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Atlas IP, LLC v. ST. Jude Medical, Inc., No. 17-1395 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 13, 2018)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 17-1395
Decided
March 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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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

ATLAS IP, LLC,

Appellant

v.

ST. JUDE MEDICAL, INC., ST. JUDE MEDICAL

S.C., INC., PACESETTER, INC., BIOTRONIK, INC.,

Appellees

2017-1395

Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in Nos. IPR2014-00916, IPR2015-00534.

JUDGMENT

MATTHEW TOPIC, Loevy & Loevy, Chicago, IL, argued for appellant. MATTHEW A. SMITH, Smith Baluch LLP, Washington, DC, argued for all appellees. JEFFREY M. OLSON, SOA Legal, Los Angeles, CA, for appellee Biotronik, Inc. Also represented by SAMUEL N. TIU, Sidley Austin LLP, Los Angeles, CA.

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

PER CURIAM (PROST, Chief Judge, CLEVENGER and

LINN, Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

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

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