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Surfcast, Inc. v. Microsoft Corporation, No. 15-1568 (Fed. Cir. May 9, 2016)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 15-1568
Decided
May 9, 2016
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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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

SURFCAST, INC.,

Appellant

v.

MICROSOFT CORPORATION,

Appellee

2015-1568

Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in Nos. IPR2013-00292, IPR2013-00293, IPR2013-00294, IPR2013-00295.

JUDGMENT

JOHN ALLCOCK, DLA Piper LLP (US), San Diego, CA, argued for appellant. Also represented by KATHRYN RILEY GRASSO, STANLEY JOSEPH PANIKOWSKI III; ERICA PASCAL, San Francisco, CA; JAMES M. HEINTZ, Reston, VA. JOSEPH A. MICALLEF, Sidley Austin LLP, Washington, DC, argued for appellee. Also represented by ANNA MAYERGOYZ WEINBERG, WONJOO SUH, JEFFREY PAUL KUSHAN, SCOTT BORDER; CONSTANTINE L. TRELA, JR., RICHARD ALAN CEDEROTH, Chicago, IL.

2MEREDITH HOPE SCHOENFELD, Office of the Solicitor, United States Patent and Trademark Office, Alexandria, VA, argued for intervenor Michelle K. Lee. Also represented by THOMAS W. KRAUSE, BRIAN RACILLA, SCOTT WEIDENFELLER.

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

PER CURIAM (TARANTO, SCHALL, and HUGHES, Circuit

Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

May 9, 2016 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court

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