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Space Data Corporation v. Alphabet Inc., No. 20-1036 (Fed. Cir. Oct. 19, 2020)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 20-1036
Decided
October 19, 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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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 SPACE DATA CORPORATION,

Plaintiff-Appellant

v.

ALPHABET INC., GOOGLE LLC, LOON LLC,

Defendants-Appellees

ERIC FRISCHE, CO-FOUNDER OF SPACE DATA, SERVED AS CHIEF TECHNICAL OFFICER AND

DIRECTOR,

Defendant 2020-1036

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California in No. 5:16-cv-03260-BLF, Judge Beth Labson Freeman.

JUDGMENT

ERIC LIEBELER, Stinson LLP, Washington, DC, argued for plaintiff-appellant. Also represented by KEVIN DONALD CONNEELY, Minneapolis, MN. MATTHIAS A. KAMBER, Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP,

2San Francisco, CA, argued for defendants-appellees. Also represented by EUGENE MORRIS PAIGE, LEAH M. PRANSKY, ROBERT A. VAN NEST, RYAN KUON MING WONG. THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED:

PER CURIAM (NEWMAN, DYK, and TARANTO, Circuit

Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

October 19, 2020 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner

Date Peter R. Marksteiner

Clerk of Court

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CAFC-20-1036-20201019
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