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In re Francis, No. 16-2695 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 15, 2017)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 16-2695
Decided
August 15, 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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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: MITCHELL J. FRANCIS,

Appellant 2016-2695

Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in No. 13/111,698.

JUDGMENT

HOWARD NEAL FLAXMAN, Welsh Flaxman & Gitler LLC, Alexandria, VA, argued for appellant. LORE A. UNT, Office of the Solicitor, United States Patent and Trademark Office, Alexandria, VA, argued for appellee Joseph Matal. Also represented by NATHAN K. KELLEY, THOMAS W. KRAUSE, MAI-TRANG DUC DANG, BENJAMIN T. HICKMAN, COKE MORGAN STEWART.

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

2PER CURIAM (PROST, Chief Judge, CLEVENGER and

STOLL, Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT August 15, 2017 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court

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In re Francis, No. 16-2695 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 15, 2017).

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