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Guntert & Zimmerman Const. DIV., Inc. v. Godbersen-Smith Construction Company, No. 22-1831 (Fed. Cir. Jan. 18, 2024)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 22-1831
Decided
January 18, 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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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 GUNTERT & ZIMMERMAN CONST. DIV., INC.,

Appellant

v.

GODBERSEN-SMITH CONSTRUCTION COMPANY,

DBA GOMACO CORPORATION,

Appellee

2022-1831, 2022-1833, 2022-1835, 2022-1836 Appeals from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in Nos. IPR2020-01698, IPR2021-00050, IPR2021-00136, IPR2021-00234.

JUDGMENT

PAUL J. ANDRE, Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP, Redwood Shores, CA, argued for appellant. Also represented by JENNA FULLER, JAMES R. HANNAH, LISA KOBIALKA; JEFFREY PRICE, New York, NY. DAVID MROZ, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP, Washington, DC, argued for appellee. Also represented by LUKE MCCAMMON, SONJA SAHLSTEN; ROBERT KING HIGH, III, JASON E. STACH, Atlanta, GA.

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

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

cuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

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January 18, 2024

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Guntert & Zimmerman Const. DIV., Inc. v. Godbersen-Smith Construction Company, No. 22-1831 (Fed. Cir. Jan. 18, 2024).

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CAFC-22-1831-20240118
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