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Lynk Labs, Inc. v. Home Depot U.S.A., Inc., No. 23-2185 (Fed. Cir. Jan. 14, 2025)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 23-2185
Decided
January 14, 2025
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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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

LYNK LABS, INC.,

Appellant

v.

HOME DEPOT U.S.A., INC.,

Appellee

2023-2185

Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in No. PGR2022-00009.

JUDGMENT

STEPHEN MCBRIDE, Carmichael Ip, Tysons, VA, argued for appellant. Also represented by JAMES CARMICHAEL, STEPHEN TERRY SCHREINER, MINGHUI YANG.

BRIAN K. ERICKSON, DLA Piper US LLP, Austin, TX, argued for appellee. Also represented by JENNIFER LIBRACH NALL; BENJAMIN SHAFER MUELLER, Chicago, IL; NICHOLAS G. PAPASTAVROS, Boston, MA; STANLEY JOSEPH PANIKOWSKI, III, San Diego, CA.

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

PER CURIAM (DYK, PROST, and HUGHES, Circuit

Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

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January 14, 2025

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Lynk Labs, Inc. v. Home Depot U.S.A., Inc., No. 23-2185 (Fed. Cir. Jan. 14, 2025).

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CAFC-23-2185-20250114
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