SMARTFLASH LLC v. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA , No. 16-2451 (Fed. Cir. 2018)
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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential. United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________ SMARTFLASH LLC, Appellant v. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC., SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., APPLE INC, GOOGLE LLC, Appellees ANDREI IANCU, UNDER SECRETARY OF COMMERCE FOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND DIRECTOR OF THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE, Intervenor --------------------------------------------------------------------------------SMARTFLASH LLC, Appellant v. APPLE INC Appellee ANDREI IANCU, UNDER SECRETARY OF COMMERCE FOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND DIRECTOR OF THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE, Intervenor --------------------------------------------------------------------------------SMARTFLASH LLC, Appellant v. APPLE INC, GOOGLE LLC, Appellees ANDREI IANCU, UNDER SECRETARY OF COMMERCE FOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND DIRECTOR OF THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE, Intervenor ______________________ 2016-2451, 2016-2452, 2016-2455, 2016-2457, 2016-2458, 2017-1056, 2017-1102, 2017-1104, 2017-1109, 2017-1110, 2017-1111, 2017-1833, 2017-1834, 2017-1835, 2017-1836, 2017-1837, 2017-1846, 2017-1847 ______________________ Appeals from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in Nos. CBM2014-00190, CBM2014-00192, CBM2014-00193, CBM2014-00194, CBM2015-00016, CBM2015-00017, CBM2015-00028, CBM2015-00029, CBM2015-00031, CBM2015-00032, CBM2015-00033, CBM2015-00059, CBM2015-00117, CBM2015-00118, CBM2015-00119, CBM2015-00120, CBM2015-00121, CBM2015-00123, CBM2015-00124, CBM2015-00125, CBM2015-00126, CBM2015-00127, CBM2015-00130, CBM2015-00131, CBM2015-00132, CBM2015-00133. ______________________ JUDGMENT ______________________ AARON MARTIN PANNER, Kellogg, Huber, Hansen, Todd, Evans & Figel, PLLC, Washington, DC, argued for appellant. Also represented by NICHOLAS O. HUNTER; MICHAEL CASEY, GREGORY A. KRAUSS, Davidson Berquist Jackson & Gowdey, LLP, McLean, VA. MARK ANDREW PERRY, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Washington, DC, argued for all appellees. Appellee Apple Inc. also represented by BRIAN BUROKER; BLAINE H. EVANSON, BRADLEY JOSEPH HAMBURGER, JENNIFER RHO, Los Angeles, CA; HERVEY MARK LYON, Palo Alto, CA; BRETT ROSENTHAL, Dallas, TX; JON STEVEN BAUGHMAN, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, Washington, DC; DOUGLAS HALLWARD-DRIEMEIER, Ropes & Gray LLP, Washington, DC; JAMES RICHARD BATCHELDER, East Palo Alto, CA. MICHAEL J. MCKEON, Fish & Richardson, PC, Washington, DC, for appellees Samsung Electronics America, Inc., Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Also represented by WALTER KARL RENNER; CRAIG E. COUNTRYMAN, San Diego, CA. CHARLES KRAMER VERHOEVEN, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, San Francisco, CA, for appellee Google LLC. Also represented by MELISSA J. BAILY. WILLIAM LAMARCA, Office of the Solicitor, United States Patent and Trademark Office, Alexandria, VA, argued for intervenor. Also represented by NATHAN K. KELLEY, THOMAS W. KRAUSE, FARHEENA YASMEEN RASHEED. ______________________ THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED: PER CURIAM (LOURIE, DYK, and TARANTO, Circuit Judges). AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36. ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT April 11, 2018 Date /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court
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