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Cybergenetics Corp. v. Institute of Envtl. Science, No. 21-1113 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 16, 2021)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 21-1113
Decided
August 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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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

CYBERGENETICS CORP.,

Plaintiff-Appellant

v.

INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND

RESEARCH, NICHEVISION, INC.,

Defendants-Appellees

2021-1113

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio in No. 5:19-cv-01197-SL, Judge Sara Lioi.

JUDGMENT

MARK MICHAEL SUPKO, Crowell & Moring, LLP, Washington, DC, argued for plaintiff-appellant. SERGEY VERNYUK, Emerson Thomson Bennett, Akron, OH, argued for defendants-appellees. Also represented by JOHN M. SKERIOTIS.

THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is

2ORDERED and ADJUDGED:

PER CURIAM (NEWMAN, CLEVENGER, and TARANTO,

Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

August 16, 2021 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner

Date Peter R. Marksteiner

Clerk of Court

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Cybergenetics Corp. v. Institute of Envtl. Science, No. 21-1113 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 16, 2021).

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CAFC-21-1113-20210816
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