United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________

VOICE TECH CORP., Appellant

v.

UNIFIED PATENTS, LLC, Appellee ______________________

2022-2163 ______________________

Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in No. IPR2020- 01018. ______________________

Decided: August 1, 2024 ______________________

ERIC MICHAEL ADAMS, Tumey LLP, Houston, TX, ar- gued for appellant.

ADAM LLOYD ERICKSON, Haynes and Boone, LLP, Washington, DC, argued for appellee. Also represented by ANGELA M. OLIVER; DEBRA JANECE MCCOMAS, DAVID L. MCCOMBS, Dallas, TX; ROSHAN MANSINGHANI, JORDAN MICHAEL ROSSEN, Unified Patents, LLC, Chevy Chase, MD. ______________________

Before LOURIE, CHEN, and CUNNINGHAM, Circuit Judges. Case: 22-2163 Document: 44 Page: 2 Filed: 08/01/2024

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