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Hill-Rom Services, Inc. v. Stryker Corporation, No. 15-1295 (Fed. Cir. Oct. 14, 2015)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 15-1295
Decided
October 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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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

HILL-ROM SERVICES, INC.,

Appellant

v.

STRYKER CORPORATION,

Appellee

2015-1295

Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in No. 95/002,053.

JUDGMENT

GARRET A. LEACH, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Chicago, IL, argued for appellant. Also represented by PAUL DANIEL BOND, BRIAN VERBUS.

ROBERT ANTHONY SURRETTE, McAndrews, Held & Malloy, Ltd., Chicago, IL, argued for appellee. Also represented by MERLE SYLVESTER ELLIOTT. THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is

2ORDERED and ADJUDGED:

PER CURIAM (O’MALLEY, PLAGER, and BRYSON, Circuit

Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

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

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Hill-Rom Services, Inc. v. Stryker Corporation, No. 15-1295 (Fed. Cir. Oct. 14, 2015).

Record ID
CAFC-15-1295-20151014
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