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AG 18, LLC v. DK Crown Holdings Inc., No. 24-1821 (Fed. Cir. Apr. 15, 2026)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 24-1821
Decided
April 15, 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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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

AG 18, LLC,

Appellant

v.

DK CROWN HOLDINGS INC., FKA DRAFTKINGS

INC.,

Appellee

2024-1821

Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in No. IPR2022-01447.

JUDGMENT

PATRICK JOHN MCKEEVER, Perkins Coie LLP, San Diego, CA, argued for appellant. Also represented by ANDREW DUFRESNE, Madison, WI; JONATHAN IRVIN TIETZ, Washington, DC. ELIOT DAMON WILLIAMS, Baker Botts LLP, Washington, DC, argued for appellee. Also represented by JAMIE ROY LYNN, THOMAS CHISMAN MARTIN, ANDREW DAVID

2WILSON; GEORGE HOPKINS GUY, III, Palo Alto, CA; CLARKE STAVINOHA, Dallas, TX. THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED:

PER CURIAM (CHEN, HUGHES, and STOLL, Circuit

Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

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April 15, 2026

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AG 18, LLC v. DK Crown Holdings Inc., No. 24-1821 (Fed. Cir. Apr. 15, 2026).

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CAFC-24-1821-20260415
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