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Zhejiang Medicine Co., Ltd. v. Kaneka Corporation, No. 18-1618 (Fed. Cir. May 13, 2019)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 18-1618
Decided
May 13, 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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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 ZHEJIANG MEDICINE CO., LTD., ZMC-USA L.L.C.,

Plaintiffs-Cross-Appellants

v.

KANEKA CORPORATION,

Defendant-Appellant

2018-1618, 2018-1662

Appeals from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas in No. 4:11-cv-01052, Judge Vanessa D. Gilmore.

JUDGMENT

PAUL WHITFIELD HUGHES, Mayer Brown LLP, Washington, DC, argued for plaintiffs-cross-appellants. Also represented by GARY HNATH, BRYAN NESE; BRIAN ROSENTHAL, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, New York, NY.

KEITH D. NOWAK, Carter Ledyard & Milburn LLP, New York, NY, argued for defendant-appellant. Also represented by GERALD W. GRIFFIN, WILLIAM F. SONDERICKER;

2ROBERT MCGEE BOWICK, JR., Raley & Bowick, LLP, Houston, TX. THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED:

PER CURIAM (REYNA, BRYSON, and STOLL, Circuit

Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

May 13, 2019 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court

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