Analytics on AIA Review Procedures (IPR/CBM/PGR) of … · 30 Realtek Semiconductor Corporation 6 Total 8 HTC America, Inc. 2 A-Top Technology Inc 5 ASUSTeK Computer Inc. 1 HBPSI

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Analytics on AIA Review Procedures (IPR/CBM/PGR)

of Asian Petitioners

NGB IP Research Institute Yuji Orita, General Manager

Toshihiro Nakane, Master Analyst

2016/3/31


Analysis method

• Database: LexMachina

• Data: AIA Reviews(IPR/CBM/PGR) filed by Dec. 31, 2015

• Number of filings: 4370

• We counted every petitioner and every patent owner in the AIA review procedures to generate statistics.

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Top Petitioners in PTAB Review procedures

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COMPANY Main Product Region Cases

1 Apple Smart phone US 255

2 Samsung Electronics Smart phone KR 155

3 Google Smart phone US 125

4 LG Electronics Smart phone KR 101

5 Microsoft Software/Smart phone US 80

6 Toshiba Electronics JP 71

7 The Gillette Company razor manufacturer US 60

8 TRW Automotive Car parts US 53

9 HTC Smart phone TW 49

10 Oracle Software US 46

10 Intel Semiconductor device US 46

10 Toyota Motor Automobile JP 46

34 ZTE Inc. Smart phone CN 29


Top petitioners in PTAB Review Procedures

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Rank Petitioners Cases Rank Petitioners Cases

1 Apple Inc. 255 27 Motorola Mobility LLC 32

2 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 155 27 Hayman Capital Master Fund, LP 32

3 Google Inc. 125 29 Unified Patents Inc. 31

4 LG Electronics 101 29 Amazon.com, Inc. 31

5 Microsoft Corporation 80 31 Ericsson Inc. 30

6 Toshiba Corporation 71 32 Micron Technology, Inc. 29

7 The Gillette Company 60 32 ZTE (USA) Inc. 29

8 TRW Automotive US LLC 53 32 nXn Partners, LLC 29

9 HTC America, Inc. 49 35 Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC 28

10 Oracle Corporation 46 36 IP Navigation Group, LLC 27

10 Intel Corporation 46 37 AT&T Mobility LLC 26

10 Toyota Motor Corporation 46 38 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. 25

13 Sony Corporation 45 39 NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY LTD 24

14 GlobalFoundries U.S., Inc. 44 39 Sony Mobile Communications 24

15 Ford Motor Company 43 41 Hyundai Motor Company 23

16 Fujitsu Semiconductor Limited 41 41 HONDA MOTOR COMPANY LTD. 23

17 Cisco Systems, Inc. 39 41 Hewlett-Packard Company 23

18 Medtronic, Inc. 37 44 Qualcomm Incorporated 22

19 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 36 44 Dell Inc. 22

20 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd. 35 46 T-Mobile USA, Inc. 21

21 International Business Machines Corporation 34 46 Corning Incorporated 21

21 Mylan Inc. 34 46 Global Tel*Link Corporation 21

21 Renesas Electronics Corporation 34 46 Symantec Corporation 21

21 Erich Spangenberg 34 46 RPX Corporation 21

21 Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC 34 51 Valeo Schalter und Sensoren GmbH 20

21 J Kyle Bass 34 51 Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless 20

51 Par Pharmaceutical Inc. 20


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Filed

JP CN TW KR

JP; 371

KR; 295

CN; 96

TW; 119

Trend of PTAB filings depending on Asian regions (cumulative number)

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JP PTAB Review Petitioners (60 filers/371 filings)

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Petitioner Cases

1 Toshiba 71

2 Toyota Motor 46

3 Sony Corporation 45

4 Fujitsu Semiconductor 41

5 Renesas Electronics 34

6 Sony Mobile Communications 24

6 Nissan Motor 24

8 Honda Motor 23

9 Sony Computer Entertainment 16

10 Fujitsu Limited 11

10 Nintendo 11


KR PTAB Review Petitioners (14 filers/295 filings)

