UNILOC 2017 LLC v. APPLE INC. , No. 20-1306 (Fed. Cir. 2021)

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Case: 20-1306 Document: 93 Page: 1 Filed: 05/10/2021 NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential. United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________ UNILOC 2017 LLC, Appellant v. APPLE INC., Cross-Appellant HTC CORP., HTC AMERICA, INC., Appellees ANDREW HIRSHFELD, PERFORMING THE FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES OF THE UNDER SECRETARY OF COMMERCE FOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND DIRECTOR OF THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE, Intervenor ______________________ 2020-1306, 2020-1317, 2020-1326 ______________________ Appeals from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in Nos. IPR201800424, IPR2018-01028, IPR2018-01631, IPR2018-01653. ______________________ JUDGMENT ______________________ Case: 20-1306 Document: 93 Page: 2 Filed: 05/10/2021 JEFFREY A. STEPHENS, Etheridge Law Group, Southlake, TX, argued for appellant. Also represented by JAMES ETHERIDGE, RYAN S. LOVELESS, BRETT MANGRUM. ELIZABETH MOULTON, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, Menlo Park, CA, argued for cross-appellant and appellees. Cross-appellant also represented by MELANIE L. BOSTWICK, BENJAMIN PAUL CHAGNON, MARK S. DAVIES, Washington, DC. FRED WILLIAMS, Williams Simons & Landis PLLC, Austin, TX, for appellees. Also represented by TODD ERIC LANDIS, Dallas, TX. ROBERT MCBRIDE, Office of the Solicitor, United States Patent and Trademark Office, Alexandria, VA, for intervenor. Also represented by THOMAS W. KRAUSE, FARHEENA YASMEEN RASHEED, MOLLY R. SILFEN. ______________________ THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED: PER CURIAM (DYK, MAYER, and HUGHES, Circuit Judges). AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36. ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT May 10, 2021 Date /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court

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