KNOWLES ELECTRONICS LLC v. IANCU

2016-1954.

886 F.3d 1369 (2018)

KNOWLES ELECTRONICS LLC, Appellant v. Andrei IANCU, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Intervenor.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

Decided: April 6, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

RICHARD L. RAINEY , Covington & Burling LLP, Washington, DC, argued for appellant. Also represented by BRIAN GERARD BIELUCH , MICHAEL S. SAWYER , CYRIL DJOUKENG .

MOLLY R. SILFEN , Office of the Solicitor, United States Patent and Trademark Office, Alexandria, VA, argued for intervenor. Also represented by NATHAN K. KELLEY , THOMAS W. KRAUSE , MEREDITH HOPE SCHOENFELD ; MARK R. FREEMAN , Appellate Staff, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC.

Dissenting opinion filed by Circuit Judge Newman.


Appellant Knowles Electronics LLC ("Knowles") appeals the inter partes reexamination decision of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's ("USPTO") Patent Trial and Appeal Board ("PTAB") that affirmed an examiner's findings that (1) claims 1-2, 5-6, 9, 11-12, 15-16, and 19 of U.S...

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