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ASI, Inc. v. Fingerhut Direct Marketing, No. 19-1834 (Fed. Cir. June 12, 2020)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 19-1834
Decided
June 12, 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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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

ASI, INC., A MINNESOTA CORPORATION, FKA

AVIVA SPORTS, INC.,

Plaintiff-Appellant

v.

FINGERHUT DIRECT MARKETING, INC., A

DELAWARE CORPORATION, MENARD, INC., A

WISCONSIN CORPORATION, KMART

CORPORATION, A MICHIGAN CORPORATION,

MANLEY TOYS, LTD., A HONG KONG, CHINA

CORPORATION, DBA MANLEY TOYS, DBA

TOYQUEST,

Defendants

LISA LIU, AQUAWOOD LLC, TOY QUEST

LIMITED, BRIAN DUBINSKY, SAMSON CHAN,

ALAN CHAN, BANZAI INTERNATIONAL, LTD.,

PARK LANE SOLUTIONS LTD.,

Respondents-Appellees

2019-1834

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota in No. 0:09-cv-01091-JNE-TNL, Judge Joan N. Ericksen.

2JUDGMENT

STEPHEN ADAM WEISBROD, Weisbrod Matteis & Copley PLLC, Washington, DC, for plaintiff-appellant. Also represented by SHELLI L. CALLAND; KEITH M. SORGE, Arthur, Chapman, Kettering, Smetak & Pikala, PA, Minneapolis, MN.

GREGORY DOLL, Doll Amir & Eley LLP, Los Angeles, CA, for respondents-appellees. Also represented by JAMIE KENDALL.

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

PER CURIAM (PROST, Chief Judge, MAYER and

LOURIE, Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

June 12, 2020 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner

Date Peter R. Marksteiner

Clerk of Court

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ASI, Inc. v. Fingerhut Direct Marketing, No. 19-1834 (Fed. Cir. June 12, 2020).

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CAFC-19-1834-20200612
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