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Capella Photonics, Inc. v. Cisco Systems, Inc., No. 16-2394 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 12, 2018)

Affirmed
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 16-2394
Decided
February 12, 2018
Judge
Per curiam (Rule 36)
Document
Rule 36 Judgment
Length
3 pages

NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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

for the Federal Circuit

CAPELLA PHOTONICS, INC.,

Appellant

v.

CISCO SYSTEMS, INC., CIENA CORPORATION,

CORIANT OPERATIONS, INC., CORIANT (USA)

INC., FUJITSU NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS, INC., LUMENTUM HOLDINGS, INC., LUMENTUM

INC., LUMENTUM OPERATIONS, LLC,

Appellees

2016-2394, 2016-2395, 2017-1105, 2017-1106, 2017-1107,

2017-1108

Appeals from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in Nos. IPR2014-01166, IPR2014-01276, IPR2015-00726, IPR2015-00727, IPR2015-00731, IPR2015-00739, IPR2015-00816, IPR2015-00894, IPR2015-01958, IPR2015-01961, IPR2015-01969, IPR2015-01971.

JUDGMENT

ROBERT GREENE STERNE, Sterne Kessler Goldstein & Fox, PLLC, Washington, DC, argued for appellant. Also

2represented by TYLER DUTTON, JASON DANIEL EISENBERG, DEIRDRE M. WELLS.

SARAH J. GUSKE, Baker Botts LLP, San Francisco, CA, argued for appellee Cisco Systems, Inc. Also represented by WAYNE O. STACY, Dallas, TX. NATHANIEL T. BROWAND, Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy, LLP, New York, NY, argued for appellee Fujitsu Network Communications, Inc. Also represented by CHRISTOPHER JAMES GASPAR; MARK C. SCARSI, Los Angeles, CA. JOEL SAYRES, Faegre Baker Daniels LLP, Denver, CO, argued for appellees Lumentum Holdings, Inc., Lumentum Inc., Lumentum Operations, LLC. Also represented by KENNETH LIEBMAN, Minneapolis, MN.

MATTHEW J. MOORE, Latham & Watkins LLP, Washington, DC, for appellee Ciena Corporation. Also represented by CHI CHEUNG, CLEMENT J. NAPLES, New York, NY; ROBERT STEINBERG, Los Angeles, CA. JONATHAN PIETER VAN ES, Banner & Witcoff, Ltd., Chicago, IL, for appellees Coriant Operations, Inc., Coriant (USA) Inc. Also represented by THOMAS KENT PRATT; MICHAEL STEVEN CUVIELLO, Washington, DC.

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

Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

3ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

February 12, 2018 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court

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