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SSL Services, LLC v. Cisco Systems, Inc., No. 17-1951 (Fed. Cir. May 7, 2018)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 17-1951
Decided
May 7, 2018
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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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

SSL SERVICES, LLC,

Appellant

v.

CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.,

Appellee

2017-1951

Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in No. IPR2015-01754.

JUDGMENT

JOHN T. BATTAGLIA, Fisch Sigler, LLP, Washington, DC, argued for appellant. Also represented by ALAN M. FISCH, MATTHEW R. BENNER, ROY WILLIAM SIGLER.

THEODORE M. FOSTER, Haynes & Boone, LLP, Dallas, TX, argued for appellee. Also represented by DAVID L. MCCOMBS, DEBRA JANECE MCCOMAS, PRANAY K. PATTANI; THOMAS B. KING, Costa Mesa, CA.

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

PER CURIAM (MOORE, WALLACH, and CHEN, Circuit

Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT May 7, 2018 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court

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