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Chicago Board Options Exchange v. Intl. Securities Exchange, No. 15-1728 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 25, 2016)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 15-1728
Decided
March 25, 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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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 CHICAGO BOARD OPTIONS EXCHANGE,

INCORPORATED,

Appellant

v.

INTERNATIONAL SECURITIES EXCHANGE, LLC,

Appellee

2015-1728, 2015-1729, 2015-1730

Appeals from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in Nos. CBM2013-00049, CBM2013-00050, CBM2013-00051.

JUDGMENT

STEVEN M. LIEBERMAN, Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C., Washington, DC, argued for appellant. Also represented by JOSEPH A. HYNDS, BRIAN ANDREW TOLLEFSON.

MICHAEL MARTIN MURRAY, Winston & Strawn LLP, New York, NY, argued for appellee. Also represented by MICHAEL JOHN SCHEER, Los Angeles, CA; GEOFFREY P. EATON, Washington, DC.

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

PER CURIAM (O’MALLEY, MAYER, and REYNA, Circuit

Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT March 25, 2016 /s/ Daniel E. O’Toole Date Daniel E. O’Toole Clerk of Court

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Chicago Board Options Exchange v. Intl. Securities Exchange, No. 15-1728 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 25, 2016).

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CAFC-15-1728-20160325
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