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PPC Broadband, Inc. v. Corning Optical Communications, No. 17-1347 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 13, 2018)

Affirmed
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 17-1347
Decided
March 13, 2018
Judge
Per curiam (Rule 36)
Document
Rule 36 Judgment
Length
2 pages

NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential. United States Court of Appeals

for the Federal Circuit

PPC BROADBAND, INC., DBA PPC, FKA JOHN

MEZZALINGUA ASSOCIATES, INC.,

Plaintiff-Appellee

v.

CORNING OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS RF, LLC,

Defendant-Appellant

2017-1347

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York in No. 5:11-cv-00761-GLSDEP, Senior Judge Gary L. Sharpe.

JUDGMENT

J. MICHAEL JAKES, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP, Washington, DC, argued for plaintiff-appellee. Also represented by JOSE M. RECIO; ROBERT L. BURNS, II, Reston, VA; JUSTIN A. HENDRIX, Palo Alto, CA; JOHN D. COOK, DOUGLAS J. NASH, Barclay Damon, LLP, Syracuse, NY; JOHN T. GUTKOSKI, Boston, MA.

2KIMBALL RICHARD ANDERSON, Winston & Strawn LLP, Chicago, IL, argued for defendant-appellant. Also represented by HOWARD I. SHIN, New York, NY; MARK S. DAVIES, KATHERINE M. KOPP, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, Washington, DC; ELIZABETH MOULTON, Menlo Park, CA; DANIEL A. RUBENS, New York, NY; JOSEPH P. LAVELLE, DLA Piper US LLP, Washington, DC. CLYDE MOODY SIEBMAN, Siebman, Burg, Phillips & Smith, LLP, Sherman, TX, for amicus curiae Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

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

Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

March 13, 2018 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court

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