United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________ FRANCESCA COSTANTINO, ROBERTO LENNA, AND SILVIA PIURI, Appellants, v. CARSTEN SEILZ AND HARTMUT SEBA, Appellees. ______________________ 2012-1511 ______________________ Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences in Interference No. 105,788.

______________________ JUDGMENT ______________________ DOUGLAS J. GILBERT, Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP, of New York, New York, argued for appellants. Of counsel on the brief were JEFFREY A. SCHWAB and JAY S.

CINAMON, Abelman, Frayne & Schwab, of New York, New York.

ADAM K. MORTARA, Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott, LLP, of Chicago, Illinois, argued for appellees. Of counsel on the brief were ANTHONY J. ZELANO, BRION P. HEANEY, and JOHN A. SOPP, Millen, White, Zelano & Branigan PC, of Arlington, Virginia. ______________________ THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED: PER CURIAM (LOURIE, BRYSON, and DYK, Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

March 12, 2013 /s/ Jan Horbaly Date Jan Horbaly Clerk