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IGT v. Zynga Inc., No. 23-2365 (Fed. Cir. Sept. 3, 2025)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 23-2365
Decided
September 3, 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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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

IGT,

Appellant

v.

ZYNGA INC.,

Appellee

2023-2365

Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in No. IPR2022-00368.

JUDGMENT

MICHAEL DAVID GANNON, Baker & Hostetler LLP, Chicago, IL, argued for appellant. Also represented by JENNIFER KURCZ, LEIF R. SIGMOND, JR.; CHARLES C. CARSON, ROBERT LOUIS HAILS, JR., Washington, DC; DANIEL J. GOETTLE, JEFFREY LESOVITZ, Philadelphia, PA. ALYSSA MARGARET CARIDIS, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, Los Angeles, CA, argued for appellee. Also represented by RACHAEL JENSEN, Austin, TX; JOSEPH

2RAYMOND KOLKER, New York, NY; ELIZABETH MOULTON, CLEMENT ROBERTS, San Francisco, CA. THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED:

PER CURIAM (DYK, PROST, and STOLL, Circuit

Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

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CAFC-23-2365-20250903
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