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Nextpoint, Inc. v. Hewlett-Packard Company, No. 16-2312 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 14, 2017)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 16-2312
Decided
March 14, 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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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

NEXTPOINT, INC.,

Plaintiff-Appellant

v.

HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY, HEWLETT

PACKARD ENTERPRISE, HP INC.,

Defendants-Appellees

2016-2312

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois in No. 1:15-cv-08550, Senior Judge Elaine E. Bucklo.

JUDGMENT

MATTHEW TOPIC, Loevy & Loevy, Chicago, IL, argued for plaintiff-appellant.

BARRY KENNETH SHELTON, Shelton IP Law, PC, Austin, TX, argued for defendants-appellees. Also represented by BRIAN CHRISTOPHER NASH, DAVID NICHOLAS PATARIU, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, Austin, TX.

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

PER CURIAM (LOURIE, O’MALLEY, and TARANTO, Circuit

Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT March 14, 2017 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court

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