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RB Pharmaceuticals Limited v. Biodelivery Sciences, No. 16-1044 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 10, 2016)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 16-1044
Decided
August 10, 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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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 RB PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED,

Appellant

v.

BIODELIVERY SCIENCES INTERNATIONAL, INC.,

Appellee

2016-1044

Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in No. IPR2014-00325.

JUDGMENT

JEFFREY B. ELIKAN, Covington & Burling LLP, Washington, DC, argued for appellant. Also represented by JEFFREY HOWARD LERNER; DANIEL LADOW, JAMES M. BOLLINGER, MAGNUS ESSUNGER, Troutman Sanders LLP, New York, NY.

LEE CARL BROMBERG, McCarter & English, LLP, Boston, MA, argued for appellee. Also represented by DANIELLE L. HERRITT, ERIK PAUL BELT, KIA LYNN FREEMAN, WYLEY SAYRE PROCTOR.

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

PER CURIAM (PROST, Chief Judge, CHEN and STOLL,

Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT August 10, 2016 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court

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