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Holding

On October 12, 2021, the Federal Circuit affirmed in two separate cases involving Traxcell Technologies. In Traxcell Technologies, LLC v. Sprint Communications Co. LP and Verizon Wireless, No. 20-1852, __ F.4th__ (Fed. Cir. Oct. 12, 2021), the Federal Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to Sprint, agreeing with the district court regarding claim construction, that several of Traxcell's claims are invalid as indefinite, and that there were no genuine issues of material fact infringement. In another opinion by the same panel on the same day, Traxcell Technologies, LLC v. Nokia Solutions and Networks OY, No. 20-1440, __ F.4th__ (Fed. Cir. Oct. 12, 2021), the Federal Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment of no infringement, again agreeing with the district court's claim construction. Judge Prost wrote both opinions, joined by Judges O'Malley and Stoll.