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Hollister Inc. v. Convatec Inc., No. 11-1617 (Fed. Cir. June 19, 2012)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 11-1617
Decided
June 19, 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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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

HOLLISTER INCORPORATED,

Plaintiff-Appellant,

v.

CONVATEC INC.,

Defendant-Appellee.

2011-1617

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois in Case No. 10-CV-6431, Judge Matthew F. Kennelly.

JUDGMENT

JEFFREY W. SARLES, Mayer Brown, LLP, of Chicago, Illinois, argued for plaintiff-appellant. With him on the brief was DAVID M. BERGER.

ROBERT S. MALLIN, Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, of Chicago, Illinois, argued for defendant-appellee. With him on the brief were CYNTHIA A. HOMAN, DOMINIC P. ZANFARDINO and RAQUEL C. RODRIGUEZ.

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

PER CURIAM (NEWMAN, MOORE, and O’MALLEY, Circuit

Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT June 19, 2012 /s/ Jan Horbaly Date Jan Horbaly Clerk

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Hollister Inc. v. Convatec Inc., No. 11-1617 (Fed. Cir. June 19, 2012).

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