Short Summary
The USPTO Board issued a Notice of Decisions on Institution for several IPRs, denying institution in some cases because the petitioner failed to show a reasonable likelihood of prevailing.
Detailed Summary
This document is a Notice of Decisions on Institution issued by the Office of the Under Secretary of Commerce. It reviews multiple Inter Partes Review (IPR) petitions under 35 U.S.C. § 314(a). The Board denied institution for proceedings IPR2026-00098, IPR2026-00107, IPR2026-00108, and IPR2026-00105 because the petitioner failed to meet the reasonable likelihood of prevailing standard. Conversely, institution was granted in other listed proceedings.
Practitioner Note
This case demonstrates the evidentiary and procedural standards applied in patent matters before local courts. Understanding the court's reasoning in Samsara Inc. vs Motive Technologies, Inc. is valuable context for structuring arguments or assessing risk in similar proceedings.
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