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Petitioner Cases

1 Samsung Electronics 155

2 LG Electronics 101

3 Hyundai Motor Company 23

4 Kia Motors 15

5 Samsung Display 14

6 LG Display 11

7 SK hynix 10

8 Seoul Semiconductor 5

9 Samsung Techwin 2

9 Hyundai Mobis 2


CN PTAB Review Petitioners (24 filers/96 filings)

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Petitioner Cases

1 ZTE 29

2 TCT Mobile 17

3 TCL Corporation 17

4 Huawei Technologies 11

5 Zhongshan Broad Ocean Motor 8

6 Goodix Technology 5

7 Shenzhen Liown Electronics 5

8 Shenzhen Huiding Technology 5

9 Shenzhen Jiawei Photovoltaic Lighting 5

10 Lenovo 4


TW PTAB Review Petitioners (10 filers/119 filings)

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Petitioner Cases

1 HTC 49

2 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing 35

3 Chimei Innolux 7

3 Apex Medical 7

5 A-Top Technology 6

5 Realtek Semiconductor 6

7 ASUSTeK Computer 5

8 Shinn Fu Company 2

9 Macauto 1

9 HBPSI - Hong Kong 1


JP PTAB Review Petitioners in each year

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2012 2013 2014 2015

JP_Petitioner Cases JP_Petitioner Cases JP_Petitioner Cases JP_Petitioner Cases

Sony Corporation 3 Toyota Motor Corporation 21 Toshiba Corporation 47 Sony Corporation 25

NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY LTD 2 Sony Corporation 9 Fujitsu Semiconductor Limited 41 Toyota Motor Corporation 23

Kyocera Corporation 2 Toshiba Corporation 6 Renesas Electronics Corporation 34 Toshiba Corporation 18

Denso Corporation 2 Subaru of America, Inc. 5 HONDA MOTOR COMPANY LTD. 14 Sony Mobile Communications 15

Sony Mobile Communications 1 HONDA MOTOR COMPANY LTD. 5 NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY LTD 11 Funai Corporation, Inc. 9

Nichia Corporation 1 NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY LTD 5 Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC 10 Fujitsu Limited, Inc. 6

Yamaha Corporation of America 4 Sony Corporation 8 NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY LTD 6

Xerox Corporation 3 Canon Inc. 7 HONDA MOTOR COMPANY LTD. 4

Nintendo Co., Ltd. 3 Sony Mobile Communications 7 JT International S.A. 4

Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd. 3 NEC Corporation 7 Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC 4

Canon Inc. 2 NHK Spring Company, Limited 7 Daifuku America 3

Ube Maxell Co., Ltd. 2 Nintendo Co., Ltd. 7 Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd. 3

Komatsu America Corp. 2 Sharp Corporation 6 Sony EMCS Corporation 2

Panasonic Corporation 2 Daicel (USA) Inc 5 Sawai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. 2

Toshiba Samsung Storage Technology Corporation 2 Fujitsu Limited, Inc. 5 Sony Energy Device Corporation 2

Honda Tsushin Kogyo Co., Ltd. 2 Daifuku America 5 Sharp Corporation 2

Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC 2 Kyocera Corporation 4 Sony Semiconductor Corporation 2

OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP. 2 Yamaha Corporation of America 2 Kyocera Corporation 2

Ricoh Company, Ltd. 1 Xerox Corporation 2 Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd. 2

Sumimoto Chemical Company, Limited 1 Toyota Motor Corporation 2 NEC DISPLAY SOLUTIONS, LTD. 2

Omron Oilfield & Marine, Inc. 1 Eizo Inc. 2 Ricoh Company, Ltd. 2

SUMITOMO CHEMICAL CO., LTD. 1 Sega of America Inc 2 Xerox Corporation 1

HITACHI CABLE AMERICA INC. 1 Ricoh Company, Ltd. 2 Epson America, Inc. 1

Sony Mobile Communications 1 Nikon Corporation 2 MITSUBISHI CABLE INDUSTRIES, LTD. 1

Kyocera Corporation 1 Denso Corporation 1 Nintendo Co., Ltd. 1

Prism Pharma Co., Ltd. 1 Terumo Cardiovascular Systems Corporation 1 Ube Maxell Co., Ltd. 1

Aruze Gaming America, Inc. 1 Masimo Corporation 1

Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. 1 Seiko Epson Corporation 1

