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In re Velcro IP Holdings LLC, No. 25-1607 (Fed. Cir. Sept. 30, 2025)

Vacated & Remanded
IPR / PTAB Invalidity (§ 102/§ 103)
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 25-1607
Decided
September 30, 2025
Judge
Stoll, J.
Document
Order on Motion
Length
2 pages
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NOTE: This order is nonprecedential. United States Court of Appeals

for the Federal Circuit In Re VELCRO IP HOLDINGS LLC,

Appellant 2025-1607

Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in No. 17/567,188.

ON MOTION

Before REYNA, HUGHES, and STOLL, Circuit Judges.

STOLL, Circuit Judge.

O R D E R

Velcro IP Holdings LLC appeals from a decision of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board affirming the examiner’s rejection of certain patent application claims as obvious. Conceding that the Board erred in its analysis, ECF No. 23 at 3, the Acting Director of the United States Patent and

22 IN RE VELCRO IP HOLDINGS LLC

Trademark Office (“USPTO”) moves without opposition for remand for further proceedings before the Board.1 Upon consideration thereof, IT IS ORDERED THAT:

(1) The motion is granted. The case is remanded to the USPTO for further consideration consistent with the motion and this order. (2) Each side shall bear its own costs.

FOR THE COURT

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September 30, 2025 Date ISSUED AS A MANDATE: September 30, 2025

Footnotes

  1. ↩ 1 After the motion was filed, the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office was substituted as the appellee in this case.

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In re Velcro IP Holdings LLC, No. 25-1607 (Fed. Cir. Sept. 30, 2025).

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CAFC-25-1607-20250930
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