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Precision Planting, LLC v. Deere & Company, No. 21-1581 (Fed. Cir. Nov. 5, 2021)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 21-1581
Decided
November 5, 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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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 PRECISION PLANTING, LLC, AGCO CORP.,

Appellants

v.

DEERE & COMPANY,

Appellee

2021-1581, 2021-1582, 2021-1583, 2021-1585, 2021-1586,

2021-1587, 2021-1588, 2021-1589, 2021-1590 Appeals from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in Nos. IPR2019-01044, IPR2019-01046, IPR2019-01048, IPR2019-01050, IPR2019-01051, IPR2019-01052, IPR2019-01053, IPR2019-01054, IPR2019-01055.

JUDGMENT

MICHAEL JENNINGS SUMMERSGILL, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, Boston, MA, argued for appellants. Also represented by MARK CHRISTOPHER FLEMING, MARK G. MATUSCHAK; HEATH BROOKS, Washington, DC. RICHARD L. RAINEY, Covington & Burling LLP,

2Washington, DC, argued for appellee. Also represented by JAY I. ALEXANDER, NICHOLAS LANE EVOY.

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

PER CURIAM (REYNA, CLEVENGER, and HUGHES, Cir-

cuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

November 5, 2021 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner

Date Peter R. Marksteiner

Clerk of Court

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