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Manufacturing Resources International, Inc. v. Squires, No. 24-2300 (Fed. Cir. Apr. 15, 2026)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 24-2300
Decided
April 15, 2026
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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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 MANUFACTURING RESOURCES

INTERNATIONAL, INC.,

Appellant

v.

JOHN A. SQUIRES, UNDER SECRETARY OF

COMMERCE FOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

AND DIRECTOR OF THE UNITED STATES

PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE,

Intervenor 2024-2300

Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in No. IPR2023-00255.

JUDGMENT

DAVID A. REED, Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP, Atlanta, GA, argued for appellant. Also represented by MICHAEL T. MORLOCK; JOHN C. ALEMANNI, CARL SANDERS, Raleigh, NC. ROBERT MCBRIDE, Office of the Solicitor, United States

2Patent and Trademark Office, Alexandria, VA, argued for intervenor. Also represented by NICHOLAS THEODORE MATICH, IV, ROBERT J. MCMANUS.

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

PER CURIAM (PROST, CLEVENGER, and STARK, Circuit

Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

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