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Affinity Labs of Texas, LLC v. Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, No. 16-1208 (Fed. Cir. Oct. 17, 2016)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 16-1208
Decided
October 17, 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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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

2016-1208

Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in Nos. IPR2014-00407, IPR2014-00408.

JUDGMENT

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

DOUGLAS HALLWARD-DRIEMEIER, Ropes & Gray LLP, Washington, DC, argued for all defendants-appellees. Defendants-appellees Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Samsung Electronics America, Inc. also represented by

2JON STEVEN BAUGHMAN; BRIAN P. BIDDINGER, New York, NY; GABRIELLE E. HIGGINS, East Palo Alto, CA. JERRY ROBIN SELINGER, Patterson & Sheridan LLP, Dallas, TX, for defendants-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, TARANTO and

HUGHES, Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

October 17, 2016 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court

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