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Lumentum Optics Inc. v. Oyster Optics, LLC, No. 19-1919 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 4, 2020)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 19-1919
Decided
August 4, 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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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

LUMENTUM OPTICS INC.,

Appellant

v.

OYSTER OPTICS, LLC,

Appellee

2019-1919, 2019-1921

Appeals from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in Nos. IPR2017-02189, IPR2017-02190, IPR2018-00984, IPR2018-00988.

JUDGMENT

JOEL SAYRES, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, Denver, CO, argued for appellant. Also represented by NICHOLAS POLI CHAN, East Palo Alto, CA; LAUREN MARIE WILLIAMS STEINHAEUSER, JULIE WAHLSTRAND, Minneapolis, MN. WAYNE MICHAEL HELGE, Davidson Berquist Jackson & Gowdey, LLP, McLean, VA, argued for appellee. Also represented by JAMES THOMAS WILSON, ALDO NOTO.

2THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED:

PER CURIAM (WALLACH, CHEN, and STOLL, Circuit

Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

August 4, 2020 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner

Date Peter R. Marksteiner

Clerk of Court

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CAFC-19-1919-20200804
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