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Valencell, Inc. v. Fitbit LLC, No. 21-2041 (Fed. Cir. Dec. 7, 2023)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 21-2041
Decided
December 7, 2023
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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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

VALENCELL, INC.,

Appellant

v.

FITBIT LLC,

Appellee

KATHERINE K. VIDAL, UNDER SECRETARY OF COMMERCE FOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

AND DIRECTOR OF THE UNITED STATES

PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE,

Intervenor

2021-2041

Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in Nos. IPR2017-00319, IPR2017-01555.

JUDGMENT

WILLIAM GABRIEL PAGAN, Coats & Bennett, PLLC, Cary, NC, argued for appellant. Also represented by DAVID E. BENNETT.

2NATHAN K. KELLEY, Perkins Coie LLP, Washington, DC, argued for appellee. Also represented by DAN L. BAGATELL, Hanover, NH; THERESA H. NGUYEN, Seattle, WA; JAMES M. GLASS, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, New York, NY; SAM STEPHEN STAKE, OGNJEN ZIVOJNOVIC, San Francisco, CA. KAKOLI CAPRIHAN, Office of the Solicitor, United States Patent and Trademark Office, Alexandria, VA, for intervenor. Also represented by WILLIAM LAMARCA, FARHEENA YASMEEN RASHEED.

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

PER CURIAM (MOORE, Chief Judge, DYK and STOLL,

Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

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Valencell, Inc. v. Fitbit LLC, No. 21-2041 (Fed. Cir. Dec. 7, 2023).

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CAFC-21-2041-20231207
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