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Monkeymedia, Inc v. Buena Vista Home Entertainment, No. 16-1558 (Fed. Cir. Jan. 18, 2017)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 16-1558
Decided
January 18, 2017
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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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

MONKEYMEDIA, INC.,

Appellant

v.

BUENA VISTA HOME ENTERTAINMENT, INC.,

LIONS GATE ENTERTAINMENT INC.,

PARAMOUNT HOME ENTERTAINMENT INC.,

TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME

ENTERTAINMENT LLC, UNIVERSAL STUDIOS

HOME ENTERTAINMENT LLC, WARNER BROS.

HOME ENTERTAINMENT INC.,

Appellees

2016-1558

Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in No. 95/002,256.

JUDGMENT

WILLIAM CHRISTIAN, Graves Dougherty Hearon & Moody, PC, Austin, TX, argued for appellant. Also represented by MATTHEW CHRISTOPHER POWERS.

2BRIAN ROBERT MATSUI, Morrison & Foerster LLP, Washington, DC, argued for appellees. Also represented by SETH W. LLOYD, JOSEPH R. PALMORE; DAVID LEE FEHRMAN, MEHRAN ARJOMAND, VINCENT JOSEPH BELUSKO, Los Angeles, CA.

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

PER CURIAM (LOURIE, WALLACH, and HUGHES, Circuit

Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

January 18, 2017 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court

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Monkeymedia, Inc v. Buena Vista Home Entertainment, No. 16-1558 (Fed. Cir. Jan. 18, 2017).

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