Case: 21-2138 Document: 36 Page: 1 Filed: 06/10/2022

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United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________ SONOVA AG, Appellant v. MED-EL ELEKTROMEDIZINISCHE GERATE GMBH, Appellee ______________________ 2021-2138 ______________________ Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in No. IPR2020- 00176. ______________________ JUDGMENT ______________________ MARCUS EDWARD SERNEL, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Chi- cago, IL, argued for appellant. Also represented by GREG MATTHEW POLINS.

KERRY L. TIMBERS, Sunstein LLP, Boston, MA, argued for appellee. Also represented by ROBERT M. ASHER. ______________________ THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is Case: 21-2138 Document: 36 Page: 2 Filed: 06/10/2022

ORDERED and ADJUDGED: PER CURIAM (DYK, REYNA, and TARANTO, Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

June 10, 2022 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court