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Sipco, LLC v. Emerson Electric Co., No. 18-1986 (Fed. Cir. June 10, 2019)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 18-1986
Decided
June 10, 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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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

SIPCO, LLC,

Appellant

v.

EMERSON ELECTRIC CO.,

Appellee

2018-1986

Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in No. IPR2017-00001.

JUDGMENT

GREGORY J. GONSALVES, Gonsalves Law Firm, Falls Church, VA, argued for appellant. Also represented by JAMES R. BARNEY, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP, Washington, DC. JAMES LAWRENCE DAVIS, JR., Ropes & Gray LLP, East Palo Alto, CA, argued for appellee. Also represented by JAMES RICHARD BATCHELDER; DOUGLAS HALLWARD-DRIEMEIER, Washington, DC.

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

PER CURIAM (LOURIE, MOORE, and TARANTO, Circuit

Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

June 10, 2019 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court

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CAFC-18-1986-20190610
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