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Spine Holdings, LLC v. Orthofix Medical Inc., No. 22-1730 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 11, 2023)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 22-1730
Decided
August 11, 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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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

SPINE HOLDINGS, LLC,

Appellant

v.

ORTHOFIX MEDICAL INC.,

Appellee

2022-1730, 2022-1731

Appeals from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in Nos. IPR2020-01411, IPR2020-01412.

JUDGMENT

JORGE MIGUEL HERNANDEZ, Carstens, Allen, & Gourley, LLP, Plano, TX, argued for appellant. Also represented by DAVID W. CARSTENS, BRIAN ANDREW CARPENTER. J. ANDREW LOWES, Haynes and Boone, LLP, Plano, TX, argued for appellee. Also represented by CLINT S. WILKINS; DEBRA JANECE MCCOMAS, Dallas, TX; ANGELA M. OLIVER, Washington, DC.

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

PER CURIAM (PROST, WALLACH, and CHEN, Circuit

Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

August 11, 2023 /s/ Jarrett B. Perlow

Date Jarrett B. Perlow

Clerk of Court

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Spine Holdings, LLC v. Orthofix Medical Inc., No. 22-1730 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 11, 2023).

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CAFC-22-1730-20230811
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