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Monterey Research, LLC v. Vidal, No. 22-1460 (Fed. Cir. Oct. 5, 2023)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 22-1460
Decided
October 5, 2023
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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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

MONTEREY RESEARCH, LLC,

Appellant

v.

KATHERINE K. VIDAL, UNDER SECRETARY OF COMMERCE FOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

AND DIRECTOR OF THE UNITED STATES

PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE,

Intervenor 2022-1460

Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in No. IPR2020-01017.

JUDGMENT

DONALD LEE JACKSON, Davidson Berquist Jackson & Gowdey, LLP, McLean, VA, argued for appellant. PETER JOHN SAWERT, Office of the Solicitor, United States Patent and Trademark Office, Alexandria, VA, argued for intervenor. Also represented by BENJAMIN T.

2HICKMAN, THOMAS W. KRAUSE, FARHEENA YASMEEN RASHEED.

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

PER CURIAM (DYK, TARANTO, and CHEN, Circuit

Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

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Monterey Research, LLC v. Vidal, No. 22-1460 (Fed. Cir. Oct. 5, 2023).

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CAFC-22-1460-20231005
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