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Intervet Inc. v. E.I. Dupont DE Nemours & Co., No. 16-2131 (Fed. Cir. May 3, 2017)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 16-2131
Decided
May 3, 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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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 INTERVET INC., MERCK & CO., INC.,

Appellants

v.

E.I. DUPONT DE NEMOURS & COMPANY,

Appellee

2016-2131

Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in No. 106,016.

JUDGMENT

JANELLE WAACK, Bass, Berry & Sims, PLC, Washington, DC, argued for appellants. Also represented by TERRY LYNN CLARK, BRIAN IVERSON; RICHARD GREGORY PARKER, Nashville, TN.

FRANK G. SMITH, III, Alston & Bird LLP, Atlanta, GA, argued for appellee. Also represented by MATTHEW WOLFF HOWELL; ROBERT STEPHEN RIGG, Vedder Price PC, Chicago, IL; THOMAS J. KOWALSKI, New York, NY; JUDY DE LEON JARECKI-BLACK, Merial Inc., Duluth, GA.

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

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

Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT May 3, 2017 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court

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Intervet Inc. v. E.I. Dupont DE Nemours & Co., No. 16-2131 (Fed. Cir. May 3, 2017).

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