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Levi Strauss & Co. v. Aqua Dynamics Systems, Inc., No. 21-1871 (Fed. Cir. Jan. 6, 2022)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 21-1871
Decided
January 6, 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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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

LEVI STRAUSS & CO.,

Plaintiff-Appellee

v.

AQUA DYNAMICS SYSTEMS, INC.,

Defendant-Appellant

2021-1871

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California in No. 3:15-cv-04718-WHO, Judge William H. Orrick, III.

JUDGMENT

ROBERT A. MCFARLANE, Hanson Bridgett LLP, San Francisco, CA, argued for plaintiff-appellee. Also represented by ROSANNA GAN, JOSEPHINE KENDRA PETRICK, GARY A. WATT.

JAMES LEE MICHAELS, Browne George Ross O'Brien Annaguey & Ellis LLP, Los Angeles, CA, argued for defendant-appellant. Also represented by ERIC C. LAURITSEN.

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

PER CURIAM (MOORE, Chief Judge, PLAGER and

O’MALLEY, Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

/s/ Peter R. Marksteiner January 6, 2022 Peter R. Marksteiner

Date Clerk of Court

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Levi Strauss & Co. v. Aqua Dynamics Systems, Inc., No. 21-1871 (Fed. Cir. Jan. 6, 2022).

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CAFC-21-1871-20220106
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