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Caravan Canopy International, Inc. v. Z-Shade Co., Ltd., No. 22-1642 (Fed. Cir. Dec. 6, 2023)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 22-1642
Decided
December 6, 2023
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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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

CARAVAN CANOPY INTERNATIONAL, INC.,

Appellant

v.

Z-SHADE CO., LTD., COSTCO WHOLESALE

CORPORATION, LOWE'S HOME CENTERS, LLC,

SHELTERLOGIC CORP.,

Appellees

2022-1642

Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in Nos. IPR2020-01026, IPR2021-00449.

JUDGMENT

STEPHEN M. LOBBIN, SML Avvocati PC, La Jolla, CA, argued for appellant. LAUREN KATZENELLENBOGEN, Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP, Irvine, CA, argued for all appellees. Appellees Z-Shade Co., Ltd., Costco Wholesale Corporation also represented by KERRY S. TAYLOR, San Diego, CA; MICHAEL K. FRIEDLAND, Friedland Cianfrani LLP, Irvine, CA.

2WILLIAM J. BROWN, JR., Brown Wegner LLP, Irvine, CA, for appellee Lowe's Home Centers, LLC. DAMIAN KEVIN GUNNINGSMITH, Carmody Torrance Sandak & Hennessey LLP, New Haven, CT, for appellee ShelterLogic Corp. Also represented by JOHN RICHARD HORVACK, JR.

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

PER CURIAM (DYK, SCHALL, and REYNA, Circuit

Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

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Caravan Canopy International, Inc. v. Z-Shade Co., Ltd., No. 22-1642 (Fed. Cir. Dec. 6, 2023).

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CAFC-22-1642-20231206
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