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Kaneka Corporation v. JBS Hair Inc., No. 14-1172 (Fed. Cir. Apr. 7, 2016)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 14-1172
Decided
April 7, 2016
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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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

KANEKA CORPORATION,

Plaintiff-Appellee

v.

JBS HAIR INC., UNO & COMPANY, LTD., JINNY

BEAUTY SUPPLY CO INC,

Defendants-Appellants

2014-1172

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas in No. 3:10-cv-01430-P, Judge Jorge A. Solis.

JUDGMENT

ANTHONY J. DAIN, Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP, San Diego, CA, argued for plaintiff-appellee. Also represented by FREDERICK K. TAYLOR, RAYMOND K. CHAN, DAVE DEONARINE.

MICHAEL JOHN SACKSTEDER, Fenwick & West, LLP, San Francisco, CA, argued for defendants-appellants. Also represented by JOSEPH STEPHEN BELICHICK, JAE WON SONG, Mountain View, CA; JEFFREY A. WARE, Seattle,

2WA; RYAN J. MARTON, Tyz Marton Schumann, San Francisco, CA. THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED:

PER CURIAM (WALLACH, PLAGER, and HUGHES, Circuit

Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT April 7, 2016 /s/ Daniel E. O’Toole Date Daniel E. O’Toole Clerk of Court

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