SECUREWAVE STORAGE SOLUTIONS v. UNIFIED PATENTS, LLC , No. 20-2244 (Fed. Cir. 2021)

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Case: 20-2244 Document: 80 Page: 1 Filed: 11/16/2021 NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential. United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________ SECUREWAVE STORAGE SOLUTIONS, INC., Appellant v. UNIFIED PATENTS, LLC, Appellee 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 ______________________ 2020-2244 ______________________ Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in No. IPR201900501. ------------------------------------------------SECUREWAVE STORAGE SOLUTIONS, INC., Appellant v. Case: 20-2244 Document: 80 Page: 2 Filed: 11/16/2021 MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC., Appellee 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 ______________________ 2021-1194 ______________________ Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in No. IPR201900932. ______________________ JUDGMENT ______________________ MATTHEW C. PHILLIPS, Laurence & Phillips IP Law, Washington, DC, argued for appellant. Also represented by KEVIN BRENT LAURENCE, DEREK MEEKER; CRAIG ROGERS, SIMPLE IP Law, P.C., Tualatin, OR. ANDREW RYAN SOMMER, Greenberg Traurig, LLP, McLean, VA, argued for appellee Unified Patents, LLC. Also represented by ASHRAF FAWZY, JUNG HAHM, Unified Patents, LLC, Chevy Chase, MD. MELANIE L. BOSTWICK, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, Washington, DC, argued for appellee Micron Technology Inc. Also represented by JARED BOBROW, JEREMY JASON LANG, Menlo Park, CA; KRISTINA MCKENNA, Boston, Case: 20-2244 Document: 80 Page: 3 Filed: 11/16/2021 MA. MCKAYE LEA NEUMEISTER, Appellate Staff, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC, argued for intervenor. Also represented by BRIAN M. BOYNTON, DANIEL TENNY; BENJAMIN T. HICKMAN, THOMAS W. KRAUSE, MONICA BARNES LATEEF, FARHEENA YASMEEN RASHEED, Office of the Solicitor, United States Patent and Trademark Office, Alexandria, VA. ______________________ THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED: PER CURIAM (LOURIE, REYNA, and TARANTO, Circuit Judges). AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36. ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT November 16, 2021 Date /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court

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