NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________

CHINA FIRST PENCIL CO., LTD., SHANGHAI THREE STAR STATIONERY INDUSTRY CO., LTD., AND SHANGHAI FOREIGN TRADE CORP., Plaintiffs-Appellees,

and

SHANDONG RONGXIN IMPORT & EXPORT CO., LTD., Plaintiff,

v.

UNITED STATES, Defendant,

and

SANFORD, L.P. and MUSGRAVE PENCIL CO., INC., Defendants-Appellants. . ____________________

2011-1237 ______________________

Appeal from the United States Court of International Trade in No. 09-CV-0325. ______________________

JUDGMENT ______________________ FRANCIS J. SAILER, Grunfeld, Desiderio, Lebowitz, of Washington, DC, argued for plaintiffs-appellees. With him on the brief was ANDREW T. SCHUTZ. Of counsel was MARK E. PARDO.

GEORGE W. THOMPSON, Neville Peterson, LLP, of Washington, DC, argued for defendants-appellants. With him on the brief MEREDITH A. DEMENT. ______________________

THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is

ORDERED and ADJUDGED:

PER CURIAM (LOURIE, DYK, and REYNA, Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

January 18, 2012 /s/ Jan Horbaly Date Jan Horbaly Clerk