This morning, the Federal Circuit released one nonprecedential opinion and two nonprecedential orders. The opinion comes in a patent case appealed from the Southern District of New York, and the orders come in response petitions for review of decisions of the Merit Systems Protection Board. Here are the introductions to the opinion and orders.
Linfo IP, LLC v. Trustpilot, Inc. (Nonprecedential)
Linfo IP, LLC (Linfo) appeals the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York’s dismissal of its patent infringement action. See Linfo IP, LLC v. Trustpilot, Inc., 761 F. Supp. 3d 679, 683 (S.D.N.Y. 2025) (Decision). The district court reviewed the claims of U.S. Patent No. 9,092,428 (’428 patent) under the two-step framework outlined in Alice Corp. Pty. v. CLS Bank International, 573 U.S. 208 (2014), and determined they were invalid under 35 U.S.C. § 101. Decision, 761 F. Supp. 3d at 683. While this appeal was pending, Linfo and Trustpilot, Inc. (Trustpilot) entered into a settlement agreement (Agreement) in which Linfo granted Trustpilot a license to the ’428 patent. Because we find that Linfo and Trustpilot’s Agreement ended the controversy between the parties, we dismiss the appeal as moot.
Wolfe v. Merit Systems Protection Board (Nonprecedential Order)
The Merit Systems Protection Board moves, with Herbert Ott Wolfe’s consent, to waive the requirements of Federal Circuit Rule 27(f) and to remand this case for the Board to reconsider the decision dismissing Mr. Wolfe’s appeal for lack of jurisdiction.
Johnson v. Merit Systems Protection Board (Nonprecedential Order)
The Merit Systems Protection Board moves with consent to waive the requirements of Federal Circuit Rule 27(f) and remand this matter to the Board to “consider its holding in light of” Reese v. Department of the Navy, 2025 MSPB 1, 2025 WL 371023 (M.S.P.B. Jan. 31, 2025), and Holman v. Department of the Army, 2025 MSPB 2, 2025 WL 659050 (M.S.P.B. Feb. 27, 2025). ECF No. 45 at 2.