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Finisar Corporation v. Nistica, Inc., No. 17-1649 (Fed. Cir. Apr. 5, 2018)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 17-1649
Decided
April 5, 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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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

FINISAR CORPORATION,

Plaintiff-Appellant

v.

NISTICA, INC.,

Defendant-Appellee

2017-1649

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California in No. 5:13-cv-03345-BLF, Judge Beth Labson Freeman.

JUDGMENT

DAVID C. RADULESCU, Radulescu LLP, New York, NY, argued for plaintiff-appellant. Also represented by ROBIN M. DAVIS, DANIEL KESACK, ETAI LAHAV, TIGRAN VARDANIAN.

ROBERT KRAMER, Dentons US LLP, Palo Alto, CA, argued for defendant-appellee. Also represented by JENNIFER D. BENNETT, RUSSELL TONKOVICH, San Francisco, CA; LORA A. BRZEZYNSKI, Washington, DC; RICHARD SALGADO, Dallas, TX.

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

PER CURIAM (DYK, WALLACH, and CHEN, Circuit Judg-

es).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT April 5, 2018 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court

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