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In re GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas LLC, No. 25-1410 (Fed. Cir. July 9, 2026)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 25-1410
Decided
July 9, 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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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

IN RE GE VERNOVA HITACHI NUCLEAR ENERGY

AMERICAS LLC,

Appellant

2025-1410

Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in No. 16/237,637.

JUDGMENT

RYAN E. ALLEY, Alley IP, Alexandria, VA, argued for appellant. Also represented by MICHAEL RAYMOND CASEY, SIDDHESH PANDIT, Maier and Maier, Alexandria, VA. MAUREEN DONOVAN QUELER, Office of the Solicitor, United States Patent and Trademark Office, Alexandria, VA, argued for appellee John A. Squires. Also represented by MAI-TRANG DUC DANG.

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

2PER CURIAM (MOORE, Chief Judge, CUNNINGHAM,

Circuit Judge, and S , District Judge1).

UBRAMANIAN

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

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July 9, 2026

Date

Footnotes

  1. ↩ 1 Honorable Arun Subramanian, District Judge, United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, sitting by designation.

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In re GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas LLC, No. 25-1410 (Fed. Cir. July 9, 2026).

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CAFC-25-1410-20260709
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