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Rapid Completions LLC v. Baker Hughes Incorporated, No. 19-1240 (Fed. Cir. Nov. 13, 2019)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 19-1240
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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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

RAPID COMPLETIONS LLC,

Appellant

v.

BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED, BAKER

HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATIONS, INC.,

Appellees

2019-1240, 2019-1241

Appeals from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in Nos. IPR2016-00596, IPR2016-00597, IPR2016-01496, IPR2016-01505.

JUDGMENT

WASIF QURESHI, Jackson Walker LLP, Houston, TX, argued for appellant. Also represented by GREGORY J. GONSALVES, Gonsalves Law Firm, Falls Church, VA. MARK T. GARRETT, Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP, Austin, TX, argued for appellees. Also represented by STEPHANIE DEBROW, EAGLE HOWARD ROBINSON; JONATHAN S. FRANKLIN, Washington, DC.

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

PER CURIAM (LOURIE, MOORE, and CHEN, Circuit

Judges).

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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Rapid Completions LLC v. Baker Hughes Incorporated, No. 19-1240 (Fed. Cir. Nov. 13, 2019).

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CAFC-19-1240-20191113
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