Invalidity dossier
US 6609159
Methods, systems, and machine readable programming for interposing front end servers between servers and clients
Current assignee: Hanger Solutions, LLC
Added 9/23/2026, 5:57:52 PM
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Patent summary
Title, assignee, inventors, filing/issue dates, abstract, and a plain-language overview of the claims.
Cases on file (2)
Group view →Specific litigation cases in our database that name US patent 6609159. The free-form analysis below may also discuss cases beyond this list.
- Hanger Solutions, LLC v. Squarespace, Inc.filed May 27, 20211:21-cv-00774D. Del.terminated Dec 13, 2022dismissed with prejudice
Defendants: Squarespace, Inc.
- Hanger Solutions, LLC v. Extreme Networks, Inc.filed Jan 14, 20211:21-cv-00040D. Del.terminated Apr 12, 2021dismissed
Defendants: Extreme Networks, Inc.
Litigation summary
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Proceedings on file (0)
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Current assignee: Hanger Solutions, LLC
No PTAB proceedings on file. This patent has not been challenged via IPR, PGR, or CBM. The absence is itself a signal — well-asserted patents eventually attract IPRs. The LLM analysis below may surface filings the ODP feed hasn’t indexed yet.
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.
Assignment history
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Prior art
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Obviousness
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Extensions
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Derivative works
Defensive disclosure: derivative variations of each claim designed to render future incremental improvements obvious or non-novel.
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2 tracked lawsuits name US 6609159.