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Centripetal Networks, LLC v. Palo Alto Networks, Inc., No. 23-1528 (Fed. Cir. May 13, 2024)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 23-1528
Decided
May 13, 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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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 CENTRIPETAL NETWORKS, LLC,

Appellant

v.

PALO ALTO NETWORKS, INC.,

Appellee

2023-1528

Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in No. IPR2021-01152.

JUDGMENT

JAMES R. HANNAH, Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP, Redwood Shores, CA, argued for appellant. Also represented by PAUL J. ANDRE; JEFFREY PRICE, New York, NY; JOHN R. HUTCHINS, SCOTT M. KELLY, BRADLEY CHARLES WRIGHT, Banner & Witcoff, Ltd., Washington, DC. ANDREW T. RADSCH, Ropes & Gray LLP, East Palo Alto, CA, argued for appellee. Also represented by JAMES RICHARD BATCHELDER; DOUGLAS HALLWARD-DRIEMEIER, Washington, DC; MICHAEL MORALES, New York, NY.

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

PER CURIAM (TARANTO, HUGHES, and STOLL, Circuit

Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

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Centripetal Networks, LLC v. Palo Alto Networks, Inc., No. 23-1528 (Fed. Cir. May 13, 2024).

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CAFC-23-1528-20240513
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