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Sipco, LLC v. Emerson Electric Co., No. 21-1039 (Fed. Cir. May 3, 2022)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 21-1039
Decided
May 3, 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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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

SIPCO, LLC,

Appellant

v.

EMERSON ELECTRIC CO.,

Appellee

2021-1039, 2021-1040

Appeals from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in Nos. IPR2019-00545, IPR2019-00547.

JUDGMENT

JASON E. STACH, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP, Atlanta, GA, argued for appellant. Also represented by BENJAMIN AARON SAIDMAN; JAMES R. BARNEY, CONSTANTINE GREGORY GRAMENOPOULOS, Washington, DC. DOUGLAS HALLWARD-DRIEMEIER, Ropes & Gray LLP, Washington, DC, argued for appellee. Also represented by JAMES RICHARD BATCHELDER, JAMES LAWRENCE DAVIS, JR., DANIEL W. RICHARDS, East Palo Alto, CA.

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

PER CURIAM (MOORE, Chief Judge, LOURIE and

BRYSON, Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

May 3, 2022 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner

Date Peter R. Marksteiner

Clerk of Court

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CAFC-21-1039-20220503
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