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Macdermid Printing Solutions v. E.I. Dupont DE Nemours, No. 15-1750 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 16, 2016)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 15-1750
Decided
March 16, 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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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 MACDERMID PRINTING SOLUTIONS, LLC,

Appellant

v.

E.I. DUPONT DE NEMOURS & COMPANY,

Appellee

2015-1750

Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board, in No. 95/001,962.

JUDGMENT

JOHN RICHARD HORVACK, JR., Carmody Torrance Sandak & Hennessey LLP, New Haven, CT, argued for appellant. Also represented by JOHN LOUIS CORDANI.

CHARLES E. LIPSEY, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP, Reston, VA, argued for appellee. Also represented by ERIKA ARNER; AARON GLEATON CLAY, HOWARD WARREN LEVINE, Washington, DC; JEFFREY DANIEL SMYTH, JENNIFER SWAN, Palo Alto, CA; MARY K. FERGUSON, Boston, MA; MICHAEL S. MARCUS, Blank Rome LLP, Washington, DC.

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

PER CURIAM (TARANTO, LINN, and HUGHES, Circuit

Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT March 16, 2016 /s/ Daniel E. O’Toole Date Daniel E. O’Toole Clerk of Court

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Macdermid Printing Solutions v. E.I. Dupont DE Nemours, No. 15-1750 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 16, 2016).

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CAFC-15-1750-20160316
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