NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________

HORIZON THERAPEUTICS, LLC, Appellant

v.

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

2018-1225 ______________________

Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in No. IPR2016- 00829. ______________________

JUDGMENT ______________________

ROBERT FRITZ GREEN, Green, Griffith & Borg-Breen LLP, Chicago, IL, argued for appellant. Also represented by CARYN BORG-BREEN, EMER LOUISE SIMIC; MATTHEW C. PHILLIPS, Laurence & Phillips IP Law LLP, Portland, OR.

KAKOLI CAPRIHAN, Office of the Solicitor, United States Patent and Trademark Office, Alexandria, VA, argued for intervenor. Also represented by THOMAS W. KRAUSE, JOSEPH MATAL, MEREDITH HOPE SCHOENFELD. ______________________

THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is

ORDERED and ADJUDGED:

PER CURIAM (NEWMAN, CLEVENGER, and REYNA, Cir- cuit Judges). AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

October 10, 2019 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court