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United Technologies Corp. v. General Electric Company, No. 17-2502 (Fed. Cir. Nov. 9, 2018)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 17-2502
Decided
November 9, 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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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 UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION,

Appellant

v.

GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY,

Appellee

2017-2502

Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in No. IPR2016-00533.

JUDGMENT

MICHAEL J. VALAIK, Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott LLP, Chicago, IL, argued for appellant. Also represented by PATRICK JOSEPH COYNE, MICHAEL ANDREW HOLTMAN, SYDNEY KESTLE, JEFFREY CURTISS TOTTEN, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP, Washington, DC; BENJAMIN AARON SAIDMAN, Atlanta, GA. BRIAN E. FERGUSON, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, Washington, DC, argued for appellee. Also represented

2by STEPHEN BOSCO, CHRISTOPHER PEPE; ANISH R. DESAI, New York, NY. THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED:

PER CURIAM (REYNA, TARANTO, and HUGHES, Circuit

Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

November 9, 2018 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court

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