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Ironburg Inventions Ltd. v. Valve Corporation, No. 18-1432 (Fed. Cir. July 15, 2019)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 18-1432
Decided
July 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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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 IRONBURG INVENTIONS LTD.,

Appellant

v.

VALVE CORPORATION,

Cross-Appellant

2018-1432, 2018-1731, 2018-1783

Appeals from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in Nos. IPR2016-00948, IPR2016-00949.

JUDGMENT

ROBERT DAVID BECKER, Manatt, Phelps, & Phillips, LLC, San Francisco, CA, argued for appellant. SHARON A. ISRAEL, Shook, Hardy & Bacon, LLP, Houston, TX, argued for cross-appellant. Also represented by TANYA L. CHANEY, KYLE E. FRIESEN; PATRICK A. LUJIN, BASIL TRENT WEBB, Kansas City, MO; JOSHUA CHARLES HARRISON, REYNALDO BARCELO, Barcelo, Harrison & Walker, LLP, Newport Beach, CA.

2THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED:

PER CURIAM (O’MALLEY, LINN, and HUGHES, Circuit

Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

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

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