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F'Real Foods LLC v. Hamilton Beach Brands, Inc., No. 20-1996 (Fed. Cir. July 21, 2021)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 20-1996
Decided
July 21, 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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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 F'REAL FOODS LLC, RICH PRODUCTS

CORPORATION,

Plaintiffs-Cross-Appellants

v.

HAMILTON BEACH BRANDS, INC., HERSHEY

CREAMERY COMPANY,

Defendants-Appellants

2020-1996, 2020-2042

Appeals from the United States District Court for the District of Delaware in Nos. 1:14-cv-01270-CFC, 1:16-cv-00041-CFC, Judge Colm F. Connolly.

JUDGMENT

RODGER D. SMITH, II, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE, argued for plaintiffs-cross-appellants. Also represented by MICHAEL J. FLYNN.

WILLIAM STEPHEN FOSTER, JR., Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, Washington, DC, argued for defendants-appellants. Also represented by BETHANY N. M IHALIK,

2BRIANNA LYNN SILVERSTEIN; FRANCIS DIGIOVANNI, Wilmington, DE. THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED:

PER CURIAM (NEWMAN, PROST, and CHEN, Circuit

Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

July 21, 2021 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner

Clerk of Court

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