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Schindler v. Squires, No. 25-1557 (Fed. Cir. July 17, 2026)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 25-1557
Decided
July 17, 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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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

EDWIN DAVID SCHINDLER,

Plaintiff-Appellant

v.

JOHN A. SQUIRES, UNDER SECRETARY OF

COMMERCE FOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

AND DIRECTOR OF THE UNITED STATES

PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE,

Defendant-Appellee

2025-1557

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia in No. 1:24-cv-00262-MSN-WBP, Judge Michael S. Nachmanoff.

JUDGMENT

EDWIN DAVID SCHINDLER, Boynton Beach, FL, argued pro se. DENNIS BARGHAAN, JR., Office of the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, United States Department of Justice, Alexandria, VA, argued for

2defendant-appellee. Also represented by TODD W. BLANCHE, LINDSEY HALLIGAN, ROBERT K. MCBRIDE.

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

PER CURIAM (REYNA, HUGHES, and STOLL, Circuit

Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

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Schindler v. Squires, No. 25-1557 (Fed. Cir. July 17, 2026).

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CAFC-25-1557-20260717
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