Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless et al. v. Fractus, S.A.

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2026-00196 · US11031677

In plain English: The parties settled before the Board decided whether to take up this case.

How to read this page: start with the Case brief above, use (the small numbered links) to open the exact source page they cite, then use Reference material further down for claim-by-claim and ground-by-ground detail.

Case brief

Settled before institution

Outcome record: Settled before institutionReviewed against the official PDF

The Board dismissed the petition and terminated the proceeding on April 9, 2026, on the parties' joint motion after settlement, before any institution decision.[1][4][9]

Decision: settlement prior to institution; petition dismissed and proceeding terminated April 9, 2026

  • The challenged patent is U.S. Patent No. 11,031,677 B2, owned by Fractus, S.A.[2]
  • No institution decision issued: the proceeding ended by settlement prior to institution of trial.[4][9]
  • The only decision is the Chief Administrative Patent Judge's order granting the joint motion to terminate and the joint request to treat the settlement agreement as confidential.[3][8][9]
  • The proceeding is terminated; the order itself notes it is not a final written decision under § 318(a).[7][9]

A pre-institution settlement order disposes of the petition without reaching any question of patentability, and this one states no rule beyond its own terms.

Reference material

Claim-by-claim and ground-by-ground records underlying the brief above.

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Denied grounds ()

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