Entropic Communications, LLC v. Dish Network L.L.C.

Case: 25-2145 Document: 35 Page: 1 Filed: 08/28/2026

NOTE: This order is nonprecedential.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

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ENTROPIC COMMUNICATIONS, LLC,

Appellant v.

DISH NETWORK L.L.C., DIRECTV, LLC,

Appellees

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2025-2145, 2025-2147 ______________________

Appeals from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in Nos. IPR2024- 00393 and IPR2024-01059.

------------------------------------------------- DISH NETWORK L.L.C., DIRECTV, LLC,

Appellants v.

ENTROPIC COMMUNICATIONS, LLC,

Appellee

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2026-1331, 2026-1366 ______________________

Case: 25-2145 Document: 35 Page: 2 Filed: 08/28/2026 2 ENTROPIC COMMUNICATIONS, LLC v. DISH NETWORK L.L.C.

Appeals from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in Nos. IPR2024- 00373 and IPR2024-01060.

------------------------------------------------- ENTROPIC COMMUNICATIONS, LLC,

Appellant v.

DISH NETWORK L.L.C., DIRECTV, LLC,

Appellees

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2026-1352 ______________________

Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in Nos. IPR2024- 00373 and IPR2024-01060.

______________________ ON MOTION ______________________

Before PROST, Circuit Judge.

ORDER

Upon consideration of the parties’ responses to this court’s July 9, 2026 orders staying the above-captioned ap- peals and of DISH Network L.L.C. and DirecTV, LLC’s un- opposed motion to voluntarily dismiss Appeal Nos. 2026- 1331 and 2026-1366, Case: 25-2145 Document: 35 Page: 3 Filed: 08/28/2026 ENTROPIC COMMUNICATIONS, LLC v. DISH NETWORK L.L.C. 3

IT IS ORDERED THAT: (1) The stay imposed by the July 9, 2026 orders is lifted.

(2) The motion to dismiss is granted. Appeal Nos. 2026-1331, 2026-1366, and Appeal No. 2026-1352 are deconsolidated, and their official captions are revised as re- flected in this order. Appeal Nos. 2026-1331 and 2026-1366 are dismissed, with each party to bear its own costs.

(3) Entropic Communications, LLC’s opening brief in Appeal No. 2026-1352 is due no later than 60 days from the date of entry of this order.

(4) The Clerk of Court shall transmit a copy of this or- der to the merits panels assigned to these appeals. The Clerk of Court shall also transmit ECF No. 34 in Appeal No. 2025-2145 to the panel assigned to that appeal and ECF No. 28 in Appeal No. 2026-1331 to the panel assigned to Appeal No. 2026-1352.

FOR THE COURT August 28, 2026

Date ISSUED AS A MANDATE (only for Appeal Nos. 2026-1331 and 2026-1366): August 28, 2026