CAFC-PTOJuly 23, 2026·26-1332·Dismissed; mandate issued July 23, 2026.
YONGQIANG v. FOX FACTORY, INC. [ORDER]
Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
Holding
The Federal Circuit dismissed the appeal under Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 42(b) by agreement of the parties. Each side must bear its own costs.
Why It Matters
This is a nonprecedential procedural dismissal with no patent-law merits ruling, but it closes the Federal Circuit appeal and leaves no appellate guidance on any substantive issue.
Full Summary
YONGQIANG v. FOX FACTORY, INC. [ORDER]
The Federal Circuit dismissed the appeal under Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 42(b) by agreement of the parties. Each side must bear its own costs.
This is a nonprecedential procedural dismissal with no patent-law merits ruling, but it closes the Federal Circuit appeal and leaves no appellate guidance on any substantive issue.
Dismissed; mandate issued July 23, 2026.
The order identifies the underlying USPTO matter as a Trademark Trial and Appeal Board proceeding, not a PTAB patent proceeding.
The parties agreed to dismiss the appeal under Fed. R. App. P. 42(b).
The Federal Circuit ordered each side to bear its own costs.
No substantive patent, trademark, jurisdictional, or merits issue was decided.
non-precedential standing / jurisdiction waiver / forfeiture Hatch-Waxman / ANDA
non-precedential standing / jurisdiction waiver / forfeiture Hatch-Waxman / ANDA
non-precedential waiver / forfeiture
Key Points
- The order identifies the underlying USPTO matter as a Trademark Trial and Appeal Board proceeding, not a PTAB patent proceeding.
- The parties agreed to dismiss the appeal under Fed. R. App. P. 42(b).
- The Federal Circuit ordered each side to bear its own costs.
- No substantive patent, trademark, jurisdictional, or merits issue was decided.