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Netflix, Inc. v. Rovi Corporation, No. 15-1917 (Fed. Cir. Nov. 7, 2016)

Affirmed
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 15-1917
Decided
November 7, 2016
Judge
Per curiam (Rule 36)
Document
Rule 36 Judgment
Length
2 pages

NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential. United States Court of Appeals

for the Federal Circuit

NETFLIX, INC.,

Plaintiff/Counterclaim Defendant-Appellee

v.

ROVI CORPORATION, ROVI TECHNOLOGIES

CORPORATION, ROVI GUIDES, INC., FKA

GEMSTAR-TV GUIDE INTERNATIONAL, INC.,

UNITED VIDEO PROPERTIES, INC.,

Defendants/Counterclaimants-Appellants

APTIV DIGITAL, INC.,

STARSIGHT TELECAST, INC.,

Counterclaimants-Appellants

2015-1917

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California in No. 4:11-cv-06591-PJH, Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton.

JUDGMENT

MICHAEL SOONUK KWUN, Keker & Van Nest, LLP, San Francisco, CA, argued for plaintiff/counterclaim de-

2fendant-appellee. Also represented by ASHOK RAMANI, SHARIF E. JACOB, EDWARD A. BAYLEY.

JEFFREY A. LAMKEN, MoloLamken LLP, Washington, DC, argued for defendants/counterclaimants-appellants and counterclaimants-appellants. Also represented by MICHAEL GREGORY PATTILLO, JR.; JOHN M. WHEALAN, Chevy Chase, MD; LAWRENCE MILTON HADLEY, RODERICK GEORGE DORMAN, McKool Smith Hennigan, P.C., Los Angeles, CA; JOEL LANCE THOLLANDER, McKool Smith, PC, Austin, TX.

CHARLES R. MACEDO, Amster Rothstein & Ebenstein LLP, New York, NY, for amici curiae Broadband iTV, Inc., Double Rock Corporation, Island Intellectual Property, LLC, Access Control Advantage, Inc., Fairway Financial U.S., Inc. Also represented by SANDRA A. HUDAK.

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

Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

November 7, 2016 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court

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