Personalized Media v. Apple Inc. ( 2022 )

Case: 20-1197 Document: 43 Page: 1 Filed: 05/05/2022 NOTE: This order is nonprecedential. United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________ PERSONALIZED MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS, LLC, Appellant v. APPLE INC., Appellee KATHERINE K. VIDAL, Under Secretary of Com- merce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Intervenor ______________________ 2020-1197 ______________________ Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in No. IPR2016- 00754. ------------------------------------------------- PERSONALIZED MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS, LLC, Appellant v. APPLE INC., Appellee Case: 20-1197 Document: 43 Page: 2 Filed: 05/05/2022 2 PERSONALIZED MEDIA v. APPLE INC. KATHERINE K. VIDAL, Under Secretary of Com- merce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Intervenor ______________________ 2020-1198 ______________________ Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in No. IPR2016- 01520. ______________________ ON MOTION ______________________ Before PROST, REYNA, and TARANTO, Circuit Judges. PROST, Circuit Judge. ORDER Intervenor moves unopposed to remand these cases to the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) to permit the Patent Trial and Appeal Board to issue new final written decisions consistent with the Director rehear- ing decisions vacating the Board’s prior decisions. Upon consideration thereof, IT IS ORDERED THAT: (1) The motions are granted. The cases are remanded to the USPTO for further proceedings consistent with this order and the rehearing decisions. Case: 20-1197 Document: 43 Page: 3 Filed: 05/05/2022 PERSONALIZED MEDIA v. APPLE INC. 3 (2) Each side shall bear its own costs. FOR THE COURT May 5, 2022 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court ISSUED AS A MANDATE: May 5, 2022