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UVA Patent Foundation v. General Electric Company, No. 17-2467 (Fed. Cir. Dec. 10, 2018)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 17-2467
Decided
December 10, 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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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 UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA PATENT

FOUNDATION,

Appellant

v.

GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY,

Appellee

2017-2467, 2018-1211

Appeals from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in Nos. IPR2016-00357, IPR2016-00358.

JUDGMENT

JOSEPH F. DEPUMPO, Shore Chan DePumpo LLP, Dallas, TX, argued for appellant. Also represented by RUSSELL J. DEPALMA, ARI RAFILSON.

DAVID THOMAS POLLOCK, Reed Smith LLP, San Francisco, CA, argued for appellee. Also represented by BRIAN D. ROCHE, Chicago, IL; JAMES CHRISTOPHER MARTIN, Pittsburgh, PA.

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

PER CURIAM (WALLACH, LINN, and HUGHES, Circuit

Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

December 10, 2018 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court

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UVA Patent Foundation v. General Electric Company, No. 17-2467 (Fed. Cir. Dec. 10, 2018).

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