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Pentel Co., Ltd. v. Kappos, No. 12-1002 (Fed. Cir. June 13, 2012)

Affirmed
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 12-1002
Decided
June 13, 2012
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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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

PENTEL CO., LTD. AND PENTEL OF AMERICA, LTD.,

Appellants,

v.

DAVID J. KAPPOS, DIRECTOR,

UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE,

Appellee,

and

BENJAMIN J. KWITEK,

Appellee.

2012-1002

Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences in Reexamination No. 95/000,399).

JUDGMENT

2BRUCE L. ADAMS, Adams & Wilks, of New York, New York, argued appellants.

NATHAN K. KELLEY, Associate Solicitor, Office of the Solicitor, United States Patent and Trademark Office, of Alexandria, Virginia, argued for appellee David J. Kappos, Director, United States Patent and Trademark Office. With him on the brief were RAYMOND T. CHEN, Solicitor, and ROBERT J. MCMANUS, Associate Solicitor.

ROBERT R. LYONS, Littman Law Offices, Ltd., Manassas Virginia, for appellee BENJAMIN J. KWITEK. THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED:

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36. ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT June 13, 2012 /s/ Jan Horbaly Date Jan Horbaly Clerk

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