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Essociate, Inc. v. Clickbooth.com, LLC, No. 15-1332 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 11, 2016)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 15-1332
Also Docketed
No. 15-1333 (consolidated; same document)
Decided
March 11, 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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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

ESSOCIATE, INC.,

Plaintiff-Appellant

v.

CLICKBOOTH.COM, LLC, 4355768 CANADA INC.,

DBA CRAKMEDIA,

Defendants-Appellees

2015-1332, -1333

Appeals from the United States District Court for the Central District of California in No. 8:13-cv-01886-JVS-DFM, 8:14-cv-00679-JVS-DFM, Judge James V. Selna.

JUDGMENT

DEREK ALAN NEWMAN, Newman Du Wors LLP, Seattle, WA, argued for plaintiff-appellant. Also represented by DEREK LINKE, KEITH P. SCULLY.

DARREN MATTHEW FRANKLIN, Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP, Los Angeles, CA, argued for defendant-appellee Clickbooth.com. Also represented by ANDREW T. KIM; RICHARD NEWMAN, Hinch Newman LLP, New York, NY.

2WILLIAM G. JENKS, Jenks IP Law, Washington, DC, argued for defendant-appellee 4355768 Canada Inc. Also represented by BEN M. DAVIDSON, Davidson Law Group ALC, Los Angeles, CA.

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

PER CURIAM (REYNA, WALLACH, and HUGHES, Circuit

Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

March 11, 2016 /s/ Daniel E. O’Toole Date Daniel E. O’Toole Clerk of Court

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