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Crown Packaging Technology, Inc. v. Ball Metal Beverage Container Corp., No. 12-1258 (Fed. Cir. Dec. 5, 2012)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 12-1258
Decided
December 5, 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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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 CROWN PACKAGING TECHNOLOGY, INC. AND

CROWN CORK & SEAL USA, INC.,

Plaintiffs-Appellants,

v.

BALL METAL BEVERAGE CONTAINER

CORPORATION,

Defendant-Appellee.

2012-1258

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio in case no. 05-CV-0281, Judge Walter H. Rice.

JUDGMENT

DALE M. HEIST, Woodcock Washburn LLP, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, argued for plaintiffs-appellants. With him on the brief were ALBERT J. MARVELLINO and AARON B. RABINOWITZ.

JOHN D. LUKEN, Dinsmore & Shohl, LLP, of Cincinnati, Ohio, argued for defendant-appellee. With him on the brief was JOSHUA A. LORENTZ.

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

PER CURIAM (DYK, MOORE, and REYNA, Circuit

Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT December 5, 2012 /s/ Jan Horbay Date Jan Horbaly Clerk

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Crown Packaging Technology, Inc. v. Ball Metal Beverage Container Corp., No. 12-1258 (Fed. Cir. Dec. 5, 2012).

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