March 24, 2026·26-1030·Panel Decision·By Maria Santos
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit dismissed an appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board by mutual agreement of the parties. Each side was ordered to bear its own costs under Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure forty-two, subsection B.
This case originated as an appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in case number IPR twenty twenty-four zero zero four nine two.
The court’s reasoning
The court issued a nonprecedential order dismissing the proceeding based on the parties’ agreement.
What it means going forward
The appeal is terminated without a decision on the merits, and the parties retain their respective costs.
