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Silver Peak Systems, Inc. v. Matal, No. 15-2072 (Fed. Cir. Oct. 24, 2017)

Vacated & Remanded
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 15-2072
Decided
October 24, 2017
Judge
Prost, C.J.
Document
Nonprecedential Opinion
Length
2 pages

NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential. United States Court of Appeals

for the Federal Circuit

SILVER PEAK SYSTEMS, INC.,

Appellant

v.

JOSEPH MATAL, PERFORMING THE FUNCTIONS

AND DUTIES OF THE UNDER SECRETARY OF

COMMERCE FOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

AND DIRECTOR, U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK

OFFICE,

Intervenor

2015-2072

Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in No. IPR2014-00245.

Decided: October 24, 2017

DARREN EDWARD DONNELLY, Fenwick & West, LLP, Mountain View, CA, argued for appellant. Also represented by JASON E. AMSEL; EMAN SOJOODI, San Francisco, CA.

22 SILVER PEAK SYSTEMS, INC. v. MATAL

JEREMIAH HELM, Office of the Solicitor, United States Patent and Trademark Office, Alexandria, VA, argued for intervenor. Also represented by THOMAS W. KRAUSE, SCOTT WEIDENFELLER, ROBERT MCBRIDE.

Before PROST, Chief Judge, BRYSON and WALLACH,

Circuit Judges.

In light of this court’s en banc decision in Aqua Products, Inc. v. Matal, No. 2015-1177, 2017 WL 4399000 (Fed. Cir. Oct. 4, 2017) (en banc), the judgment of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board is vacated and this case is remanded to the Board for further proceedings consistent with Aqua.

VACATED AND REMANDED

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Record ID
CAFC-15-2072-20171024
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