NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________

SMARTFLASH LLC, Appellant

v.

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC., SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., APPLE INC, GOOGLE LLC, 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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SMARTFLASH LLC, Appellant

v.

APPLE 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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SMARTFLASH LLC, Appellant

v.

APPLE INC, GOOGLE LLC, Appellees

ANDREI IANCU, UNDER SECRETARY OF COMMERCE FOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND DIRECTOR OF THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE, Intervenor ______________________

2016-2451, 2016-2452, 2016-2455, 2016-2457, 2016-2458, 2017-1056, 2017-1102, 2017-1104, 2017-1109, 2017-1110, 2017-1111, 2017-1833, 2017-1834, 2017-1835, 2017-1836, 2017-1837, 2017-1846, 2017-1847 ______________________

Appeals from the United States Patent and Trade- mark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in Nos. CBM2014-00190, CBM2014-00192, CBM2014-00193, CBM2014-00194, CBM2015-00016, CBM2015-00017, CBM2015-00028, CBM2015-00029, CBM2015-00031, CBM2015-00032, CBM2015-00033, CBM2015-00059, CBM2015-00117, CBM2015-00118, CBM2015-00119, CBM2015-00120, CBM2015-00121, CBM2015-00123, CBM2015-00124, CBM2015-00125, CBM2015-00126, CBM2015-00127, CBM2015-00130, CBM2015-00131, CBM2015-00132, CBM2015-00133. ______________________ JUDGMENT ______________________

AARON MARTIN PANNER, Kellogg, Huber, Hansen, Todd, Evans & Figel, PLLC, Washington, DC, argued for appellant. Also represented by NICHOLAS O. HUNTER; MICHAEL CASEY, GREGORY A. KRAUSS, Davidson Berquist Jackson & Gowdey, LLP, McLean, VA.

MARK ANDREW PERRY, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Washington, DC, argued for all appellees. Appellee Apple Inc. also represented by BRIAN BUROKER; BLAINE H. EVANSON, BRADLEY JOSEPH HAMBURGER, JENNIFER RHO, Los Angeles, CA; HERVEY MARK LYON, Palo Alto, CA; BRETT ROSENTHAL, Dallas, TX; JON STEVEN BAUGHMAN, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, Washing- ton, DC; DOUGLAS HALLWARD-DRIEMEIER, Ropes & Gray LLP, Washington, DC; JAMES RICHARD BATCHELDER, East Palo Alto, CA.

MICHAEL J. MCKEON, Fish & Richardson, PC, Wash- ington, DC, for appellees Samsung Electronics America, Inc., Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Also represented by WALTER KARL RENNER; CRAIG E. COUNTRYMAN, San Diego, CA.

CHARLES KRAMER VERHOEVEN, Quinn Emanuel Ur- quhart & Sullivan, LLP, San Francisco, CA, for appellee Google LLC. Also represented by MELISSA J. BAILY.

WILLIAM LAMARCA, Office of the Solicitor, United States Patent and Trademark Office, Alexandria, VA, argued for intervenor. Also represented by NATHAN K. KELLEY, THOMAS W. KRAUSE, FARHEENA YASMEEN RASHEED. ______________________

THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED:

PER CURIAM (LOURIE, DYK, and TARANTO, Circuit Judges). AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

April 11, 2018 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court