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Winegard Co. v. Electronic Controlled Systems, Inc., No. 12-1282 (Fed. Cir. Nov. 16, 2012)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 12-1282
Decided
November 16, 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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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

WINEGARD COMPANY,

Plaintiff-Appellee,

v.

ELECTRONIC CONTROLLED SYSTEMS, INC.

(doing business as King Controls),

Defendant-Appellant.

2012-1282

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa in case no. 09-CV-0138, Senior Judge Charles R. Wolle.

JUDGMENT

ROBERT V.P. WATERMAN, JR., Lane & Waterman LLP, of Davenport, Iowa, argued for plaintiff-appellee. With him on the brief was APRIL A. MARSHALL.

RANDALL T. SKAAR, Skaar Ulbrich Macari, P.A., of Minnetonka, Minnesota, argued for defendant-appellant. With him on the brief was SCOTT G. ULBRICH.

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

PER CURIAM (DYK, PLAGER, and REYNA, Circuit

Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT November 16, 2012 /s/ Jan Horbaly Date Jan Horbaly Clerk

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Winegard Co. v. Electronic Controlled Systems, Inc., No. 12-1282 (Fed. Cir. Nov. 16, 2012).

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