Opinion ID: 218850
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Heading: order on motion to strike

Text: Before we discuss the merits of Inventio's appeal, we address ThyssenKrupp's motion to strike. After the parties submitted their briefs, ThyssenKrupp filed a motion to strike portions of Inventio's reply brief, arguing that it contained new and seriously misleading arguments about the disclosure of the '861 and '465 patents, mischaracterized legal precedent, misrepresented ThyssenKrupp's responsive brief, and misrepresented the record in this case. ThyssenKrupp's motion lacks merit. It reargues the merits of the case. ThyssenKrupp simply disagrees with Inventio's legal arguments, and its motion seems to us to be an improper attempt to obtain the final word in the appeal, a practice that we strongly discourage. See Aventis Pharma S.A. v. Hospira, Inc., 637 F.3d 1341, 1343-44 (Fed.Cir.2011). Its nasty tone is exemplified by use of the word blatantly or blatant at least four times. Thus, ThyssenKrupp's filing of this motion borders on the type of frivolous and wasteful litigation tactics that we have previously frowned upon. See Octocom Sys., Inc. v. Houston Computer Servs., Inc., 918 F.2d 937, 943-44 (Fed.Cir.1990). We accordingly deny ThyssenKrupp's motion and turn to the merits of Inventio's appeal.