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Dietrich v. Kappos, No. 10-1530 (Fed. Cir. June 8, 2011)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 10-1530
Decided
June 8, 2011
Judge
Per curiam (Rule 36)
Document
Rule 36 Judgment
Length
2 pages
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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.

United States Court of Appeals

for the Federal Circuit

ROLF DIETRICH,

Appellant,

v.

DAVID J. KAPPOS, DIRECTOR, UNITED STATES

PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE,

Appellee,

and

SHIMANO, INC.,

Appellee.

2010-1530

(Reexamination No. 95/000,008)

Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences.

JUDGMENT

DAVID C. PURDUE, Purdue Law Offices, LLC, of Toledo, Ohio, argued for appellant.

2SYDNEY O. JOHNSON, JR., Associate Solicitor, United States Patent and Trademark Office, of Alexandria, Virginia, argued for appellee. With him on the brief were RAYMOND T. CHEN, Solicitor, and THOMAS W. KRAUSE, Associate Solicitor.

DAVID L. TARNOFF, Global IP Counselors, LLP, of Washington, DC, argued for appellee Shimano, Inc. THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED:

PER CURIAM (LOURIE, LINN, and DYK, Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT June 8, 2011 /s/ Jan Horbaly Date Jan Horbaly Clerk

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