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TQ Delta, LLC v. Dish Network LLC, No. 18-1798 (Fed. Cir. July 15, 2019)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 18-1798
Decided
July 15, 2019
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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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

TQ DELTA, LLC,

Appellant

v.

DISH NETWORK LLC,

Appellee

2018-1798

Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in No. IPR2016-01469.

TQ DELTA, LLC,

Appellant

v.

CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.,

Appellee

2018-1800

2Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in No. IPR2016-01760.

JUDGMENT

DAVID Z. PETTY, McAndrews, Held & Malloy, Ltd., Chicago, IL, argued for appellant. Also represented by PETER J. MCANDREWS, RAJENDRA A. CHIPLUNKAR.

HEIDI LYN KEEFE, Cooley LLP, Palo Alto, CA, argued for appellee DISH Network LLC. Also represented by JENNIFER VOLK, Reston, VA; STEPHEN R. SMITH, Washington, DC. THEODORE M. FOSTER, Haynes & Boone, LLP, Dallas, TX, argued for appellee Cisco Systems, Inc. Also represented by DAVID L. MCCOMBS, DEBRA JANECE MCCOMAS. THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED:

PER CURIAM (O’MALLEY, LINN, and HUGHES, Circuit

Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

July 15, 2019 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court

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