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Bridgeport Fittings, Inc. v. Arlington Industries, Inc., No. 15-1616 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 17, 2016)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 15-1616
Decided
March 17, 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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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 BRIDGEPORT FITTINGS, INC.,

Appellant

v.

ARLINGTON INDUSTRIES, INC.,

Appellee

2015-1616, 2015-1617

Appeals from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in Nos. 95/001,830, 95/001,829.

JUDGMENT

MARK E. UNGERMAN, Ungerman IP, Washington, DC, argued for appellant. Also represented by ALAN MARSHALL ANDERSON, MATTHEW ROBERT PALEN, Alan Anderson Law Firm LLC, Minneapolis, MN.

KATHRYN CLUNE, Crowell & Moring, LLP, Washington, DC, argued for appellee. Also represented by JACOB ZIEMOWIT ZAMBRZYCKI, San Francisco, CA.

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

PER CURIAM (PROST, Chief Judge, DYK and O’MALLEY,

Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT March 17, 2016 /s/ Daniel E. O’Toole Date Daniel E. O’Toole Clerk of Court

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Bridgeport Fittings, Inc. v. Arlington Industries, Inc., No. 15-1616 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 17, 2016).

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CAFC-15-1616-20160317
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