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Assa Abloy AB v. Spectrum Brands, Inc., No. 17-1817 (Fed. Cir. May 4, 2018)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 17-1817
Decided
May 4, 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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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

ASSA ABLOY AB,

Appellant

v.

SPECTRUM BRANDS, INC., UNIKEY

TECHNOLOGIES, INC.,

Appellees

2017-1817

Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in No. IPR2015-01562.

JUDGMENT

MICHAEL J. MCKEON, Fish & Richardson, PC, Washington, DC, argued for appellant. Also represented by CHRISTOPHER MARCHESE, CRAIG E. COUNTRYMAN, San Diego, CA. MICHELLE ARMOND, Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP, Irvine, CA, argued for appellee Spectrum Brands, Inc. Also represented by JEREMY ANGUS ANAPOL,

2BRENTON R. BABCOCK, JOSEPH S. CIANFRANI, JOHN B. SGANGA, JR.

STEVEN M. BAUER, Proskauer Rose LLP, Boston, MA, for appellee UniKey Technologies, Inc. THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED:

PER CURIAM (MOORE, WALLACH, and HUGHES, Circuit

Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT May 4, 2018 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court

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CAFC-17-1817-20180504
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