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Research Frontiers Incorporat v. E Ink Corporation, No. 17-1599 (Fed. Cir. Dec. 15, 2017)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 17-1599
Decided
December 15, 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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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

RESEARCH FRONTIERS INCORPORATED,

Plaintiff-Appellant

v.

E INK CORPORATION, E INK HOLDINGS INC.,

FKA PRIME VIEW INTERNATIONAL CO. LTD.,

SONY ELECTRONICS INC., SONY CORPORATION, BARNES & NOBLE INC., BARNESANDNOBLE.COM

LLC, AMAZON.COM INC.,

Defendants-Appellees

2017-1599

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Delaware in No. 1:13-cv-01231-LPS, Chief Judge Leonard P. Stark.

JUDGMENT

GEORGE PAZUNIAK, O’Kelly, Ernst, & Bielli, LLC, Wilmington, DE, argued for plaintiff-appellant. Also represented by TIMOTHY J. HALLER, Haller Law PLLC, Chicago, IL; GABRIEL I. OPATKEN, Noble IP LLC, Chicago, IL.

2MICHAEL N. RADER, Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, PC, Boston, MA, argued for defendants-appellees. Also represented by CHRISTOPHER HENRY, GERALD B. HRYCYSZYN.

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

PER CURIAM (NEWMAN, WALLACH, and STOLL, Circuit

Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

December 15, 2017 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court

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