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IN RE SMITH INTERNATIONAL, INC.

2016-2303.

871 F.3d 1375 (2017)

IN RE: SMITH INTERNATIONAL, INC., Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

Decided: September 26, 2017.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

JOHN R. KEVILLE , Winston & Strawn LLP, Houston, TX, argued for appellant. Also represented by ANDREW RYAN SOMMER , Washington, DC; RICHARD L. STANLEY , Law Office of Richard L. Stanley, Houston, TX.

MAI-TRANG DUC DANG , Office of the Solicitor, United States Patent and Trademark Office, Alexandria, VA, argued for appellee Joseph Matal. Also represented by NATHAN K. KELLEY , FRANCES LYNCH.

Before Lourie, Reyna, and Hughes, Circuit Judges.

Smith International, Inc. ("Smith") appeals from a decision of the United States Patent and Trademark Office ("the PTO") Patent and Trial Appeal Board ("the Board") affirming the examiner's rejections of claims 28-36, 39-46, 49, 50, 79-81, and 93-1001 of U.S. Patent 6,732,817 ("the '817 patent...

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