Focal Ip, LLC v. Cisco Systems, Inc.

N OTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.
United States Court of Appeals
for the Federal Circuit
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FOCAL IP, LLC,
Appellant
v.
CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.,
Appellee
ANDREI IANCU, UNDER SECRETARY OF
COMMERCE FOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
AND DIRECTOR OF THE UNITED STATES
PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE,
Intervenor
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2018-1627, 2018-1628
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Appeals from the United States Patent and Trademark
Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in Nos. IPR2016-
01254, IPR2016-01257.
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FOCAL IP, LLC,
Appellant
v.
YMAX CORPORATION,

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Appellee
ANDREI IANCU, UNDER SECRETARY OF
COMMERCE FOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
AND DIRECTOR OF THE UNITED STATES
PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE,
Intervenor
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2018-1630, 2018-1645
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Appeals from the United States Patent and Trademark
Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in Nos. IPR2016-
01258, IPR2016-01260.
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FOCAL IP, LLC,
Appellant
v.
BRIGHT HOUSE NETWORKS, LLC,
WIDEOPENWEST FINANCE, LLC, KNOLOGY OF
FLORIDA, INC., FUSION CLOUD SERVICES, LLC,
FKA BIRCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.,
Appellees
ANDREI IANCU, UNDER SECRETARY OF
COMMERCE FOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
AND DIRECTOR OF THE UNITED STATES
PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE,
Intervenor
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2018-1646, 2018-1647
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Appeals from the United States Patent and Trademark
Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in Nos. IPR2016-
01261, IPR2016-01262.
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JUDGMENT
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HANNA MADBAK, Siber Law LLP, New York, NY, and
J OHN P. MURPHY , Nelson Bumgardner PC, Fort Worth, TX,
argued for appellant. Also represented by BRENT N.
BUMGARDNER.
CHRISTOPHER J OSEPH T YSON, Duane Morris LLP,
Washington, DC, argued for all appellees. Appellees Wide-
OpenWest Finance, LLC, Knology of Florida, Inc. also rep-
resented by P ATRICK D. MCP HERSON.
SARAH J. G USKE, Baker Botts LLP, San Francisco, CA,
argued for appellee Cisco Systems, Inc. and represented
appellee Bright House Networks, LLC. Also represented
by WAYNE O. STACY .
J OSEPH J. RICHETTI, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
LLP, New York, NY, argued for appellee YMax Corpora-
tion. Also represented by ALEXANDER D AVID WALDEN; K.
L EE MARSHALL , San Francisco, CA.
K YLE L. ELLIOTT , Spencer Fane LLP, Kansas City, MO,
for appellee Fusion Cloud Services, LLC. Also represented
by J ASPAL SINGH HARE , Plano, TX.
K ATHERINE T WOMEY ALLEN, Appellate Staff, Civil Divi-
sion, United States Department of Justice, Washington,
DC, argued for intervenor. Also represented by S COTT R.
MCI NTOSH , J OSEPH H. HUNT ; T HOMAS W. K RAUSE, J OSEPH

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MATAL , F ARHEENA YASMEEN RASHEED, Office of the Solici-
tor, United States Patent and Trademark Office, Alexan-
dria, VA.
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T HIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is
O RDERED and ADJUDGED:
P ER CURIAM (N EWMAN, D YK, and WALLACH , Circuit
Judges).
AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.
ENTERED BY O RDER OF THE COURT
June 20, 2019 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner
Date Peter R. Marksteiner
Clerk of Court

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