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Sunoco Partners Marketing v. Magellan Midstream Partners, No. 20-1719 (Fed. Cir. July 12, 2021)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 20-1719
Decided
July 12, 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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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

SUNOCO PARTNERS MARKETING & TERMINALS

L.P.,

Appellant

v.

MAGELLAN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS L.P.,

POWDER SPRINGS LOGISTICS, LLC,

Appellees

2020-1719, 2020-1720

Appeals from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in Nos. IPR2019-00024, IPR2019-00025.

JUDGMENT

JOHN R. KEVILLE, Winston & Strawn LLP, Houston, TX, argued for appellant. Also represented by MICHAEL C. KRILL, MICHELLE REPLOGLE; RICHARD L. STANLEY, Law Office of Richard L. Stanley, Houston, TX. NITIKA GUPTA FIORELLA, Fish & Richardson P.C., Wilmington, DE, argued for all appellees. Appellee Magellan Midstream Partners L.P. also represented by MARTINA

2TYREUS HUFNAL, DOUGLAS E. MCCANN.

DAVID S. MORELAND, Meunier Carlin & Curfman, LLC, Atlanta, GA, for appellee Powder Springs Logistics, LLC. THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED:

PER CURIAM (PROST, REYNA, and STOLL, Circuit

Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

July 12, 2021 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner

Date Peter R. Marksteiner

Clerk of Court

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Sunoco Partners Marketing v. Magellan Midstream Partners, No. 20-1719 (Fed. Cir. July 12, 2021).

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CAFC-20-1719-20210712
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