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Stephenson v. Game Show Network, LLC, No. 15-1359 (Fed. Cir. Dec. 15, 2015)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 15-1359
Decided
December 15, 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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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

JOHN H. STEPHENSON,

Appellant

v.

GAME SHOW NETWORK, LLC,

WORLDWINNER.COM,

Appellees

2015-1359

Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in No. IPR2013-00289.

JUDGMENT

DANIEL W. MCDONALD, Merchant & Gould P.C., Minneapolis, MN, argued for appellant. Also represented by RACHEL C. HUGHEY, ROBERT A. KALINSKY, THOMAS J. LEACH, III.

BRENTON R. BABCOCK, Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP, Irvine, CA, argued for appellees. Also represented by EDWARD M. CANNON.

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

PER CURIAM (O’MALLEY, PLAGER, and WALLACH,

Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT December 15, 2015 /s/ Daniel E. O’Toole Date Daniel E. O’Toole Clerk of Court

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