CAFC-PTOMay 12, 2026·25-1131·Affirmed.
VideoLabs, Inc. v. Netflix, Inc.
Patent Trial and Appeal Board
Holding
The Federal Circuit affirmed the PTAB's decision in IPR2023-00628 under Fed. Cir. R. 36, so the Board's decision stands unchanged. The judgment gives no reasoning.
Why It Matters
The Board's decision in IPR2023-00628 is left fully intact on appeal, but the bare Rule 36 judgment offers no reasoning or guidance on any issue.
Full Summary
VideoLabs, Inc. v. Netflix, Inc.
The Federal Circuit affirmed the PTAB's decision in IPR2023-00628 under Fed. Cir. R. 36, so the Board's decision stands unchanged. The judgment gives no reasoning.
The Board's decision in IPR2023-00628 is left fully intact on appeal, but the bare Rule 36 judgment offers no reasoning or guidance on any issue.
Affirmed.
VideoLabs, the appellant, appealed from the PTAB's decision in IPR2023-00628; Netflix is the appellee.
The panel (Lourie, Linn, and Hughes, Circuit Judges) heard argument and, per curiam, entered judgment on May 12, 2026: AFFIRMED under Fed. Cir. R. 36.
Result: the Board's decision is affirmed in full and nothing is vacated or remanded.
The judgment states no reasoning and does not identify the patent, claims, grounds, or issues on appeal, so nothing can be drawn about the merits.
The decision is nonprecedential, and as a Rule 36 judgment it adds no analysis.
Rule 36 affirmance non-precedential
Key Points
- VideoLabs, the appellant, appealed from the PTAB's decision in IPR2023-00628; Netflix is the appellee.
- The panel (Lourie, Linn, and Hughes, Circuit Judges) heard argument and, per curiam, entered judgment on May 12, 2026: AFFIRMED under Fed. Cir. R. 36.
- Result: the Board's decision is affirmed in full and nothing is vacated or remanded.
- The judgment states no reasoning and does not identify the patent, claims, grounds, or issues on appeal, so nothing can be drawn about the merits.
- The decision is nonprecedential, and as a Rule 36 judgment it adds no analysis.
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