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Sprint Communications Company v. Comcast Cable Communications, No. 15-1989 (Fed. Cir. Jan. 11, 2017)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 15-1989
Decided
January 11, 2017
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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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 SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY, L.P.,

Plaintiff-Appellant

v.

COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC,

COMCAST IP PHONE, LLC,

Defendants-Appellees

2015-1989

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Delaware in No. 1:12-cv-01013-RGA, Judge Richard G. Andrews.

JUDGMENT

JOHN D. GARRETSON, Shook, Hardy & Bacon, LLP, Kansas City, MO, argued for plaintiff-appellant. Also represented by BASIL TRENT WEBB; DAVID MOREHAN, ROB RECKERS, Houston, TX. MATTHEW B. LEHR, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, Menlo Park, CA, argued for defendants-appellees. Also represented by DAVID LISSON, GARETH DEWALT, MICAH

2BLOCK, ANTHONY I. FENWICK; MICHAEL LOUIS BRODY, Winston & Strawn LLP, Chicago, IL. THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED:

PER CURIAM (DYK, TARANTO, and HUGHES, Circuit

Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT January 11, 2017 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court

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