Case: 23-1242 Document: 48 Page: 1 Filed: 09/11/2024

NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________

ESTECH SYSTEMS, INC., Appellant

v.

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

2023-1242 ______________________

Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in No. IPR2021- 00574. ______________________

JUDGMENT ______________________

JOHN WITTENZELLNER, Williams Simons & Landis PLLC, Philadelphia, PA, argued for appellant. Also repre- sented by FRED WILLIAMS, Austin, TX.

MICHAEL S. FORMAN, Office of the Solicitor, United States Patent and Trademark Office, Alexandria, VA, Case: 23-1242 Document: 48 Page: 2 Filed: 09/11/2024

argued for intervenor. Also represented by PETER J. AYERS, WILLIAM LAMARCA, FARHEENA YASMEEN RASHEED. ______________________

THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is

ORDERED and ADJUDGED:

PER CURIAM (LOURIE, LINN, and STOLL, Circuit Judges). AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

September 11, 2024 Date