Patent 9518604
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.
- IPR2025-00985IPRfiled May 14, 2025vs. FLSmidth Inc.Discretionary Denial
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Cases on file (1)
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- FLSmidth Inc. v. Metso Finland Oyfiled May 14, 2025IPR2025-00985United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal BoardTerminated
Defendants: Metso Finland Oy
Litigation summary
Past and pending lawsuits — plaintiffs, defendants, jurisdictions, outcomes, and notable rulings.
As of my last update on April 26, 2026, there is one known administrative litigation proceeding involving U.S. Patent No. 9,518,604. There is no evidence of any district court litigation.
Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB)
An Inter Partes Review (IPR) was filed by FLSmidth Inc. challenging the validity of claims 1-26 of U.S. Patent No. 9,518,604, owned by Metso Finland Oy (formerly Metso Outotec Finland Oy).
- Case Number: IPR2025-00985
- Petitioner: FLSmidth Inc.
- Patent Owner: Metso Finland Oy
- Jurisdiction: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board
- Filing Date: May 14, 2025
- Outcome/Current Status: The PTAB did not institute a trial, and the proceeding was terminated. The reason for the denial was procedural. Specific details regarding the procedural grounds for the denial are contained within the official case file on the PTAB's End-to-End (E2E) system.
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