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Horizon Global Americas Inc. v. Curt Manufacturing, LLC, No. 20-2203 (Fed. Cir. May 6, 2021)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 20-2203
Decided
May 6, 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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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 HORIZON GLOBAL AMERICAS INC.,

Appellant

v.

CURT MANUFACTURING, LLC,

Appellee

2020-2203

Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in No. IPR2019-00625.

JUDGMENT

DAVID BOGDAN CUPAR, McDonald Hopkins LLC, Cleveland, OH, argued for appellant. Also represented by MATTHEW JOHN CAVANAGH.

DENNIS J. ABDELNOUR, Honigman LLP, Chicago, IL, argued for appellee. Also represented by SCOTT BARNETT, Bloomfield Hills, MI; J. MICHAEL HUGET, Ann Arbor, MI. THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is

2ORDERED and ADJUDGED:

PER CURIAM (LOURIE, MOORE, and O’MALLEY, Circuit

Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

May 6, 2021 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner

Date Peter R. Marksteiner

Clerk of Court

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Horizon Global Americas Inc. v. Curt Manufacturing, LLC, No. 20-2203 (Fed. Cir. May 6, 2021).

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CAFC-20-2203-20210506
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