IN RE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR

2020-1288.

991 F.3d 1245 (2021)

IN RE: BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF the LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

Decided: March 25, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joel Kauth , KPPB LLP, Anaheim, CA, argued for appellant. Also represented by David Bailey , Christian Hans , Mark Yeh .

Maureen Donovan Queler , Office of the Solicitor, United States Patent and Trademark Office, Alexandria, VA, argued for appellee Andrew Hirshfeld. Also represented by Thomas W. Krause , Frances Lynch , Amy J. Nelson .

Before Prost, Chief Judge, Lourie and Reyna, Circuit Judges.


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