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Max Sound Corporation v. Google, Inc., No. 16-1620 (Fed. Cir. Jan. 18, 2017)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 16-1620
Decided
January 18, 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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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 MAX SOUND CORPORATION,

Plaintiff-Appellant

v.

GOOGLE, INC., YOUTUBE, LLC,

ON2 TECHNOLOGIES, INC.,

Defendants-Appellees

VEDANTI SYSTEMS LIMITED,

Defendant 2016-1620

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California in No. 5:14-cv-04412-EJD, Judge Edward J. Davila.

JUDGMENT

ERIC WILLIAM BUETHER, Buether Joe & Carpenter LLC, Dallas, TX, argued for plaintiff-appellant.

STEFANI E. SHANBERG, Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati, PC, San Francisco, CA, argued for defendants-appellees. Also represented by ROBIN L. BREWER, MICHAEL

2J. GUO, JENNIFER J. SCHMIDT; HEIDI LYN KEEFE, Cooley LLP, Palo Alto, CA. THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED:

PER CURIAM (PROST, Chief Judge, SCHALL and CHEN,

Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT January 18, 2017 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court

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