May 15, 2026·25-1528·Panel Decision·By Maria Santos
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit dismissed appeals in a patent dispute after the parties voluntarily withdrew them. The court ordered each side to bear its own costs and denied all pending motions as moot.
The case originated from appeals filed from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in Inter Partes Review No. IPR2023-01003. Meta Platforms, Inc. and Eight Khz, LLC were the respective appellants.
The court’s reasoning
The court acted upon the parties’ joint stipulation of voluntary dismissal pursuant to Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure forty-two, subsection b.
What it means going forward
The dismissal resolves the appellate litigation without a decision on the merits, leaving the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s prior actions in place.
