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Koninklijke Philips N.V. v. Microsoft Corporation, No. 19-1178 (Fed. Cir. Dec. 26, 2019)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 19-1178
Decided
December 26, 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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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

KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.,

Appellant

v.

MICROSOFT CORPORATION, MICROSOFT

MOBILE INC., HTC CORPORATION, HTC

AMERICA, INC.,

Appellees

UNITED STATES,

Intervenor

2019-1178

Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in No. IPR2017-00890.

JUDGMENT

JUSTIN J. OLIVER, Venable LLP, Washington, DC, argued for appellant. Also represented by DANIEL S. GLUECK. CHRISTINA JORDAN MCCULLOUGH, Perkins Coie, LLP, Seattle, WA, argued for all appellees. Appellees Microsoft

2Corporation, Microsoft Mobile Inc. also represented by CHAD S. CAMPBELL, Phoenix, AZ. RYAN J. MCBRAYER, Perkins Coie, LLP, Seattle, WA, for appellees HTC Corporation, HTC America, Inc. DANA KAERSVANG, Appellate Staff, Civil Division, Department of Justice, Washington, DC, argued for intervenor. Also represented by DENNIS FAN, SCOTT R. MCINTOSH, JOSEPH H. HUNT, MELISSA N. PATTERSON; THOMAS W. KRAUSE, JOSEPH MATAL, FARHEENA YASMEEN RASHEED, Office of the Solicitor, United States Patent and Trademark Office, Alexandria, VA.

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

PER CURIAM (NEWMAN, LOURIE, and REYNA, Circuit

Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

December 26, 2019 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court

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Koninklijke Philips N.V. v. Microsoft Corporation, No. 19-1178 (Fed. Cir. Dec. 26, 2019).

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CAFC-19-1178-20191226
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