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Dodots Licensing Solutions LLC v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., No. 25-1263 (Fed. Cir. Sept. 15, 2026)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 25-1263
Decided
September 15, 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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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 DODOTS LICENSING SOLUTIONS LLC,

Appellant

v.

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., APPLE INC.,

Appellees

2025-1263, 2025-1264, 2025-1265

Appeals from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in Nos. IPR2023-00621, IPR2023-00701, IPR2023-00756, IPR2024-00143, IPR2024-00144, IPR2024-00145.

JUDGMENT

CHARLES E. FOWLER, JR., McKool Smith, P.C., Austin, TX, argued for appellant. Also represented by BRANDON MERRILL, Dallas, TX. MICHAEL JOHN BALLANCO, Fish & Richardson P.C., Washington, DC, argued for all appellees. Appellee Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. also represented by LAUREN ANN DEGNAN, IRENE HWANG, MICHAEL J. MCKEON, ADAM SHARTZER; JOSEPH RICHARD DORRIS, Atlanta, GA.

2STEPHEN DESALVO, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Washington, DC, for appellee Apple Inc. Also represented by DIVA R. HOLLIS, JOHN C. O'QUINN, JASON M. WILCOX.

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

PER CURIAM (LOURIE, LINN, and CHEN, Circuit

Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

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