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HIP, Inc. v. Hormel Foods Corporation, No. 19-2076 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 6, 2020)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 19-2076
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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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

HIP, INC.,

Plaintiff-Appellant

v.

HORMEL FOODS CORPORATION, HORMEL

FOODS CORPORATE SERVICES, LLC, OSCEOLA

FOOD, LLC, ROCHELLE FOODS, LLC, DOLD

FOODS, LLC,

Defendants-Appellees

2019-2076

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Delaware in No. 1:18-cv-00615-CFC, Judge Colm F. Connolly.

JUDGMENT

JERRY ROBIN SELINGER, Patterson & Sheridan LLP, Dallas, TX, argued for plaintiff-appellant. Also represented by JAMES BENDER, Greensboro, NC. KURT JOHN NIEDERLUECKE, Fredrikson & Byron, PA, Minneapolis, MN, argued for defendants-appellees. Also

2represented by LAURA LYNN MYERS, BARBARA MARCHEVSKY, TIMOTHY MICHAEL O'SHEA.

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

PER CURIAM (PROST, Chief Judge, BRYSON and

WALLACH, 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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HIP, Inc. v. Hormel Foods Corporation, No. 19-2076 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 6, 2020).

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CAFC-19-2076-20200306
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