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Riparius Ventures LLC v. Cisco Systems, Inc., No. 15-1675 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 15, 2016)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 15-1675
Decided
March 15, 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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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

RIPARIUS VENTURES LLC,

Appellant

v.

CISCO SYSTEMS, INC., SKYPE TECHNOLOGIES

SA, RTX TELECOM A/S,

Appellees

2015-1675

Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in Nos. 95/000,503, 95/001,165.

JUDGMENT

JOSEPH N. HOSTENY III, Niro, Haller & Niro, Chicago, IL, for appellant. Also represented by ARTHUR A. GASEY. THEODORE M. FOSTER, Haynes & Boone, LLP, Dallas, TX, argued for all appellees. Appellee Cisco Systems, Inc. also represented by DAVID L. MCCOMBS, DEBRA JANECE MCCOMAS.

2JASON STEVEN SHULL, Banner & Witcoff, Ltd., Chicago, IL, for appellees Skype Technologies SA, RTX Telecom A/S. Also represented by SHAWN P. GORMAN, TIMOTHY COLIN MEECE; BRADLEY CHARLES WRIGHT, Washington, DC.

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

PER CURIAM (REYNA, WALLACH, and STOLL, Circuit

Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

March 15, 2016 /s/ Daniel E. O’Toole Date Daniel E. O’Toole Clerk of Court

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