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American Seating Co. v. Kustom Seating Unlimited, Inc., No. 10-1312 (Fed. Cir. Jan. 24, 2011)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 10-1312
Decided
January 24, 2011
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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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 AMERICAN SEATING COMPANY,

Plaintiff-Appellant,

v.

KUSTOM SEATING UNLIMITED, INC.,

Defendant-Appellee.

2010-1312

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan in Case No. 07-CV-1284, Judge Robert J. Jonker.

JUDGMENT

TODD R. DICKINSON, Fisher & Dickinson, P.C., of Ada, Michigan, argued for the plaintiff-appellant. Of counsel on the brief were CONRAD J. CLARK and CHRISTOPHER W. BRODY, Clark & Brody, of Alexandria, Virginia.

TERENCE J. LINN, Van Dyke, Gardner, Linn & Burkhart, LLP, of Grand Rapids, Michigan, argued for the defendant-appellee. With him on the brief was KARL T. ONDERSMA.

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

PER CURIAM (NEWMAN, GAJARSA, and MOORE, Circuit

Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

January 24, 2011 /s/ Jan Horbaly Date Jan Horbaly Clerk

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American Seating Co. v. Kustom Seating Unlimited, Inc., No. 10-1312 (Fed. Cir. Jan. 24, 2011).

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