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Bannum, Inc. v. United States

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Sep 15, 2015
616 F. App'x 420 (Fed. Cir. 2015)

Summary

finding the "[p]atent's eleven Claims [we]re sufficiently straightforward that claim construction [wa]s not necessary to understand their content"

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Opinion

2015-5037

09-15-2015

BANNUM, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant v. UNITED STATES, ALSTON WILKES SOCIETY, INC., Defendants-Appellees

JUSTIN HUFFMAN, Camardo Law Firm, P.C., Auburn, NY, argued for appellant. Also represented by JOSEPH A. CAMARDO, JR. JAMES R. SWEET, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC, argued for appellee United States. Also represented by ALLISON KIDD-MILLER, ROBERT E. KIRSCHMAN, JR., BENJAMIN C. MIZER. JAMES LYNN WERNER, Parker, Poe, Adams & Bernstein, LLP, Columbia, SC, argued for appellee Alston Wilkes Society, Inc. Also represented by LAWRENCE HERSHON.


NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential. Appeal from the United States Court of Federal Claims in No. 1:14-cv-00822-MBH, Judge Marian Blank Horn.

JUDGMENT

JUSTIN HUFFMAN, Camardo Law Firm, P.C., Auburn, NY, argued for appellant. Also represented by JOSEPH A. CAMARDO, JR. JAMES R. SWEET, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC, argued for appellee United States. Also represented by ALLISON KIDD-MILLER, ROBERT E. KIRSCHMAN, JR., BENJAMIN C. MIZER. JAMES LYNN WERNER, Parker, Poe, Adams & Bernstein, LLP, Columbia, SC, argued for appellee Alston Wilkes Society, Inc. Also represented by LAWRENCE HERSHON. THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED:

PER CURIAM (PROST, Chief Judge, NEWMAN and CHEN, Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT September 15, 2015

Date

/s/ Daniel E. O'Toole

Daniel E. O'Toole

Clerk of Court


Summaries of

Bannum, Inc. v. United States

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Sep 15, 2015
616 F. App'x 420 (Fed. Cir. 2015)

finding the "[p]atent's eleven Claims [we]re sufficiently straightforward that claim construction [wa]s not necessary to understand their content"

Summary of this case from Park Assist, LLC v. San Diego Cnty. Reg'l Airport Auth.
Case details for

Bannum, Inc. v. United States

Case Details

Full title:BANNUM, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant v. UNITED STATES, ALSTON WILKES SOCIETY…

Court:United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Date published: Sep 15, 2015

Citations

616 F. App'x 420 (Fed. Cir. 2015)

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