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Universal Electronics, Inc. v. Universal Remote Control, Inc., No. 15-1410 (Fed. Cir. Oct. 17, 2016)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 15-1410
Also Docketed
No. 15-1561, No. 16-1055 (consolidated; same document)
Decided
October 17, 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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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

UNIVERSAL ELECTRONICS, INC.,

Plaintiff-Appellee

v.

UNIVERSAL REMOTE CONTROL, INC.,

Defendant-Appellant

2015-1410, 2015-1561, 2016-1055

Appeals from the United States District Court for the Central District of California in No. 8:12-cv-00329-AG-JPR, Judge Andrew J. Guilford.

JUDGMENT

GREGORY A. CASTANIAS, Jones Day, Washington, DC, argued for plaintiff-appellee. Also represented by MARK A. FINKELSTEIN, JACLYN STAHL, Irvine, CA; SHERYL HOKE LOVE, THOMAS R. GOOTS, DAVID B. COCHRAN, Cleveland, OH.

PETER H. KANG, Sidley Austin LLP, Palo Alto, CA, argued for defendant-appellant. Also represented by CONSTANTINE L. TRELA, JR., Chicago, IL; THEODORE WHITLEY CHANDLER, Los Angeles, CA; ANNA MAYERGOYZ

2WEINBERG, Washington, DC; TEAGUE I. DONAHEY, Holland & Hart LLP, Boise, ID; DOUGLAS A. MIRO, Ostrolenk Faber LLP, New York, NY.

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

PER CURIAM (PROST, Chief Judge, REYNA and CHEN,

Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

October 17, 2016 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court

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