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Blackberry Limited v. Facebook, Inc., No. 20-1256 (Fed. Cir. Dec. 10, 2020)

Affirmed
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 20-1256
Decided
December 10, 2020
Judge
Per curiam (Rule 36)
Document
Rule 36 Judgment
Length
2 pages

NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential. United States Court of Appeals

for the Federal Circuit

BLACKBERRY LIMITED, A CANADIAN

CORPORATION,

Plaintiff-Appellant

v.

FACEBOOK, INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION, WHATSAPP, INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION,

INSTAGRAM, LLC, A DELAWARE LIMITED

LIABILITY COMPANY,

Defendants-Appellees

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BLACKBERRY LIMITED, A CANADIAN

CORPORATION,

Plaintiff-Appellant

v.

SNAP INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION,

Defendant-Appellee

2020-1256, 2020-1258

Appeals from the United States District Court for the Central District of California in Nos. 2:18-cv-01844-GW-KS, 2:18-cv-02693-GW-KS, Judge George H. Wu.

2JUDGMENT

SANFORD IAN WEISBURST, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, New York, NY, argued for plaintiff-appellant. Also represented by JAMES R. ASPERGER, PUSHKAL MISHRA, PATRICK T. SCHMIDT, Los Angeles, CA; KEVIN P.B. JOHNSON, Redwood Shores, CA; JEFFREY NARDINELLI, San Francisco, CA; RICHARD A. LOWRY, Washington, DC. HEIDI LYN KEEFE, Cooley LLP, Palo Alto, CA, argued for defendants-appellees Facebook, Inc., WhatsApp, Inc., Instagram, LLC. Also represented by MATTHEW J. BRIGHAM, DENA CHEN, MARK R. WEINSTEIN; ELIZABETH PRELOGAR, Washington, DC. YAR ROMAN CHAIKOVSKY, Paul Hastings LLP, Palo Alto, CA, argued for defendant-appellee Snap Inc. Also represented by DAVID OKANO; CHAD PETERMAN, New York, NY.

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

Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

December 10, 2020 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner

Date Peter R. Marksteiner

Clerk of Court

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Blackberry Limited v. Facebook, Inc., No. 20-1256 (Fed. Cir. Dec. 10, 2020).

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CAFC-20-1256-20201210
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