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Sociedad Espanola v. Blue Ridge X-Ray Company, Inc., No. 17-1551 (Fed. Cir. May 7, 2018)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 17-1551
Also Docketed
No. 17-1552 (consolidated; same document)
Decided
May 7, 2018
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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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

SOCIEDAD ESPANOLA DE ELECTROMEDICINA Y

CALIDAD, S.A.,

Plaintiff-Appellant

v.

BLUE RIDGE X-RAY COMPANY, INC., DRGEM

USA, INC., DRGEM CORPORATION,

Defendants-Cross-Appellants

2017-1551, 2017-1552

Appeals from the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina in No. 1:10-cv-00159-MR, Judge Martin Reidinger.

JUDGMENT

BRADLEY F. RADEMAKER, Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg, LLP, Chicago, IL, argued for plaintiff-appellant. Also represented by MICHAEL RYAN TURNER. RICHARD BURNS MEGLEY, JR., Lee Sheikh Megley & Haan LLC, Chicago, IL, argued for defendants-cross-appellants. Also represented by JOSEPH A. CULIG, BRIAN ERIK HAAN, DAVID J. SHEIKH.

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

PER CURIAM (O’MALLEY, LINN, and HUGHES, Circuit

Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT May 7, 2018 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court

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