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Spero v. Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC, No. 25-1470 (Fed. Cir. May 14, 2026)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 25-1470
Decided
May 14, 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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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

YECHEZKAL EVAN SPERO,

Appellant

v.

MERCEDES-BENZ USA, LLC,

Appellee

2025-1470, 2025-1472

Appeals from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in Nos. IPR2023-01026, IPR2023-01027.

JUDGMENT

FRANK A. ANGILERI, Brooks Kushman PC, Royal Oak, MI, for appellant. Also represented by JOHN M. HALAN, THOMAS A. LEWRY, SANGEETA G. SHAH, ANDREW B. TURNER. DAMON M. LEWIS, Hogan Lovells US LLP, Washington, DC, for appellee. Also represented by CELINE JIMENEZ CROWSON, JOSEPH JAMES RAFFETTO, NICHOLAS ROTZ.

THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is

2ORDERED and ADJUDGED:

PER CURIAM (MOORE, Chief Judge, PROST and

CUNNINGHAM, Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

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Spero v. Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC, No. 25-1470 (Fed. Cir. May 14, 2026).

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CAFC-25-1470-20260514
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