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Kuster v. Western Digital Corporation, No. 22-1644 (Fed. Cir. Jan. 11, 2024)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 22-1644
Decided
January 11, 2024
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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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

MARTIN KUSTER,

Appellant

v.

WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION, WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC., SANDISK LLC,

Cross-Appellants

2022-1644, 2022-1645, 2022-1713

Appeals from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in Nos. IPR2020-01391, IPR2020-01410.

JUDGMENT

DAVID A. REED, Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP, Atlanta, GA, argued for appellant. Also represented by RUSSELL KORN, ANDREW N. SAUL; FREDERICK LEE WHITMER, New York, NY. L. KIERAN KIECKHEFER, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP, San Francisco, CA, argued for cross-appellants. Also represented by BRIAN BUROKER, Washington, DC; BLAINE H. EVANSON, Irvine, CA.

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

PER CURIAM (MOORE, Chief Judge, HUGHES and

CUNNINGHAM, Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

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CAFC-22-1644-20240111
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