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Uniloc 2017 LLC v. HTC Corporation, No. 20-1547 (Fed. Cir. May 10, 2021)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 20-1547
Decided
May 10, 2021
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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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

UNILOC 2017 LLC,

Appellant

v.

HTC CORPORATION, HTC AMERICA, INC.,

Appellees

ANDREW HIRSHFELD, PERFORMING THE

FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES OF THE UNDER

SECRETARY OF COMMERCE FOR

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND DIRECTOR OF THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK

OFFICE,

Intervenor

2020-1547

Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in No. IPR2018-01589.

JUDGMENT

JAMES ETHERIDGE, Etheridge Law Group, Southlake, TX, for appellant. Also represented by BRIAN MATTHEW

2KOIDE, RYAN S. LOVELESS, BRETT MANGRUM, JEFFREY A. STEPHENS.

TODD ERIC LANDIS, Williams Simons & Landis PLLC, Dallas, TX, for appellees. Also represented by FRED WILLIAMS, Austin, TX; JOHN WITTENZELLNER, Philadelphia, PA. PETER JOHN SAWERT, Office of the Solicitor, United States Patent and Trademark Office, Alexandria, VA, for intervenor. Also represented by THOMAS W. KRAUSE, WILLIAM LAMARCA, FARHEENA YASMEEN RASHEED.

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

PER CURIAM (DYK, MAYER, and HUGHES, Circuit

Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

May 10, 2021 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner

Date Peter R. Marksteiner

Clerk of Court

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