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United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________ SMART METER TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Appellant v. ITRON, INC., Appellee ______________________ 2019-1291 ______________________ Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in No. IPR2017- 01199. ______________________ JUDGMENT ______________________ DECKER CAMMACK, Whitaker Chalk Swindle & Schwartz PLLC, Fort Worth, TX, argued for appellant.

Also represented by ENRIQUE SANCHEZ, JR. KIRK T. BRADLEY, Alston & Bird LLP, Charlotte, NC, argued for appellee. Also represented by BRADY COX, Dal- las, TX. ______________________ THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED: PER CURIAM (REYNA, WALLACH, and HUGHES, Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

December 5, 2019 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court