OLE K. NILSSEN and GEO FOUNDATION, LTD. v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
2009-1495
OLE K. NILSSEN and GEO FOUNDATION, LTD.,
Plaintiffs-Appellants,
v.
WAL-MART STORES, INC.,
Defendant-Appellee,
and
COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP.,
Defendant-Appellee,
and
HOME DEPOT, INC.,
Defendant,
and
MENARD, INC., ACE HARDWARE CORP., and TRUSERV CORPORATION,
Defendants,
and
LOWE’S HOME CENTERS, INC.,
Defendant-Appellee,
and
IKEA ILLINOIS, LLC,
Defendant-Appellee.

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Leland W. Hutchinson, Jr., Freeborn & Peters LLP, of Chicago, Illinois, argued for
plaintiff-appellants. With him on the brief was Jonathan Hill.
Kimball R. Anderson, Winston & Strawn LLP, of Chicago, Illinois, argued for all
defendants-appellees. With him on the brief for Lowe’s Home Centers, Inc. was Kathleen B.
Barry. On the brief for defendant-appellee Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. was Gary W. Smith, Posternak
Blankstein & Lund LLP, of Boston, Massachusetts. On the brief for defendant-appellee Costco
Wholesale Corp. was Anthony J. Fitzpatrick, Duane Morris LLP, of Boston, Massachusetts. Of
counsel was Christopher S. Kroon. On the brief for defendant-appellee Ikea Illinois, LLC was
Margaret M. Duncan, McDermott Will & Emery LLP, of Chicago, Illinois. With her on the brief
were Natalia V. Blinkova and Bureden J. Warren, of Washington, DC.
Appealed from: United States District Court for the Northern District of llinois
Judge Robert W. Gettleman

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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
2009-1495
OLE K. NILSSEN and GEO FOUNDATION, LTD.,
Plaintiffs-Appellants,
v.
WAL-MART STORES, INC.,
Defendant-Appellee,
and
COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP.,
Defendant-Appellee,
and
HOME DEPOT, INC.,
Defendant,
and
MENARD, INC., ACE HARDWARE CORP., and TRUSERV CORPORATION,
Defendants,
and
LOWE’S HOME CENTERS, INC.,
Defendant-Appellee,
and
IKEA ILLINOIS, LLC,
Defendant-Appellee.

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Judgment
ON APPEAL from the United States District Court for the
Northern District of Illinois
in CASE NO(S). 04-CV-5363
This CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is
ORDERED and ADJUDGED:
Per Curiam (MAYER, LOURIE, and LINN, Circuit Judges )
AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.
ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT
DATED May 6, 2010 /s/ Jan Horbaly
Jan Horbaly, Clerk

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