2016-2523, 2016-2524 03-23-2018 DSS TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT, INC., Appellant v. APPLE INC., Appellee Eric William Buether, Buether Joe & Carpenter LLC, Dallas, TX, argued for appellant. Also represented by Brian Andrew Carpenter ; Andriy Lytvyn, Smith & Hopen, PA, Oldsmar, FL. Jon Wright, Sterne Kessler Goldstein & Fox, PLLC, Washington, DC, argued for appellee. Also represented by David K.S. Cornwell, Jason A. Fitzsimmons. O'Malley, Circuit Judge. Eric William Buether, Buether Joe & Carpenter LLC
(a) PATENT APPLICANT.-An applicant for a patent, any of whose claims has been twice rejected, may appeal from the decision of the primary examiner to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, having once paid the fee for such appeal. (b) PATENT OWNER.-A patent owner in a reexamination may appeal from the final rejection of any claim by the primary examiner to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, having once paid the fee for such appeal. 35 U.S.C. § 134 July 19, 1952, ch. 950, 66 Stat. 801; Pub. L. 98-622