Litigation
Google LLC et al. v. Headwater Research LLC
final written decision; all challenged claims unpatentableIPR2024-00942
- Filed
- 2024-06-07
- Terminated
- 2025-10-01
Patents at issue (1)
Plaintiffs (8)
Defendants (1)
Summary
Google LLC and additional real parties-in-interest petitioned for inter partes review of claims 1-23, 26, 41-60, 63, 64, 155-157, and 160-171 of the '541 patent. The Board's Oct. 1, 2025 Final Written Decision, combined with IPR2024-00943, held all challenged claims unpatentable. Headwater did not appeal.
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