Court Opinion

ID: 809275
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2012-09-26 18:37:07+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T12:41:12.151052
License: Public Domain

Case: 12-1286      Document: 37       Page: 1   Filed: 09/26/2012

          NOTE: This order is nonprecedential.

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                      SHIMANO, INC.,
                          Appellant,
                              v.
        DAVID J. KAPPOS, DIRECTOR,
   UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK
                  OFFICE,
                          Appellee,
                             AND
                       MBI CO., LTD.,
                       Cross Appellant.

                      2012-1286, -1294
                (Reexamination No. 95/001,051)

   Appeals from the United States Patent and Trade-
mark Office, Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences.

                        ON MOTION

                         ORDER
    Shimano, Inc. moves to include, as an addendum to its
response/reply brief, the original and a certified English
Case: 12-1286     Document: 37      Page: 2     Filed: 09/26/2012

SHIMANO, INC. V. DAVID KAPPaS, DIRECTOR, PTa                    2

translation of a February 29, 2012 letter from MBl Co.
LTD ("MBl") charging Shimano with patent infringement.
MBI opposes. The Director of the United States Patent
and Trademark takes no position. Shimano replies.
      Upon consideration thereof,
      IT Is ORDERED THAT:

      The motion is denied.
                                     FOR THE COURT

       SEP 26 2012                   /s/ Jan Horbaly
         Date                        Jan Horbaly
                                     Clerk
cc: James A. Deland, Esq.
    Raymond T. Chen, Esq.
                                               USo COUJt'F'PEALS FOR
    Richard Wydeven, Esq.                       • THE FEDERAl. CIRCUIT
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                                                      JAN HORBAlY
                                                         ClERK