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Nearmap US, Inc. v. Pictometry International Corporation, No. 24-1763 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 3, 2026)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 24-1763
Decided
February 3, 2026
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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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

NEARMAP US, INC.,

Appellant

v.

PICTOMETRY INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION,

Appellee

2024-1763

Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in No. IPR2022-00735.

JUDGMENT

LAUREN ANN DEGNAN, Fish & Richardson PC, Washington, DC, argued for appellant. Also represented by BENJAMIN JOSEPH CHRISTOFF, CHRISTOPHER DRYER, WALTER KARL RENNER; J. STEVEN BAUGHMAN, MEGAN FREELAND RAYMOND, Groombridge, Wu, Baughman & Stone LLP, Washington, DC; MICHAEL F. MILEA, New York, NY. LAURA VU, Haynes and Boone, LLP, San Francisco, CA, argued for appellee. Also represented by DEBRA JANECE

2MCCOMAS, Dallas, TX; GREGORY P. WEBB, Plano, TX; JONATHAN R. BOWSER, ADAM LLOYD ERICKSON, ANGELA M. OLIVER, Washington, DC.

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

PER CURIAM (DYK, SCHALL, and STARK, Circuit

Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

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Nearmap US, Inc. v. Pictometry International Corporation, No. 24-1763 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 3, 2026).

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CAFC-24-1763-20260203
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