Mitsubishi Plastics, Inc. 1 TDK Corporation 1

DAIICHI SANKYO CO., LTD. 1

Aruze Gaming Macau, Ltd. 1

Panasonic Corporation 1

Shimano Inc 1

Terumo BCT, Inc. 1


KR PTAB Review Petitioners in each year

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2012 2013 2014 2015

KR_Petitioner Cases KR_Petitioner Cases KR_Petitioner Cases KR_Petitioner Cases

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 23 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 68 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 64

LG Electronics 2 LG Electronics 59 LG Electronics 40

Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd. 2 Hyundai Motor Company 13 Samsung Display Co. Ltd. 14

Hyundai Motor Company 2 LG Display Co., Ltd. 10 SK hynix Inc. 10

Seoul Viosys Co., Ltd. 1 Kia Motors America, Inc. 6 Kia Motors America, Inc. 9

Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd. 3 Hyundai Motor Company 8

Hyundai Mobis Co.,Ltd. 2 Samsung Techwin Co., Ltd. 2

Kum Oh Electronics Co., Ltd. 1 Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. 1

LG Chem Ltd. 1 LG Display Co., Ltd. 1


CN PTAB Review Petitioners in each year

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2012 2013 2014 2015

CN_Petitioner Cases CN_Petitioner Cases CN_Petitioner Cases CN_Petitioner Cases

ZTE (USA) Inc. 8 ZTE (USA) Inc. 13 TCT Mobile (US) Inc. 17

Guangdong Xinbao Electrical Appliances Holdings Co., Ltd.

1 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. 8 TCL Corporation 17

Autel Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd. 1 Zhongshan Broad Ocean Motor Co., Ltd.

4 ZTE (USA) Inc. 8

Fujian Newland Computer Co., Ltd. 1 SHENZHEN JIAWEI PHOTOVOLTAIC LIGHTING CO., LTD.

4 Goodix Technology Inc. 5

Alliance of Rare-Earth Permanent Magnet Industry

2 Shenzhen Huiding Technology Co., Ltd. 5

Zhuhai Seine Technology Co., Ltd. 2 Shenzhen Liown Electronics Co. Ltd. 5

BMC Medical Co., Ltd. 2 Lenovo Group Limited 4

AAC Technologies Pte. Ltd. (Shenzhen) 1 Zhongshan Broad Ocean Motor Co., Ltd.

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CHIEN LUEN INDUSTRIES CO., LTD., INC. 1 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. 3

Celltrion, Inc. 2

Wenzhou Yuxiang Pet Product Co., Ltd. 1

Zhejiang Yankon Group Co., Ltd. 1

Tianjin Shuangrong Paper Products Co. Ltd.

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Hangzhou Langhong Technology Co., Ltd.

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Shuang Rong America, LLC 1


TW PTAB Review Petitioners in each year

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2012 2013 2014 2015

TW_Petitioner Cases TW_Petitioner Cases TW_Petitioner Cases TW_Petitioner Cases

Chimei Innolux Corporation 7 Apex Medical Corporation 6 HTC America, Inc. 36 HTC America, Inc. 11

Macauto USA, Inc. 1 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.

5 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.

30 Realtek Semiconductor Corporation 6

Total 8 HTC America, Inc. 2 A-Top Technology Inc 5 ASUSTeK Computer Inc. 1

HBPSI - Hong Kong Limited 1 ASUSTeK Computer Inc. 4 A-Top Technology Inc 1

Total 14 Shinn Fu Company of America, Inc. 2 Total 19

Apex Medical Corporation 1

Total 78


Technical Fields of PTAB Review Procedures

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Electrical machinery, apparatus, energyAudio-visual technology

TelecommunicationsDigital communication

Basic communication processesComputer technology

IT methods for managementSemiconductors

OpticsMeasurement

Analysis of biological materialsControl

Medical technologyOrganic fine chemistry

BiotechnologyPharmaceuticals

Macromolecular chemistry, polymersFood chemistry

Basic materials chemistry Materials, metallurgy

Surface technology, coatingChemical engineering

Environmental technologyHandling

Machine toolsEngines, pumps, turbines

Textile and paperOther special machines

Thermal processes and apparatusMechanical elements

TransportFurniture, games

Other consumer goodsCivil engineering

CBM

Electrical eng.

