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American Patents LLC v. Unified Patents, LLC, No. 21-1635 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 10, 2022)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 21-1635
Decided
March 10, 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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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

AMERICAN PATENTS LLC,

Appellant

v.

UNIFIED PATENTS, LLC,

Appellee

2021-1635

Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in No. IPR2019-00482.

JUDGMENT

LARRY D. THOMPSON, JR., Antonelli, Harrington & Thompson, LLP, Houston, TX, argued for appellant. Also represented by MATTHEW JAMES ANTONELLI, ZACHARIAH HARRINGTON, REHAN M. SAFIULLAH.

DEBRA JANECE MCCOMAS, Haynes & Boone, LLP, Dallas, TX, argued for appellee. Also represented by DAVID L. MCCOMBS; RAGHAV BAJAJ, DAVID W. O'BRIEN, Austin, TX; ANGELA OLIVER, Washington, DC; ASHRAF FAWZY,

2JONATHAN RUDOLPH KOMINEK STROUD, Unified Patents, LLC, Chevy Chase, MD. THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED:

PER CURIAM (NEWMAN, LOURIE, and TARANTO, Cir-

cuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

March 10, 2022 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner

Date Peter R. Marksteiner

Clerk of Court

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American Patents LLC v. Unified Patents, LLC, No. 21-1635 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 10, 2022).

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CAFC-21-1635-20220310
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