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Barnhardt Manufacturing Co. v. Illinois Tool Works, Inc., No. 10-1398 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 8, 2011)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 10-1398
Decided
February 8, 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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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 BARNHARDT MANUFACTURING COMPANY,

Plaintiff-Appellant,

v.

ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS, INC.,

Defendant-Appellee.

2010-1398

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina in No. 08-CV-0617, Judge Frank D. Whitney.

JUDGMENT

W. THAD ADAMS, III, Adams Intellectual Property Law, of Charlotte, North Carolina, argued for plaintiff-appellant.

JEFFREY A. MCINTYRE, Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S.C., of Madison, Wisconsin, argued for defendant-appellee.

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

PER CURIAM (RADER, Chief Judge, DYK and PROST,

Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT February 8, 2011 /s/ Jan Horbaly Date Jan Horbaly Clerk

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