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In re Shore, No. 16-1182 (Fed. Cir. Oct. 11, 2016)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 16-1182
Decided
October 11, 2016
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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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: MICHAEL WAYNE SHORE, STUART

DOUGLAS DWORK,

Appellants

2016-1182

Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in No. 12/402,996.

JUDGMENT

JOHN DAVID SIMMONS, Panitch Schwarze Belisario & Nadel LLP, Philadelphia, PA, argued for appellants. Also represented by DENNIS JAMES BUTLER, Wilmington, DE; MICHAEL W. SHORE, Shore Chan DePumpo LLP, Dallas, TX.

COKE MORGAN STEWART, Office of the Solicitor, United States Patent and Trademark Office, Alexandria, VA, argued for appellee Michelle K. Lee. Also represented by THOMAS W. KRAUSE, MICHAEL SUMNER FORMAN, LORA DRISCOLL.

THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is

2ORDERED and ADJUDGED:

PER CURIAM (NEWMAN, LOURIE, and CLEVENGER,

Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

October 11, 2016 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court

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CAFC-16-1182-20161011
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