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Ward Participations B.V. v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., No. 23-2080 (Fed. Cir. Jan. 13, 2025)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 23-2080
Decided
January 13, 2025
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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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 WARD PARTICIPATIONS B.V.,

Appellant

v.

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., BANK OF

AMERICA, N.A.,

Appellees

2023-2080, 2023-2081, 2023-2082

Appeals from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in Nos. IPR2022-00113, IPR2022-00114, IPR2022-01076, IPR2022-01077, PGR2022-00007.

JUDGMENT

ERIK LUND, DNL Zito, Washington, DC, argued for appellant. Also represented by JOSEPH J. ZITO. ASHLEY BOLT, Fish & Richardson P.C., Atlanta, GA, argued for all appellees. Appellee Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. also represented by PETER HONG, THAD CHARLES KODISH, BENJAMIN THOMPSON.

2WILLIAM FINK, O'Melveny & Myers LLP, Washington, DC, for appellee Bank of America, N.A. Also represented by BENJAMIN HABER, Los Angeles, CA; MARC JOSEPH PENSABENE, New York, NY. THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED:

PER CURIAM (REYNA, TARANTO, and STARK, Circuit

Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

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