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Uniloc 2017 LLC v. Cisco Systems, Inc., No. 18-2431 (Fed. Cir. May 5, 2023)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 18-2431
Decided
May 5, 2023
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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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

UNILOC 2017 LLC,

Appellant

v.

CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.,

Appellee

2018-2431

Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in No. IPR2017-00058.

JUDGMENT

DONALD LEE JACKSON, Davidson Berquist Jackson & Gowdey, LLP, McLean, VA, argued for appellant. Also represented by JAMES ETHERIDGE, RYAN S. LOVELESS, Etheridge Law Group, Southlake, TX. THEODORE M. FOSTER, Haynes and Boone, LLP, Dallas, TX, argued for appellee. Also represented by DAVID L. MCCOMBS, DEBRA JANECE MCCOMAS; DINA BLIKSHTEYN, New York, NY.

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

PER CURIAM (MOORE, Chief Judge, DYK and REYNA,

Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

May 5, 2023 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner

Date Peter R. Marksteiner

Clerk of Court

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Uniloc 2017 LLC v. Cisco Systems, Inc., No. 18-2431 (Fed. Cir. May 5, 2023).

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CAFC-18-2431-20230505
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