Litigation

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al. v. Fundamental Innovation Systems International LLC

terminated by settlement

IPR2018-00426

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Court: Patent Trial and Appeal Board, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Filed: 2018-01-05
Terminated: 2018-07-13

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Plaintiffs (2)

Defendants (1)

Δ Fundamental Innovation Systems International LLC

Summary

Samsung petitioned for inter partes review of U.S. Patent No. 7,701,173, challenging all 12 claims on Veselic/Kranzen/Vyssotski grounds. The PTAB instituted the review on July 6, 2018, and terminated it on July 13, 2018, after settlement.

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Further reading

Obviousness under § 103
Most patented inventions are combinations of existing ideas. The modern KSR standard makes those combinations easier to attack than they used to be.
What is a patent?
A patent is a deal between an inventor and the government — a 20-year monopoly in exchange for public disclosure. Most patents that get litigated would not survive serious scrutiny.
eBay Inc. v. MercExchange (2006)
Pre-eBay, an injunction was a kill switch a patent holder could threaten. Post-eBay, the worst is monetary damages — and for an NPE that wants license fees anyway, the four-factor test usually fails on the irreparable-harm prong.
Cost of Inter Partes Review (IPR): a 2026 breakdown
An IPR ends most cases when the prior art is real. The all-in cost is roughly a tenth of full litigation — but only if you stage it right.
Most-litigated US patents: 12 patents that defined the patent troll era
If a demand letter lands on your desk citing one of these, you are not the first. The campaign playbook is on file. The defenses other defendants used are public record.

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