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Zest IP Holdings, LLC v. Implant Direct Mfg. LLC, No. 15-1927 (Fed. Cir. July 11, 2016)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 15-1927
Decided
July 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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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 ZEST IP HOLDINGS, LLC, ZEST ANCHORS, LLC,

Plaintiffs-Appellees

v.

IMPLANT DIRECT MFG. LLC, DBA IMPLANT

DIRECT, LLC, IMPLANT DIRECT INT'L,

Defendants-Appellants

IMPLANT DIRECT SYBRON INTERNATIONAL,

IMPLANT DIRECT SYBRON MANUFACTURING

LLC,

Defendants-Appellees

2015-1927

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California in No. 3:10-cv-00541-GPCWVG, Judge Gonzalo P. Curiel.

JUDGMENT

LISA M. FERRI, Mayer Brown, LLP, New York, NY, argued for plaintiffs-appellees. Also represented by MANUEL JOSE VELEZ; PAUL WHITFIELD HUGHES, Washington, DC.

2MICHAEL HUREY, Kleinberg & Lerner, LLP, Los Angeles, CA, argued for defendants-appellants.

CHRISTOPHER MEAD, London & Mead, Washington, DC, argued for defendants-appellees. THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED:

PER CURIAM (NEWMAN, SCHALL, and TARANTO, Circuit

Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT July 11, 2016 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court

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