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Seadrill Americas, Inc. v. Transocean Offshore Deepwater, No. 17-2126 (Fed. Cir. June 13, 2018)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 17-2126
Decided
June 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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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

SEADRILL AMERICAS, INC., SEADRILL GULF

OPERATIONS AURIGA, LLC, SEADRILL GULF

OPERATIONS VELA, LLC, SEADRILL GULF

OPERATIONS NEPTUNE, LLC,

Appellants

v.

TRANSOCEAN OFFSHORE DEEPWATER

DRILLING, INC.,

Appellee

2017-2126, 2017-2127, 2017-2129

Appeals from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in Nos. IPR2015-01929, IPR2015-01989, IPR2015-01990.

JUDGMENT

MATTHEW G. REEVES, Locke Lord LLP, Houston, TX, argued for appellants. Also represented by CHARLES BAKER, DANIEL G. NGUYEN.

CHARLES BRUCE WALKER, JR., Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP, Houston, TX, argued for appellee. Also repre-

2sented by MARK FRANCIS EBERHARD; STEPHANIE DEBROW, MARK T. GARRETT, WILLIAM ANDREW LIDDELL, Austin, TX; JONATHAN S. FRANKLIN, Washington, DC.

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

PER CURIAM (PROST, Chief Judge, WALLACH and

HUGHES, Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

June 13, 2018 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court

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Seadrill Americas, Inc. v. Transocean Offshore Deepwater, No. 17-2126 (Fed. Cir. June 13, 2018).

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