Uniloc 2017 LLC v. Apple Inc.

Opinion

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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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. IPR2018- 00424, IPR2018-01028, IPR2018-01631, IPR2018-01653. ______________________

JUDGMENT ______________________ Case: 20-1306 Document: 93 Page: 2 Filed: 05/10/2021

JEFFREY A. STEPHENS, Etheridge Law Group, South- lake, 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 ap- pellees. 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 interve- nor. 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 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court