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`NOTE: This order is nonprecedential.
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`United States Court of Appeals
`for the Federal Circuit
`______________________
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`UNILOC 2017 LLC,
`Appellant
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`v.
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`SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC.,
`Appellee
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`ANDREI IANCU, Director, U.S. Patent and Trade-
`mark Office,
`Intervenor
`______________________
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`2019-2165, -2166, -2167, -2168, -2169
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`Appeals from the United States Patent and Trademark
`Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in Nos. IPR2017-
`01797, IPR2017-01798, IPR2017-01799, IPR2017-01800,
`IPR2017-01801, and IPR2017-01802.
`______________________
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`ON MOTION
`______________________
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`Before LOURIE, MOORE, and CHEN, Circuit Judges.
`PER CURIAM.
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`O R D E R
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`Case: 19-2165 Document: 29 Page: 2 Filed: 02/27/2020
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`UNILOC 2017 LLC v. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA
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` Uniloc 2017 LLC moves to vacate the decisions of the
`Patent Trial and Appeal Board and dismiss, or alterna-
`tively remand, these cases in light of Arthrex, Inc. v. Smith
`& Nephew, Inc., 941 F.3d 1320 (Fed. Cir. 2019). Samsung
`Electronics America, Inc. opposes the motion. The Director
`of the United States Patent and Trademark Office inter-
`venes and also opposes the motion.
`Upon consideration thereof,
`IT IS ORDERED THAT:
`(1) The Director of the United States Patent and
`Trademark Office is added as an intervenor. The revised
`official caption is reflected above.
`(2) The motion is granted to the extent that the Patent
`Trial and Appeal Board’s decisions are vacated, and the
`cases are remanded to the Board for proceedings consistent
`with this court’s decision in Arthrex.
`(3) Each side shall bear its own costs.
`FOR THE COURT
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` February 27, 2020
` Date
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`/s/ Peter R. Marksteiner
`Peter R. Marksteiner
`Clerk of Court
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