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United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________

IN RE IAN D. SMITH ____________________

2012-1344 (Serial No. 11/890,109) ______________________

Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences. ______________________

JUDGMENT ______________________

JOHN LOUIS CORDANI, Carmody & Torrance LLP, of New Haven, Connecticut, argued for appellant. Of counsel was FATIMA LAHNIN.

MARY L. KELLY, Associate Solicitor, United States Patent and Trademark Office, of Alexandria, Virginia, argued for Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office. With her on the brief were RAYMOND T. CHEN, Solicitor, and FRANCES M. LYNCH, Associate Solicitor. ______________________ THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is

ORDERED and ADJUDGED:

PER CURIAM (NEWMAN, LOURIE, and SCHALL, Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

November 20, 2012 /s/ Jan Horbaly Date Jan Horbaly Clerk