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University of Pennsylvania v. ELI Lilly and Company, No. 17-2397 (Fed. Cir. Sept. 17, 2018)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 17-2397
Decided
September 17, 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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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 THE TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF

PENNSYLVANIA,

Appellant

v.

ELI LILLY AND COMPANY,

Appellee

2017-2397

Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in No. IPR2016-00458.

JUDGMENT

BONNIE WEISS MCLEOD, Cooley LLP, Washington, DC, argued for appellant. Also represented by JAMES WHITTLE; JONATHAN GARWOOD GRAVES, Reston, VA; SUSAN KRUMPLITSCH, Palo Alto, CA. MATTHEW AARON KUDZIN, Covington & Burling LLP, Washington, DC, argued for appellee. Also represented by JEREMY D. COBB, MICHAEL N. KENNEDY, GEORGE FRANK PAPPAS.

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

PER CURIAM (NEWMAN, WALLACH, and HUGHES,

Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

September 17, 2018 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court

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University of Pennsylvania v. ELI Lilly and Company, No. 17-2397 (Fed. Cir. Sept. 17, 2018).

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CAFC-17-2397-20180917
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