PTAB Terminates Institution in Netflix v. ???, PTAB Litigation Blog
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The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) recently dismissed and terminated inter partes review challenging claims of U.S. Patent No. 8,495,167 (“the ’167 patent”). Netflix, Inc. v. Owner, IPR2022-01568, Paper 29 (PTAB March 18, 2024). (The PTAB’s case captions originally listed Lauri Valjakka as the owner. Paper 29 uses “owner” instead because “the identity of the patent owner is unclear on the current record.”) The PTAB’s decisions followed a district court’s order finding that Lauri Valjakka, the ostensible patent owner, lacked article III standing to assert infringement of the ’167 patent. See Valjakka v. Netflix Inc., No. 22-cv-01490-JST, Dkt. 257 (N.D. Cal. Jan. 8, 2024).
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