Uniloc 2017 LLC v. Apple Inc.

NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.
United States Court of Appeals
for the Federal Circuit
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UNILOC 2017 LLC,
Appellant
v.
APPLE INC.,
Appellee
ANDREW HIRSHFELD, PERFORMING THE
FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES OF THE UNDER
SECRETARY OF COMMERCE FOR
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND DIRECTOR OF
THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK
OFFICE,
Intervenor
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2020-1699
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Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark
Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in No. IPR2018-
00289.
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UNILOC 2017 LLC,
Appellant
v.
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ANDREW HIRSHFELD, PERFORMING THE
FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES OF THE UNDER
SECRETARY OF COMMERCE FOR
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND DIRECTOR OF
THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK
OFFICE,
Intervenor
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2020-1801
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Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark
Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in No. IPR2018-
01664.
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JUDGMENT
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BRIAN M ATTHEW K OIDE, Etheridge Law Group, South-
lake, TX, argued for appellant. Also represented by JAMES
ETHERIDGE, RYAN S. LOVELESS , BRETT M ANGRUM, J EFFREY
A. STEPHENS .
ABIGAIL COLELLA, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP,
New York, NY, argued for appellee. Also represented by
M ELANIE L. BOSTWICK , M ARK S. D AVIES , Washington, DC.
PETER JOHN SAWERT, Office of the Solicitor, United
States Patent and Trademark Office, Alexandria, VA, ar-
gued for intervenor. Also represented by M AI-TRANG D UC
D ANG , THOMAS W. K RAUSE, WILLIAM LAM ARCA , FARHEENA
Y ASMEEN RASHEED .
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THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is
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O RDERED and ADJUDGED :
PER CURIAM (W ALLACH , C HEN , and H UGHES , Circuit
Judges).
AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.
ENTERED BY O RDER OF THE COURT
March 11, 2021
Date
/s/ Peter R. Marksteiner
Peter R. Marksteiner
Clerk of Court
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