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Lincoln Electric Co. v. International Trade Commission, No. 11-1087 (Fed. Cir. Jan. 18, 2012)

Affirmed
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 11-1087
Decided
January 18, 2012
Judge
Per curiam (Rule 36)
Document
Rule 36 Judgment
Length
2 pages

NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.

United States Court of Appeals

for the Federal Circuit

LINCOLN ELECTRIC COMPANY AND LINCOLN

GLOBAL, INC.,

Appellants,

v.

INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION,

Appellee,

and

THE ESAB GROUP, INC.,

Intervenor,

and

SIDERGAS SPA,

Intervenor. .

2011-1087

Appeal from the United States International Trade Commission in No. 337-TA-686.

JUDGMENT

2TERRANCE J. WIKBERG, Perkins Coie, LLP, of Washington, DC, argued for appellants. With him on the brief were JAMES B. COUGHLAN and BRANDON M. WHITE; and DAN L. BAGATELL, of Phoenix, Arizona.

JIA CHEN, Attorney, Office of the General Counsel, United States International Trade Commission, of Washington, DC, argued for appellee. With him on the brief were JAMES LYONS, General Counsel and MICHELLE KLANCNIK, Acting Assistant General Counsel.

BLAS P. ARROYO, Alston & Bird, LLP, of Charlotte, North Carolina, argued for all intervenors. With him on the brief for intervenor ESAB Group, Inc was MATTHEW SCOTT STEVENS; and STEPHEN B. MOSIER, NORMAN P. SOLOWAY and CLARK EDWARD PROFFITT, Hayes Soloway P.C., of Tucson, Arizona, for intervenor Sidergas SpA.

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

Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

January 18, 2012 /s/ Jan Horbaly Date Jan Horbaly Clerk

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