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In re Zahner Design Group, Ltd., No. 22-1026 (Fed. Cir. July 7, 2022)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 22-1026
Decided
July 7, 2022
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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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: ZAHNER DESIGN GROUP, LTD.,

Appellant 2022-1026

Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in No. 90/013,952.

JUDGMENT

MORRIS E. COHEN, Goldberg Cohen LLP, New York, NY, argued for appellant Zahner Design Group, Ltd. Also represented by LEE A. GOLDBERG; DONALD RHOADS, Rhoads Legal Group PC, New York, NY. BENJAMIN T. HICKMAN, Office of the Solicitor, United States Patent and Trademark Office, Alexandria, VA, argued for appellee Katherine K. Vidal. Also represented by THOMAS W. KRAUSE, AMY J. NELSON, BRIAN RACILLA, FARHEENA YASMEEN RASHEED.

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

2PER CURIAM (NEWMAN, LINN, and CHEN, Circuit

Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

July 7, 2022 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner

Date Peter R. Marksteiner

Clerk of Court

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In re Zahner Design Group, Ltd., No. 22-1026 (Fed. Cir. July 7, 2022).

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CAFC-22-1026-20220707
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