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United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________ MIDDLETON, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY, (also known as 3M Company) Defendant-Appellee.

______________________ 2012-1283 ______________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa in No. 03-CV-40493, Judge Mark W. Bennett. ______________________ JUDGMENT ______________________ GEORGE C. SUMMERFIELD, JR., Stadheim & Grear Ltd., of Chicago, Illinois, agued for the plaintiff-appellant.

With him on the brief were JOSEPH A. GREAR and KEITH A. VOGT.

DAVID J.F. GROSS, of Faegre Baker Daniels LLP, of Minneapolis, Minnesota, argued for defendant-appellee.

With him on the brief were JAMES W. PORADEK, TIMOTHY E. GRIMSRUD, CHRISTOPHER J. BURRELL and KATHERINE S.

RAZAVI. ______________________ THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED: PER CURIAM (RADER, Chief Judge, LOURIE and MOORE, Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

February 21, 2013 /s/ Jan Horbaly Date Jan Horbaly Clerk