May 7, 2026·24-2132·Panel Decision·By Maria Santos
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's decision in a nonprecedential ruling. The court issued a per curiam judgment without providing detailed reasoning.
This appeal originated from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in Inter Partes Review number IPR2022-01416. Slingshot Printing LLC appealed the Board’s decision to the Federal Circuit.
The court’s reasoning
The court issued a per curiam order affirming the lower decision without providing specific legal reasoning or analysis in the text.
What it means going forward
The Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s decision stands as affirmed, resolving the inter partes review in favor of the appellees.
