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Endotach LLC v. Medtronic, Inc., No. 15-1784 (Fed. Cir. May 6, 2016)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 15-1784
Decided
May 6, 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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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

ENDOTACH LLC,

Appellant

v.

MEDTRONIC, INC.,

MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.,

Appellees

2015-1784

Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in No. IPR2014-00100.

JUDGMENT

JONATHAN TAD SUDER, Friedman, Suder & Cooke, Fort Worth, TX, argued for appellant. Also represented by BRETT MICHAEL PINKUS; MATTHEW CARMINE PHILLIPS, Renaissance IP Law Group LLP, Portland, OR.

KEVIN GOLDMAN, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, Boston, MA, argued for appellees. Also represented by MARK CHRISTOPHER FLEMING; JACK S. BARUFKA,

2Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, McLean, VA; EVAN FINKEL, Los Angeles, CA. THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED:

PER CURIAM (DYK, MOORE, and HUGHES, Circuit

Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT May 6, 2016 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court

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