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Netlist, Inc. v. Sandisk LLC, No. 17-1617 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 14, 2018)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 17-1617
Decided
August 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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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

NETLIST, INC.,

Appellant

v.

SANDISK LLC, FKA SANDISK CORPORATION,

Appellee

2017-1617, 2017-1618

Appeals from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in Nos. IPR2015-01020, IPR2015-01021.

JUDGMENT

SETH W. LLOYD, Morrison & Foerster LLP, Washington, DC, argued for appellant. Also represented by BRIAN ROBERT MATSUI; MEHRAN ARJOMAND, Los Angeles, CA. JON WRIGHT, Sterne Kessler Goldstein & Fox, PLLC, Washington, DC, argued for appellee. Also represented by LORI A. GORDON, ROBERT EVAN SOKOHL. THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is

2ORDERED and ADJUDGED:

PER CURIAM (PROST, Chief Judge, LOURIE and CHEN,

Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

August 14, 2018 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court

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Netlist, Inc. v. Sandisk LLC, No. 17-1617 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 14, 2018).

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