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IV sued Canon and originally Olympus entities; Olympus was dismissed with prejudice on Dec. 11, 2012. Jury verdicts in 2014 went for Canon on induced infringement of claims 19 and 20 of the '960 patent and for IV on '081 claim 3 and '686 claims 14 & 16. The court later found the '960 claims anticipated and granted IV a new trial on infringement of the '348 and '960 patents; a subsequent ruling found a claim 1 limitation indefinite. No final liability win on the '960 patent for IV against Canon.

Related Canon matter cited in connection with the same IV-v.-Canon dispute; the '960 patent is referenced in this docket. Google's IPR petition and accompanying exhibit cited this docket. Parties and outcome are not separately provided in the narrative.

IV asserted the '960 patent against Nikon's Coolpix S4100 and S6100 cameras. Sendai Nikon was dismissed for lack of personal jurisdiction in 2013. Nikon moved for summary judgment of invalidity of claims 1, 7, 12, 26, and 28–29 of the '960 patent; the case was terminated by stipulation of dismissal on May 20, 2015.

IV asserted the '960 patent against Motorola Mobility, a wholly-owned Google subsidiary. The suit is the basis for Google's IPR standing because Motorola was served within one year of the petition. The final disposition is not confirmed in the narrative.

Inter partes review of U.S. Patent 6,121,960. The final written decision on Nov. 20, 2015 found claims 19–22 and 24–30 unpatentable and claims 1–3, 5, 7–10, and 12–14 not shown unpatentable. The Federal Circuit in 2017 vacated and remanded as to claims 1–3, 5, 7–10, and 12–14 and affirmed as to claims 19–22 and 24–30. On remand, the PTAB issued a final written decision on July 24, 2020 determining no challenged claims unpatentable.