Upon consideration of the Petition and Preliminary Response, we
conclude that there is a reasonable likelihood that VTech would prevail in
challenging claims 1–7 and 18 of the ’599 patent as unpatentable under
35 U.S.C. § 103(a), but not with respect to claims 8–13, 17, and 19.
Pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 314, we hereby authorize an inter partes
review to be instituted as to claims 1–7 and 18 of the ’599 patent.
For the foregoing reasons, it is
ORDERED that pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 314(a), an inter partes
review is hereby instituted for the following ground of unpatentability:
Claims Basis References
1–7 and 18 § 103(a) Figa and Martensson
FURTHER ORDERED that no other ground of unpatentability
asserted in the Petition is authorized for this inter partes review; and
FURTHER ORDERED that pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 314(c) and
37 C.F.R. § 42.4, notice is hereby given of
the institution of a trial; the trial
will commence on the entry date of this decision.
III.
CONCLUSION
For the foregoing reasons, we determine that the information
presented in the Petition establishes that there is a reasonable likelihood that
VTech would prevail in challenging claims 1–5 and 8–23 of the ’899 patent.
At this juncture, we have not made a final determination with respect to the
patentability of the challenged claims, nor with respect to claim
construction. IPR2014-01432 Patent 6,614,899
ORDER
For the foregoing reasons, it is
ORDERED that pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 314(a), an inter partes
review is hereby instituted for the following grounds of unpatentability:
Claims Basis
References
1–5 and 8–23 § 103(a) Pickering in view of Wood
2, 3, 9, 10, 11, 15, and 16 § 103(
a) Pickering in view of Guan
FURTHER ORDERED that no other ground of unpatentability
asserted in the Petition is authorized for this
inter partes review; and
FURTHER ORDERED that pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 314(c) and
37 C.F.R. § 42.4, notice is hereby given of
the institution of a trial; the trial
will commence on the entry date
