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Word to Info, Inc. v. Facebook Inc., No. 17-1431 (Fed. Cir. Nov. 8, 2017)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 17-1431
Decided
November 8, 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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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

WORD TO INFO, INC.,

Plaintiff-Appellant

v.

FACEBOOK INC.,

Defendant-Appellee

2017-1431

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California in No. 3:15-cv-03485-WHO, Judge William H. Orrick, III.

JUDGMENT

MICHAEL D. SAUNDERS, Farney Daniels, PC, San Mateo, CA, argued for plaintiff-appellant. Also represented by JONATHAN DANIEL BAKER; STEVEN R. DANIELS, WILLIAM BRYAN FARNEY, Georgetown, TX. HEIDI LYN KEEFE, Cooley LLP, Palo Alto, CA, argued for defendant-appellee. Also represented by LOWELL D. MEAD, MARK R. WEINSTEIN.

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

PER CURIAM (MOORE, CHEN, and STOLL, Circuit Judg-

es).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT November 8, 2017 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court

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