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DSS Technology Management v. Apple, Inc., No. 20-1570 (Fed. Cir. Apr. 30, 2021)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 20-1570
Decided
April 30, 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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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 DSS TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT, INC.,

Plaintiff-Appellant

v.

APPLE INC.,

Defendant-Appellee

2020-1570

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California in No. 4:14-cv-05330-HSG, Judge Haywood S. Gilliam Jr.

JUDGMENT

ERIC WILLIAM BUETHER, Buether Joe & Counselors, LLC, Dallas, TX, argued for plaintiff-appellant. STANLEY JOSEPH PANIKOWSKI, III, DLA Piper LLP (US), San Diego, CA, argued for defendant-appellee. Also represented by MARK D. FOWLER, CLAYTON W. THOMPSON, II, YAKOV ZOLOTOREV, East Palo Alto, CA. THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is

2ORDERED and ADJUDGED:

PER CURIAM (PROST, Chief Judge, CHEN and

HUGHES, Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

April 30, 2021 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner

Date Peter R. Marksteiner

Clerk of Court

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DSS Technology Management v. Apple, Inc., No. 20-1570 (Fed. Cir. Apr. 30, 2021).

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CAFC-20-1570-20210430
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