U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 2021

Caterpillar Inc. v. Wirtgen America, Inc.

Caterpillar Inc. v. Wirtgen America, Inc.
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · Decided February 3, 2021

Caterpillar Inc. v. Wirtgen America, Inc.

Opinion

Case: 19-2294 Document: 79 Page: 1 Filed: 02/03/2021

NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________ CATERPILLAR INC., Appellant v. WIRTGEN AMERICA, INC., Cross-Appellant ANDREW HIRSHFELD, PERFORMING THE FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES OF THE UNDER SECRETARY OF COMMERCE FOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND DIRECTOR OF THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE, Intervenor ______________________ 2019-2294, 2019-2338 ______________________ Appeals from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in No. IPR2017- 02185. ______________________ JUDGMENT ______________________ JAMES R. BARNEY, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP, Washington, DC, argued for Case: 19-2294 Document: 79 Page: 2 Filed: 02/03/2021

appellant. Also represented by JOSHUA GOLDBERG, ALEXANDER EDISON HARDING, DAVID MROZ.

RALPH WILSON POWERS, III, Sterne Kessler Goldstein & Fox, PLLC, Washington, DC, argued for cross-appellant.

Also represented by JON WRIGHT; MARK ANDREW KILGORE, RYAN D. LEVY, SETH R. OGDEN, WILLIAM E. SEKYI, JOHN FRANCIS TRIGGS, Patterson Intellectual Property Law, PC, Nashville, TN.

BRIAN RACILLA, Office of the Solicitor, United States Patent and Trademark Office, Alexandria, VA, for interve- nor. Also represented by THOMAS W. KRAUSE, FARHEENA YASMEEN RASHEED. ______________________ THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED: PER CURIAM (O’MALLEY, MAYER, and TARANTO, Cir- cuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

February 3, 2021 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court

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