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Townsend v. Brooks Sports, Inc., No. 21-2143 (Fed. Cir. June 9, 2022)

Rule 36 Affirmance

Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.: No. 21-2143
Decided: June 9, 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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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

HERBERT E. TOWNSEND,

Appellant

BROOKS SPORTS, INC.,

Appellee

2021-2143

Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in No. IPR2018-00577.

JUDGMENT

STEVEN JOHN HAMPTON, McAndrews, Held & Malloy, Ltd., Chicago, IL, argued for appellant. Also represented by HERBERT D. HART, III. DARREN EDWARD DONNELLY, Polsinelli LLP, San Francisco, CA, argued for appellee. THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is

2ORDERED and ADJUDGED:

PER CURIAM (REYNA, HUGHES, and STOLL, Circuit

Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

June 9, 2022 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner

Date Peter R. Marksteiner

Clerk of Court

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