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Consumeron, LLC v. Maplebear Inc., No. 24-1703 (Fed. Cir. Jan. 12, 2026)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 24-1703
Decided
January 12, 2026
Judge
Per curiam (Rule 36)
Document
Rule 36 Judgment
Length
2 pages
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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential. United States Court of Appeals

for the Federal Circuit

CONSUMERON, LLC,

Appellant

v.

MAPLEBEAR INC., DBA INSTACART,

Appellee

2024-1703, 2024-1704, 2024-1705, 2024-1706 Appeals from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in Nos. IPR2022-01356, IPR2022-01357, IPR2022-01358, IPR2022-01359.

JUDGMENT

DANIEL NOAH LERMAN, Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP, Washington, DC, argued for appellant. Also represented by ROY T. ENGLERT, JR.; PAUL J. ANDRE, JAMES R. HANNAH, Redwood Shores, CA; JENNA FULLER, JEFFREY PRICE, New York, NY. ANGELA M. OLIVER, Haynes and Boone, LLP, Washington, DC, argued for appellee. Also represented by SCOTT T. JARRATT, Plano, TX; DEBRA JANECE MCCOMAS, Dallas, TX; LAURA VU, San Francisco, CA.

2THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED:

PER CURIAM (DYK, STOLL, and CUNNINGHAM, Circuit

Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

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