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WI-FI ONE, LLC v. BROADCOM CORP.

2015-1944. 2015-1945. 2015-1946.

878 F.3d 1364 (2018)

WI-FI ONE, LLC, Appellant v. BROADCOM CORPORATION, Appellee. Joseph Matal, Performing the Functions and Duties of the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Intervenor. Wi-Fi One, LLC Appellant v. Broadcom Corporation, Appellee Joseph Matal, Performing the Functions and Duties of the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Intervenor Wi-Fi One, LLC Appellant v. Broadcom Corporation, Appellee. Joseph Matal, Performing the Functions and Duties of the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Intervenor.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

Decided: January 8, 2018.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

DOUGLAS AARON CAWLEY , McKool Smith, PC, Dallas, TX, argued for appellant. Also represented by DONALD PUCKETT , Nelson Bumgardner PC, Fort Worth, TX; PETER J. AYERS , Law Office of Peter J. Ayers, Austin, TX.

DOMINIC E. MASSA , Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, Boston, MA, argued for appellee. Also represented by KEVIN GOLDMAN , JANINE MARIE LOPEZ , ZACHARY PICCOLOMINI , KATIE SAXTON.

MARK R. FREEMAN , Appellate Staff, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC, argued for intervenor. Also represented by JOYCE R. BRANDA , MELISSA N. PATTERSON , NICOLAS RILEY ; NATHAN K. KELLEY , KAKOLI CAPRIHAN , BENJAMIN T. HICKMAN , THOMAS W. KRAUSE , FRANCES LYNCH , SCOTT WEIDENFELLER , Office of the Solicitor, United States Patent and Trademark Office, Alexandria, VA.

JEREMY COOPER DOERRE , Tillman Wright PLLC, Charlotte, NC, as amicus curiae.

EUGENE M. GELERNTER , Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP, New York, NY, for amicus curiae New York Intellectual Property Law Association. Also represented by IRENA ROYZMAN , JASON VITULLO ; WALTER E. HANLEY, JR. , KSENIA TAKHISTOVA , Andrews Kurth Kenyon LLP, New York, NY; ROBERT M. ISACKSON , Venable LLP, New York, NY; ROBERT J. RANDO , The Rando Law Firm P.C., Syosset, NY.

DOREEN YATKO TRUJILLO , Saul Ewing LLP, Wayne, PA, for amicus curiae Federal Circuit Bar Association. Also represented by RICHARD ALAN NEIFELD , Neifeld IP Law, PC, Alexandria, VA.

KIA LYNN FREEMAN , McCarter & English, LLP, Boston, MA, for amicus curiae Boston Patent Law Association. Also represented by ERIK PAUL BELT.

SAURABH VISHNUBHAKAT , Texas A&M University School of Law, Fort Worth, TX, for amici curiae Ann Bartow , Michael Risch , Gregory Dolin , Ted M. Sichelman , Christopher Michael Holman , Saurabh Vishnubhakat , Jay P. Kesan , Irina D. Manta , Adam Mossoff.

ERIKA ARNER , Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP, Reston, VA, for amicus curiae American Intellectual Property Law Association. Also represented by DANIEL C. TUCKER ; JOSHUA GOLDBERG , Washington, DC; MARK L. WHITAKER , Morrison & Foerster LLP, Washington, DC.

KENNETH J. WEATHERWAX , Lowenstein & Weatherwax LLP, Los Angeles, CA, for amicus curiae Biotechnology Innovation Organization. Also represented by NATHAN NOBU LOWENSTEIN , JONATHAN H. STEINBERG.

SEAN DANIEL JORDAN , Jackson Walker LLP, Austin, TX, for amicus curiae WesternGeco LLC.

JEFFREY A. LAMKEN , MoloLamken LLP, Washington, DC, for amicus curiae Elm 3DS Innovations, LLC.

GREGORY A. CASTANIAS , Jones Day, Washington, DC, for amicus curiae Intellectual Property Owners Association. Also represented by DAVID B. COCHRAN , Cleveland, OH; JOHN MARLOTT , ISRAEL SASHA MAYERGOYZ , Chicago, IL; MARK W. LAUROESCH , Intellectual Property Owners Association, Washington, DC; STEVEN W. MILLER , Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH; KEVIN H. RHODES , 3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN.

STANLEY JOSEPH PANIKOWSKI, III , DLA Piper US LLP, San Diego, CA, for amici curiae Oracle Corporation, Oracle OTC Subsidiary, LLC. Also represented by Mark D. Fowler , East Palo Alto, CA; JAMES MARTIN HEINTZ , Reston, VA.

JOSEPH GUERRA , Sidley Austin LLP, Washington, DC, for amicus curiae Apple Inc. Also represented by THOMAS ANTHONY BROUGHAN, III , JEFFREY PAUL KUSHAN.

PAUL D. CLEMENT , Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Washington, DC, for amicus curiae Intel Corporation. Also represented by GEORGE W. HICKS, JR. ; SOPAN JOSHI , Chicago, IL; MATTHEW JOHN HULT , Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA.

Dissenting opinion filed by Circuit Judge Hughes, in which Circuit Judges Lourie, Bryson, and Dyk join.

Congress has prohibited the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office from instituting inter partes review if the petition requesting that review is filed more than one year after the petitioner, real party in interest, or privy of the petitioner is served with a complaint for patent infringement. 35 U.S.C....

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