Meta Platforms, Inc. v. Eight KHz, LLC

Meta Platforms, Inc. v. Eight KHz, LLC The Federal Circuit dismissed the appeal and cross-appeal from the PTAB's decision in IPR2023-01003 on the parties' joint stipulation of voluntary dismissal under Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 42(b). Each side bears its own costs, and pending motions were denied as moot. The parties ended the appeals without any merits ruling, so the order gives no guidance on the PTAB decision, and nothing in it shows the terms of any resolution between them. Appeals dismissed. Meta Platforms appealed and Eight KHz cross-appealed from the PTAB's decision in IPR2023-01003 (appeal Nos. 2025-1528 and 2025-1579). The parties filed a joint stipulation of voluntary dismissal under Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 42(b). The court dismissed both appeals, with each side to bear its own costs. All pending motions were denied as moot, and the order issued as the mandate on May 15, 2026. The order contains no merits analysis, no description of the patent or the PTAB's ruling, and no stated reason for the dismissal. standing / jurisdiction non-precedential