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Walmart Apollo, LLC v. BJ'S Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc., No. 24-1952 (Fed. Cir. Apr. 13, 2026)

Affirmed
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 24-1952
Decided
April 13, 2026
Judge
Per curiam (Rule 36)
Document
Rule 36 Judgment
Length
2 pages

NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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

for the Federal Circuit

WALMART APOLLO, LLC,

Appellant

v.

BJ'S WHOLESALE CLUB HOLDINGS, INC.,

Appellee

JOHN A. SQUIRES, UNDER SECRETARY OF

COMMERCE FOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

AND DIRECTOR OF THE UNITED STATES

PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE,

Intervenor

2024-1952, 2024-1953, 2024-1954

Appeals from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in Nos. IPR2022-01528, IPR2022-01563, IPR2022-01564.

JUDGMENT

JENNIFER L. SWIZE, Jones Day, Washington, DC, argued for appellant. Also represented by JOSEPH BEAUCHAMP, Houston, TX; JOHN R. BOULE, III, Los Angeles, CA; MATTHEW JOHNSON, JOSHUA R. NIGHTINGALE,

2CHRISTIAN ROBERTS, Pittsburgh, PA; STEPHANIE M. MISHAGA, San Diego, CA. MICHAEL V. MESSINGER, Vorys, Sater, Seymour & Pease LLP, Washington, DC, argued for appellee. Also represented by WILLIAM H. OLDACH, III; REX W. MILLER, II, Columbus, OH. SHEHLA WYNNE, Office of the Solicitor, United States Patent and Trademark Office, Alexandria, VA, argued for intervenor. Also represented by NICHOLAS THEODORE MATICH, IV, MAUREEN DONOVAN QUELER.

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

LOURIE, Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

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Walmart Apollo, LLC v. BJ'S Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc., No. 24-1952 (Fed. Cir. Apr. 13, 2026).

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CAFC-24-1952-20260413
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