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Loggerhead Tools, LLC v. Sears Holdings Corporation, No. 18-2282 (Fed. Cir. Nov. 13, 2019)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 18-2282
Decided
November 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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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

LOGGERHEAD TOOLS, LLC,

Plaintiff-Appellant

v.

SEARS HOLDINGS CORPORATION, APEX TOOL

GROUP, LLC,

Defendants-Appellees

2018-2282

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois in No. 1:12-cv-09033, Judge Rebecca R. Pallmeyer.

JUDGMENT

PAUL SKIERMONT, Skiermont Derby LLP, Dallas, TX, argued for plaintiff-appellant. Also represented by SADAF R. ABDULLAH, SARAH ELIZABETH SPIRES; MIEKE K. MALMBERG, Los Angeles, CA. MARCUS EDWARD SERNEL, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Chicago, IL, argued for defendant-appellee Apex Tool Group, LLC. Also represented by ERIC DAVID HAYES, MEREDITH ZINANNI.

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

PER CURIAM (DYK, TARANTO, and CHEN, Circuit

Judges).

The judgment with respect to Apex Tool Group

is AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

November 13, 2019 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court

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Loggerhead Tools, LLC v. Sears Holdings Corporation, No. 18-2282 (Fed. Cir. Nov. 13, 2019).

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