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In re Hickey, No. 14-1682 (Fed. Cir. Apr. 10, 2015)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 14-1682
Decided
April 10, 2015
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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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: F. LEO HICKEY,

Appellant 2014-1682

Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in No. 11/796,695.

JUDGMENT

THOMAS J. WIMBISCUS, McAndrews, Held & Malloy, Ltd., Chicago, IL, argued for appellant. Also represented by GEORGE WHEELER, ALEJANDRO MENCHACA.

FRANCES LYNCH, United States Patent and Trademark Office, Office of the Solicitor, Alexandria, VA, argued for appellee. Also represented by JEREMIAH HELM, NATHAN K. KELLEY, THOMAS W. KRAUSE.

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

2PER CURIAM (O’MALLEY, WALLACH, and GILSTRAP*,

Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT April 10, 2015 /s/ Daniel E. O’Toole Date Daniel E. O’Toole Clerk of Court

Footnotes

  1. ↩ * The Honorable Rodney Gilstrap, District Judge for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, sitting by designation.

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