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Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. v. Netlist, Inc., No. 25-1378 (Fed. Cir. Dec. 9, 2025)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 25-1378
Decided
December 9, 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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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 SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.,

Appellant

v.

NETLIST, INC.,

Appellee

2025-1378

Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in No. IPR2023-00847.

JUDGMENT

MICHAEL HAWES, Baker Botts LLP, Houston, TX, argued for appellant. Also represented by LORI DING; THEODORE W. CHANDLER, Los Angeles, CA; ELIOT DAMON WILLIAMS, Washington, DC; PILSEON YOO, San Francisco, CA.

WILLIAM MILLIKEN, Sterne Kessler Goldstein & Fox PLLC, Washington, DC, argued for appellee. Also represented by RICHARD M. BEMBEN, RICHARD CRUDO.

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

PER CURIAM (LOURIE, PROST, and CUNNINGHAM, Cir-

cuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

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December 9, 2025

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Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. v. Netlist, Inc., No. 25-1378 (Fed. Cir. Dec. 9, 2025).

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CAFC-25-1378-20251209
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