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United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________ NETAPP, INC., Appellant v. ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, Appellee ______________________ 2015-1719 ______________________ Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in No. IPR2013- 00635. ______________________ JUDGMENT ______________________ PETER H. KANG, Sidley Austin LLP, Palo Alto, CA, ar- gued for appellant. Also represented by ANNA MAYERGOYZ WEINBERG, Washington, DC.

MATTHEW CARMINE PHILLIPS, Renaissance IP Law Group LLP, Portland, OR, argued for appellee. Also represented by DEREK MEEKER; MARC AARON FENSTER, Russ August & Kabat, Los Angeles, CA. ______________________ THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED:

PER CURIAM (O’MALLEY, WALLACH, and TARANTO, Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

August 9, 2016 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court