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Encore Wire Corporation v. Southwire Company, LLC, No. 15-1249 (Fed. Cir. Oct. 20, 2015)

Dismissed
IPR / PTAB
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 15-1249
Decided
October 20, 2015
Judge
Per curiam
Document
Nonprecedential Opinion
Length
2 pages
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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential. United States Court of Appeals

for the Federal Circuit ENCORE WIRE CORPORATION,

Appellant

v.

SOUTHWIRE COMPANY, LLC,

Cross-Appellant

2015-1249, 2015-1250

Appeals from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in No. 95/000,573.

O R D E R

Before LOURIE, MOORE, and WALLACH, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM.

IT IS ORDERED THAT:

In light of our affirmance of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s decision in Southwire Co. v. Cerro Wire LLC, Case No. 15-1117, this case is hereby dismissed as moot.

22 ENCORE WIRE CORPORATION v. SOUTHWIRE COMPANY, LLC

FOR THE COURT

October 20, 2015 /s/ Daniel E. O’Toole Date Daniel E. O’Toole Clerk of Court

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