Before KARL D. EASTHOM, STACEY G. WHITE, and BRIAN P. MURPHY, Administrative Patent Judges.
In IPR2025-00304, Petitioner ASUSTek Computer Inc. (“Petitioner”) filed a Petition pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 311 requesting institution of inter partes review of claims 32–36, 38–41, 43, 66–70, 72–75, 77, and 130–137 of U.S. Patent No. 8,291,236 B2 (Ex. 1001, “’236 patent”).
On February 27, 2025, pursuant to our authorization, Petitioner filed a Motion to Withdraw the Petition “through dismissal” in each instant case.
Joinder of a party to an instituted inter partes review is also within the Director’s sound discretion, which has been delegated to the Board.
35 U.S.C. § 315(c) (“[T]he Director, in his or her discretion, may join as a party to that inter partes review any person who properly files a petition.”); Facebook, Inc. v. Windy City Innovations, LLC, 973 F.3d 1321 (2020) (“[T]o effect joinder, § 315(c) requires the Director to exercise his discretion to decide whether to ‘join as a party’ the joinder applicant.