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DDR Holdings, LLC v. Shopify, Inc., No. 21-1297 (Fed. Cir. Nov. 10, 2021)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 21-1297
Decided
November 10, 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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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

DDR HOLDINGS, LLC,

Appellant

v.

SHOPIFY, INC., PRICELINE.COM LLC,

BOOKING.COM B.V.,

Appellees

2021-1297, 2021-1298, 2021-1299

Appeals from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in Nos. IPR2018-01011, IPR2018-01012, IPR2018-01014.

JUDGMENT

LOUIS JAMES HOFFMAN, Hoffman Patent Firm, Scottsdale, AZ, argued for appellant. Also represented by SHAWN DANIEL BLACKBURN, Susman Godfrey LLP, Houston, TX; IAN B. CROSBY, Seattle, WA. PETER F. SNELL, Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, PC, New York, NY, argued for appellee Shopify, Inc. Also represented by WILLIAM MEUNIER, MICHAEL RENAUD, Boston, MA.

2STEPHANIE DEBROW, Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP, Austin, TX, for appellees Priceline.com LLC, Booking.com B.V. Also represented by BRETT CHRISTOPHER GOVETT, Dallas, TX.

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

PER CURIAM (LOURIE, DYK, and STOLL, Circuit Judg-

es).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

November 10, 2021 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner

Date Peter R. Marksteiner

Clerk of Court

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