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Personalized Media v. Apple Inc., No. 20-1197 (Fed. Cir. May 5, 2022)

Vacated & Remanded
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 20-1197
Decided
May 5, 2022
Judge
Prost, J.
Document
Order on Motion
Length
3 pages

NOTE: This order is nonprecedential. United States Court of Appeals

for the Federal Circuit

PERSONALIZED MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS, LLC,

Appellant

v.

APPLE INC.,

Appellee

KATHERINE K. VIDAL, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the

United States Patent and Trademark Office,

Intervenor 2020-1197

Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in No. IPR2016-00754. PERSONALIZED MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS, LLC,

Appellant

v.

APPLE INC.,

Appellee

2KATHERINE K. VIDAL, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the

United States Patent and Trademark Office,

Intervenor 2020-1198

Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in No. IPR2016-01520.

ON MOTION

Before PROST, REYNA, and TARANTO, Circuit Judges.

O R D E R

Intervenor moves unopposed to remand these cases to the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) to permit the Patent Trial and Appeal Board to issue new final written decisions consistent with the Director rehearing decisions vacating the Board’s prior decisions. Upon consideration thereof, IT IS ORDERED THAT:

(1) The motions are granted. The cases are remanded to the USPTO for further proceedings consistent with this order and the rehearing decisions.

3(2) Each side shall bear its own costs.

FOR THE COURT

May 5, 2022 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner

Clerk of Court

ISSUED AS A MANDATE: May 5, 2022

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Record ID
CAFC-20-1197-20220505
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