2021 Pat. App. LEXIS 5542

2021 Pat. App. LEXIS 5542

Opinion

FRANKLIN, Administrative Patent Judge.

  DECISION

  Final Written Decision Determining All Challenged Claims Unpatentable 35 U.S.C. § 314  

  I. INTRODUCTION

  This is a Final Written Decision in an inter partes review of claims 1, 5, 7, 8 and 13-15 ("the challenged claims") of U.S. Patent No. 9,343,631 B2 (Ex. 1001, "the '631 patent "). We have jurisdiction under 35 U.S.C. § 6, and enter this Decision pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 318(a) and 37 C.F.R. § 42.73. For the reasons set forth below, we determine that Satco Products, Inc. ("Petitioner") has shown, by a preponderance of the evidence, that all of the challenged claims are unpatentable. See   35 U.S.C. § 316(e).

  Additionally, we deny Petitioner's Motion to Exclude Evidence.

  A. Procedural History  

  Petitioner filed a Petition [*2]  requesting an inter partes review of claims 1, 5, 7, 8 and 13-15 of the '631 patent . Paper 1 ("Petition" or "Pet."). Petitioner supported the Petition with the Declaration of Russell D. Dupuis, Ph.D. (Ex. 1002).

  Seoul Viosys Co., Ltd. ("Patent Owner") filed a Preliminary Response to the Petition. Paper 6 ("Prelim. Resp."). Patent Owner relied on the Declaration of Daniel Feezell, Ph.D. (Ex. 2001).

  On September 16, 2020, pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 314(a), we instituted trial to determine whether any challenged claim of the '631 patent is unpatentable based on the three obviousness grounds raised in the Petition. Paper 8 ("Inst. Dec."). The following table sets forth those grounds asserted for the challenged claims: ¹   

Claims Challenged

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