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Prairie Land Millwright v. Sioux Steel Company, No. 19-1668 (Fed. Cir. June 15, 2020)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 19-1668
Decided
June 15, 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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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 PRAIRIE LAND MILLWRIGHT SERVICES, INC.,

Appellant

v.

SIOUX STEEL COMPANY,

Appellee

2019-1668

Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in No. IPR2016-01873.

JUDGMENT

CRAIG FIESCHKO, DeWitt LLP, Madison, WI, argued for appellant. Also represented by LAURA M. DAVIS, HARRY E. VAN CAMP, ELIJAH B. VAN CAMP.

SCOTT ANTHONY MCKEOWN, Ropes & Gray LLP, Washington, DC, argued for appellee. Also represented by KATHRYN C. THORNTON; ROBERT HERMAN EICHENBERGER, ROBERT J. THEUERKAUF, Middleton Reutlinger, Louisville, KY.

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

PER CURIAM (NEWMAN, O’MALLEY, and WALLACH,

Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

June 15, 2020 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner

Date Peter R. Marksteiner

Clerk of Court

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