*1 N OTE : This disposition is nonprecedential. United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________ GREATBATCH LTD., Appellant v.

AVX CORPORATION, Appellee ______________________ 2016-1875 ______________________ Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in No. IPR2014- 00697.

______________________ JUDGMENT ______________________ R ICHARD A LAN N EIFELD , Neifeld IP Law, PC, Alexan- dria VA, argued for appellant. Also represented by R OBERT M IHAIL .

M ICHAEL R OBERT H OUSTON , Foley & Lardner LLP, Chicago, IL, argued for appellee. Also represented by R ICHARD S PENCER M ONTEI .

______________________ T HIS C AUSE having been heard and considered, it is *2 O RDERED and A DJUDGED :

P ER C URIAM (D YK , C LEVENGER , and H UGHES , Circuit Judges ).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36. E NTERED BY O RDER OF THE C OURT February 9, 2017 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner

Clerk of Court