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American Needle, Inc. v. Zazzle Inc., No. 16-1550 (Fed. Cir. Nov. 10, 2016)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 16-1550
Decided
November 10, 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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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

AMERICAN NEEDLE, INC.,

Plaintiff-Appellant

v.

ZAZZLE INC., CAFEPRESS INC.,

Defendants-Appellees 2016-1550, 2016-1556

Appeals from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois in Nos. 1:15-cv-03968, 1:15-cv-03971, Judge John W. Darrah.

JUDGMENT

MATTHEW MICHAEL WAWRZYN, Wawrzyn & Jarvis LLC, Chicago, IL, argued for plaintiff-appellant.

MEGAN S. WOODWORTH, Venable LLP, Washington, DC, argued for defendants-appellees. Defendant-appellee Zazzle Inc. also represented by ANDREW F. PRATT.

JOSHUA LEE RASKIN, Greenberg Traurig LLP, New York, NY, for defendant-appellee CafePress Inc. Also represented by IAN CHARLES BALLON, East Palo Alto, CA.

2THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED:

PER CURIAM (PROST, Chief Judge, REYNA and

WALLACH, Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT November 10, 2016 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court

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