Micron Technology, Inc. v. Yangtze Memory Technologies Company, Ltd.
June 15, 2026·26-1110·Panel Decision·By Maria Santos
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit dismissed the appeal filed by Micron Technology, Inc. against Yangtze Memory Technologies Company, Ltd. The court granted a joint motion to realign the parties and set a new briefing schedule for the related appeal.
This case originated from an appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in Inter Partes Review No. IPR2024-00794. The parties filed a joint stipulation indicating the voluntary dismissal of the appeal and moved to realign the parties in the related appeal.
The court’s reasoning
The court acted upon the parties’ submission of a Joint Stipulation of Voluntary Dismissal pursuant to Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure forty-two, subsection B, one. The court also considered the joint motion to realign the parties and set the briefing schedule.
What it means going forward
The appeal is dismissed with each side bearing its own costs, and the related appeal proceeds with Micron Technology designated as the appellant.
