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Land O’Lakes, Inc. v. Kappos, No. 11-1569 (Fed. Cir. June 8, 2012)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 11-1569
Decided
June 8, 2012
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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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

LAND O’ LAKES, INC.,

Appellant,

v.

DAVID J. KAPPOS, DIRECTOR,

UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK

OFFICE,

Appellee.

2011-1569

Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences in No. 95/000,003 & 90/006,317.

JUDGMENT

DEVAN V. PADMANABHAN, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, of Minneapolis, Minnesota, argued for appellant. With him on the brief was PAUL J. ROBBENNOLT. Of counsel was MICHELLE E. DAWSON.

LYNNE E. PETTIGREW, Associate Solicitor, United States Patent and Trademark Office, of Alexandria,

2Virginia, argued for appellee. With her on the brief were RAYMOND T. CHEN, Solicitor, and NATHAN K. KELLEY, Associate Solicitor. THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED:

PER CURIAM (RADER, Chief Judge, NEWMAN and

LOURIE, Circuit Judges). AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36. ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT June 8, 2012 /s/ Jan Horbaly Date Jan Horbaly Clerk

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CAFC-11-1569-20120608
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