed the PTAB's invalidity findings on August 24, 2015, rejecting Progressive's estoppel and APA arguments and finding certain claims lacked adequate written description support.