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SmartMetric Inc. v. Mastercard International, No. 14-1037 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 13, 2014)

Affirmed
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 14-1037
Decided
August 13, 2014
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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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

SMARTMETRIC INC., a Nevada Corporation,

Plaintiff-Appellant,

v.

MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL

INCORPORATED, a Delaware Corporation,

Defendant-Appellee,

AND

VISA INC., a Delaware Corporation,

Defendant-Appellee.

2014-1037

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California in No. 2:11-cv-07126, Judge Michael W. Fitzgerald.

JUDGMENT

PATRICK F. BRIGHT, Wagner, Anderson & Bright, P.C., of Glendale, California, argued for plaintiff-appellant.

2JOSEPH MELNIK, Jones Day, of Palo Alto, California, argued for appellees. With him on the brief for Visa Inc. were AN P. DOAN; and MATTHEW J. SILVEIRA, of San Francisco, California. On the brief for MasterCard International Incorporated were GARY A. CLARK, DARREN M. FRANKLIN, and ANDREW KIM, Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP, of Los Angeles, California. Of counsel was DENNIS J. SMITH.

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

HUGHES, Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

August 13, 2014 /s/ Daniel E. O’Toole Date Daniel E. O’Toole Clerk of Court

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