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Cornish v. Kappos, No. 11-1041 (Fed. Cir. July 7, 2011)

Affirmed
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 11-1041
Decided
July 7, 2011
Judge
Per curiam (Rule 36)
Document
Rule 36 Judgment
Length
2 pages

NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.

United States Court of Appeals

for the Federal Circuit

CORNELL D.M. JUDGE CORNISH,

Plaintiff-Appellant,

v.

DAVID J. KAPPOS, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE,

HARRY I. MOATZ, Director, Office of Enrollment and Discipline, and WILLIAM J. GRIFFIN, Staff Attorney, Office of Enrollment and Discipline,

Defendants-Appellees.

2011-1041

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Columbia in No. 07-CV-1719, Judge Richard W. Roberts.

JUDGMENT

2CORNELL D.M. JUDGE CORNISH, of Washington, DC, argued for plaintiff-appellant.

RAYMOND T. CHEN, Solicitor, Office of the Solicitor, United States Patent and Trademark Office, of Alexandria, Virginia, argued for defendants-appellees. With him on the brief were RONALD K. JAICKS, Associate Solicitor, and SYDNEY O. JOHNSON, JR., Associate Solicitor.

THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED:

O’MALLEY, Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

July 7, 2011 /s/ Jan Horbaly

Date Jan Horbaly Clerk

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