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SNF Holding Company v. Basf Corporation, No. 16-2565 (Fed. Cir. Oct. 17, 2017)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 16-2565
Decided
October 17, 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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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 SNF HOLDING COMPANY, FLOPAM INC.,

CHEMTALL, INC., SNF SAS, SNF (CHINA)

FLOCCULANT CO. LTD.,

Appellants

v.

BASF CORPORATION,

Appellee

2016-2565

Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in No. IPR2015-00600.

JUDGMENT

JAMES W. DABNEY, Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP, New York, NY, argued for appellants. Also represented by JAMES W. BRADY, JR., JONATHAN W.S. ENGLAND, CHARLES J. MONTERIO, JR., Blank Rome LLP, Washington, DC. ROBERT RIDDLE, Reed Smith LLP, Houston, TX, argued for appellee. Also represented by MATTHEW S.

2GIBSON; JAMES CHRISTOPHER MARTIN, Pittsburgh, PA; SCOTT D. BAKER, San Francisco, CA. THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED:

PER CURIAM (PROST, Chief Judge, WALLACH and

TARANTO, Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT October 17, 2017 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court

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