Federal Circuit disposition — 25-1607

NOTE: This order is nonprecedential.
United States Court of Appeals
for the Federal Circuit
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In Re VELCRO IP HOLDINGS LLC,
Appellant
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2025-1607
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Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark
Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in No. 17/567,188.
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ON MOTION
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Before REYNA, HUGHES, and STOLL, Circuit Judges.
STOLL, Circuit Judge.
O R D E R
Velcro IP Holdings LLC appeals from a decision of the
Patent Trial and Appeal Board affirming the examiner’s
rejection of certain patent application claims as obvious.
Conceding that the Board erred in its analysis, ECF No. 23
at 3, the Acting Director of the United States Patent and
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IN RE VELCRO IP HOLDINGS LLC 2
Trademark Office (“USPTO”) moves without opposition for
remand for further proceedings before the Board.1
Upon consideration thereof,
IT IS ORDERED THAT:
(1) The motion is granted. The case is remanded to the
USPTO for further consideration consistent with the mo-
tion and this order.
(2) Each side shall bear its own costs.
September 30, 2025
Date
FOR THE COURT
ISSUED AS A MANDATE: September 30, 2025
1 After the motion was filed, the Director of the
United States Patent and Trademark Office was substi-
tuted as the appellee in this case.
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