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In re Affinity Labs of Texas, No. 13-1393 (Fed. Cir. Jan. 9, 2014)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 13-1393
Decided
January 9, 2014
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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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

IN RE AFFINITY LABS OF TEXAS, LLC

2013-1393

Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in Reexamination No. 95/001,263.

JUDGMENT

CYRUS A. MORTON, Robins, Kaplan, Miller, and Ciresi, L.L.P., of Minneapolis, Minnesota, argued for appellant. Of counsel on the brief was TIMOTHY G. NEWMAN, Larson Newman, LLP, of Austin, Texas.

SCOTT C. WEIDENFELLER, Associate Solicitor, Office of the Solicitor, United States Patent and Trademark Office, of Alexandria, Virginia, argued for intervenor Commissioner for Patents. With him on the brief were NATHAN K. KELLEY, Acting Solicitor, and STACY B. MARGOLIES, Associate Solicitor.

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

2PER CURIAM (LOURIE, DYK, and WALLACH, Circuit

Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

January 9, 2014 /s/ Daniel E. O’Toole Date Daniel E. O’Toole Clerk of Court

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