U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 2021

Uniloc 2017 LLC v. Apple Inc.

Uniloc 2017 LLC v. Apple Inc.
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · Decided March 11, 2021

Uniloc 2017 LLC v. Apple Inc.

Opinion

Case: 20-1699 Document: 67 Page: 1 Filed: 03/11/2021

NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________ UNILOC 2017 LLC, Appellant v. APPLE INC., Appellee ANDREW HIRSHFELD, PERFORMING THE FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES OF THE UNDER SECRETARY OF COMMERCE FOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND DIRECTOR OF THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE, Intervenor ______________________ 2020-1699 ______________________ Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in No. IPR2018- 00289.

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ANDREW HIRSHFELD, PERFORMING THE FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES OF THE UNDER SECRETARY OF COMMERCE FOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND DIRECTOR OF THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE, Intervenor ______________________ 2020-1801 ______________________ Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in No. IPR2018- 01664. ______________________ JUDGMENT ______________________ BRIAN MATTHEW KOIDE, Etheridge Law Group, South- lake, TX, argued for appellant. Also represented by JAMES ETHERIDGE, RYAN S. LOVELESS, BRETT MANGRUM, JEFFREY A. STEPHENS.

ABIGAIL COLELLA, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, New York, NY, argued for appellee. Also represented by MELANIE L. BOSTWICK, MARK S. DAVIES, Washington, DC.

PETER JOHN SAWERT, Office of the Solicitor, United States Patent and Trademark Office, Alexandria, VA, ar- gued for intervenor. Also represented by MAI-TRANG DUC DANG, THOMAS W. KRAUSE, WILLIAM LAMARCA, FARHEENA YASMEEN RASHEED. ______________________ THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is Case: 20-1699 Document: 67 Page: 3 Filed: 03/11/2021

ORDERED and ADJUDGED: PER CURIAM (WALLACH, CHEN, and HUGHES, Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

March 11, 2021 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court

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