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EMC Corporation v. Zerto Inc., No. 16-1856 (Fed. Cir. June 12, 2017)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 16-1856
Also Docketed
No. 16-1883 (consolidated; same document)
Decided
June 12, 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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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 EMC CORPORATION, EMC ISRAEL

DEVELOPMENT CENTER LTD.,

Plaintiffs-Cross-Appellants

v.

ZERTO INC.,

Defendant-Appellant

2016-1856, 2016-1883

Appeals from the United States District Court for the District of Delaware in No. 1:12-cv-00956-GMS, Judge Gregory M. Sleet.

JUDGMENT

MICHAEL N. RADER, Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, PC, Boston, MA, argued for plaintiffs-cross-appellants. Also represented by NATHAN R. SPEED, RICHARD GIUNTA; PAUL T. DACIER, THOMAS A. BROWN, KRISHNENDU GUPTA, EMC Corporation, Hopkington, MA.

MATTHEW B. LOWRIE, Foley & Lardner LLP, Boston, MA, argued for defendant-appellant. Also represented by LUCAS I. SILVA, KEVIN M. LITTMAN.

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

PER CURIAM (NEWMAN, SCHALL, and WALLACH, Circuit

Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT June 12, 2017 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court

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