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

Yangtze Memory Technologies Company, Ltd. v. Micron Technology, Inc., IPR2025-00098 & IPR2025-00099

  • Order to show cause – Paper 33 (Squires November 10, 2025)

Tesla, Inc. v. Intellectual Ventures II LLC, IPR2025-00340 (see Claim construction)

  • Decision vacating decision granting institution, and denying institution – Paper 18 (Squires November 5, 2025)

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

  • Order initiating Director Review – Paper 19  (Squires October 20, 2025)
  • Decision vacating decision granting institution, and remanding for further proceedings – Paper 20 (Squires November 3, 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) 

 

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