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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
1
Hangzhou Langhong Technology Co., Ltd.
1
Shuang Rong America, LLC 1
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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
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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%
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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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