POWER2B, Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Patent Trial and Appeal Board
Holding
The Federal Circuit dismissed the appeals under Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 42(b) based on the parties’ agreement. Each side will bear its own costs.
Why It Matters
This order ends the PTAB appeals without any Federal Circuit ruling on the patent merits or PTAB reasoning.
Full Summary
Key Points
- The appeals arose from two PTAB IPR proceedings involving POWER2B and Samsung.
- The parties jointly agreed to dismiss the Federal Circuit proceedings.
- The court dismissed under Rule 42(b), the voluntary-dismissal rule for appeals.
- No substantive patent-law issue was decided.
- Each side bears its own costs, and the order issued immediately as the mandate.
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