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Intellectual Ventures II LLC v. Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd., No. 19-1800 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 23, 2020)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 19-1800
Decided
March 23, 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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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

INTELLECTUAL VENTURES II LLC,

Appellant

v.

AISIN SEIKI CO., LTD., TOYOTA MOTOR

CORPORATION, AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.,

INC.,

Appellees

2019-1800, 2019-1801

Appeals from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in Nos. IPR2017-01494, IPR2017-01539, IPR2018-00440, IPR2018-00444.

JUDGMENT

PAUL A. STEWART, Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP, Irvine, CA, argued for appellant. Also represented by EDWARD M. CANNON, DAVID GERARD JANKOWSKI.

ROBERT CARTER MATTSON, Oblon, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, Alexandria, VA, argued for all appellees. Appellee Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd. also represented by JOHN SHERMAN KERN, ERIC W. SCHWEIBENZ.

2JAMES R. BARNEY, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP, Washington, DC, for appellee Toyota Motor Corporation. Also represented by JOSHUA GOLDBERG, WILLIAM PRATT, DAVID REESE.

JOHN CARACAPPA, Steptoe & Johnson, LLP, Washington, DC, for appellee American Honda Motor Co., Inc. Also represented by JAMES RICHARD NUTTALL, Chicago, IL.

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

PER CURIAM (NEWMAN, O’MALLEY, and TARANTO, Cir-

cuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

March 23, 2020 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner

Date Peter R. Marksteiner

Clerk of Court

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CAFC-19-1800-20200323
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