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Brightex Bio-Photonics, LLC v. L'Oreal USA, Inc., No. 25-1835 (Fed. Cir. Oct. 13, 2026)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 25-1835
Decided
October 13, 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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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 BRIGHTEX BIO-PHOTONICS, LLC,

Plaintiff-Appellant

v.

L'OREAL USA, INC.,

Defendant-Appellee

2025-1835

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California in No. 3:24-cv-07919-JCS, Magistrate Judge Joseph C. Spero.

JUDGMENT

HARDEMAN GRANT TUCKER, Diamond McCarthy LLP, Dallas, TX, argued for plaintiff-appellant. Also represented by MICHAEL WILLIAM DOELL, CHRISTOPHER MICHAEL JOE, KENNETH PAUL KULA, Buether Joe & Counselors, LLC, Dallas, TX; D. SCOTT HEMINGWAY, Hemingway & Hansen, LLP, Dallas, TX. RAMSEY M. AL-SALAM, Ashurst Perkins Coie US LLP, Seattle, WA, argued for defendant-appellee. Also

2represented by JESSICA DELACENSERIE; TARA LAUREN KURTIS, Chicago, IL. THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED:

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

Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

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Brightex Bio-Photonics, LLC v. L'Oreal USA, Inc., No. 25-1835 (Fed. Cir. Oct. 13, 2026).

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