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Kaneka Corporation v. SKC Kolon PI, Inc., No. 18-1313 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 15, 2019)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 18-1313
Decided
March 15, 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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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

KANEKA CORPORATION,

Plaintiff-Cross-Appellant

v.

SKC KOLON PI, INC., SKC, INC.,

Defendants-Appellants

2018-1313, 2018-1399

Appeals from the United States District Court for the Central District of California in No. 2:11-cv-03397-JGBRZ, Judge Jesus G. Bernal.

JUDGMENT

ANTHONY J. DAIN, Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP, San Diego, CA, argued for plaintiff-cross-appellant. Also represented by RAYMOND K. CHAN, DAVE DEONARINE, JOHN CHRISTOPHER JACZKO, FREDERICK K. TAYLOR.

J. MICHAEL JAKES, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP, Washington, DC, argued for defendants-appellants. Also represented by CHARLES

2COLLINS-CHASE, MINDY EHRENFRIED; CHARLES HYUK SUH, Reston, VA. THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED:

PER CURIAM (NEWMAN, O’MALLEY, and TARANTO, Cir-

cuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

March 15, 2019 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court

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Kaneka Corporation v. SKC Kolon PI, Inc., No. 18-1313 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 15, 2019).

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CAFC-18-1313-20190315
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