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East Coast Sheet Metal Fabric v. autodesk, Inc., No. 15-1717 (Fed. Cir. Apr. 12, 2016)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 15-1717
Decided
April 12, 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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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 EAST COAST SHEET METAL FABRICATING

CORP., DBA EASTCOAST CAD/CAM,

Plaintiff-Appellant

v.

AUTODESK, INC.,

Defendant-Appellee

2015-1717

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire in No. 1:12-cv-00517-LM, Judge Landya B. McCafferty.

JUDGMENT

GEORGE C. SUMMERFIELD, JR., Stadheim & Grear, Ltd., Chicago, IL, argued for plaintiff-appellant. Also represented by ROLF STADHEIM, KYLE L. HARVEY, ROBERT M. SPALDING, CHRISTOPHER H. ST. PETER.

ROBERT ALLEN LONG, JR., Covington & Burling LLP, Washington, DC, argued for defendant-appellee. Also represented by JOHN ARTHUR KELLY, LAUREN SUZANNE WILLARD; JOEL MARK FREED, ALEXANDER OTT, ARTEM

2SOKOLOV, McDermott, Will & Emery LLP, Washington, DC.

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

PER CURIAM (DYK, WALLACH, and HUGHES, Circuit

Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT April 12, 2016 /s/ Daniel E. O’Toole

Date Daniel E. O’Toole Clerk of Court

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