NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________

XY, LLC, Appellant

v.

ABS GLOBAL, INC., GENUS PLC, Appellees ______________________

2016-1897 ______________________

Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in No. IPR2014- 01161. ______________________

JUDGMENT ______________________

KIRT S. O'NEILL, Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP, San Antonio, TX, argued for appellant. Also repre- sented by REHAN M. SAFIULLAH, Houston, TX.

STEVEN J. HOROWITZ, Sidley Austin LLP, Chicago, IL, argued for appellees. Also represented by CONSTANTINE L. TRELA, JR. ______________________

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

PER CURIAM (NEWMAN, DYK, and CHEN, Circuit Judg- es). AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

May 23, 2018 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court