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U.S. Ring Bender, L.P. v. Staples the Office Superstore, LLC., No. 10-1284 (Fed. Cir. Dec. 10, 2010)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 10-1284
Decided
December 10, 2010
Judge
Per curiam (Rule 36)
Document
Rule 36 Judgment
Length
2 pages
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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.

United States Court of Appeals

for the Federal Circuit

U.S. RING BINDER, L.P.,

Plaintiff-Appellant,

v.

STAPLES THE OFFICE SUPERSTORE, LLC,

WORLD WIDE STATIONERY MANUFACTURING

CO., LTD.,

CHARLES LEONARD NATIONAL, INC., and CHARLES LEONARD WESTERN, INC.,

Defendants-Appellees.

2010-1284, -1425

Appeals from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri in case no. 08-CV-0583, Magistrate Judge Thomas C. Mummert, III.

JUDGMENT

DAVID L. APPLEGATE, William Montgomery & John Ltd., of Chicago, Illinois, argued for plaintiff-appellant.

KEITH A. RABENBERG, Senniger Powers, LLP, of St. Louis, Missouri, argued for defendants-appellees. With him on the brief was RICHARD L. BROPHY.

2THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED:

PER CURIAM (LOURIE, SCHALL, and BRYSON, Circuit

Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT Dcember 10, 2010 /s/ Jan Horbaly Date Jan Horbaly Clerk

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U.S. Ring Bender, L.P. v. Staples the Office Superstore, LLC., No. 10-1284 (Fed. Cir. Dec. 10, 2010).

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