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Summit Data Systems LLC v. NetApp Inc., No. 15-1103 (Fed. Cir. Oct. 9, 2015)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 15-1103
Decided
October 9, 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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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

SUMMIT DATA SYSTEMS LLC,

Plaintiff-Appellant

v.

NETAPP INC.,

Defendant-Appellee

2015-1103

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Delaware in No. 1:10-cv-00749-GMS, Judge Gregory M. Sleet.

JUDGMENT

ROBERT GREENSPOON, Flachsbart & Greenspoon, LLC, Chicago, IL, argued for appellant. Also represented by TRAVIS CAMPBELL.

EDWARD R. REINES, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, Redwood Shores, CA, argued for appellee. Also represented by BYRON BEEBE; DOUGLAS B. LUFTMAN, NetApp, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA.

2NATALIE HANLON-LEH, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, LLP, Denver, CO, for amicus curiae Comcast Cable Communications, LLC. Also represented by MARY VIRGINIA SOOTER.

STEVEN MOORE, Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP, San Francisco, CA, for amici curiae Askeladden, LLC, Dell Inc., et al.

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

PER CURIAM (DYK, TARANTO, and HUGHES, Circuit

Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

October 9, 2015 /s/ Daniel E. O’Toole Date Daniel E. O’Toole Clerk of Court

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