Squires Orders Sua Sponte Review of ASUS IPR Due to Potential Sotera Violation

USPTO Director John Squires initiated sua sponte review of ASUS's IPR challenging Nokia's U.S. Patent No. 10,536,714 covering H.264/H.265 video coding technology. Nokia alleged ASUS violated its Sotera stipulation by raising the same invalidity theories in parallel ITC Investigation No. 337-TA-1448. The IPR proceeding is stayed pending determination of whether ASUS breached its binding commitment not to raise IPR grounds in other forums. Both parties must file briefs by June 2, 2026, addressing the violation and appropriate remedy.