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BMW of North America, LLC v. Carrum Technologies, LLC, No. 21-1435 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 8, 2022)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 21-1435
Decided
February 8, 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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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 BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC,

Appellant

v.

CARRUM TECHNOLOGIES, LLC,

Appellee

2021-1435

Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in No. IPR2019-00903.

JUDGMENT

LIONEL M. LAVENUE, Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner LLP, Reston, VA, argued for appellant. Also represented by CORY C. BELL, Boston, MA; RYAN VALENTINE MCDONNELL, JOSEPH M. MYLES, Washington, DC.

ANDREW BAAK, Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott LLP, Denver, CO, argued for appellee. Also represented by JOHN HUGHES, JASON C. MURRAY; KATHERINE E. RHOADES,

2Chicago, IL; SARAH ELIZABETH SPIRES, Skiermont Derby LLP, Dallas, TX. THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED:

PER CURIAM (MOORE, Chief Judge, CLEVENGER and

PROST, Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

February 8, 2022 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner

Date Peter R. Marksteiner

Clerk of Court

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BMW of North America, LLC v. Carrum Technologies, LLC, No. 21-1435 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 8, 2022).

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CAFC-21-1435-20220208
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