2199（60.2%）

Instruments

508（13.9%）

Chemistry

477（13.1%）

Mechanical eng.

295（8.1%）

Other fields

171（4.7%）

No. of PTAB procedures

*Data as of: 2015/8/4(Total 3662)

More Procedures in Electrical engineering, especially in Computer technology as well as in Medical technology.

*PTAB procedures are divided by main IPCs into technical fields


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Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy Audio-visual technology

Telecommunications Digital communication

Basic communication processes Computer technology

IT methods for management Semiconductors

Optics Measurement

Analysis of biological materials Control

Medical technology Organic fine chemistry

Biotechnology Pharmaceuticals

Macromolecular chemistry, polymers Food chemistry

Basic materials chemistry Materials, metallurgy

Surface technology, coating Chemical engineering

Environmental technology Handling

Machine tools Engines, pumps, turbines

Textile and paper Other special machines

Thermal processes and apparatus Mechanical elements

Transport Furniture, games

Other consumer goods Civil engineering

Electrical eng. 155

Instruments 45

Chemistry 42

Mechanical eng. 45

Other fields 9

Technical Fields of PTAB Review Petitioners from JP

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■The number of PTAB procedure by JP

*Data as of 2015/8/4(Total 3662)

*PTAB procedures are divided by main IPCs into technical fields

No. of PTAB procedures

JP ratio of PTAB petitioners

Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy 14.3%

Audio-visual technology 21.7%

Telecommunications 7.6%

Digital communication 2.1%

Basic communication processes 0.0%

Computer technology 3.4%

IT methods for management 0.0%

Semiconductors 11.1%

Optics 15.2%

Measurement 10.0%

Analysis of biological materials 0.0%

Control 11.2%

Medical technology 1.4%

Organic fine chemistry 15.8%

Biotechnology 0.0%

Pharmaceuticals 1.6%

Macromolecular chemistry, polymers 0.0%

Food chemistry 0.0%

Basic materials chemistry 0.0%

Materials, metallurgy 6.7%

Surface technology, coating 24.8%

Chemical engineering 0.0%

Environmental technology 0.0%

Handling 5.6%

Machine tools 5.0%

Engines, pumps, turbines 3.6%

Textile and paper 0.0%

Other special machines 3.0%

Thermal processes and apparatus 0.0%

Mechanical elements 0.0%

Transport 21.1%

Furniture, games 4.9%

Other consumer goods 8.0%

Civil engineering 1.4%


Patent Owner Region Cases Patent Owner Region Cases

1 SENJU PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD. JP 13 17 Anest Iwata Corporation JP 2

2 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. KR 11 17 Globeride, Inc. JP 2

3 CAP Co., Ltd. KR 9 17 Nikon Corporation JP 2

4 Murata Machinery, LTD JP 8 17 Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation JP 2

4 Nidec Motor Corporation JP 8 17 LG Chem Ltd. KR 2

6 Aplix IP Holdings Corporation JP 7 17 Hitachi Metals, Ltd JP 2

6 Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Company Ltd JP 7 23 ADC Technology Inc. JP 2

8 DAIICHI SANKYO CO., LTD. JP 6 23 Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited JP 1

8 UBE INDUSTRIES, LTD. JP 6 23 Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha JP 1

10 Canon Inc. JP 4 23 JNC Petrochemical Corporation JP 1

10 LG Electronics, Inc. KR 4 23 Menicon Co. Ltd. JP 1

10 Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd. JP 4 23 Shenzhen Liown Electronics Co. Ltd. CN 1

10 Toshiba Samsung Storage Technology Korea Corporation

JP 4 23 Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation JP 1

10 Konami Gaming, Inc. JP 4 23 Goto Denshi Co., Ltd. JP 1

15 Nissan Chemical Industries, Ltd. JP 3 23 Kyoto University JP 1

15 Enplas (U.S.A.), Inc. JP 3 23 Nitto Denko Corporation JP 1

23 Ryujin Patent & Licensing Ltd. JP 1

Asian Patent Owners in PTAB Review Procedures

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