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Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. v. Iancu, No. 19-1498 (Fed. Cir. June 15, 2020)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 19-1498
Decided
June 15, 2020
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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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

HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.,

Appellant

v.

ANDREI IANCU, UNDER SECRETARY OF

COMMERCE FOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

AND DIRECTOR OF THE UNITED STATES

PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE,

Intervenor

2019-1498

Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in No. IPR2017-01487.

JUDGMENT

NATHANIEL C. LOVE, Sidley Austin LLP, Chicago, IL, argued for appellant. Also represented by CONSTANTINE L. TRELA, JR., DOUGLAS I. LEWIS; MICHAEL J. BETTINGER, CURT HOLBREICH, San Francisco, CA; RYAN C. MORRIS, Washington, DC. MAUREEN DONOVAN QUELER, Office of the Solicitor,

2United States Patent and Trademark Office, Alexandria, VA, argued for intervenor. Also represented by THOMAS W. KRAUSE, JOSEPH MATAL.

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

PER CURIAM (NEWMAN, LOURIE, and SCHALL, Circuit

Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

June 15, 2020 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner

Date Peter R. Marksteiner

Clerk of Court

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