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`United States Court of Appeals
`for the Federal Circuit
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`SMARTFLASH LLC,
`Appellant
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`v.
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`SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC.,
`SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., APPLE INC,
`GOOGLE LLC,
`Appellees
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`ANDREI IANCU, UNDER SECRETARY OF
`COMMERCE FOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
`AND DIRECTOR OF THE UNITED STATES
`PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE,
`Intervenor
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`SMARTFLASH LLC,
`Appellant
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`v.
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`APPLE INC
`Appellee
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`ANDREI IANCU, UNDER SECRETARY OF
`COMMERCE FOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
`AND DIRECTOR OF THE UNITED STATES
`PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE,
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`
`Intervenor
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`SMARTFLASH LLC,
`Appellant
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`v.
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`APPLE INC, GOOGLE LLC,
`Appellees
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`ANDREI IANCU, UNDER SECRETARY OF
`COMMERCE FOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
`AND DIRECTOR OF THE UNITED STATES
`PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE,
`Intervenor
`______________________
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`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
`______________________
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`Appeals from the United States Patent and Trade-
`mark 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.
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`JUDGMENT
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`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.
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` 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, Washing-
`ton, DC; DOUGLAS HALLWARD-DRIEMEIER, Ropes & Gray
`LLP, Washington, DC; JAMES RICHARD BATCHELDER, East
`Palo Alto, CA.
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` MICHAEL J. MCKEON, Fish & Richardson, PC, Wash-
`ington, DC, for appellees Samsung Electronics America,
`Inc., Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Also represented by
`WALTER KARL RENNER; CRAIG E. COUNTRYMAN, San Diego,
`CA.
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`CHARLES KRAMER VERHOEVEN, Quinn Emanuel Ur-
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`quhart & Sullivan, LLP, San Francisco, CA, for appellee
`Google LLC. Also represented by MELISSA J. BAILY.
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` 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.
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`THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is
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`ORDERED and ADJUDGED:
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`PER CURIAM (LOURIE, DYK, and TARANTO, Circuit
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`Judges).
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`AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.
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` April 11, 2018 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner
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` Date
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`Peter R. Marksteiner
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` Clerk of Court
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`ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT
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