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Creative Technology Ltd. v. ITC, No. 16-2715 (Fed. Cir. Oct. 13, 2017)

Affirmed
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 16-2715
Decided
October 13, 2017
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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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

CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY LTD., CREATIVE LABS,

INC.,

Appellants

v.

INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION,

Appellee

GOOGLE LLC, MOTOROLA MOBILITY LLC,

LENOVO (UNITED STATES) INC., LENOVO

GROUP LTD., BLACKBERRY LTD., BLACKBERRY

CORPORATION, HTC CORPORATION, HTC

AMERICA, INC., LG ELECTRONICS, INC., LG

ELECTRONICS U.S.A., INC., LG ELECTRONICS

MOBILECOMM U.S.A., INC., SAMSUNG

ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., SAMSUNG

ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC., SONY

CORPORATION, SONY MOBILE

COMMUNICATIONS INC., SONY MOBILE

COMMUNICATIONS AB, SONY MOBILE

COMMUNICATIONS (USA) INC., ZTE

CORPORATION, ZTE (USA) INC.,

Intervenors

2016-2715

2Appeal from the United States International Trade Commission in Investigation No. 337-TA-994.

JUDGMENT

JONATHAN DANIEL BAKER, Farney Daniels PC, San Mateo, CA, argued for appellants. Also represented by MICHAEL D. SAUNDERS, GURTEJ SINGH.

HOUDA MORAD, Office of the General Counsel, United States International Trade Commission, Washington, DC, argued for appellee. Also represented by WAYNE W. HERRINGTON, SIDNEY A. ROSENZWEIG, DOMINIC L. BIANCHI.

DAN L. BAGATELL, Perkins Coie LLP, Hanover, NH, argued for all intervenors. Intervenors Google LLC, Motorola Mobility LLC, Lenovo (United States) Inc., Lenovo Group Ltd., Blackberry Ltd., Blackberry Corporation also represented by VERONICA SUSANA ASCARRUNZ, Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati, PC, Washington, DC. Intervenors Blackberry Ltd., Blackberry Corporation also represented by DANIEL P. MUINO, Morrison & Foerster LLP, Washington, DC; VINCENT JOSEPH BELUSKO, Los Angeles, CA. FRED WILLIAMS, Vinson & Elkins LLP, Austin, TX, for intervenors HTC Corporation, HTC America, Inc. Also represented by JONATHAN LLOYD HARDT. SCOTT ANDREW ELENGOLD, Fish & Richardson, PC, Washington, DC, for intervenors LG Electronics, Inc., LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc., LG Electronics MobileComm U.S.A., Inc. Also represented by CHRISTIAN A. CHU, MICHAEL J. MCKEON.

3RICHARD L. RAINEY, Covington & Burling LLP, Washington, DC, for intervenors Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Samsung Electronics America, Inc. Also represented by ALEXANDER CHINOY; GREGORY SCOTT NIEBERG, New York, NY; ALICE JUWON AHN, San Francisco, CA. MICHAEL N. RADER, Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, PC, Boston, MA, for intervenors Sony Corporation, Sony Mobile Communications Inc., Sony Mobile Communications AB, Sony Mobile Communications (USA) Inc. Also represented by CHRISTOPHER HENRY, GERALD B. HRYCYSZYN; JAMES ALTMAN, BARBARA A. MURPHY, Foster, Murphy, Altman & Nickel, PC, Washington, DC. LYLE BRENT VANDER SCHAAF, Brinks Gilson & Lione, Washington, DC, for intervenors ZTE Corporation, ZTE (USA) Inc. Also represented by JEFFREY J. CATALANO, RALPH JOSEPH GABRIC, Chicago, IL.

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

Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

October 13, 2017 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court

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