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Implicit, LLC v. Netscout Systems, Inc., No. 20-1976 (Fed. Cir. May 6, 2022)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 20-1976
Decided
May 6, 2022
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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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

IMPLICIT, LLC,

Plaintiff-Appellant

v.

NETSCOUT SYSTEMS, INC.,

Defendant-Cross-Appellant

SANDVINE CORPORATION,

Defendant

2020-1976, 2020-2045

Appeals from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas in No. 2:18-cv-00053-JRG, Chief Judge J. Rodney Gilstrap.

JUDGMENT

JASON LEE ROMRELL, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP, Washington, DC, argued for plaintiff-appellant. Also represented by ROBERT SHAFFER; J. DEREK MCCORQUINDALE, Reston, VA. ERIC ALLAN BURESH, Erise IP, P.A., Overland Park, KS, argued for defendant-cross-appellant.

2THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED:

PER CURIAM (MOORE, Chief Judge, DYK and PROST,

Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

May 6, 2022 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner

Date Peter R. Marksteiner

Clerk of Court

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Implicit, LLC v. Netscout Systems, Inc., No. 20-1976 (Fed. Cir. May 6, 2022).

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CAFC-20-1976-20220506
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