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Finn v. REA, No. 12-1635 (Fed. Cir. Oct. 16, 2013)

Affirmed
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 12-1635
Decided
October 16, 2013
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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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

BRUCE L. FINN,

Appellant,

v.

TERESA STANEK REA, Acting Director, United

States Patent and Trademark Office,

Appellee,

AND

MOLE-RICHARDSON CO.,

Appellee.

2012-1635

Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences in Reexamination No. 95/000,383.

JUDGMENT

FRED H. HOLMES, Fellers, Snider, Blankenship, Bailey & Tippens, P.C., of Tulsa, Oklahoma, argued for appellant. On the brief were SCOTT R. ZINGERMAN and TERRY L. WATT. Of counsel on the brief was DANIEL B. GRAVES, Graves McLain, PLLC, of Tulsa, Oklahoma.

2FRANCES M. LYNCH, Associate Solicitor, United States Patent and Trademark Office, of Alexandria, Virginia, argued for appellee, Teresa Stanek Rea, Acting Director, United States Patent and Trademark Office. With her on the brief were NATHAN K. KELLEY, Deputy Solicitor, and KRISTI L.R. SAWERT, Associate Solicitor.

BRIDGETTE AGNESS, Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP, of Los Angeles, California, argued for appellee, Mole-Richardson Co. With her on the brief was GARY A. CLARK.

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

Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

October 16, 2013 /s/ Daniel E. O’Toole

Date Daniel E. O’Toole Clerk

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