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Kaneka Corporation v. Xiamen Kingdomway Group Co., No. 18-1892 (Fed. Cir. May 13, 2019)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 18-1892
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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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

KANEKA CORPORATION,

Plaintiff-Appellant

v.

XIAMEN KINGDOMWAY GROUP COMPANY,

PACIFIC RAINBOW INTERNATIONAL INC.,

Defendants-Appellees

MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.,

MAYPRO INDUSTRIES, LLC, ZHEJIANG

MEDICINE CO., LTD., ZMC-USA L.L.C., MAYPRO INDUSTRIES, INC., SHENZHOU BIOLOGY AND

TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., SOJITZ CORPORATION

OF AMERICA, ROCHEM INTERNATIONAL, INC.,

Defendants

2018-1892

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California in No. 2:11-cv-02389-SJO-SS, Senior Judge James S. Otero.

JUDGMENT

2KEITH D. NOWAK, Carter Ledyard & Milburn LLP, New York, NY, argued for plaintiff-appellant. Also represented by WILLIAM F. SONDERICKER; ROBERT MCGEE BOWICK, JR., Raley & Bowick, LLP, Houston, TX. EDWARD NAIDICH, Mei & Mark LLP, Washington, DC, argued for defendants-appellees. Also represented by RICHARD HADORN, LEI MEI, PHILIP ANDREW RILEY, LAURENCE M. SANDELL.

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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Kaneka Corporation v. Xiamen Kingdomway Group Co., No. 18-1892 (Fed. Cir. May 13, 2019).

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