INFORMATIVE: Acting Director Rescinds Institution Where Claims Held Invalid in District Court Case, PTAB Litigation Blog
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On August 22, 2024, Hulu, LLC (“Hulu”) filed two separate petitions for inter partes review (“IPR”) of U.S. Patent No. 11,463,768 (“the ’768 Patent”), assigned to Piranha Media Distribution, LLC (“Piranha”). The ’768 Patent describes digital media systems configured to insert and display advertisements within media content. Each petition challenged the same claims as obvious under 35 U.S.C. § 103 in view of different prior art combinations. Piranha had asserted the ’768 Patent against Hulu in the Central District of California, where in September the court entered a final judgment holding the challenged claims invalid under 35 U.S.C. § 101. Piranha subsequently appealed the district court’s § 101 determination to the Federal Circuit.
