Patent 8796779

Litigation summary

Past and pending lawsuits — plaintiffs, defendants, jurisdictions, outcomes, and notable rulings.

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PTAB activity (1)

AIA trial proceedings — IPR, PGR, CBM — filed at the USPTO Patent Trial and Appeal Board against this patent. Sourced directly from the PTAB Trial API.

  • IPR2025-01053IPRfiled May 23, 2025vs. United Microelectronics Corporation et al.Discretionary Denial

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Cases on file (3)

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Specific litigation cases in our database that name US patent 8796779. The free-form analysis below may also discuss cases beyond this list.

Litigation summary

Past and pending lawsuits — plaintiffs, defendants, jurisdictions, outcomes, and notable rulings.

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Here is a list of known litigation involving US Patent 8,796,779:

1. District Court Litigation

  • Plaintiff(s): Advanced Integrated Circuit Process LLC (AICP)
  • Defendant(s): Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd. (TSMC)
  • Jurisdiction: Texas Eastern District Court
  • Case Number: 2:24-cv-00730-JRG (and Member Case No. 2:24-cv-00623-JRG for the initial complaint)
  • Filing Date: The initial complaint was filed on September 6, 2024.
  • Current Status: Ongoing. TSMC has filed motions to stay the litigation pending the outcome of Inter Partes Reviews (IPRs) for all seven asserted patents, including US8796779. A Markman hearing is scheduled for December 2025, and trial is set for June 22, 2026.

2. Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Inter Partes Reviews (IPRs)

  • Plaintiff(s) (Petitioner): Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd. (TSMC)

  • Defendant(s) (Patent Owner): Advanced Integrated Circuit Process LLC (AICP)

  • Jurisdiction: Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) of the USPTO

  • Case Number: IPR2025-00832

  • Filing Date: Petitions were promptly filed, well before the one-year statutory deadline in relation to the district court case.

  • Current Status: "Not Instituted - Procedural". (Unified Patents data, as referenced by Google Patents, indicates this status). The petition argues, among other things, that the '779 patent is invalid due to prior art and alleges that the applicant violated its duty of candor during prosecution.

  • Plaintiff(s) (Petitioner): (Not explicitly stated in the provided snippets, but likely TSMC as with IPR2025-00832 given the context from Google Patents).

  • Defendant(s) (Patent Owner): Advanced Integrated Circuit Process LLC (AICP)

  • Jurisdiction: Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) of the USPTO

  • Case Number: IPR2025-01053

  • Filing Date: Petitions were promptly filed, well before the one-year statutory deadline in relation to the district court case.

  • Current Status: "Not Instituted - Procedural". (Unified Patents data, as referenced by Google Patents, indicates this status).

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