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United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________ SYNOPSYS, INC., Appellant v. MENTOR GRAPHICS CORPORATION, Appellee ______________________ 2015-2056 ______________________ Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in No. IPR2014- 00287. ______________________ JUDGMENT ______________________ ERIC SHUMSKY, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, Washington, DC, argued for appellant. Also represented by JEREMY PETERMAN; TRAVIS JENSEN, ANTHONY TARTAGLIO, Menlo Park, CA; BRIAN PHILIP GOLDMAN, San Francisco, CA.

ANDREW M. MASON, Klarquist Sparkman, LLP, Port- land, OR, argued for appellee. Also represented by JEFFREY S. LOVE, JOHN D. VANDENBERG. ______________________ THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED:

PER CURIAM (NEWMAN, CLEVENGER, and DYK, Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

October 11, 2016 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court