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BIG Baboon, Inc. v. LEE, No. 16-1232 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 5, 2016)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 16-1232
Decided
August 5, 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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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

BIG BABOON, INC.,

Plaintiff-Appellant

v.

MICHELLE K. LEE, DIRECTOR, U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE, UNITED STATES PATENT

AND TRADEMARK OFFICE,

Defendants-Appellees

2016-1232

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington in No. 2:14-cv-01771-JLR, Judge James L. Robart.

JUDGMENT

LANCE DONALD REICH, Han Santos Reich PLLC, Seattle, WA, argued for plaintiff-appellant.

MEGAN BARBERO, Appellate Staff, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington DC, argued for defendants-appellees. Also represented by BENJAMIN C. MIZER, ANNETTE L. HAYES, MARK R. FREEMAN; KAKOLI CAPRIHAN, THOMAS W. KRAUSE, Office

2of the Solicitor, United States Patent and Trademark Office, Alexandria, VA. THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED:

PER CURIAM (PROST, Chief Judge, WALLACH and

HUGHES, Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT August 5, 2016 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court

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CAFC-16-1232-20160805
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