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Nationwide Sales and Services v. Steel City Vacuum Company, No. 18-2116 (Fed. Cir. June 20, 2019)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 18-2116
Decided
June 20, 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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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 NATIONWIDE SALES AND SERVICES INC., IMIG,

INC.,

Plaintiffs-Appellants

v.

STEEL CITY VACUUM COMPANY,

Defendant-Appellee

2018-2116

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York in No. 2:16-cv-06223-DRHGRB, Judge Denis R. Hurley.

JUDGMENT

WILLIAM DUNNEGAN, Dunnegan & Scileppi LLC, New York, NY, argued for plaintiffs-appellants. Also represented by LAURA SCILEPPI; GERARD F. DUNNE, Law Office of Gerard F. Dunne, P.C., New York, NY. GERARD M. DONOVAN, Reed Smith LLP, Washington, DC, argued for defendant-appellee. Also represented by KIRSTEN RYDSTROM, Pittsburgh, PA.

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

PER CURIAM (NEWMAN, DYK, and WALLACH, Circuit

Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

June 20, 2019 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court

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