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Actelion Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. v. LEE, No. 14-1086 (Fed. Cir. May 9, 2014)

Affirmed
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 14-1086
Decided
May 9, 2014
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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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

ACTELION PHARMACEUTICALS, LTD.,

Plaintiff-Appellant,

v.

MICHELLE K. LEE, Deputy Director, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Under Secretary of Com-

merce for Intellectual Property,

Defendant-Appellee.

2014-1086

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Columbia in No. 1:10-cv-01145-RJL, Judge Richard J. Leon.

JUDGMENT

THOMAS HOXIE, Hoxie & Associates, LLC, of Millburn, New Jersey, argued for plaintiff-appellant.

ABBY C. WRIGHT, Attorney, Appellate Staff, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, of Washington, DC, argued for defendant-appellee. With her on the brief were STUART F. DELERY, Assistant Attorney General, RONALD C. MACHEN, JR., SCOTT MCINTOSH, and DANA

2KAERSVANG, Attorneys. Of counsel on the brief were NATHAN K. KELLEY, Deputy General Counsel for Intellectual Property Law and Solicitor, MICHAEL S. FORMAN and BRIAN T. RACILLA, Associate Solicitor, United States Patent and Trademark Office, of Alexandria, Virginia.

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

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

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