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Straight Path IP Group, LLC v. Apple Inc., No. 18-1491 (Fed. Cir. Jan. 23, 2019)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 18-1491
Decided
January 23, 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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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

STRAIGHT PATH IP GROUP, LLC,

Plaintiff-Appellant

v.

APPLE INC., CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.,

Defendants-Appellees

2018-1491, 2018-1492

Appeals from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California in Nos. 3:16-cv-03463-WHA, 3:16-cv-03582-WHA, Judge William H. Alsup.

JUDGMENT

MARC AARON FENSTER, Russ August & Kabat, Los Angeles, CA, argued for plaintiff-appellant. Also represented by BRIAN DAVID LEDAHL. CATHERINE EMILY STETSON, Hogan Lovells US LLP, Washington, DC, argued for defendant-appellee Apple Inc. Also represented by CELINE JIMENEZ CROWSON, MITCHELL REICH; CLAYTON COLE JAMES, SRECKO VIDMAR, Denver, CO.

2JOHN M. DESMARAIS, Desmarais LLP, New York, NY, argued for defendant-appellee Cisco Systems, Inc. Also represented by STEVEN MARC BALCOF, TIMOTHY Q. LI, JENNIFER M. PRZYBYLSKI, JUSTIN P.D. WILCOX.

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

PER CURIAM (PROST, Chief Judge, LOURIE and STOLL,

Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

January 23, 2019 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court

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