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Acceleration BAY, LLC v. Activision Blizzard Inc., No. 18-1123 (Fed. Cir. Jan. 14, 2019)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 18-1123
Decided
January 14, 2019
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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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

ACCELERATION BAY, LLC,

Appellant

v.

ACTIVISION BLIZZARD INC., ELECTRONIC ARTS INC., TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE, INC.,

2K SPORTS, INC., ROCKSTAR GAMES, INC.,

Appellees

2018-1123

Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in No. IPR2016-00724.

JUDGMENT

AARON M. FRANKEL, Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP, New York, NY, argued for appellant. Also represented by JAMES R. HANNAH, PAUL J. ANDRE, Menlo Park, CA.

ANDREW RYAN SOMMER, Winston & Strawn LLP, Washington, DC, argued for appellees. Also represented by GINO CHENG, Hong Kong, China; MICHAEL A.

2TOMASULO, Los Angeles, CA; MICHAEL MARTIN MURRAY, New York, NY. THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED:

PER CURIAM (PROST, Chief Judge, DYK and

WALLACH, Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

January 14, 2019 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court

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