PTAB challenges

Proceedings overview

One Inter Partes Review (IPR) proceeding, IPR2026-00278, is currently pending against US patent 11387982. This IPR is in its early stages, with the institution decision not yet issued. Therefore, the patent's claims remain untested by a final PTAB decision, and its defensive posture is currently one of uncertainty pending the outcome of this active proceeding.

IPR2026-00278 — Okta, Inc. et al. v. Thales DIS France SAS

• Type: Inter Partes Review
• Filed: 2026-02-27
• Status: Pending — The proceeding has been filed but has not yet reached an institution decision or a final written decision.
• Judge panel: The judge panel has not been publicly announced for this pending proceeding.
• Petition grounds: The specific claims challenged, prior art references, and statutory bases (§ 102 / § 103 / § 112) asserted by Okta, Inc. et al. in their petition are not publicly available in the search results at this early stage.
• Institution decision: Not yet issued. The statutory deadline for an institution decision is typically six months from the filing date of the petition, which would be around August 27, 2026.
• Final Written Decision: Not issued.
• Settlement / termination: No settlement or termination has been reported for this active, pending proceeding.
• Appeal: Not applicable, as no Final Written Decision has been issued.
• Defensive value: This IPR proceeding represents an active challenge to the patentability of claims in US11387982. While its outcome is unknown, if instituted and claims are found unpatentable, it could significantly weaken the patent owner's assertion position. For a defendant, this means there is an ongoing effort to invalidate the patent, and monitoring its progress is crucial.

Strategic summary

US patent 11387982 is currently facing a single Inter Partes Review, IPR2026-00278, initiated by Okta, Inc. et al. The proceeding is in its nascent stages, having been filed on 2026-02-27 and currently holding a "Pending" status. As of the current date, no claims of US11387982 have been canceled or sustained by a PTAB final written decision. All claims remain untested by a PTAB trial outcome. The patent owner for US11387982 is Thales DIS France SAS.

Given the early stage of IPR2026-00278, the estoppel landscape under § 315(e)(2) is not yet applicable. If the IPR is instituted, the petitioner (Okta, Inc. et al.) and its privies would be estopped from asserting grounds raised or that reasonably could have been raised in the IPR in subsequent district court or ITC litigation. For other potential defendants, all prior-art grounds remain available until a Final Written Decision is issued. There are no clear pattern signals of multiple IPRs from the same petitioner on this patent, aggressive PTAB appeals by the patent owner, or involvement of defensive aggregators, as this is the only proceeding identified.

Recommended next steps

• Monitor the progress of IPR2026-00278 closely, especially for the institution decision, which is expected around August 27, 2026. This decision will be a critical milestone, indicating whether the PTAB believes the petitioner has shown a reasonable likelihood that at least one challenged claim is unpatentable.
• Access the public docket for IPR2026-00278 on the USPTO PTAB E2E system (or through the USPTO Open Data Portal) to review the petition and subsequent filings. This will reveal the specific claims challenged, the prior art asserted, and the legal arguments made by Okta, Inc. et al. against patent US11387982.