NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________

SMARTEN LLC, Plaintiff-Appellant

v.

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC., Defendant-Appellee ______________________

2018-1802 ______________________

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia in No. 1:17-cv-01381-LMB- IDD, Judge Leonie M. Brinkema. ______________________

JUDGMENT ______________________

ROBERT VANDERHYE, McLean, VA, argued for plaintiff- appellant.

RICHARD L. RAINEY, Covington & Burling LLP, Wash- ington, DC, argued for defendant-appellee. Also repre- sented by ROBERT JASON FOWLER, KEVIN RICHARDS. ______________________

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

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

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

February 12, 2019 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court