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SmartMetric Inc. v. Mastercard International Inc., No. 15-1598 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 9, 2016)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 15-1598
Decided
February 9, 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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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

SMARTMETRIC INC.,

Plaintiff-Appellee

v.

MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL

INCORPORATED,

Defendant-Appellant

VISA INC.,

Defendant 2015-1598

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California in No. 2:11-cv-07126-MWF-AJW, Judge Michael W. Fitzgerald.

JUDGMENT

PATRICK FRANCIS BRIGHT, Wagner, Anderson & Bright, LLP, Glendale, CA, argued for plaintiff-appellee. DARREN MATTHEW FRANKLIN, Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP, Los Angeles, CA, argued for

2defendant-appellant. Also represented by GARY A. CLARK, ANDREW T. KIM.

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

PER CURIAM (PROST, Chief Judge, NEWMAN and STOLL,

Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT February 9, 2016 /s/ Daniel E. O’Toole Date Daniel E. O’Toole Clerk of Court

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