DOCUMENT SECURITY SYSTEMS, INC v. NICHIA CORPORATION , No. 20-1383 (Fed. Cir. 2021)

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Case: 20-1383 Document: 72 Page: 1 Filed: 05/14/2021 NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential. United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________ DOCUMENT SECURITY SYSTEMS, INC., Appellant v. NICHIA CORPORATION, CREE, 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 ______________________ 2020-1383 ______________________ Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in Nos. IPR201801166, IPR2019-00506. ______________________ JUDGMENT ______________________ BRIAN DAVID LEDAHL, Russ August & Kabat, Los Angeles, CA, argued for appellant. Also represented by AMY Case: 20-1383 Document: 72 Page: 2 Filed: 05/14/2021 HAYDEN, PAUL ANTHONY KROEGER. THOMAS R. MAKIN, Shearman & Sterling LLP, New York, NY, argued for appellee Nichia Corporation. Also represented by DAVID JEFFREY COOPERBERG, ERIC SEBASTIAN LUCAS; MATT BERKOWITZ, PATRICK ROBERT COLSHER, Menlo Park, CA. BLANEY HARPER, Jones Day, Washington, DC, for appellee Cree, Inc. Also represented by JOSHUA R. NIGHTINGALE, Pittsburgh, PA. MARY L. KELLY, Office of the Solicitor, United States Patent and Trademark Office, Alexandria, VA, for intervenor. Also represented by THOMAS W. KRAUSE, MAUREEN DONOVAN QUELER, FARHEENA YASMEEN RASHEED. ______________________ THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED: PER CURIAM (NEWMAN, REYNA, and STOLL, Circuit Judges). AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36. ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT May 14, 2021 Date /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court

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