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

Nokia of America Corporation v. Alexander Soto and Walter Soto, IPR2023-00680, IPR2023-00681 & IPR2023-00682 (see Multiple proceedings and Parallel proceedings)

  • Decision vacating decision on institution and remanding for further proceedings – Paper 18 (Vidal March 28, 2024)
  • Decision vacating decision on institution and remanding for further proceedings – Paper 30 (Vidal December 3, 2024)

Luminex International Co., Ltd. v. Signify Holdings B.V., IPR2024-00101 (see Bar due to patent owner’s action and Bar due to petitioner’s action)

  • Order vacating decision denying institution, and remanding for further proceedings – Paper 12 (Vidal August 20, 2024)
  • Director Review supplemental opinion – Paper 20 (Vidal November 21, 2024)

PLR Worldwide Sales Ltd. v. Flip Phone Games Inc., IPR2024-00133 (see Claim construction)

  • Decision vacating decision denying institution, and remanding for further proceedings – Paper 12 (Vidal August 22, 2024)

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. v. Slyde Analytics, LLC, IPR2024-00040 (see Claim construction)

  • Decision vacating decision denying institution, and remanding for further proceedings – Paper 14 (Vidal August 2, 2024)

 

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