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Medtronic Inc. v. Nuvasive, Inc., No. 14-1722 (Fed. Cir. Apr. 14, 2015)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 14-1722
Decided
April 14, 2015
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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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

MEDTRONIC INC.,

Appellant

v.

NUVASIVE, INC.,

Appellee

2014-1722

Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in No. 95/001,247.

JUDGMENT

JUSTIN J. OLIVER, Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto, Washington, DC, argued for appellant. Also represented by STEPHEN EDWARD BELISLE; NINA SHREVE, New York, NY.

MICHAEL T. ROSATO, Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati, PC, Seattle, WA, argued for appellee. Also represented by PAUL DAVID TRIPODI, II, Los Angeles, CA; CRAIG E. COUNTRYMAN, Fish & Richardson, P.C., San Diego, CA; FRANK SCHERKENBACH, Boston, MA; STEPHEN REYNOLD SCHAEFER, MICHAEL J. KANE, Minneapolis, MN.

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

PER CURIAM (DYK, O’MALLEY, and TARANTO, Circuit

Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT April 14, 2015 /s/ Daniel E. O’Toole Date Daniel E. O’Toole Clerk of Court

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