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Hoist Fitness Systems, Inc. v. Tuffstuff Fitness International, Inc., No. 21-1978 (Fed. Cir. Apr. 5, 2022)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 21-1978
Decided
April 5, 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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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 HOIST FITNESS SYSTEMS, INC.,

Plaintiff-Appellee

v.

TUFFSTUFF FITNESS INTERNATIONAL, INC.,

Defendant-Appellant

2021-1978

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California in No. 5:17-cv-01388-AB-KK, Judge Andre Birotte, Jr.

JUDGMENT

LARA SUE GARNER, Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP, San Diego, CA, argued for plaintiff-appellee. Also represented by SEAN DONOVAN FLAHERTY, MATTHEW G. KLEINER, SUSAN B. MEYER.

RUDOLPH A. TELSCHER, JR., Husch Blackwell LLP, St. Louis, MO, argued for defendant-appellant. Also represented by KARA RENEE FUSSNER, DAISY MANNING.

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

PER CURIAM (CHEN, SCHALL, and STOLL, Circuit

Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

April 5, 2022 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner

Date Peter R. Marksteiner

Clerk of Court

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