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Trustees of Boston University v. Everlight Electronics Co., Ltd, No. 20-1360 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 3, 2021)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 20-1360
Decided
March 3, 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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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 TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY,

Plaintiff-Appellant

v.

EVERLIGHT ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.,

EVERLIGHT AMERICAS, INC., EPISTAR

CORPORATION, LITE-ON INC., LITE-ON SERVICE

USA, INC., LITE-ON TECHNOLOGY

CORPORATION, LITE-ON TRADING USA, INC.,

Defendants-Appellees

2020-1360

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts in Nos. 1:12-cv-11935-PBS, 1:12-cv-12326-PBS, 1:12-cv-12330-PBS, Judge Patti B. Saris.

JUDGMENT

MICHAEL W. SHORE, Shore Chan DePumpo LLP, Dallas, TX, for plaintiff-appellant. Also represented by ALFONSO CHAN.

RICHARD C. VASQUEZ, Vasquez Benisek & Lindgren

2LLP, Walnut Creek, CA, for defendants-appellees. Also represented by JEFFREY T. LINDGREN, ROBERT MCARTHUR. THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED:

PER CURIAM (PROST, Chief Judge, LOURIE and

REYNA, Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

March 3, 2021 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner

Date Peter R. Marksteiner

Clerk of Court

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Trustees of Boston University v. Everlight Electronics Co., Ltd, No. 20-1360 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 3, 2021).

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CAFC-20-1360-20210303
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