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`NOTE: This order is nonprecedential.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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`VIRNETX INC.,
`Appellant
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`v.
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`APPLE INC.,
`Appellee
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`KATHERINE K. VIDAL, Under Secretary of Com-
`merce for Intellectual Property and Director of the
`United States Patent and Trademark Office,
`Intervenor
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`2022-1997
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`Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark
`Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in No. 95/001,697.
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`ON MOTION
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`Before TARANTO, Circuit Judge.
`O R D E R
`VirnetX Inc. moves to vacate the decision of the Patent
`Trial and Appeal Board and remand this case with instruc-
`tions that the agency accept VirnetX’s request for Director
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`Case: 22-1997 Document: 24 Page: 2 Filed: 01/23/2023
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`VIRNETX INC. v. APPLE INC.
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`rehearing. Apple Inc. and intervenor oppose the motion.
`VirnetX replies.
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`The court deems it the better course to deny the motion
`in favor of VirnetX raising arguments for remand in its
`briefing.
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`Accordingly,
`IT IS ORDERED THAT:
`(1) The motion to remand is denied without prejudice
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`to the parties raising their arguments in their merits
`briefs.
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`(2) VirnetX’s opening brief is due within 30 days of the
`date of filing of this order.
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`January 23, 2023
` Date
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` FOR THE COURT
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`/s/ Peter R. Marksteiner
` Peter R. Marksteiner
` Clerk of Court
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