Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. v. Spero, Yechezkal et al. > Summary
Court Case Number IPR2023-00315
Filing Date Dec 9, 2022
Institution Decision Date Jun 21, 2023
Decision Date Jun 18, 2024
Court Patent Trial and Appeal Board
Status Final Written Decision
Appeal2025-1065
Administrative JudgesJason W. Melvin, Jon M. Jurgovan, Aaron W. Moore
Judge Writing the Final DecisionJason W. Melvin
Claims Challenged in the Petition: 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55
Claims Instituted: 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55
Claims Invalidated: 24, 26, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 34, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 42, 44, 45, 46, 47
Petitioner
Patent Owner
Petitioner Attorneys
8Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Attorney Name: Jason A. Fitzsimmons
Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Attorney Name: Michael D. Specht
Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Attorney Name: Daniel E. Yonan
Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Attorney Name: Ian B. Soule
Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Attorney Name: Trevor M. O'Neill
Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Attorney Name: Jianzhong Jiao
JZJ Consulting, Inc.
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Attorney Name: Robert E. Colletti
Haug Partners
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Attorney Name: Edgar H. Haug
Haug Partners
Patent Owner Attorneys
6Yechezkal Evan Spero
Attorney Name: Sangeeta G. Shah
Brooks Kushman
Yechezkal Evan Spero
Attorney Name: Andrew B. Turner
Brooks Kushman
Yechezkal Evan Spero
Attorney Name: Bernard P. Tomsa
Brooks Kushman
Yechezkal Evan Spero
Attorney Name: Matthew A. Turk
Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago
Yechezkal Evan Spero
Attorney Name: David S. Bir
Brooks Kushman
Yechezkal Evan Spero
Attorney Name: Yechezkal Evan Spero
Brooks Kushman
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