Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. v. Spero, Yechezkal et al. > Summary
Court Case Number IPR2023-00318
Filing Date Dec 22, 2022
Institution Decision Date Jul 11, 2023
Decision Date Jul 9, 2024
Court Patent Trial and Appeal Board
Status Final Written Decision
Appeal2025-1145
Administrative JudgesJason W. Melvin, Jon M. Jurgovan, Aaron W. Moore
Judge Writing the Final DecisionJason W. Melvin
Claims Challenged in the Petition: 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87
Claims Instituted: 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87
Claims Invalidated: 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 66, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 74, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87
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: 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: Edgar H. Haug
Haug Partners
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Attorney Name: Robert E. Colletti
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
Brooks Kushman
Yechezkal Evan Spero
Attorney Name: David S. Bir
Brooks Kushman
Yechezkal Evan Spero
Attorney Name: Yechezkal Evan Spero
Yechezkal Evan Spero
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