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Slot Speaker Technologies v. Apple, Inc., No. 18-2073 (Fed. Cir. Sept. 6, 2019)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 18-2073
Decided
September 6, 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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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 SLOT SPEAKER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.,

Plaintiff-Appellant

v.

APPLE, INC.,

Defendant-Appellee

2018-2073

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California in No. 4:13-cv-01161-HSG, Judge Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr.

JUDGMENT

DORIS JOHNSON HINES, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP, Washington, DC, argued for plaintiff-appellant. Also represented by STEPHEN E. KABAKOFF, BENJAMIN SCHLESINGER, Atlanta, GA.

MARK CHRISTOPHER FLEMING, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, Boston, MA, argued for defendant-appellee. Also represented by SHIRLEY X. LI CANTIN, JASON H. LISS.

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

PER CURIAM (TARANTO, CHEN, and STOLL, Circuit

Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

September 6, 2019 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court

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