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Intellectual Ventures I LLC v. Lenovo Group Ltd., No. 20-2280 (Fed. Cir. June 21, 2021)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 20-2280
Decided
June 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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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 INTELLECTUAL VENTURES I LLC,

INTELLECTUAL VENTURES II LLC,

Plaintiffs-Appellants

v.

LENOVO GROUP LIMITED,

Defendant

LENOVO (UNITED STATES) INC.,

Defendant-Appellee

2020-2280

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts in No. 1:20-cv-10292-PBS, Judge Patti B. Saris.

JUDGMENT

BRIAN DAVID LEDAHL, Russ August & Kabat, Los Angeles, CA, argued for plaintiffs-appellants. Also represented by MINNA CHAN, ADAM HOFFMAN, THERESA MARY TROUPSON.

DAVID ANDREW SIMONS, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw

2Pittman LLP, McLean, VA, argued for defendant-appellee. Also represented by CHRISTOPHER CENTURELLI, K&L Gates LLP, Boston, MA. THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED:

PER CURIAM (NEWMAN, TARANTO, and CHEN, Circuit

Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

June 21, 2021 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner

Date Peter R. Marksteiner

Clerk of Court

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Intellectual Ventures I LLC v. Lenovo Group Ltd., No. 20-2280 (Fed. Cir. June 21, 2021).

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