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Windy City Innovations, LLC v. Facebook, Inc., No. 20-1153 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 8, 2021)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 20-1153
Decided
February 8, 2021
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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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 WINDY CITY INNOVATIONS, LLC,

Plaintiff-Appellant

v.

FACEBOOK, INC.,

Defendant-Appellee

2020-1153

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California in No. 4:16-cv-01730-YGR, Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers.

JUDGMENT

WARREN JOSEPH MCCARTY, III, Caldwell Cassady & Curry, Dallas, TX, argued for plaintiff-appellant. Also represented by JASON DODD CASSADY. HEIDI LYN KEEFE, Cooley LLP, Palo Alto, CA, argued for defendant-appellee. Also represented by MARK R. WEINSTEIN; STEPHEN CRAWFORD CRENSHAW, PHILLIP EDWARD MORTON, EMILY E. TERRELL, Washington, DC.

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

PER CURIAM (LOURIE, DYK, and MOORE, Circuit

Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

February 8, 2021 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner

Date Peter R. Marksteiner

Clerk of Court

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Windy City Innovations, LLC v. Facebook, Inc., No. 20-1153 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 8, 2021).

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CAFC-20-1153-20210208
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