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United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________

IN RE BENJAMIN SLOTZNICK

____________________ 2011-1342 (Serial No. 10/888,081) ______________________ Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences. ______________________ JUDGMENT ______________________ JOHN D. SIMMONS, Panitch Schwarze Belisario & Nadel LLP, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, argued for appellant. With him on the brief were CLARK A. JABLON and BIJAL SHAH-CREAMER.

THOMAS W. KRAUSE, Associate Solicitor, United States Patent and Trademark Office, of Alexandria, Virginia, argued for appellee. With him on the brief were RAYMOND T. CHEN, Solicitor, and LYNNE E. PETTIGREW, Associate Solicitor. ______________________ THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED: PER CURIAM (LOURIE, LINN, and WALLACH, Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

February 13, 2012 /s/ Jan Horbaly Date Jan Horbaly Clerk