Spero v. Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC

Spero v. Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC The Federal Circuit affirmed, under Fed. Cir. R. 36, the PTAB decisions in two consolidated inter partes reviews (IPR2023-01026 and IPR2023-01027), so the Board's rulings stand and appellant Spero obtained no relief. The judgment gives no reasoning. The Rule 36 judgment leaves the Board's decisions in place without explanation, so it offers no guidance on the underlying issues. The result is clear (affirmed, no relief for the appellant), but the patents, claims and grounds are not identified in the judgment. Affirmed. Yechezkal Evan Spero appealed from two PTAB inter partes review proceedings, IPR2023-01026 and IPR2023-01027. Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC is the appellee. The appeals, Nos. 2025-1470 and 2025-1472, were heard by a panel of Chief Judge Moore and Judges Prost and Cunningham. Held: the court affirmed under Fed. Cir. R. 36 in a per curiam judgment entered May 14, 2026, leaving the Board's decisions in place. The judgment states no reasoning. It does not identify the patents, claims, prior art, legal issues or the specifics of the Board's rulings. The disposition is nonprecedential, and a Rule 36 judgment has little value beyond the parties. Rule 36 affirmance non-precedential