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Election Systems & Software, LLC v. Smartmatic USA Corporation, No. 23-1949 (Fed. Cir. Oct. 15, 2024)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 23-1949
Decided
October 15, 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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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 ELECTION SYSTEMS & SOFTWARE, LLC,

Plaintiff-Appellant

v.

SMARTMATIC USA CORPORATION,

Defendant-Appellee

2023-1949

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Delaware in No. 1:18-cv-01259-RGA, Judge Richard G. Andrews.

JUDGMENT

ROBERT M. EVANS, JR., Lewis Rice LLC, St. Louis, MO, argued for plaintiff-appellant. Also represented by MICHAEL HENRY DURBIN, MICHAEL J. HARTLEY, KATHLEEN MARKOWSKI PETRILLO.

STANLEY JOSEPH PANIKOWSKI, III, DLA Piper LLP (US), San Diego, CA, argued for defendant-appellee. Also represented by LARISSA S. BIFANO, Boston, MA; ANGELA WHITESELL, Wilmington, DE.

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

PER CURIAM (DYK, CHEN, and STOLL, Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

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October 15, 2024

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Election Systems & Software, LLC v. Smartmatic USA Corporation, No. 23-1949 (Fed. Cir. Oct. 15, 2024).

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CAFC-23-1949-20241015
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