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Apple Inc. v. Uniloc 2017 LLC, No. 19-1636 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 9, 2020)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 19-1636
Decided
March 9, 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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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

APPLE INC.,

Appellant

v.

UNILOC 2017 LLC,

Appellee

2019-1636

Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in No. IPR2017-01993.

JUDGMENT

MICHAEL T. PIEJA, Goldman Ismail Tomaselli Brennan & Baum LLP, Chicago, IL, argued for appellant. Also represented by ALAN ERNST LITTMANN, DOUG J. WINNARD. BRIAN MATTHEW KOIDE, Etheridge Law Group, Southlake, TX, argued for appellee. Also represented by JAMES ETHERIDGE, RYAN S. LOVELESS, BRETT MANGRUM. THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is

2ORDERED and ADJUDGED:

PER CURIAM (REYNA, CHEN, and HUGHES, Circuit

Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

March 9, 2020 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner

Date Peter R. Marksteiner

Clerk of Court

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