Sitnet LLC v. Meta Platforms, Inc. - Dismissal
Summary
The Federal Circuit dismissed appeal No. 26-1158 from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board under Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 42(b), following an agreement by the parties. The dispute originated from IPR2024-00530, an inter partes review proceeding before the PTAB. Each party is required to bear its own costs, and the mandate issued on April 27, 2026.
“The parties having so agreed, it is ordered that: (1) The proceeding is DISMISSED under Fed. R. App. P. 42 (b).”
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The Federal Circuit dismissed appeal No. 26-1158 following agreement by both parties, terminating the patent dispute without reaching the merits of Sitnet LLC's claims against Meta Platforms, Inc. The case originated from an inter partes review proceeding (IPR2024-00530) before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
For intellectual property practitioners and technology companies involved in similar patent disputes, this dismissal illustrates the standard procedural outcome when parties reach private settlement during appellate proceedings. The non-precedential designation means this order has limited value as precedent, though it signals that post-PTAB settlement negotiations between patent owners and accused infringers may result in prompt appellate dismissal without judicial cost-shifting.
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Sitnet LLC v. Meta Platforms, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- Citations: None known
- Docket Number: 26-1158
Precedential Status: Non-Precedential
Combined Opinion
Case: 26-1158 Document: 16 Page: 1 Filed: 04/27/2026
NOTE: This order is nonprecedential.
United States Court of Appeals
for the Federal Circuit
SITNET LLC,
Appellant
v.
META PLATFORMS, INC.,
Appellee
2026-1158
Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark
Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in No. IPR2024-
00530.
ORDER
The parties having so agreed, it is ordered that:
(1) The proceeding is DISMISSED under Fed. R. App.
P. 42 (b).
(2) Each side shall bear their own costs.
FOR THE COURT
April 27, 2026
Date
ISSUED AS A MANDATE: April 27, 2026
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