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United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________ BARNHARDT MANUFACTURING COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS, INC., Defendant-Appellee. ____________________ 2010-1398 ______________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina in No. 08-CV- 0617, Judge Frank D. Whitney. ______________________ JUDGMENT ______________________ W. THAD ADAMS, III, Adams Intellectual Property Law, of Charlotte, North Carolina, argued for plaintiff- appellant.

JEFFREY A. MCINTYRE, Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S.C., of Madison, Wisconsin, argued for defendant- appellee. ______________________ THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED: PER CURIAM (RADER, Chief Judge, DYK and PROST, Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

February 8, 2011 /s/ Jan Horbaly Date Jan Horbaly Clerk