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Cerner Corp. v. Visicu, Inc., No. 11-1209 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 15, 2012)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 11-1209
Decided
March 15, 2012
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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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

CERNER CORPORATION,

Plaintiff-Appellant,

v.

VISICU, INC.,

Defendant-Cross Appellant.

2011-1209, -1210

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri in No. 04-CV-1033, Judge Gary A. Fenner.

JUDGMENT

BART A. STARR, Shook, Hardy & Bacon, L.L.P., of Kansas City, Missouri, argued for plaintiff-appellant. With him on the brief were B. TRENT WEBB, JONATHAN N. ZERGER and RYAN D. DYKAL.

WILLIAM K. WEST, JR., Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, of Washington, DC, argued for defendant-cross appellant. Of counsel on the brief were ALAN M. GRIMALDI, BRIAN A. ROSENTHAL and ROBERT E. MCBRIDE, Mayer Brown, LLP, of Washington, DC.

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

PER CURIAM (LINN, DYK, and REYNA, Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT March 15, 2012 /s/ Jan Horbaly Date Jan Horbaly Clerk

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Cerner Corp. v. Visicu, Inc., No. 11-1209 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 15, 2012).

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CAFC-11-1209-20120315
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