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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