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LEE v. Google LLC, No. 21-1576 (Fed. Cir. Apr. 14, 2022)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 21-1576
Decided
April 14, 2022
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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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

JI-SOO LEE,

Appellant

v.

GOOGLE LLC,

Appellee

2021-1576

Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in No. IPR2016-00045.

JUDGMENT

BENJAMIN E. MASKELL, Maskell Law PLLC, Arlington, VA, argued for appellant. Also represented by SEONG-DON HWANG, Woodbridge, VA. LUANN LORAINE SIMMONS, O'Melveny & Myers LLP, San Francisco, CA, argued for appellee. Also represented by DAVID ALMELING, DARIN W. SNYDER, BILL TRAC; MICHAEL TIMOTHY HAWKINS, Fish & Richardson PC, Minneapolis, MN.

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

PER CURIAM (LOURIE, PROST, and CHEN, Circuit

Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

April 14, 2022 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner

Date Peter R. Marksteiner

Clerk of Court

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Record ID
CAFC-21-1576-20220414
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