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Apple Inc. v. Contentguard Holdings, Inc., No. 19-1795 (Fed. Cir. May 11, 2020)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 19-1795
Decided
May 11, 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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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

APPLE INC., GOOGLE LLC,

Appellants

v.

CONTENTGUARD HOLDINGS, INC.,

Cross-Appellant

2019-1795, 2019-1796, 2019-1797, 2019-1854 Appeals from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in Nos. CBM2015-00040, CBM2015-00160.

JUDGMENT

JEFFREY PAUL KUSHAN, Sidley Austin LLP, Washington, DC, argued for all appellants. Appellant Apple Inc. also represented by NATHANIEL C. LOVE, Chicago, IL. ROBERT UNIKEL, Paul Hastings LLP, Chicago, IL, for appellant Google LLC. Also represented by ROBERT R. LAURENZI, New York, NY. TIMOTHY P. MALONEY, Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery,

2Chicago, IL, argued for cross-appellant. Also represented by PAUL HENKELMANN. THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED:

PER CURIAM (PROST, Chief Judge, REYNA and

HUGHES, Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

May 11, 2020 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner

Date Peter R. Marksteiner

Clerk of Court

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