On 25 August 2022 Charter Pacific found that a Complaint for Declaratory Judgment of Patent Non-Infringement of the Company’s Remote Entry System patents, U.S. Patent Nos. 9,269,208 (“the ’208 Patent”) and 9,665,705 (“the ’705 Patent”) and biometric card security patent, U.S. Patent No. 8,620,039 (“the ‘039 Patent”) had been filed in the United States District Court in the District of Connecticut on 23 May 2022 (US time).
The Complaint against CPC Patent Technologies Pty Ltd and Charter Pacific Corporation Limited was filed by Assa Abloy entities (which includes Assa Abloy AB, Assa Abloy Inc, Assa Abloy Residential Group Inc, August Home Inc, Yale, HID Global Corporation and Assa Abloy Global Solutions Inc).
Subsequently Assa Abloy AB filed an Inter Partes Review Petition (IPR2022-01006) to the US Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) on Patent 9,665,705 (“the ’705 Patent”) claiming the patent was unpatentable.
On 30 November 2023 the PTAB delivered its Final Written Decision on IPR2022-01006 and “Ordered that, that Petitioner has not shown by a preponderance of evidence that any of claims 1-17 are unpatentable.”
As a result of the PTAB’s decision all of CPC’s ‘705 Patent’s claims are patentable.
Prior releases on litigation
1 December 2023 – Update – CPC v Apple Trial in Federal Court of Australia, Sydney
15 November 2023 – CPC Patent Technologies Pty Ltd Prevails Over Apple Inc.’s 2nd Appeal To Prevent The Discovery Process Ordered By The Court On 11 October 2023
9 November 2023 – Update – CPC v Apple Trial in Federal Court of Australia, Sydney