NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________ DATA NETWORK STORAGE CORPORATION, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. DELL INC., Defendant, and NETWORK APPLIANCE, INC., Defendant-Appellee.

____________________ 2011-1141 ______________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas in No. 08-CV-0294, Judge David C. Godbey. ______________________ JUDGMENT ______________________ ROBIN L. PHILLIPS, Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP, of San Diego, California, argued for plaintiff-appellant. With him on the brief were ANTHONY J. DAIN and VICTOR M. FELIX.

EDWARD R. REINES, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, of Redwood Shores, California, argued for defendant- appellee. ______________________ THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED: PER CURIAM (PROST, O’MALLEY, and REYNA, Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

January 12, 2012 /s/ Jan Horbaly Date Jan Horbaly Clerk