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Cisco Systems, Inc. v. Arista Networks, Inc., No. 17-2384 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 14, 2018)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 17-2384
Decided
February 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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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

CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.,

Appellant

v.

ARISTA NETWORKS, INC.,

Appellee

2017-2384

Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in No. IPR2016-00309.

JUDGMENT

JOHN C. O'QUINN, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Washington, DC, argued for appellant. Also represented by CALVIN ALEXANDER SHANK, JASON M. WILCOX.

MATTHEW D. POWERS, Tensegrity Law Group, LLP, Redwood City, CA argued for appellee. Also represented by WILLIAM P. NELSON; LAUREN ANN DEGNAN, CHRISTOPHER DRYER, MICHAEL J. MCKEON, RALPH ADAM PHILLIPS, ANDREW L. SCHRADER, Fish & Richardson, PC, Washington, DC; STEVEN KATZ, Boston, MA.

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

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

Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

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

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