Defendant: Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
Court: Patent Trial and Appeal Board
Date: Dec 15, 2020
Docket: IPR2019-01173
Judge: Administrative Patent Judge Ulrike W. Jenks
June 12, 2019 — Petition for Inter Partes Review filed
December 16, 2019 — Petition for Inter Partes Review instituted
December 11, 2020 — Final Written Decision finding claims 1–18 unpatentable
- US Patent No. 8,801,601 [2 MB]
Method and system for providing visual guidance to an operator for steering a tip of an endoscopic device toward one or more landmarks in a patient
- Petition for Inter Partes Review, IPR2019-01173 [866 KB]
- Decision Instituting Inter Partes Review, IPR2019-01173 [284 KB]
- Final Written Decision, IPR2019-01173 [686 KB]