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Affinity Labs of Texas, LLC v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., No. 15-1933 (Fed. Cir. May 9, 2016)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 15-1933
Decided
May 9, 2016
Judge
Per curiam (Rule 36)
Document
Rule 36 Judgment
Length
2 pages
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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential. United States Court of Appeals

for the Federal Circuit

AFFINITY LABS OF TEXAS, LLC,

Appellant

v.

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA INC., HTC CORP., HTC

AMERICA, INC.,

Appellees

2015-1933

Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in No. IPR2014-00209.

JUDGMENT

RYAN MICHAEL SCHULTZ, Robins Kaplan LLP, Minneapolis, MN, argued for appellant. Also represented by EMILY ELIZABETH NILES.

DOUGLAS HALLWARD-DRIEMEIER, Ropes & Gray LLP, Washington, DC, argued for all appellees. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Samsung Electronics America Inc. also represented by JON STEVEN BAUGHMAN; BRIAN P.

2BIDDINGER, New York, NY; GABRIELLE E. HIGGINS, East Palo Alto, CA. JERRY ROBIN SELINGER, Patterson & Sheridan LLP, Dallas, TX, for appellees HTC Corp., HTC America, Inc. Also represented by BARDEN TODD PATTERSON, Houston, TX.

THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED:

PER CURIAM (PROST, Chief Judge, DYK and REYNA,

Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

May 9, 2016 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court

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