Background
Power2b, Inc. appealed from Patent Trial and Appeal Board proceedings involving inter partes review matters IPR2021-01266 and IPR2021-01239. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. and Samsung Electronics America, Inc. were the appellees.
The parties agreed that the Federal Circuit proceedings should be dismissed. The court issued a nonprecedential order resolving the appeals without addressing the merits of the underlying patent disputes.
The Court’s Holding
The Federal Circuit dismissed the proceedings under Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 42(b), which governs voluntary dismissals. The dismissal reflected the parties’ agreement.
The court ordered each side to bear its own costs. The order was issued as the mandate on August 10, 2026.
Key Takeaways
- The Federal Circuit dismissed both appeals by agreement of the parties.
- The court did not decide any substantive patent or inter partes review issue.
- Each side must bear its own costs, and the nonprecedential order took immediate effect as the mandate.
Why It Matters
The order ends Power2b’s Federal Circuit challenges arising from the two identified PTAB proceedings without a merits ruling. Because the disposition is nonprecedential and based on the parties’ agreement, it establishes no substantive rule for future patent cases.