Kramer Alberti recorded a clean sweep for client Adaptive Spectrum and Signal Alignment, Inc. (“ASSIA”), winning denial of institution of all five inter partes review petitions (“IPRs”) filed by Charter Communications’ challenges of the validity of ASSIA’s foundational patents. The IPRs are captioned in the Patent Office PTAB as Charter Communications, Inc. v. Adaptive Spectrum and Signal Alignment, Inc.

ASSIA’s patents are directed to innovative techniques for improving digital communications systems performance. ASSIA, led by inventor, Dr. John M. Cioffi, is known as a pioneer in innovation developing core technologies for Internet access and optimization. Dr. Cioffi is a Professor Emeritus at Stanford University and received, among many other accolades, the National Medal of Technology and Innovation, awarded by the President of the United States “for advancements that helped bring high-speed Internet to the world.”

“ASSIA is protecting its valuable patented technologies against infringement. And to do so, it had to file a five-patent case in the U.S. District Court, which we are vigorously litigating against Charter Communications. In these important decisions, the PTAB has now denied all five of Charter’s IPRs in which it challenged the validity of ASSIA’s five foundational patents. This sweep, with our team running the table on behalf of ASSIA against Charter, is remarkable,” stated Kramer Alberti partner and lead counsel for ASSIA, Rob Kramer.

“We are very happy for ASSIA, and we’ll now head to trial in the district court in Texas this fall,” explained Kramer Alberti partner, Nicole Glauser, who also heads the firm’s Austin office. “Winning all five IPR victories is quite an accomplishment, and we’re very happy for John [Cioffi] and the team at ASSIA,” added partner David Alberti.

To secure the IPR victories for ASSIA , Kramer Alberti co-counseled in the PTAB with attorneys from Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox, PLLC, with whom they have a strong relationship.  Opposing counsel representing Charter Communications in the district court case and related IPRs are Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, Greenberg Traurig, LLP, and Proskauer Rose LLP.

About Kramer Alberti

Kramer Alberti attorneys are passionate courtroom champions of their clients’ inventions, and nationally known as among the very best and most experienced patent litigators in the country. Founded in 2010, and based in Silicon Valley with attorneys in New York, Austin, and Washington, D.C., the firm is a highly sought-after patent litigation solutions provider representing inventors, technology companies, and universities enforcing their most valuable patents against infringement. With a team of more than 20 technically trained and experienced patent litigation trial attorneys, the firm represents an unrivaled assembly of specialized practitioners.  A frequent recipient of national recognition from and within the legal community, the firm is one of a select few to have been named to both the National Law Journal’s and Texas Lawyer’s list of Top Verdicts. Kramer Alberti is positioned as the firm of choice for plaintiffs seeking large recoveries in patent monetization and clients in need of objective-based IP solutions. For more on Kramer Alberti, please visit www.krameralberti.com

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