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Distefano Patent Trust III v. Linkedin Corporation, No. 19-1210 (Fed. Cir. Nov. 12, 2019)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 19-1210
Decided
November 12, 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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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 DISTEFANO PATENT TRUST III, LLC,

Plaintiff-Appellant

v.

LINKEDIN CORPORATION,

Defendant-Appellee

2019-1210

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Delaware in No. 1:17-cv-01798-LPS-CJB, Chief Judge Leonard P. Stark.

JUDGMENT

MEREDITH MARTIN ADDY, AddyHart P.C., Atlanta, GA, argued for plaintiff-appellant. Also represented by SCOTT D. PAUL, Cuenot, Forsythe & Kim, LLC, Wellington, FL. ROBERT TODD CRUZEN, Klarquist Sparkman, LLP, Portland, OR, argued for defendant-appellee. Also represented by SARAH ELISABETH JELSEMA, ANDREW M. MASON, TODD M. SIEGEL.

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

PER CURIAM (PROST, Chief Judge, DYK and

WALLACH, Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

November 12, 2019 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court

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Distefano Patent Trust III v. Linkedin Corporation, No. 19-1210 (Fed. Cir. Nov. 12, 2019).

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CAFC-19-1210-20191112
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