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Parallel Networks Licensing v. IBM, No. 17-2042 (Fed. Cir. May 11, 2018)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 17-2042
Decided
May 11, 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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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 PARALLEL NETWORKS LICENSING, LLC,

Plaintiff-Appellant

v.

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES

CORPORATION,

Defendant-Appellee

2017-2042

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Delaware in No. 1:13-cv-02072-KAJ-SRF, Circuit Judge Kent A. Jordan.

JUDGMENT

DOUGLAS AARON CAWLEY, McKool Smith, PC, Dallas, TX, argued for plaintiff-appellant. Also represented by CHRISTOPHER THOR BOVENKAMP, ERIC SORENSEN HANSEN; LEAH BURATTI, JOHN BRUCE CAMPBELL, Austin, TX. JOHN M. DESMARAIS, Desmarais LLP, New York, NY, argued for defendant-appellee. Also represented by JON TODD HOHENTHANER, JEFFREY SCOTT SEDDON, II.

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

PER CURIAM (NEWMAN, LOURIE, and REYNA, Circuit

Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT May 11, 2018 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court

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