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Wirtgen America, Inc. v. Caterpillar Inc., No. 20-1419 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 9, 2021)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 20-1419
Decided
February 9, 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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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

WIRTGEN AMERICA, INC.,

Appellant

v.

CATERPILLAR INC.,

Appellee

2020-1419

Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in No. IPR2018-01091.

JUDGMENT

SETH R. OGDEN, Patterson Intellectual Property Law, PC, Nashville, TN, argued for appellant. Also represented by RYAN D. LEVY, MARK ANDREW KILGORE, WILLIAM E. SEKYI, JOHN FRANCIS TRIGGS; RICHARD D. COLLER, III, JASON A. FITZSIMMONS, RALPH WILSON POWERS, III, JON WRIGHT, Sterne Kessler Goldstein & Fox, PLLC, Washington, DC. JOSHUA GOLDBERG, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP, Washington, DC, argued for

2appellee. Also represented by CHRISTOPHER P. ISAAC, Reston, VA. THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED:

PER CURIAM (PROST, Chief Judge, PLAGER and

O’MALLEY, Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

February 9, 2021 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner

Date Peter R. Marksteiner

Clerk of Court

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