Automated Summary
Key Facts
This nonprecedential order from the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit addresses two related patent appeals: 2025-1415 (VL COLLECTIVE IP, LLC v. META PLATFORMS, INC. and related entities) and 2025-1454 (GIPHY, INC. v. VL COLLECTIVE IP, LLC). Upon consideration of a stipulation to dismiss and Meta's withdrawal from Appeal No. 2025-1454, the court deconsolidated Appeal No. 2025-1415 from Appeal No. 2025-1454, voluntarily dismissed Appeal No. 2025-1415, and ordered each side to bear its own costs for that appeal. GIPHY, Inc.'s opening brief in Appeal No. 2025-1454 is due within 60 days from the date of entry of this order.
Holdings
The court deconsolidated Appeal No. 2025-1415 from Appeal No. 2025-1454 and voluntarily dismissed Appeal No. 2025-1415. Each side bears its own costs for Appeal No. 2025-1415, and GIPHY, Inc.'s opening brief in Appeal No. 2025-1454 is due within 60 days from the order's entry.
Remedies
The court granted the stipulation to dismiss Appeal No. 2025-1415 voluntarily. The appeal was deconsolidated from Appeal No. 2025-1454. Each side shall bear its own costs as to Appeal No. 2025-1415.
Legal Principles
The court dismissed Appeal No. 2025-1415 following the parties' stipulation to dismiss pursuant to Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 42(b)(1) and deconsolidated it from Appeal No. 2025-1454. Each side shall bear its own costs as to Appeal No. 2025-1415.
Cited Statute
Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure
Passage Text
- Upon consideration of the parties' stipulation to dismiss Appeal No. 2025-1415 pursuant to Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 42(b)(1), and Meta Platforms, Inc., Instagram, Inc., WhatsApp LLC, and Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC's withdrawal from Appeal No. 2025-1454, It Is Ordered That: (1) Appeal No. 2025-1415 is deconsolidated from Appeal No. 2025-1454.
- (4) GIPHY, Inc.'s opening brief in Appeal No. 2025-1454 is due within 60 days from the date of entry of this order.
- (2) Appeal No. 2025-1415 is voluntarily dismissed. (3) Each side shall bear its own costs as to Appeal No. 2025-1415.