U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 2026

Walmart Apollo, LLC v. Bj's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc.

Walmart Apollo, LLC v. Bj's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc.
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · Decided April 13, 2026
Walmart Apollo, LLC v. Bj's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc.

Opinion

Case: 24-1952 Document: 70 Page: 1 Filed: 04/13/2026

NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential. United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

______________________ WALMART APOLLO, LLC, Appellant v.

BJ'S WHOLESALE CLUB HOLDINGS, INC.,

Appellee JOHN A. SQUIRES, UNDER SECRETARY OF COMMERCE FOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND DIRECTOR OF THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE,

Intervenor

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2024-1952, 2024-1953, 2024-1954 ______________________

Appeals from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in Nos. IPR2022- 01528, IPR2022-01563, IPR2022-01564.

______________________ JUDGMENT ______________________

JENNIFER L. SWIZE, Jones Day, Washington, DC, ar- gued for appellant. Also represented by JOSEPH BEAUCHAMP, Houston, TX; JOHN R. BOULE, III, Los Ange- les, CA; MATTHEW JOHNSON, JOSHUA R. NIGHTINGALE, Case: 24-1952 Document: 70 Page: 2 Filed: 04/13/2026 CHRISTIAN ROBERTS, Pittsburgh, PA; STEPHANIE M. MISHAGA, San Diego, CA.

MICHAEL V. MESSINGER, Vorys, Sater, Seymour & Pease LLP, Washington, DC, argued for appellee. Also rep- resented by WILLIAM H. OLDACH, III; REX W. MILLER, II, Columbus, OH.

SHEHLA WYNNE, Office of the Solicitor, United States Patent and Trademark Office, Alexandria, VA, argued for intervenor. Also represented by NICHOLAS THEODORE MATICH, IV, MAUREEN DONOVAN QUELER.

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THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED:

PER CURIAM (MOORE, Chief Judge, MAYER and LOURIE, Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT April 13, 2026

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