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In re Fernandez, No. 16-2611 (Fed. Cir. May 10, 2017)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 16-2611
Decided
May 10, 2017
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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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: DENNIS S. FERNANDEZ,

Appellant 2016-2611

Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in No. 12/114,113.

JUDGMENT

DENNIS S. FERNANDEZ, Fernandez & Associates, LLP, Atherton, CA, for appellant.

NATHAN K. KELLEY, Office of the Solicitor, United States Patent and Trademark Office, Alexandria, VA, for appellee Michelle K. Lee. Also represented by SARAH E. CRAVEN, MAI-TRANG DUC DANG, THOMAS W. KRAUSE, COKE MORGAN STEWART.

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

2PER CURIAM (DYK, O’MALLEY, and HUGHES, Circuit

Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT May 10, 2017 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court

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In re Fernandez, No. 16-2611 (Fed. Cir. May 10, 2017).

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CAFC-16-2611-20170510
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