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United Technologies Corp. v. General Electric Company, No. 17-2537 (Fed. Cir. Nov. 9, 2018)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 17-2537
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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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

2017-2537

Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in No. IPR2016-00524.

JUDGMENT

PATRICK JOSEPH COYNE, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP, Washington, DC, argued for appellant. Also represented by MICHAEL ANDREW HOLTMAN, SYDNEY KESTLE, JEFFREY CURTISS TOTTEN; BENJAMIN AARON SAIDMAN, Atlanta, GA. ANISH R. DESAI, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, New York, NY, argued for appellee. Also represented by BRIAN E. FERGUSON, STEPHEN BOSCO, CHRISTOPHER PEPE, Washington, DC.

2THIS 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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