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E-System Design, Inc. v. Mentor Graphics Corporation, No. 19-1589 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 6, 2020)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 19-1589
Decided
March 6, 2020
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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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 E-SYSTEM DESIGN, INC., A DELAWARE

CORPORATION,

Plaintiff-Appellant

v.

MENTOR GRAPHICS CORPORATION, AN

OREGON CORPORATION,

Defendant-Appellee

2019-1589

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas in No. 4:17-cv-00682-ALM, Judge Amos L. Mazzant, III.

JUDGMENT

LEELLE BRUEREA SLIFER, Burns Charest LLP, Dallas, TX, argued for plaintiff-appellant. Also represented by CORTNEY ALEXANDER, Kent & Risley LLC, Alpharetta, GA. JOHN D. VANDENBERG, Klarquist Sparkman, LLP, Portland, OR, argued for defendant-appellee. Also represented by SARAH ELISABETH JELSEMA, SALUMEH R. LOESCH,

2MARK WELLS WILSON; FRANK C. CIMINO, JR., MEGAN S. WOODWORTH, Venable LLP, Washington, DC. THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED:

PER CURIAM (WALLACH, PLAGER, and STOLL, Circuit

Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

March 6, 2020 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court

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E-System Design, Inc. v. Mentor Graphics Corporation, No. 19-1589 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 6, 2020).

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