Short Summary
The PTAB denied Cambridge Mobile Telemetics' request for Director Review of the institution decisions in IPR2024-00952 and IPR2024-00966, keeping the institution decisions denied. The petitioner's appeal was rejected without substantive reconsideration.
Detailed Summary
In a rehearing decision, the United States Patent and Trademark Office denied Cambridge Mobile Telemetics, Inc.'s petitions for Director Review of the institution decisions in two inter partes review proceedings, IPR2024-00952 (patent 8,989,952) and IPR2024-00966 (patent 9,333,946). Acting Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Acting Director C. Morgan Stewart concluded that the petitions did not satisfy the statutory standards for Director Review, and therefore ordered the requests denied. The denial leaves the original institution decisions, which were also denials, in place.
Practitioner Note
This case demonstrates the evidentiary and procedural standards applied in patent matters before local courts. Understanding the court's reasoning in Cambridge Mobile Telematics, Inc. vs Sfara, Inc. is valuable context for structuring arguments or assessing risk in similar proceedings.
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