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PLL Technologies, Inc. v. Xilinx, Inc., No. 16-2219 (Fed. Cir. June 13, 2017)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 16-2219
Decided
June 13, 2017
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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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

PLL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.,

Appellant

v.

XILINX, INC.,

Appellee

2016-2219

Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in No. IPR2015-00148.

JUDGMENT

MATTHEW CARMINE PHILLIPS, Laurence & Phillips IP Law LLP, Portland, OR, argued for appellant. Also represented by DEREK MEEKER; STEVE WONG, Amin, Turocy & Watson, LLP, Cleveland, OH. MATTHEW J. SILVEIRA, Jones Day, San Francisco, CA, argued for appellee. Also represented by PATRICK THOMAS MICHAEL; GREGORY A. CASTANIAS, Washington, DC; DAVID B. COCHRAN, JOSEPH M. SAUER, Cleveland, OH; JOSHUA R. NIGHTINGALE, Pittsburgh, PA.

2THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED:

PER CURIAM (PROST, Chief Judge, LOURIE and SCHALL,

Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT June 13, 2017 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court

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PLL Technologies, Inc. v. Xilinx, Inc., No. 16-2219 (Fed. Cir. June 13, 2017).

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