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Sipco, LLC v. Emerson Electric Co., No. 18-1364 (Fed. Cir. Jan. 21, 2021)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 18-1364
Decided
January 21, 2021
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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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

SIPCO, LLC,

Appellant

v.

EMERSON ELECTRIC CO.,

Appellee

2018-1364

Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in No. IPR2016-00984.

JUDGMENT

GREGORY J. GONSALVES, Falls Church, VA, argued for appellant. Also represented by THOMAS F. MEAGHER, Meagher Emanuel Laks Goldberg & Bovino, LLP, Princeton, NJ. JAMES LAWRENCE DAVIS, JR., Ropes & Gray LLP, East Palo Alto, CA, argued for appellee. Also represented by JAMES RICHARD BATCHELDER; STEVEN PEPE, New York, NY; DOUGLAS HALLWARD-DRIEMEIER, KATHRYN C. THORNTON, Washington, DC.

2BENJAMIN T. HICKMAN, Office of the Solicitor, United States Patent and Trademark Office, Alexandria, VA, argued for amicus curiae United States. Also represented by THOMAS W. KRAUSE, MONICA BARNES LATEEF, ROBERT J. MCMANUS, FARHEENA YASMEEN RASHEED; MELISSA N. PATTERSON, JACK STARCHER, Appellate Staff, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC.

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

PER CURIAM (PROST, Chief Judge, MAYER and

MOORE, Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

January 21, 2021 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner

Date Peter R. Marksteiner

Clerk of Court

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Sipco, LLC v. Emerson Electric Co., No. 18-1364 (Fed. Cir. Jan. 21, 2021).

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CAFC-18-1364-20210121
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