Intellectual Ventures I LLC v. Ftd Companies, Inc

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
• Decided: November 20, 2017
• Docket: 17-1376
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________

INTELLECTUAL VENTURES I LLC, INTELLECTUAL VENTURES II LLC, Plaintiffs-Appellants

v.

FTD COMPANIES, INC., FLORISTS' TRANSWORLD DELIVERY, INC., FTD.COM INC., Defendants-Appellees

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INTELLECTUAL VENTURES I LLC, INTELLECTUAL VENTURES II LLC, Plaintiffs-Appellants

J.CREW GROUP, INC., Defendant-Appellee ______________________

2017-1376, 2017-1377 ______________________

Appeals from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas in Nos. 6:16-cv-00195-JRG, 6:16-cv-00196-JRG, Judge J. Rodney Gilstrap. ______________________ JUDGMENT ______________________

CHRISTIAN JOHN HURT, Nix Patterson & Roach LLP, Dallas, TX, argued for plaintiffs-appellants. Also repre- sented by DEREK TOD GILLILAND, Daingerfield, TX.

DAVID SWETNAM-BURLAND, Brann & Isaacson, Lewis- ton, ME, argued for all defendants-appellees. Defendant- appellee J.Crew Group, Inc. also represented by PETER J. BRANN, STACY O. STITHAM.

HOLLY HAWKINS SAPORITO, Alson & Bird LLP, Atlan- ta, GA, for defendants-appellees FTD Companies, Inc., Florists’ Transworld Delivery, Inc., FTD.COM, Inc. Also represented by BRADY COX, MICHAEL J. NEWTON, Dallas, TX. ______________________

THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is

ORDERED and ADJUDGED:

PER CURIAM (NEWMAN, DYK, and O’MALLEY, Circuit Judges). AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

November 20, 2017 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court