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Ethanol Boosting Systems, LLC v. Ford Motor Company, No. 20-1472 (Fed. Cir. Dec. 11, 2020)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 20-1472
Decided
December 11, 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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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 ETHANOL BOOSTING SYSTEMS, LLC,

MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY,

Plaintiffs-Appellants

v.

FORD MOTOR COMPANY,

Defendant-Appellee

2020-1472

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Delaware in No. 1:19-cv-00196-CFC-SRF, Judge Colm F. Connolly.

JUDGMENT

ANDRES HEALY, Susman Godfrey LLP, Seattle, WA, argued for plaintiffs-appellants. Also represented by MATTHEW ROBERT BERRY, STEVEN M. SEIGEL; WILLIAM DANIEL O'CONNELL, New York, NY. MICHAEL S. CONNOR, Alston & Bird LLP, Charlotte, NC, argued for defendant-appellee. Also represented by KIRK T. BRADLEY; NATALIE CHRISTINE CLAYTON, ANDREW JAMES LIGOTTI, New York, NY; BRIAN DAVID HILL, Lerner,

2David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik LLP, Westfield, NJ.

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

PER CURIAM (DYK, CLEVENGER, and O’MALLEY, Cir-

cuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

December 11, 2020 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner

Date Peter R. Marksteiner

Clerk of Court

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Ethanol Boosting Systems, LLC v. Ford Motor Company, No. 20-1472 (Fed. Cir. Dec. 11, 2020).

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