Short Summary
The USPTO Director denied Google’s request for review of institution decisions in four IPRs against Sandpiper CDN’s CDN patents. The denial leaves the original institution rulings intact.
Detailed Summary
In a Director Review order dated January 12, 2026, the USPTO Director denied Google LLC’s petitions to overturn the institution decisions in four separate Inter Partes Review proceedings (IPR2025-00806, IPR2025-00826, IPR2025-00969, and IPR2025-01010) involving patents owned by Sandpiper CDN, LLC. After reviewing the petitions and the parties’ responses, the Director found no sufficient grounds to reverse the institution rulings and ordered that the requests for Director Review be denied, thereby preserving the status of the instituted IPRs.
Practitioner Note
This case demonstrates the evidentiary and procedural standards applied in patent matters before local courts. Understanding the court's reasoning in Microsoft Corporation vs Sandpiper CDN, LLC is valuable context for structuring arguments or assessing risk in similar proceedings.
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