Patent 12154652

PTAB challenges

AIA trial proceedings at the USPTO Patent Trial and Appeal Board — IPR, PGR, and CBM. Petitioners, judge panels, claim-level invalidation outcomes from Final Written Decisions, and Federal Circuit appeals. The single most important defensive datapoint after litigation history.

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Proceedings on file (1)

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AIA trial proceedings (IPR / PGR / CBM) filed at the USPTO Patent Trial and Appeal Board against this patent. Sourced from the USPTO Open Data Portal and refreshed every six hours; each proceeding number deep-links to the PTAB E2E docket.

Current assignee: WeCrevention, Inc.

1 discretionary denial
IPR2026-00243 ↗IPR
Discretionary Denial
Filed
Feb 13, 2026
Last modified
Jun 24, 2026
Petitioner
Apple Inc.
Patent owner
WeCrevention, Inc.
Outcome
Institution Denied

PTAB challenges

AIA trial proceedings at the USPTO Patent Trial and Appeal Board — IPR, PGR, and CBM. Petitioners, judge panels, claim-level invalidation outcomes from Final Written Decisions, and Federal Circuit appeals. The single most important defensive datapoint after litigation history.

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Proceedings overview

There is one AIA trial proceeding on file for US patent 12154652, which is currently pending institution. This means the patent claims have not yet been challenged in a final written decision, and the patent's defensive posture is untested by PTAB review.

IPR2026-00243 — [Apple Inc.](/litigations/by-plaintiff/Apple%20Inc.) v. Wecrevention Inc.

  • Type: Inter Partes Review
  • Filed: 2026-02-13
  • Status: Pending. The petition has been filed and is awaiting a decision on institution from the PTAB.
  • Judge panel: Not yet publicly available as the institution decision is pending.
  • Petition grounds: The petition filed by Apple Inc. challenges claims 1-6 of US12154652. The grounds include anticipation under 35 U.S.C. § 102 and obviousness under 35 U.S.C. § 103, citing various prior art references including US20050133852A1 and US20100290300A1.
  • Institution decision: Not yet issued. The statutory deadline for the institution decision is 6 months from the filing date, which would be around August 13, 2026.
  • Final Written Decision: Not applicable; the proceeding is pending institution.
  • Settlement / termination: Not applicable at this stage.
  • Appeal: Not applicable at this stage.
  • Defensive value: This proceeding is in its early stages. If the IPR is instituted, the patent owner will need to defend the challenged claims. Until an institution decision or a Final Written Decision is rendered, the claims of US12154652 remain active and have not been modified by PTAB review.

Strategic summary

All six claims (claims 1-6) of US12154652 are currently being challenged in IPR2026-00243, but no claims have yet been canceled or sustained by a Final Written Decision. As the IPR is still in the pre-institution phase, all claims remain active and untested by PTAB review. There is no estoppel landscape established yet, as the proceeding has not reached an institution decision or Final Written Decision. Apple Inc. is the petitioner in the sole pending IPR.

Recommended next steps

  • The institution decision for IPR2026-00243 is expected around August 13, 2026. Monitor the PTAB E2E system for updates on this proceeding, as the institution decision will be a critical milestone determining if the challenged claims will proceed to trial.
  • If you are a defendant facing assertion of this patent, understanding the specific arguments and prior art presented in Apple Inc.'s petition for IPR2026-00243 (available on the PTAB E2E system) would be crucial to assess the strength of the challenge.

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