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Virnetx Inc. v. Cisco Systems, Inc., No. 19-1671 (Fed. Cir. May 13, 2020)

Denied
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 19-1671
Decided
May 13, 2020
Judge
Per curiam
Document
Precedential Opinion
Length
3 pages

United States Court of Appeals

for the Federal Circuit

VIRNETX INC.,

Appellant

v.

CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.,

Appellee

ANDREI IANCU, UNDER SECRETARY OF

COMMERCE FOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

AND DIRECTOR OF THE UNITED STATES

PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE,

Intervenor

2019-1671

Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in No. 95/001,679.

ON PETITIONS FOR EN BANC REHEARING

NAVEEN MODI, Paul Hastings LLP, Washington, DC, for appellant. Also represented by STEPHEN BLAKE KINNAIRD, JOSEPH PALYS, IGOR VICTOR TIMOFEYEV, MICHAEL WOLFE, DANIEL ZEILBERGER.

DAVID L. MCCOMBS, Haynes & Boone, LLP, Dallas, TX, filed a combined petition for panel rehearing and rehearing

2en banc for appellee. Also represented by THEODORE M. FOSTER, DEBRA JANECE MCCOMAS.

MELISSA N. PATTERSON, Appellate Staff, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC, filed a combined petition for panel rehearing and rehearing en banc for intervenor. Also represented by COURTNEY DIXON, SCOTT R. MCINTOSH; THOMAS W. KRAUSE, JOSEPH MATAL, BRIAN RACILLA, FARHEENA YASMEEN RASHEED, Office of the Solicitor, United States Patent and Trademark Office, Alexandria, VA.

Before PROST, Chief Judge, NEWMAN, LOURIE, DYK, MOORE, O’MALLEY, REYNA, WALLACH, TARANTO, CHEN,

and HUGHES, Circuit Judges.*

O R D E R

Combined petitions for panel rehearing and rehearing en banc were separately filed by the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office and Cisco Systems, Inc. The petitions were first referred to the panel that heard the appeal and were denied by the panel by separate order. The petitions for rehearing en banc were referred to the circuit judges who are in regular active service. A poll was requested, taken, and failed.

Upon consideration thereof, IT IS ORDERED THAT:

The petitions for rehearing en banc are denied.

3The mandate of the court will issue on May 20, 2020.

FOR THE COURT

May 13, 2020 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner

Date Peter R. Marksteiner

Clerk of Court

Footnotes

  1. * Circuit Judge Stoll did not participate.

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Virnetx Inc. v. Cisco Systems, Inc., No. 19-1671 (Fed. Cir. May 13, 2020).

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CAFC-19-1671-20200513
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