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Creative Spark, LLC v. Kingsford Products Company, No. 18-1957 (Fed. Cir. May 14, 2019)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 18-1957
Decided
May 14, 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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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

CREATIVE SPARK, LLC,

Appellant

v.

THE KINGSFORD PRODUCTS COMPANY, LLC,

Appellee

2018-1957

Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in No. IPR2016-01831.

JUDGMENT

KEVIN KENT MCNISH, Desmarais LLP, New York, NY, argued for appellant. PAUL ASHLEY AINSWORTH, Sterne Kessler Goldstein & Fox, PLLC, Washington, DC, argued for appellee. Also represented by PAULINE PELLETIER, DEBORAH ANN STERLING. THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is

2ORDERED and ADJUDGED:

PER CURIAM (DYK, REYNA, and TARANTO, Circuit

Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

May 14, 2019 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court

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