Case: 22-2101 Document: 40 Page: 1 Filed: 12/08/2023

NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________

NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION, Appellant

v.

KATHERINE K. VIDAL, UNDER SECRETARY OF COMMERCE FOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND DIRECTOR OF THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE, Intervenor ______________________

2022-2101 ______________________

Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in No. IPR2020- 01607. ______________________

JUDGMENT ______________________

MICHAEL DAVID SAUNDERS, Dickinson Wright PLLC, Austin, TX, argued for appellant. Also represented by STEVEN R. DANIELS.

OMAR FAROOQ AMIN, Office of the Solicitor, United States Patent and Trademark Office, Alexandria, VA, Case: 22-2101 Document: 40 Page: 2 Filed: 12/08/2023

argued for intervenor. Also represented by PETER J. AYERS, FARHEENA YASMEEN RASHEED, MEREDITH HOPE SCHOENFELD. ______________________

THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is

ORDERED and ADJUDGED:

PER CURIAM (MOORE, Chief Judge, CLEVENGER and STARK, Circuit Judges). AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

December 8, 2023 Date