Case: 22-1816 Document: 18 Page: 1 Filed: 10/21/2022

NOTE: This order is nonprecedential.

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________ KAOTICA IP CORP., Plaintiff-Appellant v. ICONIC MARS CORPORATION, OLUSEYI JAMES OLALEYE, Defendants-Appellees ______________________ 2022-1816 ______________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California in No. 3:21-cv-00433-CAB- DEB, Judge Cathy Ann Bencivengo. ______________________ ON MOTION ______________________ Before DYK, REYNA, and TARANTO, Circuit Judges.

REYNA, Circuit Judge.

ORDER Before the filing of its opening brief, the appellant Kaotica IP Corp. moves to voluntarily dismiss its appeal.

The appellees respond that they “have incurred costs and attorney’s fees on this appeal, and [they] wish to abide by Case: 22-1816 Document: 18 Page: 2 Filed: 10/21/2022

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this Court’s determination concerning whether costs and/or attorney’s fees are recoverable in these circum- stances.” Resp. at 1.

Upon consideration thereof, IT IS ORDERED THAT: The court has sua sponte determined that the award of attorneys’ fees and costs is not appropriate. Kaotica’s motion is granted to the extent the appeal is dismissed with each party to bear its own costs.

FOR THE COURT October 21, 2022 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court

ISSUED AS A MANDATE: October 21, 2022