Director_Discretionary _Decision@uspto.gov Paper 11
`571-272-7822 Date: October 10, 2025
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`BEFORE THE OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY OF COMMERCE
`FOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND DIRECTOR OF THE
`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.,
`Petitioner,
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`V.
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`TELCOM VENTURES LLC,
`Patent Owner.
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`IPR2025-00957 (Patent 11,937,172 B1)
`IPR2025-00972 (Patent 10,219,199 B2)
`IPR2025-00973 (Patent 9,462,411 B2)
`IPR2025-00974 (Patent 10,674,432 B2)
`IPR2025-00975 (Patent 9,832,708 B2)
`IPR2025-00976 (Patent 11,924,743 B2)
`IPR2025-00977 (Patent 11,770,756 B2)
`IPR2025-00978 (Patent 12,028,793 B2)
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`Before KALYAN K. DESHPANDE, ! Acting Chief Administrative Patent
`Judge.
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`DECISION
`Denying Institution of Inter Partes Review
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`! Coke Morgan Stewart, Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for
`Intellectual Property and Deputy Director of the United States Patent and
`Trademark Office, is recused and took no part in this decision. See
`https://www.uspto.gov/sites/default/files/documents/dsco-delegation.pdf.
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`IPR2025-00957 (Patent 11,937,172 B1)
`IPR2025-00972 (Patent 10,219,199 B2)
`[PR2025-00973 (Patent 9,462,411 B2)
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`IPR2025-00974 (Patent 10,674,432 B2)
`IPR2025-00975 (Patent 9,832,708 B2)
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`IPR2025-00976 (Patent 11,924,743 B2)
`IPR2025-00977 (Patent 11,770,756 B2)
`IPR2025-00978 (Patent 12,028,793 B2)
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`Telcom Ventures LLC (“Patent Owner”) filed a request for
`discretionary denial (Paper 7, “DD Req.”) in the above-captioned cases, and
`Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. and Samsung Electronics America, Inc.
`(“Petitioner”) filed an opposition (Paper 10, “DD Opp.”).2
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`After considering the parties’ arguments and the record, and in view
`of all relevant considerations, discretionary denial of institution is
`appropriate in these proceedings. This determination is based on the totality
`of the evidence and arguments the parties have presented.
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`In particular, the projected final written decision due date in the Board
`proceeding is December 10, 2026.> DD Req. 13. The district court’s
`scheduled trial date is June 1, 2026, and the time-to-trial statistics suggest
`trial will begin by October 2026. Id.; DD. Opp. 17. As such, it is unlikely
`that a final written decision in this proceeding will issue before district court
`trial occurs resulting in significant duplication of effort, additional expense
`for the parties, and a risk of inconsistent decisions. Additionally, there is
`insufficient evidence that the district court is likely to stay its proceeding
`even if the Board were to institute trial. Further, Petitioner’s argument that
`the patent examiner committed “multiple errors” during prosecution are not
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`persuasive. See DD Opp. 7-12.
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`2 Citations are to papers in [IPR2025-00957. The parties filed similar papers
`in IPR2025-00972 through IPR2025-00978.
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`3 The projected final written decision in some of the proceedings is
`December 16, 2026, and in others, December 17, 2026.
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`IPR2025-00957 (Patent 11,937,172 B1)
`IPR2025-00972 (Patent 10,219,199 B2)
`[PR2025-00973 (Patent 9,462,411 B2)
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`IPR2025-00974 (Patent 10,674,432 B2)
`IPR2025-00975 (Patent 9,832,708 B2)
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`IPR2025-00976 (Patent 11,924,743 B2)
`IPR2025-00977 (Patent 11,770,756 B2)
`IPR2025-00978 (Patent 12,028,793 B2)
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`Although certain arguments are highlighted above, the determination
`to exercise discretion to deny institution is based on a holistic assessment of
`all of the evidence and arguments presented. Accordingly, the Petitions are
`denied under 35 U.S.C. § 314(a).
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`In consideration of the foregoing, it is:
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`ORDERED that Patent Owner’s request for discretionary denial is
`granted;, and
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`FURTHER ORDERED that the Petitions are denied, and no trial is
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`instituted.
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`IPR2025-00957 (Patent 11,937,172 B1)
`IPR2025-00972 (Patent 10,219,199 B2)
`[PR2025-00973 (Patent 9,462,411 B2)
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`IPR2025-00974 (Patent 10,674,432 B2)
`IPR2025-00975 (Patent 9,832,708 B2)
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`IPR2025-00976 (Patent 11,924,743 B2)
`IPR2025-00977 (Patent 11,770,756 B2)
`IPR2025-00978 (Patent 12,028,793 B2)
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`FOR PETITIONER:
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`James Glass
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`Ognjen Zivojnovic
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`QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART & SULLIVAN, LLP
`jimglass@quinnemanuel.com
`ogizivojnovic@quinnemanuel.com
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`FOR PATENT OWNER:
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`Christopher Douglas
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`Kirk Bradley
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`Karlee Wroblewski
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`Jacob Young
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`ALSTON & BIRD LLP
`christopher.douglas@alston.com
`kirk.bradley@alston.com
`karlee.wroblewski@alston.com
`jacob.young@alston.com
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