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Middleton, Inc. v. Minnesota Mining and Mfg. Co., No. 12-1283 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 21, 2013)

Affirmed
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 12-1283
Decided
February 21, 2013
Judge
Per curiam (Rule 36)
Document
Rule 36 Judgment
Length
2 pages

NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.

United States Court of Appeals

for the Federal Circuit

MIDDLETON, INC.,

Plaintiff-Appellant,

v.

MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING

COMPANY,

(also known as 3M Company)

Defendant-Appellee.

2012-1283

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa in No. 03-CV-40493, Judge Mark W. Bennett.

JUDGMENT

GEORGE C. SUMMERFIELD, JR., Stadheim & Grear Ltd., of Chicago, Illinois, agued for the plaintiff-appellant. With him on the brief were JOSEPH A. GREAR and KEITH A. VOGT.

2DAVID J.F. GROSS, of Faegre Baker Daniels LLP, of Minneapolis, Minnesota, argued for defendant-appellee. With him on the brief were JAMES W. PORADEK, TIMOTHY E. GRIMSRUD, CHRISTOPHER J. BURRELL and KATHERINE S. RAZAVI.

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

Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

February 21, 2013 /s/ Jan Horbaly Date Jan Horbaly Clerk

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