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Semiconductor Connections LLC v. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited, No. 21-2074 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 11, 2022)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 21-2074
Decided
March 11, 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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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 SEMICONDUCTOR CONNECTIONS LLC,

Plaintiff-Appellant

v.

TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LIMITED, TSMC NORTH AMERICA,

Defendants-Appellees

2021-2074

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas in No. 6:20-cv-00109-ADA, Judge Alan D. Albright.

JUDGMENT

DAVE R. GUNTER, Friedman, Suder & Cooke, Fort Worth, TX, argued for plaintiff-appellant. Also represented by JONATHAN TAD SUDER. BLAIR MARTIN JACOBS, McKool Smith, P.C., Washington, DC, argued for defendants-appellees. Also represented by ALAN WHITEHURST; JAMES ELROY QUIGLEY, JOEL LANCE THOLLANDER, Austin, TX; DAVID SOCHIA, Dallas, TX.

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

PER CURIAM (REYNA, MAYER, and CUNNINGHAM, Cir-

cuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

March 11, 2022 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner

Date Peter R. Marksteiner

Clerk of Court

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Semiconductor Connections LLC v. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited, No. 21-2074 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 11, 2022).

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CAFC-21-2074-20220311
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