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Gramm v. Deere & Company, No. 17-1252 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 13, 2018)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 17-1252
Decided
February 13, 2018
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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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

RICHARD GRAMM,

Appellant

v.

DEERE & COMPANY,

Appellee

2017-1252, 2017-1253

Appeals from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in Nos. IPR2015-00898, IPR2015-00899.

JUDGMENT

JOHN COTTER, Larkin Hoffman Daly & Lindgren, Ltd., Minneapolis, MN, argued for appellant. Also represented by GLENNA GILBERT, KATHERINE E. MULLER, THOMAS J. OPPOLD, DAVID P. SWENSON.

GARY M. ROPSKI, Brinks Gilson & Lione, Chicago, IL, argued for appellee. Also represented by JAFON FEARSON, JOSHUA JAMES, LAURA A. LYDIGSEN, JEFFRY M. NICHOLS.

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

PER CURIAM (LOURIE, DYK, and TARANTO, Circuit

Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT February 13, 2018 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court

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