Status of Director Review requests

Director Review requests are uploaded into the corresponding case as Exhibit 3100 and are available on the Patent Trial and Appeal Case Tracking System (P-TACTS) for processing America Invents Act (AIA) reviews typically within a week of the receipt of the request. Director Review requests are also compiled in the spreadsheet below. The spreadsheet includes the date the Director Review request was received or sua sponte was granted, the case number of the proceeding, the requesting party, the involved parties, the status of the request, and the date of the most recent status. This spreadsheet will be updated monthly.

Director Review granted – proceedings

Below are the proceedings in which Director Review has been granted, either based on a party's request or sua sponte. Director Review decisions are, by default, routine decisions as set forth in Standard Operating Procedure 2 (SOP 2), unless otherwise indicated.

Recent decisions

Revvo Technologies, Inc. v. Cerebrum Sensor Technologies, Inc., IPR2025-00632 (see Claim construction) 

  • Order initiating Director Review – Paper 19  (Squires October 20, 2025)

Zhuhai CosMX Battery Co., Ltd. v. Ningde Amperex Technology Limited, IPR2025-00405 (see Institution – 35 U.S.C. § 314(a))

  • Decision vacating decision granting institution, and denying institution – Paper 24 (Squires October 15, 2025)

Dish Network LLC v. Entropic Communications, LLC, IPR2024-00373 (see Obviousness – 35 U.S.C. § 103)

  • Decision vacating-in-part the Final Written Decision, and remanding for further proceedings – Paper 47 (Squires October 15, 2025)

Visa Inc. v. Cortex MCP, Inc., IPR2024-00486, IPR2024-00489 & IPR2024-00490 (see Delegated Rehearing Panel (DRP))

  • Order delegating Director Review to a Delegated Rehearing Panel – Paper 34 (Squires October 9, 2025)

Interactive Communications International, Inc. v. Blackhawk Network Inc., IPR2024-00465 (see Expert testimony)

  • Order granting director review, reversing the final written decision, and terminating the proceeding – Paper 39 (Squires October 1, 2025)
  • Revised Order granting director review, vacating the final written decision, and terminating the proceeding – Paper 40 (Squires October 9, 2025)

Inergy Technology, Inc. v. Force MOS Technology Co., Ltd., IPR2024-00094

  • Order authorizing additional evidence and briefing – Paper 41 (Stewart September 17, 2025) 

Cisco Systems, Inc. v. WSOU Investments LLC, IPR2025-00188 (see Institution – 35 U.S.C. § 314(a), Parallel proceeding)

  • Decision vacating decision granting institution, and denying institution – Paper 14 (Stewart August 22, 2025)

Tessell, Inc. v. Nutanix, Inc., IPR2025-00298 (see Institution – 35 U.S.C. § 314(a))

  • Decision vacating decision granting institution, and denying institution – Paper 17 (Stewart August 22, 2025)

Skechers U.S.A., Inc. v. Nike, Inc., IPR2025-00141 (see Multiple proceedings  – 35 U.S.C. 325(d))

  • Decision vacating decision denying institution, and remanding to Board for further proceedings – Paper 23 (Stewart August 21, 2025)

Amazon.com, Inc. v. B.S.D. Crown, Ltd., IPR2025-00057 (see Claim construction)

  • Decision vacating decision denying institution, and remanding for further proceedings – Paper 16 (Stewart August 12, 2025)

Arm Ltd. v. Daedalus Prime LLC, IPR2025-00207 (see Institution – 35 U.S.C. § 314(a), Parallel proceedings)

  • Decision vacating decision denying institution, and referring to Board for further proceedings – Paper 14 (Stewart August 6, 2025)

TCL Electronics Holdings Ltd. v. Maxell, Ltd., IPR2025-00120 (see Institution – 35 U.S.C. § 314(a), Parallel proceedings)

  • Decision vacating decision granting institution, and denying institution – Paper 14 (Stewart August 6, 2025)

Green Revolution Cooling, Inc. v. Midas Green Technologies, LLC, IPR2025-00196 (see Institution – 35 U.S.C. § 314(a), Parallel proceedings)

  • Decision vacating decision granting institution, and denying institution – Paper 15 (Stewart July 25, 2025)

Cirrus Logic, Inc. v. Greenthread, LLC, IPR2024-00001 & IPR2024-00016 (see Bar due to patent owner’s action – 35 U.S.C. § 315(b))

  • Decision vacating Final Written Decision, and remanding for further proceedings – Paper 89 (Stewart July 23, 2025)

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. v. Headwater Research LLC, IPR2024-01396 & IPR2024-01407 (see Institution – 35 U.S.C. § 314(a), Parallel proceedings)

  • Decision vacating decision granting institution, and denying institution – Paper 21 (Ankenbrand July 22, 2025)

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. v. Mullen Industries LLC, IPR2024-01472, IPR2025-00018, IPR2025-00019, IPR2025-00021 & IPR2025-00124 (see Institution – 35 U.S.C. § 314(a), Parallel proceedings)

  • Decision vacating decision granting institution, and denying institution – Paper 19 (Ankenbrand July 17, 2025)

ZyXEL Communications Corporation v. UNM Rainforest Innovations, IPR2021-00375 (see Termination/Settlement)

  • Decision vacating-in-part Termination Order, and remanding for further proceedings – Paper 81 (Stewart July 2, 2025)

Solus Advanced Materials Co., Ltd. v. SK Nexilis Co., Ltd., IPR2024-01463 (see Institution – 35 U.S.C. § 314(a), Parallel proceedings)

  • Decision vacating decision granting institution, and denying institution – Paper 20 (Stewart July 2, 2025)

 

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