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Copan Italia SPA v. ITC, No. 23-1668 (Fed. Cir. Dec. 7, 2023)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 23-1668
Decided
December 7, 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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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

COPAN ITALIA SPA, COPAN INDUSTRIES, INC.,

Appellants

v.

INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION,

Appellee

NEST SCIENTFIC INC., NEST SCIENTFIC USA,

JIANGSU CHANGFENG MEDICAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD., BIOTEKE CORPORATION (WUXI) CO., LTD.,

MIRACLEAN TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., WUXI

NEST BIOTECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.,

Intervenors

2023-1668

Appeal from the United States International Trade Commission in Investigation No. 337-TA-1279.

JUDGMENT

JAMES M. WODARSKI, Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C., Boston, MA, argued for appellants. Also represented by PETER CUOMO, MICHAEL NEWMAN, DANIEL B. WEINGER.

2CATHY CHEN, Office of the General Counsel, United States International Trade Commission, Washington, DC, argued for appellee. Also represented by DOMINIC L. BIANCHI, WAYNE W. HERRINGTON, BENJAMIN S. RICHARDS, SIDNEY A. ROSENZWEIG.

BRIAN R. NESTER, Covington & Burling LLP, Washington, DC, argued for intervenors.

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

PER CURIAM (MOORE, Chief Judge, DYK and STOLL,

Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

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Copan Italia SPA v. ITC, No. 23-1668 (Fed. Cir. Dec. 7, 2023).

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CAFC-23-1668-20231207
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