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Baxter Healthcare Corp. v. Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc., No. 11-1268 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 13, 2012)

Affirmed
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 11-1268
Decided
February 13, 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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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

BAXTER HEALTHCARE CORPORATION,

BAXTER HEALTHCARE SA, AND

BAXTER INTERNATIONAL, INC.,

Plaintiffs-Appellants,

AND

DEKA PRODUCTS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP,

Plaintiff-Appellant,

v.

FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE HOLDINGS, INC.,

FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE NORTH AMERICA,

AND FRESENIUS USA, INC.,

Defendants-Appellees.

2011-1268

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California in No. 07-CV-1359, Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton.

2JUDGMENT

DAVID K. CALLAHAN, Kirkland & Ellis, LLP, of Chicago, Illinois, argued for plaintiffs-appellants Baxter Healthcare Corporation et al. With him on the brief were JESSICA C. KAISER, MICHAEL I. COHEN and RACHEL N. FARRINGTON. MAUREEN K. TOOHEY, Toohey Law Group LLC, of Boston, Massachusetts, argued for plaintiff-appellant Deka Products Limited Partnership.

JUANITA R. BROOKS, Fish & Richardson P.C. of San Diego, California, argued for defendants-appellees. With her on the brief was MICHAEL E. FLOREY, of Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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

February 13, 2012 /s/ Jan Horbaly Date Jan Horbaly Clerk

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