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

Motorola Solutions, Inc. v. Stellar, LLC, IPR2024-01205, IPR2024-01206, IPR2024-01207 & IPR2024-01208 (see Institution – 35 U.S.C. § 314(a), Parallel proceedings)

  • Decision vacating decision granting institution, and denying institution – Paper 19 (Stewart March 28, 2025)

Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC v. Daedalus Prime LLC, IPR2023-01343 (see Delegated Rehearing Panel)

  • Order delegating Director Review to a Delegated Rehearing Panel – Paper 24 (Stewart March 25, 2025)

Cisco Systems, Inc. v. Portsmouth Network Corp., IPR2024-00954 (see Delegated Rehearing Panel)

  • Order delegating Director Review to a Delegated Rehearing Panel – Paper 9 (Stewart March 13, 2025)

Tesla, Inc. v. Autonomous Devices, LLC, IPR2023-01055 (see Obviousness)

  • Decision remanding for further proceedings – Paper 49 (Stewart March 13, 2025) 

Crusoe Energy Systems, LLC v. Upstream Data Inc., PGR2023-00039 (see Patent eligibility and Delegated Rehearing Panel)

  • Order Initiating Director Review – Paper 46 (Stewart March 7, 2025)
  • Order delegating Director Review to a Delegated Rehearing Panel – Paper 47 (Stewart March 13, 2025)

Siemens Mobility, Inc. v. Metrom Rail, LLC, IPR2024-00947 (see Delegated Rehearing Panel)

  • Order delegating Director Review to a Delegated Rehearing Panel – Paper 14 (Stewart March 6, 2025)

 

For more information on the Director Review process, visit the Director Review Process page.