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Wangs Alliance Corporation v. Philips Lighting North America, No. 17-1531 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 14, 2018)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 17-1531
Decided
March 14, 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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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 WANGS ALLIANCE CORPORATION, DBA WAC

LIGHTING CO.,

Appellant

v.

PHILIPS LIGHTING NORTH AMERICA CORP.,

Appellee

2017-1531, 2017-1532

Appeals from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in Nos. IPR2015-01293, IPR2015-01294.

JUDGMENT

ETAI LAHAV, Radulescu LLP, New York, NY, argued for appellant. Also represented by DAVID C. RADULESCU, MICHAEL D. SADOWITZ, TIGRAN VARDANIAN.

MARK CHRISTOPHER FLEMING, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, Boston, MA, argued for appellee. Also represented by CYNTHIA D. VREELAND; ARIANNA EVERS, ROBERT MANHAS, Washington, DC.

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

PER CURIAM (PROST, Chief Judge, O’MALLEY and

TARANTO, Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT March 14, 2018 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court

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Wangs Alliance Corporation v. Philips Lighting North America, No. 17-1531 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 14, 2018).

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