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Northpoint Technology, Ltd. v. Directv, Inc., No. 11-1524 (Fed. Cir. May 11, 2012)

Affirmed
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 11-1524
Decided
May 11, 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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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

NORTHPOINT TECHNOLOGY, LTD.,

Plaintiff-Appellant,

v.

DIRECTV, INC.,

Defendant-Appellee,

AND

DISH NETWORK LLC AND

ECHOSTAR TECHNOLOGIES, LLC,

Defendants-Appellees.

2011-1524

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas No. 09-CV-0506, Judge James R. Nowlin.

JUDGMENT

ALISA A. LIPSKI, Goldstein & Lipski, PLLC, of Houston, Texas, argued for the plaintiff-appellant. With her on the brief was EDWARD W. GOLDSTEIN.

ALEXANDER F. MACKINNON, Kirkland & Ellis, LLP, of Los Angeles, California, argued for all defendants-appellees. With him on the brief were R. ALEXANDER PILMER; and DENNIS J. ABDELNOUR, of Washington, DC, for defendant-appellee DirecTV, Inc. Of counsel was GUY RUTTENBERG, of Los Angeles, California.

2RACHEL KREVANS, Morrison & Foerster, LLP, of San Francisco, California, for defendants-appellees, Dish Network LLC and EchoStar Technologies, LLC. With her on the brief were JASON A. CROTTY, MATTHEW A. CHIVVIS, and DIANA B. KRUZE.

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

May 11, 2012 /s/ Jan Horbaly Date Jan Horbaly Clerk

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