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Smiledirectclub, LLC v. Candid Care Co., No. 21-1446 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 17, 2021)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 21-1446
Decided
August 17, 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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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

SMILEDIRECTCLUB, LLC,

Plaintiff-Appellant

v.

CANDID CARE CO.,

Defendant-Appellee

2021-1446

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Delaware in No. 1:20-cv-00583-CFC, Judge Colm F. Connolly.

JUDGMENT

SIMEON PAPACOSTAS, Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff, Chicago, IL, argued for plaintiff-appellant. Also represented by KALPESH SHAH. MICHAEL P. SANDONATO, Venable LLP, New York, NY, argued for defendant-appellee. Also represented by JOSHUA DANIEL CALABRO; EDMUND JOHN HAUGHEY, III, Washington, DC.

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

PER CURIAM (NEWMAN, CLEVENGER, and TARANTO,

Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

August 17, 2021 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner

Date Peter R. Marksteiner

Clerk of Court

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CAFC-21-1446-20210817
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