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Crown Packaging v. Ball Metal, No. 12-1258 (Fed. Cir. Dec. 5, 2012)

Affirmed
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 12-1258
Decided
December 5, 2012
Judge
Per curiam (Rule 36)
Document
Rule 36 Judgment
Length
2 pages

NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.

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CROWN PACKAGING TECHNOLOGY, INC. AND

CROWN CORK & SEAL USA, INC.,

Plaintiffs-Appellants,

v.

BALL METAL BEVERAGE CONTAINER

CORPORATION,

Defendant-Appellee.

2012-1258

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio in case no. 05-CV-0281, Judge Walter H. Rice.

JUDGMENT

DALE M. HEIST, Woodcock Washburn LLP, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, argued for plaintiffs appellants. With him on the brief were ALBERT J. MARVELLINO and AARON B. RABINOWITZ.

JOHN D. LUKEN, Dinsmore & Shohl, LLP, of Cincinnati, Ohio, argued for defendant-appellee. With him on the brief was JOSHUA A. LORENTZ.

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

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Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

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December 5,2012

Date Jan Horbaly

Clerk

FILED

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR

THE FEDERP-t CIRCUIT

DEC 05 ZU1Z JAN HORBAL~

CLERK

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