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Voltstar Tech. v. amazon.com, Inc., No. 14-1772 (Fed. Cir. Apr. 14, 2015)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 14-1772
Decided
April 14, 2015
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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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

VOLTSTAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC., FKA HORIZON

TECHNOLOGIES, INC.,

Plaintiff-Appellant

v.

AMAZON.COM, INC., A DELAWARE

CORPORATION,

Defendant-Appellee

2014-1772

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois in No. 1:13-cv-05570, Judge John Z. Lee.

JUDGMENT

JOEL B. ROTHMAN, Schneider Rothman IP Law Group, Boca Raton, FL, argued for plaintiff-appellant. Also represented by JEROLD I. SCHNEIDER.

BRADFORD PETER LYERLA, Jenner & Block LLP, Chicago, IL, argued for defendant-appellee. Also represented by JOSHUA SEGAL, Washington, DC.

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

PER CURIAM (Before PROST, Chief Judge, LOURIE,

∗ Circuit Judge, and GILSTRAP, District Judge. ).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

April 14, 2015 /s/ Daniel E. O’Toole Date Daniel E. O’Toole Clerk of Court

Footnotes

  1. ∗ Honorable Rodney Gilstrap, District Judge, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, sitting by designation.

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