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Fidelity Information Services v. Groove Digital, Inc., No. 20-1977 (Fed. Cir. June 16, 2021)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 20-1977
Decided
June 16, 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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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 FIDELITY INFORMATION SERVICES, LLC,

Appellant

v.

GROOVE DIGITAL, INC.,

Cross-Appellant

2020-1977, 2020-1978, 2020-2015, 2020-2016 Appeals from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in Nos. IPR2019-00050, IPR2019-00193.

JUDGMENT

J. MICHAEL JAKES, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP, Washington, DC, argued for appellant. Also represented by ERIKA ARNER, DANIEL G. CHUNG, DANIEL FRANCIS KLODOWSKI; JEFFREY A. BERKOWITZ, Reston, VA; KEVIN D. RODKEY, Atlanta, GA. MARK LEE HOGGE, Dentons US LLP, Washington, DC, argued for cross-appellant. Also represented by KEVIN R. GREENLEAF, RAJESH CHARLES NORONHA; JOEL BOCK, Short Hills, NJ.

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

PER CURIAM (CHEN, CLEVENGER, and HUGHES, Cir-

cuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

June 16, 2021 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner

Date Peter R. Marksteiner

Clerk of Court

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