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Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft v. Onesta IP, LLC, No. 26-1338 (Fed. Cir. Apr. 20, 2026)

Dismissed
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 26-1338
Decided
April 20, 2026
Judge
Stark, J.
Document
Order on Motion
Length
2 pages

NOTE: This order is nonprecedential.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

for the Federal Circuit BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE

AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT,

Plaintiff-Appellee

v.

ONESTA IP, LLC,

Defendant-Appellant

2026-1338

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas in No. 6:25-cv-00581-ADA, Judge Alan D. Albright.

ON MOTION

Before LOURIE, CHEN, and STARK, Circuit Judges.

O R D E R

The appellee (“BMW”) moves to dismiss. ECF No. 29. In its response, Onesta IP, LLC agrees that dismissal is appropriate and requests that each side bear its own costs, noting that the appeal has become moot by way of its2 2 BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT v.

ONESTA IP, LLC settlement agreement with a third party. In its reply, BMW asks the court to award it costs per the default rule of Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 39(a)(1), contending that Onesta unnecessarily prolonged these proceedings after disclosing that agreement. Upon consideration thereof, IT IS ORDERED THAT:

(1) The motion is granted. The appeal is dismissed. (2) Costs to BMW.

FOR THE COURT

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Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft v. Onesta IP, LLC, No. 26-1338 (Fed. Cir. Apr. 20, 2026).

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CAFC-26-1338-20260420
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