CAFC-PTOSeptember 10, 2026·26-2208·Dismissed; issued as mandate on September 10, 2026.
In re TextNow Inc.
Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
Holding
The Federal Circuit dismissed the appeal under Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 42(b) based on the parties' agreement. Each side bears its own costs.
Why It Matters
This order has no patent-law merits content and reflects only an agreed voluntary dismissal of a TTAB appeal.
Full Summary
In re TextNow Inc.
The Federal Circuit dismissed the appeal under Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 42(b) based on the parties' agreement. Each side bears its own costs.
This order has no patent-law merits content and reflects only an agreed voluntary dismissal of a TTAB appeal.
Dismissed; issued as mandate on September 10, 2026.
The appeal came from the USPTO Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, not the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
The parties agreed to dismissal under Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 42(b).
The Federal Circuit ordered each side to bear its own costs.
The nonprecedential order issued as the mandate the same day.
non-precedential waiver / forfeiture standing / jurisdiction
non-precedential waiver / forfeiture standing / jurisdiction
non-precedential waiver / forfeiture
Key Points
- The appeal came from the USPTO Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, not the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
- The parties agreed to dismissal under Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 42(b).
- The Federal Circuit ordered each side to bear its own costs.
- The nonprecedential order issued as the mandate the same day.
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